The herald., 1898-03-27
CONSUMPTION, TIE GREATEST SCOURGE
Of the Human Race-One Man in Seven Tainted With
Disease-A Statement Of Its Principal Cause


of ten cases of consumption have their
origin in arrangements Of the vital organs,
finally affecting the stomach and then the
lungs. These arrangements create the con-
ditions in the lungs which make contagion
possible.
COMMON SENSE METHOD OF TREAT
MENT
The above views of the origin of con-
sumption will commend themselves to any
one who will devote a little thought to the
subject On no other theory can the
constant and alarming spread of this dis
ease be accounted for, because cOnsump-
ton certainly is not contagious in the sense
that smallpox, scarlet fever and diphthe-
ria are. II 1t were 1t would wipe the human
race off from the face of the earth in five
years or less. Contagion Is only one of nu-
merous causes, and If the others did not
exist "a vast majority of the cases would
never occur.
This being true, the rational method of
treating consumption is to treat the whole
body and especially those organs which
have been impaired in their action. The
blood must be purified; the digestive pro-
cesses must be assisted; the liver and kid
neys must be strengthened In many cases
when the other vital organs have been re-
stored to normal activity the lungs will
take care of themselves. But when these
are full of poiSons or are injured as a re-
suit of Inflammation, or are congealed as
they often are when diseased, nature must
also be assisted in repairing them. Above
ALL the strength of the patient must be
sustained, while his food must not be slim
ulating or overheating. or too strong in any
way.
BENEFITS OF THE HERBAL RENE
DIES
The herbal remedies accomplish these re-
suits. They are natural in their action
They are allied to those forms of vegeta-
ton intended by the Almighty for the fod
of man. They purify the blood and assist
the vital organs in removing poisonous and
waste materials from the body. They pro-
mote secretion of the digestive juices
and so restore the powers of digestion and
assimilation. They are in themselves foods
In great measure they take the place of
other foods. They are readily assimilated
into the system. They will build blood and
good. sound flesh faster than all of the
beef teas, tonics. milk punches, cod liver
oil and beef's blood ever given to consump-
tives. 1t is not what the invalid takes into
his stomach, but what he digests there that
makes him strong. The oils and other con-
centrated foods so often prescribed accom-
plish nothing If they are not digested. But
invalids have been known to gain flesh on
a little milk and rice when assisted and re-
infOrced by the herbal remedies. The diet
prescribed is always plain. simple and re-
stricted, but 1t is enough because II is
thoroughly digested. AS it Is plain the
stomach is not cloyed by material of which
1t can make no use. Hence the appetite
steadily improves and the patient is soon
able to take greater variety of food.
LIMITS OF SUCCESS WITH THESE
REMEDIES
1t would be foolish to assert that all cases
of consumption are durable by these reme-
dies. Everybody knows that tuberculosis
in its advanced stages Is incurable. But
all cases in the earlier stages may be bene-
fitted Moreover, the pulse diagnosis often
shows that cases supposed to be consump-
tion are not consumption at all: that the
principal difficulty is with some one of the
vital organs other than the lungs. and that
the cough. which Is often distressing, Is
caused primarily by poisoned or weak
ened condition of some other portion of the
body manifesting itself through the lungs.
Even hemorrhages are not necessarily an
indication of consumption. They often
come from other causes and are often read
lily durable. No sufferer from so-called
lung troubles" should despair or give up
without thorough trial Of these remedies.
AN ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
The case of Mrs. Z. Ross Britton Of COG
East Twenty-first street Los Angeles, T.
lustrates many of the foregoing state
ments. Mrs. Britton says:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 3, 1897.
Drs. Foo and Wing. Los Angeles:
Gentlemen: In November last took
a severe cold which settled on my lungs.
My cough became so bad that was
alarmed and consulted a physician, who
told me that my lungs were In a very
bad condition. ] did not feel satisfied
with his diagnosis, and consulted 9TH
ers until l had consulted six of the best
in Los Angeles. They all agreed that
had quick consumption, but none
seemed able to help me. I finally went
to DR.. Foo, and, after hearing his dag
nosis of my case, I commenced taking
his medicine. Within two weeks was
greatly improved and in two months l
felt like new woman. My cough was
entirely gone, my complexion had
cleared up and my flesh seemed firm and
natural. The poisoned and weakened
blood seemed to be removed from my
system and to be replaced by new and
stronger material. The old blood from
which I received no strength or nour-
ishment had been made new. have had
no return of the hemorrhages or other
symptoms since I ceased taking the
medicine, several months ago.
CURED WITHOUT SEEING THE DOC
TORS
The following is an extract from a let
ter written by lady in Arizona who was
cured by the herbal remedies without see
ing Drs. Foo and Wing. The case was ex-
planned to them by correspondence and the
remedies were sent by express. Before
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