Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-24
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT,
The Unusual Experience OF d Prominent
Man Made Public

The Unusual Experience OF Prominent
Man Made Public.
The following article from the b. o..,c.,,t ,,,,5
fhirp.i'' uf Rochester. y. Y. j. of 80 >trikiu-
i nature, and cInIuatc, from ssn reliable :,
source, that il i herewith published entire.
In addition tu the valuable matter it contains.
il will bc found exceedingly Interesting
10 tie Editor of III, UhnorEH ,u,d CLiULicie:
SIi:--My motives for the publication of the
most unla:IaI statement, which follow ar,.,
first, gratitude for the fact that have been
saved from 4 most horrible death. and. sec
Oud!y, Il desire 10 warn all who read thi.
statement against some of the most drcrp.
| tive influences by which they have ever been
surrounded. 1t i a fact that today thou
sands of people are within = foot of the grave
and they do not know il. To tell how wa
caught away from such position and L.
warn others against ncarn. il, are NV oh
! icCls in this communication.
/ On the first day of June, 1881. lay at my
residence in this city surrounded by my
| friends and waiting for death Heaven oull
knows the agony then endured, for word.
! can never describe ii. And Vet, if Il few wear,
! previous, amy one had told me that was I,
| nc brought 50 low. and by 50 terrible y dis
east, should have scoiicd at the idea | haC
| always been lsncommonly strong and healthy
had weighed over 2O0 pound, and hardly
|
sickncs, was. Very many people who vii
read this statement realize at time, that the,
| are unusually tired and cannot account for il
| They feel dull and indefinite pain, in variui!,
parts of the body and do not understand it
Or they are exceedingly hungry one day anl
| entirely without appetite the next. Thi, wa,
| just the way felt when the RELENTLESS maladl
which had fastened itself upon me first b.
| gan. Still Thought it wa, nothing; that
probably had taken a cold which would ,uol
pass away. Shortly after this noticed dull
and ut times neuralgia pain in my head, but
as it would come one day and he gone the
next, paid but little attention to it, How
ever, my stomach was out of order and my
| food often failed t. digest, causing al time,
| great inconvenience. Yet | had no idea ever
lS physician, that these things meant any
| thing serious or that moustrOus disease wa,
becoming fixed upon me. Candidly,
| thought was suffering from Malaria and :,
dnrtorcd myself accordingly. Bat got Nc
better. next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids ] WAS passin%-also that
| there were large quantitc, one day and very
little the next, and that persistent froth and
| scum appeared upon the surface, and scdi
| ment settled in the bottom. And yet | did
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
| these symptoms continually, finally became
accustomed to them, and my suspicion wa.
wholly diSarmcd 10y the fact that had no pain
| in the affected organs or in their vicinity. Why
| | should have been 30 blind cannot under
stand.
There is Il terrible future for all physical neg
| lrct, and impendin" danger usually bring, i
| person To- his scnscs even though it may then
be- too late. lrcalzrd, At last, my critical con
| dition and aroused myself To overcome it
| And, Oh, how hard tried, | consulted The
best medical skill in the land. ! visited al
the prominent medical springs in America and
Travelled from Maine To- California. Still
I 4.
| my malady. Ouc said was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, nervous prostra
ton; another, malaria; another, dyspepsia
| another, heart disease: another, general de
| hility; another, congestion of the base Of the
brain, and 50 on through long list of com
mon diseases, the symptoms of all of which
| really had. In this way several years passed
durin. all of which time was steadily CROWN.
| worse. My condition had really become pilia
| bic. The slight symptoms at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant dis
| ortler--thc little twigs of pain had grown Ia
oaks of agony. My weight had been reduced
| from 9,7 To- $50 pounds NV life WIS Il tor
turc 20 myself and friends | could retain uu
food upon my stomach and lived wholly Ivy
| injections. | was Il living mass of pain NV
| pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
| frequently fell upon the floor, conyu>ivrly
clutchcd the carpet, and prayed for death
! Morphine had little or no effect in dradcning
|
death prcmonitory hiccougha constantly
My urine was filled with tube casts and
albumcn | was struggling with Bright
Disease of the Kidneys, in lis last stages.
