HOW MANY poor afflicted beings have lived through years in hourly
agony from Chronic Rheumatism, their muscles contracted, joints swollen,
bodies distorted, even features twisted out of all recognition, until what
was before a splendid specimen of manly vigor, or womanly beauty becomes
a repulsive deformity! How many, suffering from Acute or Inflammatory
Rheumatism, have lain for days and weeks scarcely able to move a limb,
their nights sleepless except for opium, their days full of almost unendur¬
able torture, almost praying for death as their only relief !
OF ALL DISEASES which the human flesh is heir to, the most widely
spread , at the same time one of the most lingering, painful, and least under¬
stood, is Rheumatism Therefore, from it physicians reap their richest
harvests.
! RHEUMATISM Is not a disease of bone, or of tendons and ligaments. It
I is simply and absolutely nothing more nor less than an inflammation of what
is called the fibrous tissue — a tissue or membrane full of little fibres or threads
lying around and near to the joints of the body, and among the tendons and
ligaments as well as some of the internal organs. When this tissue becomes
suddenly inflamed, until the muscles at the joints are very red, swollen and
tender, so that it is impossible to move the limbs, and when you have a
high fever and cannot bear to be touched, you have Acute or Inflammatory'
Rheumatism, When you become gradually lame in parts of the body,
showing that the fibrous tissue is slightly inflamed, and that the heat is dry¬
ing up the fluid or natural oil that lubricates or oils the joints, and you have
repeated attacks every time you get cold or wet, you have Chronic Rheuma¬
tism. The immediate cause of both kinds is exposure to cold and damp¬
ness, hence poor laboring people are most frequently the sufferers. Trie
Primary cause, however, is frequently impurity of the blood, debility from
Indigestion and exhaustion, and loss of the natural magnetism or electric
force of the system. To correct these conditions is the great necessity, and
this has been attained to perfection in the great discovery of Dr,
Trasks Magnetic Ointment. This penetrates with magic
rapidity to die very fibrous tissues which are the seat of the disease, arrests
the inflammation at once, while by its action upon the skin it restores the
k healthy magnetic or electric balance of the system, reinvigorates the
'exhausted energies, and increases the activity of the blood circulation.
The Ointment should be heated and thoroughly rubbed in upon the parts
affected until the flesh and skin seem to be thoroughly saturated with it,
and the parts then wrapped with warm flannel. See pamphlet around
bottle for many testimonials. In some cases of Chronic Rheumatism there
may be a possibility that its cause is hereditary, that it is of a scrofulous or
syphilitic origin, and that therefore the blood is very corrupt. In such cases
not only the Ointment should be faithfully used, but our King of t lie
Blood, the best blood purifier ever given to the public, and the prepara¬
tion of a regular physician of over twenty years’ practice, should be taken
according to the directions to be found on the bottle See what is said of
this valuable medicine in-other parts of this book.
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HOW MANY poor afflicted beings have lived through years in hourly agony from Chronic Rheumatism, their muscles contracted, joints swollen, bodies distorted, even features twisted out of all recognition, until what was before a splendid specimen of manly vigor, or womanly beauty becomes a repulsive deformity! How many, suffering from Acute or Inflammatory Rheumatism, have lain for days and weeks scarcely able to move a limb, their nights sleepless except for opium, their days full of almost unendur¬ able torture, almost praying for death as their only relief !
OF ALL DISEASES which the human flesh is heir to, the most widely spread, at the same time one of the most lingering, painful, and least understood, is Rheumatism. Therefore, from it physicians reap their richest harvests.
! RHEUMATISM Is not a disease of bone, or of tendons and ligaments. It
It is simply and absolutely nothing more nor less than an inflammation of what is called the fibrous tissue — a tissue or membrane full of little fibres or threads lying around and near to the joints of the body, and among the tendons and ligaments as well as some of the internal organs. When this tissue becomes suddenly inflamed, until the muscles at the joints are very red, swollen and tender, so that it is impossible to move the limbs, and when you have a high fever and cannot bear to be touched, you have Acute or Inflammatory Rheumatism. When you become gradually lame in parts of the body, showing that the fibrous tissue is slightly inflamed, and that the heat is drying up the fluid or natural oil that lubricates or oils the joints, and you have repeated attacks every time you get cold or wet, you have Chronic Rheumatism. The immediate cause of both kinds is exposure to cold and damp¬ ness, hence poor laboring people are most frequently the sufferers. Trie Primary cause, however, is frequently impurity of the blood, debility from Indigestion and exhaustion, and loss of the natural magnetism or electric force of the system. To correct these conditions is the great necessity, and this has been attained to perfection in the great discovery of Dr. Trask's Magnetic Ointment. This penetrates with magic rapidity to the very fibrous tissues which are the seat of the disease, arrests the inflammation at once, while by its action upon the skin it restores the
k healthy magnetic or electric balance of the system, reinvigorates the 'exhausted energies, and increases the activity of the blood circulation. The Ointment should be heated and thoroughly rubbed in upon the parts affected until the flesh and skin seem to be thoroughly saturated with it, and the parts then wrapped with warm flannel. See pamphlet around bottle for many testimonials. In some cases of Chronic Rheumatism there may be a possibility that its cause is hereditary, that it is of a scrofulous or syphilitic origin, and that therefore the blood is very corrupt. In such cases not only the Ointment should be faithfully used, but our King of the Blood, the best blood purifier ever given to the public, and the preparation of a regular physician of over twenty years' practice, should be taken according to the directions to be found on the bottle. See what is said of this valuable medicine in other parts of this book.