Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-18
HOW A LIFE
w a S S Az E D.
THELIFE OF
CHAS. S. PRENTICE
SAVED
BY THE USE OF
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SAFE
KIDNEY AND LIVER
CURE.
The following letter proves that
BRIGHT'S DISEASE in its
worst form IS Durable:

TOLEDO, O., September, %, ls79.
Messrs. II. III. WARNER & Co, Rochester, ~ ! g.
Gentlemen Having escaped death from Brights dl--
ease by the of your Remedy, feel il duty, not
only to ledge my gratitude to you personally
but also to bring my case before the public ana nave
those who suffering similarly TO judge whether
medicine no. prepared by the "rcgulars" VIII cure
this fightnl maady or not. - go
In the summer of 1S12 was first taken III with
symptoms which, | Informed We're those Of
Bright's Disease. went TO Marquette, Mich, anc
called to my aid physician OF noted ability. Aiei
remaining considerable time under his care found
no improvement; on the contrary, my disease was
considerably aggravated. | next placed myself IN
with no better result was then induced to Try the
skill of an eminent medical man in New York. ana
remained under his care six months. Finding my.
self growing steadily weaker, with no abatement OF
the kidney arrangement, began to despair of ever
In the summer of 1875 my friends intended me to
go abroad, thinking that the sea voyage together
with the superior skill of foreign medical men, might
effect cure. ! succeeded in gaining an introduction
to the celebrated Dr. Declat of Paris, and remained
under his care fifteen months. He used in my case
what Is known ms the carboc treatment, and then
every method which the most scientific men OF the
profession on the continent were known to employ
No mproy ement being apparent the services ofDr H.
a gentleman of equal eminence, were next solicited
Seven months of careful treatment by this kind gen
tleman brought me to the beginning of the most ag
grayaied symptoms of the disease. With swollen
limbs disordcred liver, impaired digestion and ser
Gus Irregularities of the heart, proceeded 10 Man
chester, Eng, and for five months my case baiiled
the skill of DIR. Roberts. of the ahlest men of his
profession in England, and author OF work on dis
eases of the kidneys. His great knowledged did not
avail in my case; and finally despairing of any inn
provement, much less cure. returned tony andn
the belief that must soon die.
When reached home two physicians were sum
moned, who on subjecng samples of the urine to
the test of heat and acid discovered the presence of
abnmen in large proportion, while the microscope
showed numerous casts. All this together with the
despairing look Of my physicians forced the agoniz
ing conviction that death was inevitable. thendis-
missed my medical attendants, with the intention Of
letting nature struggle on unaided To the end for my
confidence in the ability of medical men 10 cope with
disordered kidneys had become, TO say the least,
greatly lessened. At this time, weighed myself in
the presence of several friends in the wholesale gro.
GERS establishment of Emerson & Co., Toledo, o.,
aud turned the scales at 2l2 pounds Oh pounds
than my ordinary weight when in health; in other
words the tissues of my body Were saturated with
67l pounds about 81 gallons of water.
Finally, while lstlessly lingering in pain and an
gush. informed by a lady residing on Ply
mouth Avenue, Rochester \. y, that one Charles
Brghts Disease, with which he had cured himself
and many others. | Immediately repaired TO his
residence by the lake, and after treatment of five
SAFE KIDNEY AND LIVER CURED all my
symptoms abatcd, and began to feel that was al
most well man. returned home, taking with me
a quantity of the medicine aud now although months
have elapsed since took the last dose, joyfully de-
clare myself absolutely well, both in mind and body
Should you have occasion in the future TO this
letter you are at liberty to do so, and any one who
hesaes to believe the conclusiveness OF my state
ments is respectfully referred to the following per-
sons. who were aware of the character ofmy aiment
and the apparent hopelessness of my case Nine.
Leblanc, 30 Rue Drowoot Paris Henri Du Bois, II
Rue Meesherbes, Paris Dr. Seteller, Bordeaux,
France; DR.. T.. Charmaux, Rue Algine and Lucas
Vichy, France NJ. jean Glelue, 81 Quai de Ia Moka;
phi, London; J. W. Long Esq, London; John II.
Wilson, New York; j. o. Reer, Toledo o.; Thorn.
as Daniels, Toledo o.; j. Prentice Toledo, O.
Respectfully yours, CHAS. :. PRENTICE.