A friendly letter of counsel and advice to consumptives and other invalids : also, prescriptions, with special directions for the cure of chills and fever / by S.S. Fitch.

  • Fitch, Samuel Sheldon, 1801-1876
Date:
1857
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Credit: A friendly letter of counsel and advice to consumptives and other invalids : also, prescriptions, with special directions for the cure of chills and fever / by S.S. Fitch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    severely afflicted with what I supposed to be disease of the heart. I had tried every thing I could hear of, together with the advice of one of the best physicians in the city, until I was satisfied I had done much to my injury to obtain a tem- porary relief. In this state of suffering I came to you for advice, which you gave with such calm confidence, it encouraged me, and sustained me, or, rather, seemed to quiet me, for in my weak and highly excitable state, the barest possibility of relief acted as a stimulant, and seemed to arouse every nerve within me. I will- ingly submitted myself to your treatment, and soon experienced its magic effects. I can truly say I have not enjoyed such uninterrupted health for many years. In skill and science I am sure you have no equal. I have read your book of Lectures with peculiar pleasure, which I recommend most cordially, and particu- larly admire the liberal and generous tone, so free from any thing like profes- sional exclusiveness. I have endeavored to be as brief as possible. Permit me, therefore, to hope you will have health and happiness, beyond the reach of want, for the rest of your life, to compensate you for your benevolence and energy so freely spent in the public service. Yours, truly and sincerely, Mrs. M. H. Valentine. [This lady, when she came to me, was not expected to live three months.] A CRITICAL CASE OF LUNG DISEASE, WITH BAD BLEEDING, CURED. Case VI.—Letter from W. A. Eillyer, Esq., of New York City. New Yoke City, November 15,1S54. Dr. S. S. Fitch : Dear Sir,—When a man feels that he owes his life to another, time only in- creases his admiration and strengthens his gratitude. This is the feeling I have towards you. In April, 185'2, I was attacked with repeated and violent hemor- rhages from my lungs, accompanied with much cough, soreness of the throat, &c. I also experienced great tightness and shrinking of my chest, short breath- ing, and nearly all of the most alarming symptoms of consumption. My nearest friends viewed my case as exceedingly critical and dangerous. I applied at once to you, without endangering myself by any other advice. The result was a per- fect and permanent cure. Your medicines, mechanical remedies, and inhalation, without reducing me, or disturbing in any manner my appetite, or even inter- rupting my professional employment, and without any shock or violence, gently led me back to health. I have witnessed many other cases of consumption cured by you. In your hands medicine seems one of the exact sciences. In the whole course of my life I have never met a physician whose prescriptions and medicines seem so unerringly certain to cure. I most cheerfully give you leave to use mv name, and refer any person to me who may wish further information. Believe me ever yours. W. A. Hillter, Attorney at Law, No. 27 William-st., N. Y., house No. 09 ) Nassau-st., Brooklyn. j THROAT DISEASE, WITH LOSS OF VOICE FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, PERFECTLY CURED. Case VII.—Letter from Mrs. Lucretia Louis, of Jeffersonville, Lnd. VEFFER80NVIM.E, INDIANA, Oct 22, 1854. Dr. Fitch : Dear Sir.—Permit me at this time to address a few lines to you, although it has never been my privilege to see you. Is it strange that I feel great respect for one who has been the means, in the hands of God. of relieving me of such bodily