The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-09
NEEDLESS STARVATION
We Print Below a Most Graphic
Experience from Real Life.
WIS IGNORANT OF DAN GER
It is to Be Feared Few People Are
Better Informed, But Forum
ately There Are Some Wide
awake, lntelllg mt and
Quick to Profit by
the Suggestions

OF Others.
"l naturally shrink from appearing
before the public, but | realize that |
have passed through an experience OF
most remarkable nature. Many or
my friends have urged me to make 1t
public, but | have always declined To
do 80. feel, however, that it is n duty
which | owe both to the public and my
friends to toll the story.
at is unquestionRbly q fact that
| thousands OF men and women are IN
the greatest peril and dc not for a
moment realize 1t. What must be
thought, therefore, when | state that
| was virtually starving for sever years
and yet, blind that | was, did not un-
| derstand it. To make it more clear, |
will describe my condition. The first
thing noticed was loss of appetite.
! | thought little of it at first and attrl-
buted it to billiousness, but instead of
passing away it increased, and caused
me very much annoyance. | then he'
gan to notice that was losing flesh.
and also that my liver was very ir
regular in its action. The slightest sX'
ertion tired me out completely and my
nerves were all uustrung, and | had \
bad taste in the mouth, sometimes &C
| companied with nausea and vomiting.
! | WAS also troubled by hot flashes, fol-
| lowed by chills, shortness of breath.
palpitation of the helrt, and u severe
and distressing cough. 1t can readily
| be- understood that these symptoms
steadily growing worse made life a
| burden. Those who read these words
may perhaps recognize familiar hut
none the less dangerous symptoms You
can see how dangerous they may be-
come by learning how they eventually
ruined my health.
at WAS long time before con-
suited physician but | finally did 80.
He examined me and said: The
trouble with you Is that you do not di-
geSt your food properly. and one of
your lungs is affected. Your system
is in such a weakened condition that
your food passes through your stomach
without being assimilated. You are
actually starving for want of nourish-
ment, He then ordered me to take
tonic and plain cod liver oil twice q
day.
That was my first experience l
| tried the cod liver oil, but instead of
ginning flesh l lost, and VIII 1T is worse
the greasy oil nauseatsd me, making
me feel more miserable. At that time
/ was reduced in weight to less than
| 100 pounds aud every one declared that
l was dying of consumption was a
mere skeleton and hardly walk two
blocks without being utterly exhaust
ed.
1T would fill whole volume to re.
late all the suffering 1 passed through
after this. Suffice it to say that |
visited a number of prominent physic.
ians, all OF whom had the same opinion
about my condition, and each prescrb-
ed different remedy Ols doctor told
me that cod liver oil emulsion was
good, saying it would have better of
feet than plain cod liver oil. | tried
the emulsion but the glycsrine in it
gave me the most terrible dyspepsia,
Another ordered bssf, and another
malt preparations. l tried these until
the very sight of them was sickening.
! Ny stomach rebellsd against them.
Then tried farinaceOus foods prepara
tions of wheat, barely, oats and malt.
! They only fermented in my stomach,
causing acid gases to rise in my throat
till my head was ready to burst, |
steadily run down, had fearful night
sweats, and coughed constantly, suf
fered so intensely during this period
that death would often have been n
welcome relief.
1T was at this critical state when
hope had almost been abandon
ed by my family, that received a call
from very kind friend. He was
shocked at my wasted run down condi.
ton. After hsaring my unhappy story
he said, L think | understand your case
and | believe | know OF something
which will perhaps make a we'll man
of you. In fact, if it will not help you,
know OF nothing that will. 1t is Ger
tainly worth trial. 1t is a scieH-
tifc discovery which is Great
ing great stir in the highest
medical circles. 1t ia prs-dgssted
food which is capable Of being absorb.
ed by the system directly tits swallow
|
gest it. 1t enters at once into the
blood and the vital parts of the body,
giving nourishmsnt to the flesh and
blood. 1t builds up the system in a
wonderful manner He gave me a
pamphlet which | read very carefully
and determined as a last resort to
follow his odvics.
Hoping against hope, | began the
use the food my friend had recon-
mendsd. You can imagine with what
anxiety ! waited to sec the result, even
as drowning man clutches at straw.
At first there was no psrcsptible change
in my condition. Then, somehow, |
seemed to be gradually losing my dis.
agreeable stomach troubles. BY degrees,
one depressing symptom after another
left me, until at last | was able to eat
without suffering. Then | began ia
gain more rapidly. | found that the
pre-digssted food not only gave my
system new life ans vigor, but IL toned
up tho stomach and my entire body in
n remarkable way. IL enabled other
food to digest and it increased my vi
tality to an unusual extent. My re-.
Covery progressed to such u degree that
in six weeks my weight was greatly
increased, / went back to my work a
well man. and unhesitatingly say that
/ owe my recovery aud present condi'
tion wholly to Paskola the great pre-
digested food which took from me the
lowest physical depths and restored me
to the life and health | now possess.
"My recovery shows that the fears or
myself and family that was suffering
from consumption were unloundsd
Since my recovery | have naturally
given considerable thought on the sub
ject aud have corresponded to many
people vino have been troubled rs |
was. From my experience and what
have learned, firmly believe that hal
the deaths that occur from so-called
consumption and other wasting di-
seases are due directly to lack OF nour
fl Loan q n..b a n,,a -.