The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
CARBERRY STILL nICCOUGHS.
rgE sEVES1N COND DAT OF ms
gEIKENIN8 NALADE.

and his physicians say thht unless ne mas re-
lief soon It is doubtful II he can live
. month. His case IL singular. Nine
a, Nevarks physicians have prescribed
Tor him at different times Several OF them
Are men who have had considerable expert
.nee in cases OF this kind. DR.. ". T. Towle.
Who is his present attending physician. said
last night that the chances OF Carberry's re-
eovery now we're very small
Not intreauently cases OF people suffering
from violent attack OF hiccoughs are re-
ported in the newspapers Sometimes the AZ
aictlon is the result OF a violent 1t OF laug hing
ar Of a sudden shock. But there are features
IN Carberry's case that distinguish It from any
oithese others From = strong. robust man.
veiShing $50 pounds, this afIliction has re-
duced him to a skeleton. He now weighs less
than ninety pounds. and he hasn't strength
enough 10 stand. Carherry Ia 80 years old
and he lives with his parents in a snug little
cottage at - Webster street. AZ a young man
he worked in n ship yard for fourteen years.
Not long ago he became a bartender In saloon
At lIelleyille avenue and Cram street. He was
working here when the hiccoushs seized him.
Carberry was stretched out on lounge in
the sitting room OF his house last night. He
has been extremely hopeful about his case.
and ready at all times to talk with his friends
about it when his hiccoughs would permit
several old acquaintance were seated beside
him. lie had Just recovered from the effects
Of an emetic. and for the time his hiccouRhs
had ceased. An emetic now is his only relief.
He reirains from resorting to II until his hic-
coughs lecome so strong that they are almost
unbearable. After this treatment the hic-
coughs cease. and sometimes they do not re-
turn for several hours. These are the periods
The case was not reported In the papers
until Nednesday and then only a paragraph
arouse the active sympathy OF nearly 200 peo-
pie in New York. Brooklyn. and adj dining
towns. Zach one Of these people had either
some one who had. Moreover they knew the
remedies that had been used. A dozen OF these
Immediate aid that they tsleGraphed him their
advice; o.,,o,. ,.. u,.,,,..,,N A., ca.
coming to me. Most of them advised my son
= hand erchiet and inhaio at intervals
s.. BY saving kot that !ss nssf
fail However. it was very. Kind Of these
his affection. This morning l received nearly
hundred letters, several OF them with special
;Tsss'''d in them and many of them we have
Carberry. however. felt very much cheered
sympathy. When suN reporter saw him at
o'clock he was able to talk about his case. He
and his somewhat ragged beard added to his
don't want to do too much talking" he
Have you ever been aflicted with hic-
coughs before? 2" asked The SuN reporter.
As a hoy | used to have them" said Mr..
Carbury. but they never lasted more than
Eve minutes For several years past, however.
i nj hRh at nj ha
when got shaved. IA soon as the barber re-
gan to lathsr my face aad run his fingers
They usually lasted about two minutes and |
never paid much attention to them. l always
How did this At Of hiccoughs begin7"
day 1 went to the barber's in Crane street
forenoon When tho barber began to lather
my face my hlccoughs broke out They didn't
] came home to dinner Without WORRYING
about them. During the afternoon while 1
.o %Ssk seEtn to sS wSF sn%s
az holding my breath and taxing long drink
onee Eaos Oh eey pre sSSd his , .s0m nssr
nSainst my I'm nose ear, and put his thumb in
r so that fn got FG Very aHs
Ing and in the afternoon j called on
was anaSis to work fHt the next 6ay
dozen or more physicians have attended me
relief Dr. Lyon s Iqs @s @oSsS ANY
and for week my hiccoughs stopped. was
t nIcf very W much run down and l began to
Of my sickness l was starved for
time. and in that way I lost strength.
les, and that has weakened ME During the
week in which my hiceouRhs stopped gained
almost ali the time gel sH very s,e seep at
night MY physician says that perhaps some
ss3 ; ;InI remedy may accomplish cure.
When Carbsrry first began to hiecouGh he
could be heard In the front parlor. two rooms
came weaker. and now they can hardly be
heard They simply wrench his chest. His
mother. who has been watching him grow
He seems TO be dying before her eyes. She has
tried m ore remedies than she can remember.
the postman brought another large bundle OF
etters directed TO John CarbeTry or to the
at SsT Several Of them s had
contained newspaper clippings of similar
cases. some Of these clippings were four or
asked that they be returned. This batch OF
letters made about 200 that Mrs. Carberry has
0Hs postal card, direetss to the Postmaster
e. Newark and signed Professional Nurse,
Philadelphia" read:
sass caTbslry hs Dsa.Rdss shoi. hiesos.s
~. re 10y IN ySgI city t.. the doctor % s-Lup
seashs night away
Sympathlzer A" OF BROOKLYN sent with a spe-
siAl delivery stamp this advice:
1.' ten cents worth OF dried peach pit meats and
Asep eating Ihem.
Another special delivery letter from Brook
pn; written on expensive linen paper In much
oeuer STYLE than most OF the Others. said:
from bADYbo"d WI Vas Is suffered intensely from
EeeeaEh. tried vain!y to help myself aad at lAIl
cured by such simple remedy thar u lonE
Ietors cngld be induced to TIT H. Take . glAls
Mane.sr IN about quarter full Of cold wasr put ia
s.s L4mP OF sngar, tablespoon OF orange Hover
go Iusn stAnd up aud bend forward and
AA % the opposite side OF The glass from YOU
w hoN!y until yon have taken ali the UAtsf Then.
heA better ny iL AgAn. stand With your eff hand
en1lJ rsahhx GA hlghbAck char bend your DO ~
~ We Nalst doWn as you wanted to pat your
80 On your EneeA TAKE = Glos. long breath -
before patti az tue EAss 10 y'ur ltps aud after
"a aoH atop dsnsing until you empty The EAsL
from Iron Mountain View, \. j.. came this unique
nsase irY this Take glass OF water and. placing
s.t-Ip penkuto ia the glass with the edge tie lps
r., .ALo~s without dEASing your breath beg yOI
toItehestsr. y. " is. evidently much inter
stseea u the case. Half dozen leItsrs came
hVn there, One man advised Mr. Carberry to
kaitS MS friends stand him on his head and
t oiu MN "a that posture until he was black in
ue Iace He said that he knew from expert
s-cc thAt II sure for liecouRha