Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1875 — The Strange Disease. [ARTICLE]

The Strange Disease.

Lieb the thief at night, it steals in upon us unawares. The patients have pains about the chest and sides, and sometimes in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, especially in the morning.. A sort of sticky slime collects about tlie teeth. The appetite is poor. There is a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sensation at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet become cold and feel clammy. After awhile a cough sets in, at first dry, but after a few’ months- it is attended with greenish-colored expectoration. The patient feels tired all the while, and sleep, does not appear to afford any rest. After a time he becomes- nervous, irritable and gloomy, and lias evil forebodings. There is. a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly. The bowels become costive, the. skin is dry and hot at times. The. blood becomes thick and stagnant, the whites of the eyes become tinged with yellow, the urine is. scanty and high-colored, depositing a sediment afterstanding. There is frequently a spitting up, of the food, sometimes with a spur taste and sometimes a sweetish taste. This \s frequently attended with palpitation .of the heart. The vision becomes impaired with spots before the eyes. There is a feeling of great prostration and weakness. All of these symptoms do not make their appearance at one time, but during the various stages they are in turn present. It is thought that nearly one-third of our population has this disease in some of its varied forms. It has been found that medical men have mistaken the nature of this disease. Some have treated for liver complaint, some for dyspepsia, others for kidney disease, etc., etc., but none of tiicsc various kinds of treatment have been attended with success. It is found, however, that the Shakbr Extract of Roots (not a patept medicine), when prepared properly, will remove the disease in all its stages. Care should be taken to "procure a good article. Sold by A. J. White, General Agent, 319 Pearl street, N. Y. Agents wanted,.