The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-30
ARSENIC As A MEDICINE.
ELEANOR KiRK,S LETTER.

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ELEANOR KiRK'S LETTER.
7S6 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn. June %. 1889.
Amosg the questions Just received is the follow
strongly against arsenic in face and scalp lotions,
the lady writes, "that am anxious to know what
you think of it as a medicine in the hands of a
Arsenic is no doubt very valuable remedy in
exceptional cases, as Is also strychnine, and 1
physician but have seen more mischief result
from the use of arsenic than could tell If wrote
week. Does it stand to reason that the use OF
such deadly drugs can be salutary? have a case
in mind now, yea, verify, a case right under my
eyes and very dear to my heart, which is certainly
eose IN point and Viii answer my correspond
that rested not by night or day, the most profise
and alarming expectoration, and general break
ton alarming in every respect. The best physi-
clans had been tried In vain. But job had his ad-
visers go and see my doctor" they said. He
build you right up.o So the poor patient dragged
himself to the last one recommended. and re-
turned with four prescriptions. one containing ar
senic, and one strychnine. besides various other
drugs that would kill the strongest animal that
ever walked on four legs. The first result was
asT - lefsn Ss ct o t Oh tne
hope, for II the poor, weak body could not pc
nourisbed. If there could be no slight opposition
uduo 10 INC Idplu utcdy OI TISSUES,
was certainly not cheering. At last, however, the
consumer Of these poisons realized his danger and
threw the deadly stuff away. Now, physicians
had utterly failed to benefit this case and my ad-
vice was to stop every kline of medicine, and build
up, If possible, on good nourishing food. Circum-
stances had made me daily visitor at one OF our
between the treatment Of majority OF these pa
tents and the patients OF private physicians was
from the Operating rooms after most s Serious work
and In some cases put on a full diet, without a
drop OF Observation-Disclosures Liquid Food was
administered with common diet three or four
times day. This is an extract Of beef, mutton
and fruits containing blood corpuscles, soluble
albumen, and is perfectly free from drugs, miner
most of these cases no medicine was given. 1t
may have been an Illogical and an unjust inter-
snce, but could not help the thought that these
hospital patients must be got rid OF 10 make room
for others who were waiting, and that as medi-
cine would retard their recovery, they were given
no medicine, but were just simply and naturally
nursed back to health. do, however, sincerely
bellies that my inference Is correct one. Well as
everything else had been tried. and the patient
sible for him to go without funeral, suggested
the hospital treatment, May 20, and it was adopt
ed with results that were little less than magical.
In less than two weeks there was a decided
change In the condition and appearance OF the pa
tient Every bad symptom was modified. The
gain continued, with now and then a slight re-
lapse-of course a system reduced to such ex-
tremities conld not be expected to rally without
an occasional protest-but that was not discour-
aging. When the patient commenced to gain In
weight. then 1 knew that common sense had
triumphed Now, knew from my hospital ex-
months use In my own family, that Murdock's
Food will build up the tissue, enrich the blood
and strengthen the muscles and nerves. As /
said before. in desperate cases, arsenic may be
called for but its use is altogether toocommon MeE
and women take medicine because they are too
lazy or too ignorant to take proper food. When
the situation becomes alarming, then the friends
Of the patient lose their heads and forget that
drugs will not answer for food, and that the nu-
tritive supply must be equal 70 the demand.
ELEANOR KIRK.
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