Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1875 — The Strange Disease. [ARTICLE]

The Strange Disease.

Like the thief at night, ft steals in upon us unawares. The patients have pains about the chest and sides, and sometimes in the l>ek. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, especially in the morning. A sort of sticky slime collects about the teeth. The appetite is poor. There is a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach, sometimes a faint, all-gone sens’ tion at the pit of the stomach, which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken, th© hands and feet become cold and feel clammy. After awhile a cough sets in, at first ,dcy, 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 has 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-colorcd, depositing a sediment after standing. There is frequently a spitting up of the food, sometimes with a sour taste and sometimes a sweetish taste. This is frequently attended with palpitation of the heart. The vision becomes impaired witfi 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 it for liver complaint, some for dyspepsia, others for kidney disease, etc., etc., but none of these various kinds of treatment have been attended with success. It Is found, however, that the Shaker Extract of Roots (not a patent 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.