Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01

about the use of vinegar, but as 90
not know in what condition I am, ]
have not yet tried 1t. When l swallow
feels like slime fastened in throat.
If there is any relief l would be thank
full. Also. desire to know IL smoking
causes deafness. and how to get nd OK
this trouble. Respectfully, Mrs. r. T.
Although the physician who exam
ined you was probably correct In re-
gard to there being no signs of acute
catarrh at that time. yet agree with
you that your trouble has been caused
by catarrh. 1t has now passed into a
a diseased condition which causes the
discharge. The use of washes, or rem
edies to be applied from the outside
will sometimes give relief and disfn-
fects the ear, but I think such meth
DDS do not cure. I have written you
privately as to certain kinds of tissue
elements which you should use, and
as you are undoubtedly familiar with
these by this time, I feel certain that
you will readily understand the value
and Importance of their use. Such
simple, home remedies tnat are easily
p%rocurable and always harmless are
best. While the one ear may not be
greatly benefited, the discharge will be
overcome and further damage to the
other ear prevented. The same rem
edy will decidedly benefit your throat.
Smoking will not necessarily cause
deafness.
Idaho.-David H. Reeder, Laporte,
Tnd.-Dear Doctor: . \ Now Doc
tor, I want to tell you what you have
done for my son, James L., of Dayton,
Wash. In the spring of 1896 he was
sent to the Medical Lake hospital for
the insane and at the end of about six
months was discharged as cured.
There were no important developments
until two years since, when his health
not being very good. he consulted you
and you advised a course of treatment
which included the hot blanket fomen-
tation described in your lectures and
other special treatment. | knew his
health was not good. but did not know
of your advice to him. That fall my
wife's health failed so completely that
she had to go to live with our Oldest
daughter, 100 miles away. This broke
up the family and I went to live tenn
~porarily with another daughter near
by. Late in December. 1908, we found
James failing fast. and | went back
home with him to the old home on
January s, 1904, and for the first time
learned what your advice to him was.
We began at once with the hot blanket
fermentation every third night, making
the water soapy, and carried out in full
all of your instructions. He had fallen
into the habit of brooding, and it is
truly pitiful to hear him. He said he
could not help 1t. l fully believed and
do yet that he would speedily become
insahe If the treatment should no
prove an immediate success. In two
weeks I could see a decided improve
ment, and the brooding soon stopped.
I stayed with him until the last O.
April, when, believing him cured,
came here. His letters have been uni
formly cheerful and the last one as
sures me he Is all right. Grateful!
yours, F. H.
1t is very gratifying to know tina
James has been so greatly benefited b,
the suggestions which I made in re
gard to his treatment, and | feel posi-
, tive that he will continue in goo
: health for many, many years. Yo'
} should advise him, however, that if h
: feels, at any time, any return of tn
old trouble, he should not fail to writ
! me about 1t.