Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-07
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT
Tho Unusual Experience Of Promi-
nent Man Made Public.

Tho UnuSual experience OF b TrOml-
nent Man Made Public.
The following article from the Democrat
and Chronicle, OF Rochester, N. Y, is Of so
striking nature, and emanates from SO relia-
BILE source, that it is herewith re-published
entire. In addition to the valuable matter 1t
contains, it will be found exceedingly interest
ing.
To the Editor 0fthe Democrat and Chronicle:
SIA:-My motives for the publication OF the
most unusual statements which follow are.
first, gratitude for the fact that have been
saved from most horrible death, and second
ly, desire to warn all who read this state
ment against some of the most deceptive in
nuences by which they have ever been sur
rounded. It is fact that to-day thousands of
people are within foot of the grave and they
do not know it. To tell how l was caught
away from just this position and to warn
others against nearing it, are my objects in
this communication.
On the LIST day of June, 1881, I lay at my
residence in this city surrounded by my friends
and waiting for death. Heaven only knows
the agony then endured, for words can never
describe it. And yet, if few years previous,
any one had told me that I was to be brought
so low, and by so terrible disease, should
have scoffed at the idea. I had always been
uncommonly strong and healthy, had weighed
over 200 pounds and hardly knew, ia my own
experience, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who will read this statement
realize at times that they are unusually tired
and cannot account for it. They feel dull and
indefinite pains in various parts of the body
and do not understand it. Or they are exceed
ingly hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next. This was just the
way I felt when the relentless NAL
ady which had fastened itself upon me
first began. Still, 1 thought it was nothing
that probably had taken cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this I noticed
a dull, and at times neuralgia, pain in my
head, but as it would come one day and be
gone the next, paid but little attention to it,
However, my stomach was out of order and
my food often failed to digest, causing at
times great inconvenience. Yet had no idea,
even as physician, that these things meant
anything serious, or that monstrous disease
was becoming fixed upon me. Candidly, !
thought was suffering from Malaria, and so
doctored myself accordingly. But got no
better. I next noticed a and peculiar color
odor about the fluids was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day and very
little the next, and that persistent froth and
ment settled in the bottom. And yet did
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, finally became &C
customed to them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that had no pain
in the effected organs or in their vicinity. Why
should have been SO blind cannot under.
| stand.
There is terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger usually brings
person to his senses, even though it may
then be too late. I realized, at last, my critic
| al condition and aroused myself to overcome
it. And. Oh! how hard tried! consulted
| the best medical skill in the land. visited al
| the prominent mineral springs in America and
travelled from Maine to California. Still
grew worse. No two physicians agreed as tC
my malady. One said was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, nervous prostration
another, malaria; another, dyspepsia; another
heart disease; another, general debility; an
other, congestion of the base of the brain; and
thesymptoms of all Of which I really had. II
this way several years passed, duringeA o.
which time I was steadily growing orse. Ny
condition had really become pitiable. The
slight symptoms I at first experienced were
developed into terrible and constant disorders
the little twigs of pain had grown to oaks o.
agony. My weight had been reduced from
207 to 100 pounds. My life was torture tt
myself and friends. could retain no foot
upon my stomach and lived wholly by injec
tions. was living mass of pains. Ny
pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony fire
quently fell upon the floor, convulsively
clutched the carpet, and prayed for death
| Morphine had little or no effect in deadenine
the pain. For six days and nights had the
death. premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
urine was filled with tube casts and albumen
I was struggling with Bright's Disease of thu
| Kidneys in its last stages.
| While suffering thus received call from
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector of St
Paul's church of this city. felt that it was
our last interview, but in the course of con
| versatiOn he mentioned remedy of which
had heard much but had never used. DR.
Foote detailed to me the many remarkabl,
| cures which had come under his observation
by means of this remedy, and urged me to try
it. As practicing physician and graduate
of the schools, cherished the prejudice bott
natural and common with all regular practi
| TONERS, aud derided the idea of any medicin,
outside the regular channels being least bene-
| fetal So solicitous, however, was DR.. Foot,
| that I finally promised l would waive my pref
udice and try the remedy he SO highly recon-
| mended. began its use on the LIST day Of
June and took it according to directions. Al
first it sickened me; but this
thought was good sign for ont
in ny de. deb' III tied condition. con IN
parted, and was able to retain food upon my
| stomach. In few days l noticed decided
| change for the better, as also did my wife and
| friends. My hiccoughs ceased and I expert
enced less pain than formerly. l was so re-
ioiced at this improved condition that, upon
what had believed but few days before was
my dying bed, vowed, in the presence of my
| family ard friends, should recover would
| both publicly and privately make known this
and whenever I had an opportunity. l also
determined that I would give course
of lectures in the Corinthian Academy of Mu-
SIC of this city, stating in full the symptoms
and almost hopelessness of my disease and the
| remarkable means by which have been saved
| NV improvement was constant from that time
and in less than three months had gained 2f
pounds IN neSn, became enClleiy Tree HoHi
pain, and believe owe my life and presen!:
Condition wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, the remedy which l used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly rein
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties
and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. l therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, that
believe MORE THAN oNE-HALF THE DEATHS
WHICH OCCUR IN AMERICA ARE CAUSED BIZ
BRIaHT's DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS. This
may sound like rash statement, but I am
prepared to fully verify it. Bright's Dis
ease has no distinctive symptoms of its own,
(indeed it often develops without any pain
whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity but
has the symptoms Of nearly every other
known complaint. Hundreds OF people die
daily, whose burials are authorized by a ply
siciar's certificate of "Heart Disease" "Apo-
plexy," "Paralysis," "Spinal Complaint, -"
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