The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-20
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
e Unusual Experience Of a prominent

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The following article from the Democrat ana
roacie, Of Rochester, n. y is Of 50 striking ma
SIC, and emanates from so reliable source, that
81 Is herewith re-published entire. In addition 10
fhe valuable matter it contains, 1t viii be Iouhd
Exceedingly interesting;
40 he Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle.
% Shiny motives for the publication Of the most
y unusual statements which follow are first, graf
most horrible death, and, secondly, desire TO warn
all who read this statement against some OF the
most deceptive influences by which they have ever
been surrounded IL Is tact that te-lay ti
OF people are within foot OF the grave ana they
do not know it. TO tell how was caught away
prom Just this position ana 70 warn o'le!s .H"i9'
nearing it. nay Obi ects Ia tins conan uhiS@tl
8 On the first day of June 1851, lay az my resi-,
sAdence in this city surrounded by my friends ana
Awaiting for Death Heaven only knows the agony
II then endured for words can never describe II;
And yet II lew years previous, an! ollS 1e' 80
that / TO be brought 50 low and by so ter
ribe disease, should have scohed at the idea
mad always been uneonInohly strong anu i
had weighed over 300 pounds and hardly knew, IN -
my experience, what pain or sickness were:
realize times that they unusually tired and
cannot account for IT, They feel dun ana lnGehhle
dersand it, Or they are exceedingly hungry one
day and entirely without appetite the next ms
was just the way felt when the relentless ih"iaeS
which had fastened itself upon me first began sun
l thought it was nothingi that probably l had
taken cold which would soon pass away shorty
after this noticed duh, and at times neuralgia
pain in my head, but as il would come one day and
be gone the next paid bat little attention 10 IT.
However my stomach out OF order and my
food often failed digest causing at times great
Inconvenience. Yet had no idea even phy-
sician that these things meant anything serious OF
that a monstrous disease was becoming fixed upon
me Candidlv l thought l was suffering from
Malaria and 50 doctored myself accordingly. But
l got better. 1 next noticed q peculiar color
and oior about the fluids was passing-alSo that
there were large quantities day and very little
the next, and that persistent froth and scum APP
peared upon the surface, and sediment settled in
the bottom. And vet did not realize my danger,
9saf 6sIn ici ~ N t,,'uS @ I'M
/ pain in the affected organs or in their vicinity.
| stand.
THERE'S 4 terrible future for all physical neglect
and impending danger usually bring, person 10
his senses even though il may then be TOO late.
realized at last, my critical condition and aroused
myself 10 overcome it, And oh! how hard tried
1 consulted the best medical skill in the land
visited all the prominent mineral springs i'm Amer
lea and travelled from Maine 10 California. sin
grew worse No two physicians agreed 90 nay
Blalady one said was troubled with spinal irri-
tatIoui another nervous prostTation; another, ma
laria; another, dyspepsia; another, heart disease
another, general debility; another, congestion Of
the base OF the brain and 50 on through long list
OF common diseases, the symptoms OF all OF which
really hAd- In inns way several years passed
daring all OF which time ] steadily growing
worse. Ny cohditloh hal reaiiy become plIlaple
Inc siighL StmptolnS L AZ hrst eNptIlehced were
developed into terrible and constant di-ordersthe
little twigs Of pain had grown oaks OF agony. Ny
weight had been reduced from ~. Z" $50 pounds
NJ life torture 10 myself and friends ! could
retain no food upon my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections was living mass OF PAIN, Ny
pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony l fire.
quently fell upon the floor convulsively clutchcd
the carpet, and prayed for death. Morphine had
little effect in deadeniug the pain. For six
days and nights / had the death preuouitory hic-
coughs constantly Ny urine was filed with tube
casts and albumeu / was struggling with BFiGht's
Disease OF the Kidneys iu its last stages
While suffering thus / received call from my
pastor, the Rev Dr. FooIe. rector of -. Paulis
Church, OF this city. I felt that it was our last
interview. bur in the course Of conversation he
mentioned remedy Of which I had heard much
but had never used Dr. Footc detailed 10 me the
many remarkable cures which had come under his
observation, by means of this remedy and urged
me 10 try it. Asa paCticiug physician and grad
uste OF the schools, cherished the pref udice both
natural and common with al regular practitioners,
and derided the idea Of any medicine outside the
regular channels being the least beneficial So
solicitous, however. Or. foote that 1 finally
promised would waive my prejudice and try the
remedy he 20 htghly recommended I began its
the FIRST day of June and took il according
20 directions. AT first IL sickcned me; bat this /
thought a good sign FOR one i'm nv debilitatcd
condition. I continued To take 10 the sickeuinC
upon my stomach. In few days I noticed a de-
cided change for the better also did my wife and
friends. My hicCDughs ceased and experienced
less pain than formerly. / was rejoiced al this
improved condition that. upon what had believed
but few days before my diving bed / vowed,
in the presence Of my family and friends, should I
recover would both publicly and privately make
known this remedy Tor the good of humanity,
wherever and whenever bad an opportunity. 1
also determined that would give q course of lee
lures in the CurutuIau Academy of Music Of this
city, stating ia full the symptoms and almost hope
by which l have been saved. Ny Improvement
was constant from that time and in less than three
<4s.sau. had gained 25 pounds in flesh, became
=. s..In paias and believe owe my life