The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-01-31
DIR. HARTMAN'S LECTURE.
On rheumatism Valuable informa.
tion for the Suffering Thousands.
Reported Especially for the
Public Press.

Public Press.
yARlETIEs--MUSCULAR AND ARTICULAR.
Muscular rheumatism produces pains in
the muscles (due to inflammation of their f.
brous sheaths,) increased by motion. Lum-
bago, stiff neck, stitches and pain about the
ribs, (peurodyna,) are the three principal
forms of muscular rheumatism.
Lumbag0 affects the muscles of the loins
| and small of the back. The pain is severe
and generally of very sudden beginning.
Stiff neck Is rheumatism of the large mus
Giles of the neck, and commonly follows eX-
posures TO currents of air OH the neck.
| Sometimes the head is drawn to one side;
again II Is perfectly straight, but always the
neck Is stltfened, and the least movement
produces pain. The muscles of the chest
may also be the seat of rheumatism and
| produce pain on either or both sides Of the
| chest, which is often mistaken for pleurisy
| or neuralgia.
Articular rheumatism is confined to the
| joints of the body. In the acute stage it
| produces great tenderness, swelling and
| heat. IL is most distressing disease, some
times for months, and even years, combining
the patient to the bed, unable to move with
| out help. After an acute attack is relieved
| the joints are often left with chronic rheu-
matism, which soon leads to defOrmity.
! Valvuar diseases of the heart are very often
caused by acute rheumatism unless careful
| ly treated
TREATMENT.
| While rheumatism is yet in the first or
acute stage, Pe-ru-na is never failing rem
edy. 1t has been tested in all forms of rheu-
matism, and it is no eXaggeration to say
that Pe-ru-na is specific for it. Itneutral-
ICES the acdity of the blood and lessons the
fever and thirst. Pe-ru-lia applied hot to
the painful joints soothes the pain and re-
duces the swelling. 1t hastens the elimina-
ton Of the poisonous matter from the blood,
which accumulate rapidly during the acute
stage.
In cases where the rheumatism comes on
slowly, causing great deal of suffering,
but not actually combining one to the bed, OF
when the acute variety is allowed to become
chronic, Pe-ru-na will fail to cure, and La
cu-pi-a must be used. In old rheumatic
subjects of long standing, lumbago and sci
etc rheumatism, La-cu-pi-a is the best rem
edy | have ever found. 1t has been used
agaia and again in old cases that had doctor
ed many years i'm vain, and perfect cure
was the result. Here is one which / will
put into my own language, but the facts are
exactly as recorded in the hand writing of
the patient:
Over ten years ago Mr.. William Curtis, of
Pittsburg Pa, was taken suddenly with ar
ticular rheumatism. a violent pain in the
Joint began in the evening" which by the
following morning greatly increased, with
the shoulder swollen, very sensitive and hot.
In quick succession other joints of the body
was attacked, until elbows knees, wrists
and ankles were highly inflamed. From
the first physicians were employed who
tried in vain to check the spread of the dis
ease. The attending physicians, who had
faithfully attended him and had done the
best they could to relieve him, after many
months unsuccessful treatment of him relu-
ctantly gave him up as incurable, and in
formed his family of their decision.
1t was well known that it was next to i'm
possible for me to leave my Office practice to
visit patients at their homes, but the friends
decided that an attempt should be made TO
get me to visit him at least once 1t took
only q glance to reveal to me the dreadful
history that had brought him so low. No
examination was necessary to show that the
C Use was a desperate one; yet, as they wish
ed me to, l carefully inspected each bullying
| joint and distorted finger. The left arm had
become entirely paralyzed. knew l should
not be believed should l express any hope
of his recovery. So | quietly prescribed La
| use of it there was a noticeable improve
ment in his symptoms; SO much so that
they decided to continue il. Nothing be-
sides La-cu-p-a was used i'm the treatment
vi 'ho o'''c cNCVpt ~ ioW uiitCtloliS dS w ulc'
and hygenic regulations. With the cOntin-
ued use of La-cu-pi-a the case slowly but
steadily improved until a complete and per-
manent recovery was made. The man re-
turned to his work where he has ever since
been. at the II. X. Porter & Co. Locomo-
tive Works of Pttsburg.
| | really do not know any reason why
thousands of others who are suffering from
chronic rheumatism could not get La-cu-pi-a
and use it without any other instruction
than is to be found ON the printed label on
the bottle.
GEORGE FULMER,