Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-29
a Minister'S Escape.
From the Asylum to the Bosom of His
Home-Hovy 1t was Done.

From the Asylum to the Bosom of His | V
Home-How 1t was Done.
prominent minister residing at the east
has just made the following statement, which 6
is herewith reprinted entire:
To tile Editor Of the Herald:
I have always shrunk from appearing
prominently before the public, but sense of
the duty I owe humanity and the world
prompts me to ask this opportunity for
making brief statement in your paper.
Whether it be true with others 1 cannot
say, but during my entire life have fire.
quently been conscious that something was
slowly and silently working to undermine my
! health and life. What it was 1 could not
| tell, but that some enemy of my being was
| devouring within I certain. At
| times would seem comparatively we'll and
then 1 would be attacked with the most dis
| tressing symptoms. / would feel peculiar
| pains in various parts of my body, my head
| would seem heavy; my respiration 1abored |
my appetite would be ravenous one day and |
| I would loath food the day following. Then |
| again I would lose all interest in life; would |
feel weary without exertion would become |
sleepy at mid day and restless at night. |
Occasionally my breathing would be labored
| and my heart almost 1notionless, while at |
other times it would palpitate violently. [
thought these troubles were the result of ma |
Iaria, and treated them accordingly, but I
got no better. Shortly afterward my stom
gest, and the fluids l passed were of pecu-
liar odor and color. And yet did not rea-
lie that these things meant anything serious.
> | Finally I consulted number of eminent
| physicians, each one of whom took differ
| emit view as to the of my troubles. One
! | said was suffering from brain disease; an
other spinal difficulty; others heart affection,
t kidney disease. etc. My symptoms were ter
r rible, and in the hope of relief I was cauter-
lied, cupped, blistered and subjected to al
+ most every known form of treatment. Dur
ing one of these attacks while at Red Bank,
| n. j., physician called and left pre-
J | scription. After he had gone I requested
y friend to go and ask him what he thought of
9 | my trouble. The reply was: "Oh, he will
:: be all right in a few days; it is only an at
J. tack of delirium tremens.' He at once
II informed that this was impossible, as had
3 never used any kind of Intoxicating drinks;
u | whereupon be returned, made inquiries and
't changed his prescription. But all the care
d of my friends and physicians awaited moth
N ing. grew worse constantly, and what is
es | most terrible to think of, I did not know
IL | what allied me- could find anyone who
O. did.
ofY During the summer and fall of last year
f. my pulse ranged from 100 to $50 per minute
20 [ had no relish for food and indeed a
IN most pitiable object. I continued in this
Il state until last December, when I became
e. unconscious and lost my reason, though
be l had two physicians in whom myself and
go / friends placed implicit confidence In this
cd | condition I was taken to Brattleboro, VT,
ar | for the purpose of being placed in the in
sane asylum. I remained there until last
/ April, being attended all the while by my
| faithful wife, who never left me and believed
'SS | that some disease and not insanity the
~, / cause of all my trouble. L regained con-
% % / seriousness in March last and insisted upon
L. 1 being taken home. The physicians advised
- that remain but insisted upon leaving and
~. ~. | we began the journey, travelling slowly.
~ / was met at the dock by friend whom rec
w ognized and then I became again uncon-
- | scious and remained SO for over week
-, | When I once more recognized my friend ano
49, I knew my surroundings [ determined to try
"a as last resort treatment of which hao
"A | heard much but knew nothing. Neither my
~, self nor friends had much faith that it OF
81 | anything could help me, but we resolved te
~ try. We accordingly dismissed the physi
= | clans. gave up all other remedies, and I re-
a, ioice to say that with the blessing of Hin
~ | who guided us, I am to-day well man
having not been so vigorous for many years
| and owe it all to the wonderful, almost mi
~ | raculous power of Warmers Safe Kidney
* Cure, the remedy which I used.
~, You can we'll imagine how grateful must
" feel under the circumstances and, like new
- I convert, earnestly desire that all who are
o. suffering should know and avail themselves
10 of this means of recovery. Had it not beer
A0 for the remedy above named I should doubt
=. less now be within the walls of an asylum OF
= in my grave. The great trouble with my
n | case was that no seemed to know what
~ was afflicted with, and l am positive that
a. ~ | thousands of people in America to-day il
~ the same or a similar condition and do moi
as know its cause Kidney troubles are the
o' most deceptive of all diseases. They have
no symptoms of their own, but often show
~, the symptoms of nearly every known com
ar plant I know that people are dying every
nd day from supposed consumption, apoplexy
~ heart disease, spinal complaint and many
=" other diseases, when, could the real cause b.
-. known, it would be found to originate in the
~ kidneys. In their advanced stages kidney
~ troubles are the most terrible of all known
'o' maladies, as my own experience can fully
:, | verify. That I had Brights disease of thu
~ | kidneys there be doubt. That thu
~ | symptoms were those of many other diseases
~ is equally certain ; and that was doomed t.
~ y. a terrible death had I not been saved as
~ | was, I positive. THE following letter.
~ | just received confirm this:
'a VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE,
I'D BRArTLEBoRo, Vermont, Oct. 80, 1882.
~ 4 Rev. E. D. Hopkins
- Dear Sir-Yours of the Dist inst. received
11r We congratulate you not only upon the con
~ | tinuance of your health, but also upon it,
ses | apparent continual Improvement. Few per
sons, think, have passed through SO ex
49, | hausting an experience as you and rallied
~ from it. Certainly cannot recall one whs
a5 came to US in SO critical, and for days ant
o. even weeks in SO hopeless state for amend
IF ment as you, and who survived and recovered
at from it; for, think, you may considel
~, | yourself recovered and no longer on the con
If valescent list. Hoping for the continuance
VI u of your present health with the best wishe
ID from all here, I am, yours truly,
j. DRAPER.
on OCEANIC, N. j., Nov. 2, 1882.
nd My Dear Friend-Replying to your letter
he would say have been acquainted with m,
ey highly valued friend, the Rev. S. D. Hop
kins, about eighteen months, and very init
o. mately acquainted for about six months past
ell For a little more than five months he was al
nd inmate of my house. and we enjoyed constan
re | intercourse with each other. When he came
on In April last he was almost perfect Wrecl
Ii in point OF health. I thought he had come
be to US but to die Soon afterward he bega1
By | the use of some of Fl. 81. Warner & Coz
remedies namely, the Safe Kidney and Live
Cure, Safe Nervine and Safe Pills. From