Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-18
THE TEMPLE or THE MIND
PAINFULLY AND WONDER
FULLY MADE"

THE TEMPLE or THE MIND
PAINFULLY AND WONDER
FULLY hApE."
lAuthor Unknoxn-l
behold this ruin; twas 4 skull
Once OF ethereal spirit full;
THIS nasroN cell waz LIES retreat.
This space VAS thoughts mysterious
seat.
What bssnteous visions filled this spot.
What dreams Of pleasure long forgot;
Nor hope. nor love. nor JOY. nor fear
Have lcit no trace od record here.
.Beneath this mouldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye;
But start not at the dismal void
II social love that eye employed;
II with no lagless fres il CLEANED.
But through the dew Of kindness
beamed.
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and suns have lost their
light
"Here In this silent cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue;
IL falsehood's honey is dislnined.
And where il could not praise was
chained;
II bold in virtues cause il spoke.
Yet gentle concord never broke,
That tupcful tongue shall plead for
thee
When death unveils eternity"
The above sad, though beautiful sen
timent portrays ruin wrought doubt
lees al an untimsly stage in its former
owners existence through drugs and
poisons and unskilled efforts OF rnedi-
cine and ignorance Of the divine gift
that heals without wounding and re-
stores without injury This
mysterious. though benofcent influence.
as exhibited by DIR. Dsrrin. has averted
countless ruins like those so eloquently
described above. And many a skull.
with ethereal spirit full" bears hope
and love and Joy within its marrow
CELL and "beauteous visions fill the
spot that drugs and drastic doses long
since have made silent cavern, but
for the saving power Of this mans skill:
For example. read the following card
from Mrs. Patterson and others. Mrs.
Patterson is lady Of undoubted in
tegrity. whose words speak volumes for
DIR. Darrin. Surely the art. OF curing
diseases by electricity is taking the lead,
and no doubt will revolutionize the
practice Of medicine in the near future.
Mr. EDITOR: / wish TO express my
thanks to Dr. Darrin through your pa
per. For twenty years prior to calling
on the doctor, had been afflicted with
rheumatism. dizziness and general de-
bility and many other complicated trou-
bles. DR.. Darrin has given me electric
treatment ten days and to my great sat-
isfaction about cured me. Refer TO me
at 20 South Division street, Grand Rap
ids. Mis- s. NJ. PATTERSON.
Mr.. John f. Bradford OF l6l Sherman
street. this city, tells US he is cured OF
rheumatism. cough and general nervous
debility, also eleeplessness.
Mrs. Alice Scott. Carroll building,
city. also rejoices in successful treat
ment for cough. catarrh, asthma. weak
eye sight and nervous disorders Mrs.
Scott had been under thirteen different
physicians without much benefit.
We could mention others, but space
will not permit.
Drs- Darrin will treat the poor free
except medicines-from 10 to ii a. m.
daily. and those who are able to pay will
receive medical treatment at g. month
for each disease. or in that proportion
as the cases may need; electrical. sur
gical aud special diseases excepted.
Consultation free. No cases taken IL
not durable or improbable. Office
hours, 10 TO 1872 to daily; evenings,
to 8; Sundays. 10 to L. All durable
chronic, acute. private and wasting
diseases. including structure, impotency.
cancers. tumors. female troubles.
Irregularities and all malignant diseases
treated successfully. Most cases can
receive home treatment after visit to
the doctors Office. Office at - Jeffer-
son avenue. Grand Rapids The re-
duced rates will last till September l.