| While struggling thus received Il call from
my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Footc, rector of :;
Paul's Church. of this city. felt that it was
| our last interview, but III the course of con.
yersation he mentioned II remedy of which
had heard much but had never used. Dir
| Footc detailed To me the many remarkable
| cures which had come nndcr his observation
by means of this remedy, and urged me to try
| it, As II practlcing physician and a graduate
| Of the schools, | cherished the prejudice both
| natural and common with all regular prac
| titioncrS, and dcridcd the idea Of any mcdi
| cine outside the regular channels being The
| least beneficial. So solicitious. however, was
DIR. Footr, that ! finally promised would
waive my prejudice and try the remedy he &C
highly recommended. began its use on the
first day of June and took it according I,
directions. At first il siCkcncd me: but this
| thought was good sign for one in my de
| biliatcd condition. | continued 10 take il
the sickenng sensation departed and was
| able TO retain food upon my stomach. In d
| few days noticed decided change for the
| better Is also did my wife and friends. NJ,
| hiccoughN ceased and experienced less pain
| than formerly. ! was So rcjoiccd al this i'm
| proved condition that upon what had he
/ licved hut Il few days before was nv dyin.
bed, vowed, in the presence of my family
| and friends. should | recover | would both
publicly and privately make known this rem
| cdy for the good of humanity, wherever and
whenever had an opportunity ! also deter
mined that would give II course of lectures
| in the Corinthian Academy Of Music in this
| city, stating in full the symptoms and almost
| hopclessness of my disease aud the remark.
able means 10y which have been saved My
| improvement was constant from that time
| and in loss Than fbrnp months | had al
pounds In flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe owe my life and present
| condition wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure, the remedy which used
Since my recovery have thoroughly rein
vcstigatcd the subject of kidney difficulties
and Bright's Disease, and the truths dcvel-
opcd are astounding. | therefore state DELHI.
cratcly, and rs physician, that | believe
MORE THAN oNE-HALF THE DEATHS WHICH
| oCCrR IN AMERICA ARE CAUSED BY BRIGHT :
DISEASE or THE KIDNEYS. This may sound
| like a rash statement, but | am prepared to
| fully verify il. Bright's Disease has no dis
tinctiyc symptoms of its own, indeed il often
dcvclopeS without any pain whatever in the
kidneys or their vicinityO but has the symp-
toms of nearly every other known complaint
Hundreds of people die daily, whose burials
are authorized by physicians certificate Of
Heart Disease" ".ApoopleNy, -" Paralysis"
Spinal Complaint" "Rheumatism," ''Pneu-
monia," and other common complaints, when
In reality it was BriSht's Disease Of the Kid.
ncys. Few physicians and fewer people, re-
alizc the extent Of this disease or its danger
Gus and insidious nature. 1t steals into the
system like a thief manifcsts its presence by
the commoncst symptoms and fastens itself
upon the constitution before the victim is
aware. II Is nearly rs hereditary rs consump-
ton. quite rs common and fully rs fatal. En-
tire families, inherting it from their Hncos-
tors, have died, and yet none Of the number
knew or realized the mysterious power which
was removing them. Instead of common
symptoms ii often shows none whatever, but
brings death suddenly, and rs such is usually
supposed 10 be heart disease. As one who
has suffered and knows by bitter experience
whist lie says, | cmplorc every one who reads
these words not 10 neglect the slightest
symptoms of Kidney difficulty. Certain
agony and possible death will be the sure re-
suit of such neglect and no one can afford To
hazard such chances
| am aware that such an unqualified state
ment rs this, coming from me, known as |
am throughout the entire land rs prac-