St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-03-31

!about the use Of vinegar, but as I d.
not know in what condition / am,
have not yet tried 1t. When swallow
1t feels like slime fastened in throat
If there is any relief wodld be thank.
full. Also desire to know if smoking
causes deafness, and how to get rid OF
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. It has now passed into a
a diseased condition which causes the
discharge. The use Of washes, or rem
edfes to be applied from the outside
will sometimes give relief and disin-
/ fects the ear, but 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, l feel certain that
you will readily understand the value
and Importance OF their use. Such
simple, home remedies that are easily
lprocurable 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,
1nd.-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 60 to live with our oldest
daughter, 100 miles away. This broke
up the family and went to live tenn
porarily with another daughter near
by. Late in December, 1903, we found
James failing fast. and l went back
home with him to the old home on
January 8, 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 1t is
truly pitiful to hear him. He said he
could not help It. I fully believed and
do yet that he would speedily become
insane Il the treatment should not
prove an immediate success. In two
weeks i could see a decided improve
ment, and the brooding soon stopped
stayed with him until the last Of
April, when, believing him cured, Il
came here. His letters have been uni
formly cheerful and the last one as
sures me he Is all right Gratefully
yours, F. III.
It Is very gratifying to know that
James has been SO greatly benefited by
the suggestions which made in re-
gard to his treatment, and feel posi-
tive that he will continue in good
health for many, many years. You
should advise him, however, that If he
feels, at any time, any return of the
old trouble,e he should not fail to write
me about It.