Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
The Unusual Experience OF Promi.
nent Man Made Public.

reliable source, that it is herewith re
published entire. In addition to the val
liable matter it contains, it will be found
exceedingly interesting.
To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle:
SR-My motives for the publication of
the most unusual statements which follow
are, hrst, gratitude for the fact that have
been saved from 4 most horrible death,
and, secondly, a desire to warn all who
read this statement against some of the
most deceptive influences by which they
nave ever been surrounded. 1t is fact
that to-day thousands of people are within
| . foot Of the grave and they do not know
It. To tell how / was caught away from
just this position, and to warn others
against nearing it, are my objects in this
communication.
On the first day of June, 1851, lay at
| my residence in this city surrounded by
| my friends and waiting for dc~.h. Heaven
| only knows the agony l then (. 4ured. for
words can never describe it. And yet, if
| few years previous ANY one had told me
that was 10 be brought so low, and by so
| terrible disease, / should have scoffed at
the idea. had always been lncommonly
strong and healthy, had weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own ex-
perience, 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.
4 They feel dull and indefinite pains in yari-
Gus parts of the body and do not under
stand 1t. Or they are exceedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite the
next. This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began Still l thought
| 1t was nothing; that probably had taken
a cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this l noticed 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 il.
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 a physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that a
monstrous disease was becoming fixed
upon me. Candidly. l thought was suf-
fering from Malaria and so doctored my
self accordingly. But got no better. l
next noticed peculiar color and odor
about the fluids | was passing-also that
there we're large quantities one dav and
very little the next, and that persistent
froth and scum appeared upon the surface
and a sediment settled in the bottom. And
yet did not realize my danger, for, in
deed, seeing these symptoms continually.
l finally became accustomed to them, and
my suspicion was wholly disarmed by the
fact that l had no pain in the affected or
gans or in their vicinity. Why / should
have been so blind l cannot understand.
There is a terrible future for all phvs-
ical neglect, and impending danger usu-
ally brings person to his senses even
though it may then be too late. real
lied, at last, my critical condition and
aroused myself to overcome it. And, Oh!
how hard l tried! l consulted the best
medical skill in the land. l visited all
the prominent mineral springs in America
and travelled from Maine to California
Still grew worse. No two physicians
agreed as to my malady. One said / was
troubled with spinal irritation; another,
nervous prostratlon, another, malaria
another, dyspepsia; another, heart dis
ease; another, general debility; another,
congestion of the base of the brain: and
so on through list of common diseases,
the symptoms of all of which l really had
In this way several years passed, during
all of which time L was steadily growing
worse. NV condition had really become
: pitiable. The slight symptoms l at first
, experienced were developed into terrible
and constant disorders-the little twigs of
pain had grown to oaks of agony. NY
weight had been reduced from 207 to 100
pounds. My life was a torture to myself
and my friends, l could retain no food
upon my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. L was living mass Of
, pain. My pulse was uncomfortable.
In my agony l frequently fell upon the
, floor, convulsively clutched the CARPET,
and prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect in deadening the pain.
+ For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. NV
urine was filled with lube casts and albu-
men. ! was struggling with Bright's Dis
ease of the Kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus l received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector
of St. Psul's Church, of this city. l felt
that it was our last interview, but in the
course of conversation he mentioned a
! remedy of which had heard much but
had never used. DIR. Foote detailed TO me
the many remarkable cures which had
come under his observation, by means of
this remedy. and urged me TO try it. As a
practicing physician and graduate of the
schools, ! cherished the prejudice both
natural and common with all regular prac-
titioners, and deride the idea of any
medicine outside the regular channels
being the least beneficial. So solicitous.
however. was DR.. Foote, that l finally
promised L would waive my prejudice and
try the remedy he SO highly recommended.
l began its use on the first day of June and
took il according to directions. At first it
sIckened me but this | thought was a
good sign for one in my debilitated condi-
tion. | continued to take it the sicken-
ing sensation departed, and l was able to
retain food upon my stomach. In few
days | noticed decided change for the
better as also did my wife and friends.
My hiccoughs ceased and l experienced
less pain than formerly. Twas SO reioiced
at this improved condition that, upon
what had believed but few days before
was my dying bed, vowed, in the presence
of..my family and friends, should recover,
| would both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good of hu-
mainly, wherever and whenever l had an
opportunity. l also determined that
would give course of Lecturer in the
Corinthian Academy of Music of this
city, stating in full the symptoms and al
most hopelessness of my disease and the
remarkable means by which l have been
saved. My improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three
months l had gained 26 pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain and / be-
heve | owe my life and present condition
wholly TO Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy which l used.
Since nay recovery / have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject of the kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and the
truths developed are astounding. j there
fore state, deliberately. and as physician,
that l beliveve MORE THAN oNE-HALF TUE
DEATHS WHICH OCCUR IN AMERICA ARE
CAUSED BY BRIGHT's DISEASE OF THE
KIDNEYS. This may sound like a rash
statement, but l am prepared TO fully
verify it. Bright's Disease has no distinct
i've 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 knows
complaint. Hundreds of people die daily,
whose burials are authorized by a physi-
cians's certificate of Heart Disease"
"Apoplexy." Paralysis" Spinal Com
plant" rheumatism" Pneumonia"
and other common complaints, when in
reality it was Bright's Disease of the
Kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer
people, realize the extent of this disease
or its dangerous and insidious nature. 1t
steals into the system like thief, mani
tests its presence by the commonest symp-
toms. and fastens itself upon the consti-
I hofo~a IL 4, II. II