Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-25
\ PERMANENT CURE OF GRAVEL OF TWELVE
YEARS sTANDISG-SroNE PASSED
AND TO BE SEEN.

BURNSIDE, Conn, Dec. IS, 1869
DIR. HELMRoLD-Dear Sir: 1t is with much
pleas that write you upon facts respecting my
self. | do not know hardly how to express myself
/ have been for the last ten or twelve years the
greatest sufferer man could be and live; but more
sometimes than others. The complaint was the
'kidneye" and Bladder" have been sometimes
from twelve to fourteen hours and wantedto make
water every minute, but could not. Have consult
ed doctors both in Massachusetts and this State
and taken pills, may say, by the quart also lq-
u0red medicines, but found no relief from any, and
got worse the last six months was so that could
scarcely get about. | could not rest night or day
1t would soon have been "all up" with me if ! had
not seen your advertisement in The Berkshire
Courier" headed Kidney" read it through and
mind you, had not much faith in it. Why should /,
when had been trying so many things and cost me
SO much? Well, began taking It, and before had
taken the first bottle felt bad but finished and
got another. BY the time took half of the second
still got worse (apparently), when | walked II
seemed as if my right kidney was falling from Its
place, and felt really bad. ! felt so, before had
finished the second, that had made up my mind it
was of trying any more-and all this time
the "Buchu" was doing its work, but l did not
know it; so gave 1t up and went to Hartford on
Saturday to one of the best doctors in the city
He said it was the neck of the bladder, and should
have to undergo an operation. He gave me med
icne, and l went home quite downhearted On
Sunday was unable to go TO church had not
taken any ofhis medicine but on my return contin,
ued using the "Buchu," and in the afternoon hau
a desire to make water but could not About one
hour after this tried again, with the same result
but the time took the vessel 1t was the same
as turning faucet and stopping It of again. 1t
was so for three times and the third time there was
something came through the passage and struck
against the side of the vessel examined 1t, and 1t
is the highest stone or gravel you ever saw COW
cred over with little peices which collected together.
1t looks the color of mud turtle and is AS hard as
n flint So you see the 'Buchu' was doing its work
although was feeling SO badly. | procured an
other bottle thinking their might be some more be.
hind, but since that has passed. which is eight
weeks ago last Sunday, have been as well as ever
I was in my life have the stone securely wrapped
and those who have seen 1t in this place are sur
prsed cannot tell you all, but this is true story
of nv case and you are welcome to make such Use
OF my name as you think proper. am pretty well
known in Berkshire; also in Connecticut. The ad
yertisement saved me Why not publish more Z
The Springfield Republican is a widespread paper.
If any one wishes to see this wonder they can do
So 1 could write all day, but think have said
enough this time so remain your well wisher,
EDWARD l.. HOWARD,
Paper Maker, Burnside, Hartford Co., Conn.