Health Care

Patent Remedies: Asthma, Consumption, 'Affections of the Throat'

Consumption - tuberculosis - and lung ailments were obviously a concern, to judge by the advertisements:

POST FREE - ONE SHILLING!

Mr.G. T. Congreve's
Work on
CONSUMPTION
Showing that direful disease to be
Curable In all Stages, with
observations on
ASTHMA,
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS,
AND ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT,
CHEST, AND LUNGS.

This came from Evans' Guide to Llandrindod Wells.

Celebrated American Remedy for CONSUMPTION. Do not trifle with your life! Have you Weak Lungs? Use Guenther's Lung Healer. Do you Spit Blood? Guenther's Lung Healer stops that. Have you a Cough? Use Guenther's Lung Healer. - - - Price -- Large Bottle, 4/6 Small Bottle, 2/9 - - - Each Bottle bears the Government Stamp of United States and of the English Government, Use GUENTHER'S LUNG HEALER - - - All we ask is a trial of this Remedy, after which the Medicine speaks for itself. CONSUMPTION CURED AT LAST. - - - - History of Guenther's Lung Healer. This was first used in Millow, Germany, by DR. AUGUSTUS GUENTHER, in his private practice, and with such success that on his death he left the secret as a legacy to his brother, ANDREAS GUENTHER, who in turn gave the same to his son, WM. GUENTHER, (one of the present proprietors,) on condition that the same should not be used, except as charity, until after his death, which occurred in 1874. Since that time WM. GUENTHER has been giving the world the benefit of his truly wonderful secret for the cure of Consumption! Spitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs, Colds, Cattarh of the Chest and all Diseases of the Pulmonary Organs. SURE CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. Ask your Chemist for it, or send to the WHOLESALE IMPORTERS -- LONDON: -- NEWBERY & SONS, 1, King Edward St., Newgate St. LIVERPOOL: -- EVANS & SONS, 56, Hanover Street.

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