The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-03-21
Or. S. B. HARTMAN'S
LECTURE.
On Scrofula ALI About That Humor
In Your Blood that Brea Out
Every Spring, Spring Blood
Disorders, DEPENDENT
on Scrofula.

Scrofula is name given to certain bod
lily temperament or tendency (dyocrasia)
which is quite common in childhood, being
less frequent in people of middle or old
age. 1t affects principally the lymphatic
glands of the body, but it may attack the
mucous membranes, especially of the eyes,
throat and lungs. 1t Is constitutional
disease, and is generally inherited.
The causes of scrofula are Inheritance
(heriditary.) unfavorable conditions of life,
low. damp dwellings, want of light, insult
ficisnt food, mental depression and acute
diseases, especially measles. In fact any
thing that lowers the vitality of young
child is liable to take the form of sclofula.
Crowding young children too rapidly with
their studies frequently results i'm develop
ing latent scrofula. ,.r.-.---r
Enlarged glands at either side of the neck
and throat, and also in the groins, creamy
white skin, with tendency to freshness,
too surely reveal the presence of chronic
scrOfula. Lumps in the breast, many of
which are mistaken for cancer, are no doubt
the great majority of them scrofulitic en-
largement of the mammary glands. Chro-
mic sores OH the lips, liberated mouth and
throat, are most always due to scrofula.
Ulcers on various parts of the body, partic-
ularly about the head or shins are rarely
due to other than scrofulitic taints. / have
known cases where the body was nearly
covered with ulcers, which had been treated
for years as syphilis or cancers, to yield at
once to remedies for scrOfula.
The treatment for scrofula consists of
external applications, and internal medica-
tons. In regard to the external treatment
of enlarged glands or scrofulitic tumors and
ulcers, nothing but poultices of some kind
should be applied. A flax seed meal poul-
tice to the inflamed glands or other SWELL
ings is the proper external treatment of
them. as it hastens the discharge of the pus.
An open ulcer or running sore is best treat
ed with the clay pOultice as described on
page % of my pamphlet ellis of Life" On
no account should any treatment be allowed
which has the effect of hindering the free
discharge of the pus.
The diet should be liberal, consisting as
much as possible of animal food, such as
meat, eggs, fish, milk, etc. Cod liver oil
may be taken after meals, in cases where IT
is well borne by the stomach. / do not re-
gard cod liver oil as medicine, but simply
as concentrated food, and recommend ii
in all cases of wasting disease, where it is
agreeable to the stomach. But no food,
however concentrated or NITROUS it may be,
will eradicate the poison from the system.
La-cu-pia must be used to accomplish this
result. With ordinary care as to diet and
exposure, If La-cu-pi-a is taken regularly, a
cure is certain.
In young children, as soon as the first en-
larged gland Of the neck or groin makes its
appearance, the above diet should be begun
and La-cu-pi-a given according to directions
and such external treatment as the case
seems to demand. When the gathering is
in the head and the discharge is frem the
ears very little external treatment can be
used except to syringe the ear out with
warm water. In such cases La-cu-pi-a must
he relied on entirely, for any medicine put
in the ear will only do harm. In older
people, scrofula is more liable to appear in
the form of boils, ulcers, carbuncles or
eruptions; also chronic inflammation of the
eyelids, producing red watery eyes.
The only medicine that is necessary to
use in addition to La-cu-pi-a in the treat
ment of any case of scrofula is good laxa-
tive in cases where the bowels are consti-
pated. The laxative which experience has
taught me to be the best is Man-a-lin, and
as it works admirably with La-cu-pi.a.
advise any who find it necessary to take any
laxative while using La-cu-pi-a to get Man.
a-lin. After many years experience have
have never known thorough course of the
above described treatment to fail to cure
even the worse cases of scrofula.