New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-15
What It Was and What 1t Came
to Be-A Tremendous
Rise in Values.

How much is it worth? ," | asked He looked at me with
shrewd smile and REPLIED 1t worth just nothing at ALL
thought that queer thing for him to say but held my
tongue.
Two years later again visited my friends house in London
and this time missed the big nugget from the cabinet where
had first seen it. But made no comment Presently he alluded
70 the incident of nv former call and said 81 have something to
show vou Opening closet he produced beautiful gold vase
and added That nugget of gold has taken this shape
Exclusive of the labor involved its transformation the gold
alone is now worth thousand dollars
What curious smitudcs there between things seemingly
unlike Here which may be instructive to follow up
II is SUGGESTED by sentence from womans letter: In spite of
all the noushng food took neither gained flesh strength
Now why was that? Perhaps the history Of the previous
three years her life may help account for it. In January
1902 she had an attack influenza which left her low weak
lanquid condition. Yet of this complaint end in
recovery week it does not explain the mystery OF
Mrs Wcsfalls continued prostration
She tells us that appetite poor and that eating
followed bv distress in the abdomen pain the chest sides
and back Hoping to this of things she took much
simple but nutritious food That increase OF strength should
eating plenty of good food seems reasonable How
else can one gain strength? Yet strange say such effect
followed On the contrary her condition became that
ITO use her own word she completely racked with pain
The stomach as we all know, is the only of power in
the human BODY and should feel warm comfortable and quiet
In Mrs Wesals it by She speaks OF
craving gnaving sinking sensation in it, which was not relieved
bv rest or medical Certainly something quite different
from influenza went making Of hatwe must deve deeper
find the
Chemists determine the character of poison by observ-
inc the color when applied to lmus paper and 1t is
sometimes possible tell the of disease by taking notice
of what cures it.
The letter concludes thus In October, 1893, my state
miserable indeed little that was like person starving
famine There of course plenty of food for we are we'll
o-do but we might well have been paupers for all the good
did me There horrible in my mouth almost daily
vomiting tortung sick headache cold limbs and extremites
tendency cold and have shvers slight exposure deep
mental worry and Depression and continued loss of flesh and
strength And had taken drugs toncs and nervnes until
couldn't bear the sight of prescription bottle
How was at last brought to try the Shaker Digestive
Cordial scarcely explain myself At first positively
refused have anything to do with it. But my husband and
law urged me from what they knew of the
medicine se-but from the high reputation of the Shakers
They said those strange people not only religious and
honest but had the of understanding disease by sort of
intuition At that time the Shaker Digestive Cordial
had not been advertised but finding its from hand
TO hand among those who the Shakers and that my
husband hear of He said the Shakers had theory
that most complaints really either indigestion results of it.
"On this gave up my opposition and began to take the
Cordial Bad then, il week was better and in two
months | was we'll write this year later having waited to
make sure cured and merely relieved | AM cured
and willing the world should know how pass Some
day visit Mount LEBANON w. and thank the Shakers
by word Of mouth (Signed) Mary Wesfall Spring Valley
Mo-, Nov sd, 1894.
And that nugget of gold Ah yes Gold worth
less until it is manufactured and food useless until dgeed