The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-19
THE IMPENDING FATE.


with it, and so much comment did II occa-
sion on the street and In social circles, that
representative Of this paper was COM
missioned to investigate its details and
verify its facts. The article referred to was
statement made by Mr. b. +. Larrabee,
OF The New York and Boston Dispatch
Express Company, whose Office Is OH Arch
street Mr.. Larrabee was found by the
newspaper man in his private Office, and
on being questioned said:
well, sir. logically ! have been dead,
but really am as you can see me. A NJ
tie over a year ago was taken sick. MY
trouble was not severe at fist, and !
thought II was the result of a slight cold.
Somehow / felt unaccountably tired at
times, although | took an abundance
Of sleep Then, again, had dull and strange
pains in various parts OF my body. My
appetite was good one day and had none
whatever the next and my head panied
me more or less much Of the time. A while
afterward I noticed much that was pc
culiar about the fluids | was passing and
tina! sediment. scum and strange accu-
mutation appeared in it. Still | did not
realize that these things meant anything
serious and | allowed the illness to run
along until on the 2sth day OF October Tell
PROSTATE while walking along fremont
street. | was carried home and did not
20 out OF the house until the middle OF De-
cember I then went down town and at
tempted To attend to my business until the
18th OF last January. when l was taken
with very severe relapse. My symptoms
were terrible. was fearfully bloatedi
suffered severe pains in all parts OF my
body and it was almost impossible to get
NV breath. For six days | never laid
down and never slept. was constantly
attended by my regular physician. Doc
tor Johnson, and Doctor Bowditch also
came to see me nearly every day. There
was no doubt that | was suffering from
Briehts disease Of the kidneys in its
worst form and last stages, accompanied
by other troubles in my liver and heart.
In spite, however, of the skill OF the physi-
clans, | kept growing worse and finally they
tapped my side in the vicinity OF the
heart, taking away forty-siI ounces Of
water. This relieved me for the time, but
| soon became as bad rs before. Then the
doctor gave me up entirely, declared !
could not live more than twenty-four
hours, and my daughter, who was residing
in Paris was telegraphed for. Still lin
gered along for several weeks, far more
dead than alive, but never giving up hope.
One night-it was on the Goth OF April, |
very well remember-my attendant, who
was reading the paper TO me, began an ar
| ticle which described my disease and suf-
ferings exactly. 1t told how some severe
cases OF Brights disease mad been cured,
and 50 clearly and scnsbly did it state the
case that determined to try the means OF
| Il. 4. - i nj
man to the drug store, procured bottle Of
| the medicine, unknown to my physicians
and friends, and took the first dose at 10
| o'clock. At that time / was suffering in.
tensely. could not sleep; had the short
my lungs. | was terribly blosted from
head to foot, and the motion of my heart
was irregular and painful. The nett
morning was able to breathe freely; the
pain began to leave me and the bloating
decreased. l continued TO take the
medicine, and to-day, sir, l am as we'll
as / ever was In my life, and
wholly owing to the wonderful, almost
miraculous poweriof Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure. do not know what THU
medicine is made Of, or anything else about
it, but know it saved my life when Wa.
given up by the doctors and had really
been dead for weeks; that il has kept me
in perfect health ever since and has cured
many OF my friends to whom / have rec
commended it. There are a number OF very
remarkable cases in Lynn and Salem, a:
well as in this city, that it has cured. My
recovery is so remarkable that it has eI
cited much attention, and physicians a,
we'll as Others have investigated 1t thor
oughly. ! am glad they have, for fee
that the results Of such wonderful cur,
should be known to the thousands in al
parts OF the land who are suffering from
troubles of the kidneys, liver or heart, il
some OF their many dangerous FORMS"
The representative of the press thanked
Mr.. Larrabee for his very frank and cleal
statement, and was about to leave the offic,
when gentleman stepped up to him and
inquired il lie were seeking information
about Mr. Larrabee's sickness and recovery
The scribe replied that he was, whereupoI
the gentleman said:
And so am !, and have come all tn
way from Chicago for that very purpose
Kidney troubles seem to be alarmingly in
creasing all over the country, and l hav,
very near relative who is afflicted mucl
a. Mr.. Larabee was have been to see thu
physicians of whom Mr.. Larrabce speaks
and tell you, sir, it is simply wonderful.
What did they say" asked the man o
news.
"say why, sir, they fully confirm every.
thing Mr.. Larrabee has stated. went To
see DR.. d. A. Johnson, at 70 Worcester
street. He was absent when l called and
so stepped into the Commonwealth hotel,
where Mr. Larrabee was living ut the time
OF his sickness Messrs. Brugh e. Carter
.tr AI thAt,
about Mr.. Larrabee's case. Mr.. Brugh
pointed to the electric annunciator and
said why, for weeks and weeks every
time that bell rang, ] said: That means
the death OF Mr.. Larrabee. No one around
the hotel ever dreamed that he would re-
cover ind when the doctors would come
down from his room they would shake
their heads and say there was no hope.
The arrangements for the funeral were
made and his recovery was simply o
miracle.
then called on DR.. Johnson, who said
that Mr., Larrabee's case was very remark.
able one. He was his family physician,
and expected his death every hour for O
number Of weeks, and never called to see
him during that time, but he was prepar
ed for it. The doctor said the recovery
was due to Warmers Safe Kidney and Liv
er Cure, and il he had friends, male or fe
male, troubled with, Albumen or any kid
ney troubles, he should certainly advise
them to use this remedy. DIR. johnson
said kidney difficulties are more common
than most people think, and that many
symptoms which are supposed to be othel
diseases arise from the kidneys He said
that ladies after CESSATION are specially
subject to albuminous troubles, which re
quire prompt attention.
Well, then came down and called on
DR.. II. lngersol Bowditch on Boylstor
street. The old doctor was inclined to b,
reticent but fully confirmed all | had pre-
yiously learned. He had attended Mr.
Larrabee. and supposed him beyond all
hope, and he was afterwards restored. a.
he said, by Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure.
hext went to see DR.. Melville f. Webb
at the Hotel Cluny, for you see was de
termined to be thorough in the matter.
found DR.. Webb most clear headed and
wcll-informed gentleman, and he said:
II know Of Mr.. Larrabee's case from
having thoroughly investigated it as a
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