The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-18
New Shrub that Cures Disease.

| Strange Botanical product with
| peculiar effects upon certain Dis
| eases OF the Kidneys, Rheur,atisn
| sts.-tree TO our Readers.
| me discovery of Alkavis, the new product Of
,ne hava-kavs Shrub. or - bosanists call is
a.pe1 Msthysticuna. and the many accounts Of
lts wonderful properties ara exciting much
attention in medical circles. a wall A amonv
| sufferers from diseases of the Kidueys Iaading
doctors now declare that Alkayis performs ito
remarkable cures by removing from the blood
the uric acid. which is the cause of these dis.
eases. Alkavis also acts directly upon the kid
neys and urinary organs. soothing and healing
them. It will be remembered that this new
remedy was srst found in use by the natives Of
India, where, on the marshes Of the Ganges
river, they are peculiarly liable to diseases
which clog up the kidneys aud load the blood
with the waste prodncts of the system. White
missionaries. soldiers and natives alike suffer.
Then when death seems at hand the native finds
| In decoction of the Ksva-Kava Shrub the
natural remedy which sets the Kidneys in
healthy action again. and clears the system Of
disease. it IS this special action on the kidneys
which makes the value of this new botanic dis
covery and has given Alkayis its world wide
reputation.
We are glad to give the record of the follow.
ing most remarkable cures by this new dis
covery. The noted Evangelist Professor Edward
;. Fogg, the associate of Talmsge, Jones and
Moody. so well known for his work in con-
Quoting revival and religious meetings over
the United States. in the following lines tells
the story of his recovery from serious Bladder
ana Kidney disease. through the wonderful
curative power Of Alkavis. He writes from
Covington, KY, Jan. 2. 1897. He says:
John Wesley once said that the man who dis.
covered a remedy Tor Disease and did not make 10
known TO the world meried eondgn punishment.
believe have found Remedy for Kidney disease
In the new discovery. Alksvis have used 1t bus
little over month and am in better ealth to-day
IMAM Tor years previously. Ii has been matter Of
remark 10 my friends of the wonderful improve.
ment Of my condition in the last few weeks and
ascribe it entirely to Alkavis You know how much
suffered, ard the very bad condition of my Kid
neys and Bladder. all Of which has now happily
passed away under the use of this great remedy"
Very truly yours. EDWARD s. FOGG.
The following letter from Mr.. F. Stark
weather, of Hxyesville, Iowa, we'll shows that
Alkavis cures even in Bright's Disease and in
the worst forms of Kidney disease. He writes:
I feel in duty bound to humanity to let you
know what Alkavis has done for me. have been
troubled with Kidney complaint for six years. I
nave tried mum Der Of different school doctors with
| only part relief. Two years ago this spring was
taken with bleeding from my Kidneys and Urinary
organs so bad that what passed in my water would
settle from three fourths inch of clotted blood
In the vessel. My friends thought could live but
short time. sent for Alksvis. and 10 has done
me more good than all the doctors and other m edi-
cines combined. would have been in my grave
long ago If it had not been for Akavis am fifty
six years old. and am sure owe my life to you"
Mr.. K. c. Wood, a prominent attorney Of
Lowell, Indiana, was cured of rheumatism,
Kidney and Bladder disease of ten years stand
ing by Alkavis. Mr.. Wood describes himself as
being in constant misery. often compelled to rise
ten times during the night on account of weak
ness of the bladder. He was treated by all his
home physicians without the least benefit, and
finally completely cured in a few weeks by
Aikavis The testimony is undoubted and
really wonderful.
The venerable Mr.. JOS. w. Written, of Wolf
boro, New Hampshire gratefully writes of his
cure of Dropsy. swelling of the feet, and Kidney
and Bladder disease by tbis new remedy, He
writes