The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-03
A PROFESSIONAL CONFESSION.


The following article from the Deno,r0fand
Chroalels, ~ Rochester y. II, Il ~ 50 strik-
ing . nature. anil emanates from - reliable =
source that II is herewith re-publsshed entire,
la addition 10 the valuable mattcri i; couta.ps-
Il will be found exceedingly interesting
10 ne kdsfvr ~ ne Dt,nprr1f and Ctronils:
Sir: My motives for the publication d the
most unusual statements which follow are.
first. gratitude for Tie fact that have been
saved from a most horrible death. end. second
III. a desire to warn al who read this state
ment against some q the most deceptive in
fucn,es b. which they have ever been sur
rounded IL il fact that to-day thousands
81 people are within foot u the grave AMI
they ID MT know IL To tel how Was
caught away from just this position. and TO
warn others against nearing II. are MY objects
IN this communication.
On the first day Of June. 1851. lay at my
residence in this city surroundc ahy my friends
And Waiting Tor my death. Heaven only
knows the agony l then endured. Tor words
can ney,r describe Il. And yet, Il few years
previous. any one had told me that was ID be
brought 30 low. and by 70 terrible = disease. i
should have scoifci "A the ilet Ind always
been uncnmmonlv sirnn. and he sitlY, had
weighed over 3uy pOunis and hardly knew. Ia
my own experience, NAAt pain Or sickness
were Very many teopic who wi read this
statement realize ut times that they are un-
usually tired and cannot account for Il. They
feel dun and indefinite pains N various parts
~ the bOlv and d. NOT understand II. or
they are exceedingly hungry oNs day ana en-
tirclS without appetite tue next Tits was
just the way | frit when the rceiit lesS malsLsly
which Ind fastened itself UP III me fr-thcgan.
Still thought II MAS nothing: that probably
had taken 4 cold which would soon pass
AWAY. shortly after I'll, noticed dull ani
AZ times ucuragsc pain in nv heal but as
II would come one day and be gone Tie next.
l.lIfI fi.<s.fx IA
stomach w4s out ~ orls nd NV food often
failed 10 digest causing ~ times great In
cou ycncnce. Yet | hail NO iica. eren rs q
physician, tint these things meant anything
serious ur that a nonstrnus disease was he
coming hxei uf0n me. tanLiily. 4 ihoilxl-t
Twas suffering rom Malaria AMI 40 soctofei
N, self accordingly Hut ! got no better. 4
next not cel REGULAR color ami nslor about
the iinids was pa mr. Al ~ that there were
large quantities one day and very little the
next. and that yer Sstent troth and scum an
pcArcd upon the surface, and sediment srf-
tied n the bottom. And yet did not realize
nv danger. fnr. indeed. seeing these syMp-
toms continually, finally became a,cnstOn el
- them. ana ny snspicot NAs wholly di~-
armed ~ the fact that hal IA pain D me
Affected organs or III their vicinity. Why /
should have been ~ blind cannot understand.
There il a terrible future FOR Wi PHYSICAL
neglect. and '4pendug danger always brings
person Ia his senses even though IL may ilsen
nc tVu lltc. ! realized. Az last, my CRITICAL
condition and aroused ny&clt 10 overcome W.
And, OIL how hard | tried lconsultcd the
best medic 4 skill IN the land. ! visited X
the prominent mineral springs N Americana
Travelled from Maine 10 California. StiIl
gre WV worse. No two physicians agreed a. ~
ny inaiady. One said | was troubled " ia
spinal irritation. another. nervous prostrA-
ton. another malaria: another, Dyspepsia,
another, henrt-liseasc: another, general dc
bility; another, congestion OF the base of tho
brain; and 40 ot through Iong list 81 com
mon diseases, the symptoms " all " which
really had IN this way several years passed,
during III. ~ which time was edliy grow
ing worst. NV condition had really become
pitiabe- The slight symptoms | 81 first *
pcr!enccd were developed into Terrible and
constant disorderS--thc little twigs " pAin
hal grown 10 oaks ~ agony NV weight Hal
bccn rciuccd from ~ X l3) pounds. NY life
was torture 10 myself and friends. could
retain no food upon my stomach, AMI lived
wholly by injections. Twas a living mass ~
pain. Mn pulse wns tnc0ntrOllabr. In my
agony frequently fell upon the iiuor. con-
yuisively ciutched ne Garrett and PRAYED for
death. Morphine had little or No elect in
a. sdcnin0 the rain. For six days and nights
had the death scmmitury hlsccugls con-
otantly. NY urine was filed With tnrc casts
and albumcn. Twas struggling with Bright's
Disease a the Kidneys IN It, last k.agcS