Dr. Hartman's

Interesting Lecture- Oontinued. Progresa in Medication. Is Scrofula Curable ? La-cu-p 1-a- What it is Doing for Scrofula, Chronic Rheumatism, Syphilis In all Stages. Chronic Ulcers, Dlseased Bones, Ohronic Oatarrh, Skin Disaases. Etc. A perfect constitutional remedy (socalled blood medicine) has always been one of the greatest desires of the medical proíession. There has been greatimprovement in this class of medicine in late years and some important discoveries made. A careful study of this class of medicines, and long experience, enabled me at last to perfect the compound, La-cu-pi-a. I will give you some facts as I have them concerning the use of La-cu-pi-a in a single case of scrofula, hundreds of which might be cited. Mrs. Milo Ingram, of Pittsburg, Pa., some time in 1874 met with an accident producing a slight bruise on the right breast. The usual remedies were apphed, but, instead of growing better, it continued to grow worse. At last she was obliged to consult a physician. A prominent physician of Alleghany City was employed, who at once recognized that there was something peculiar about the case, and after treating it without avail a short time, he summoned a council of phy8Ícians. The frequency of cáncer of the breast, together with the fact that the enlarged breast by this time had become extremely painful, led them to decide that it was cáncer of the breast. The doctors, greatly touched with the terrible affliction of the unfortunatelady, proceeded tenderly to iuform her that her trouble was cáncer of the breast, and the almost certainty of its fatal termination. They continued to treat her for a time, but, I as they could give her no encouragement whatever, she became couraged, and began to treat with a cáncer doctor at Kittaning, under whose treatment she remained six months. The enlargement had steadily increased during her treatment, but by this time it had ulcerated and become an extensive running sore. Weakened in body by the drain upon her strength of the discharging ulcer, distracted in mind by her protracted and severe suffering, she finally sought aid of the wellknown cáncer specialist, Dr. Kingsley, of Rome, N. Y., who immediately pronounced it a Rose Cáncer. The doctor was able to somewhat relieve her intense suffering, and partially healed the ulcer, but utterly failed to cure her. After two years of continuous treatment he pronounced her case incurable, and she, in complete dispair and excruciating torture that well-nigh destroyed her reason, was brought back to her home to await the end. The horrible, eating ulcer had laid bare the ribs of the right side and part of the breast bone. The remaining part of the breast was entirely loosened from the bones, and hung only by the skin above. Shortly after returning home ulcers began to make their appearance on both legs and her face and head. The difigurement of her face was so great as to make recognition impossible. She had been slowly but steadily losing strength from the beginning, but in consequence of the additional ulcers she now began to sink rapidly. The doctor who had been called after her return, with the hope that he would have been able to mitígate her frightful suffering, pronounced her at "death's door." Everything that promised any relief to the agony of what was thought to be her last days was tried, but doctors, relatives and friends seemed aiike impotent to bring any respite. It was at this dark hour in the history of this affiicted family that some of the sympathizing friends suggested that I be sent for, not exactly because they believed I could do anything for her, but the sight of such continued and unremitting suffering always produces in attendants a frantic desire to bedoing something . to relieve. I had been long accustomed to being called to treat patients after every other means had failed and consequently it was a very cominon thing with me to see very sick people after others had pronounced them incurable, but I confesa I was hardly prepared for thesightthat she presented upon examination. Deep, suppurating, sloughing ulcera, fringed with edges of ragged and bleeding proud flesh, covering chest, legs, head and face ; the haggard face, sunken eyes and shrunken form betokened the fearful history of suffering through which she had passed. The repeated failures to get any relief had given her an expression of mingled despair and resignation that was pitiful to aee. A few whispered answers to my questions and a close inspection of the ulcers convinced me her disease from first to last had been scrofula of a very aggravated variety, and while in some particulars the ulcers resembled cancerous tissue, I was confident I was no mistaken. This view of the case led me, in spite of the dangerous extremity to which she was reduced, to express a fa int hope of being able to help her. I had know Lacu-pi-a so many times to effect cures in cases of scrofula that seemed as hopeless as tiiis one that I had come to have a confidence in its virtue that could not easily be shaken. At all events it was our only hope; every other source of help had been sought in vain. I at once ordered La-cu-pi-a for her, which was used with great incredulity on the part of both parents and relaüves. Her improvement at first was very slow, but slowly the ulcera began to assume a healthier look. The "proud flesh" and abnormal graulations began to diaappear, and in their place !ihealthy,granulating surface appeared. In a few weeks her improvement was such that La-cu-pi-a had won the confidence of all her relatives, who were almost hysterical in their delight at the prospect of her recovery. Without the least interruption her gradual ment proceeded until her cure was complete. Nothing whatever was given her or done for her except La-cu-pi-a taken internally. She had to take many bottles before her cure was perfected, but in four months the last ulcer was healed, leaving numerous scars which are unmistakable reminders of her past sufferings. Such experiences with La-cu-pi-a in the treatment of scrofula has so demonstrated the unfailing power to cure every case that I feel justified in declaring it to be a well-nigh infallible cure. In my long and extensive practice I have never yet met with a case of scrofula, syphilis, chronic rheumatism, chronic catarrh, skin diseases, old ulcers, and diseased bones that La-cu-pi-a did not cure. In my visits to various cities. which are necessarily short, much depends on making at once unusual cures of cases like the above, and of course it is imperative that I use the most efficacious remedies attainable,and with the multitude of well stocked drug stores at my command I invariably prescribe La-cu-pi-a, and my success and reputation in these diseases depend on the virtues of this wonderful remedy.