Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-06
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The following article from the Demo
crdt and Chronicle, of Rochester, N. T..
Is of so striking nature, and emenstes
from 80 reliable source, that It is here
with re-published entire. In addition TO
the valuable matter it contains, it viii be
found exceedingly interesting.
To tie Editor Of the Democrat aud
Chronicle:
My motives for the publication of
the most unusual statements which follow
are, first, gratitude for the fact that have
been saved from q most horrible death.
and, secondly, a desire TO warn all who
read this statement against some of the
most deceptive influences by which they
have ever been surrounded 1t is fact
that to-day thousands of people are within
foot OF the grave and they do not know
H. To tell how | was caught away from
iL5t this position and 10 warn others
against nearing it, are my objects IN this
communication.
On the first day of June 1881, lay II
my residence IN this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for my death.
Heaven only knows the agony | then
endured, for words can never describe 1t.
And yet, if few years previous, any one
had told me that was to be brought so
low, aud hy so terrible disease, | should
hsye scoffed at the idea. | had always
been unccmmonly strong and healthy, had
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly knew
-t.s
ness were. Very many people who will
read this statement realize at times that
they are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for il. They feel dull and indefinite
pains IN various parts of the body and do
not understand it. Or they are exceeding
ly hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next. This was Just the way
ielt when the relentless mslady which
had fastened itself upon me first began.
Still thought 1t was nothing; that pro-
baby had taken cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this | no.
ticed dull, and at times neuralgia, pain
in my head, but as it would come one day
and be gone the next, paid but little at
tention to it. However, my stomach was
out Of order and my food often failed to
digest, causing al times great Inconven-
fence. Yet had no idea, even as ply
siciaB, that these things meant anything
serious or that monstTors disease was
becoming fixed upon me. Candidly l
thought was suffering from Malaria and
50 doctored myself accordingly. But got
no better. 8 next noticed a peculiar color
anc odor about the fluids was passing
also that there were large quantities ons
day aud very little the next and that a
persistent froth and scum appeared upon
the surface, and sediment settled in the
bottom. And yet l did not realize my
danger, for. indeed seeing these symptoms
coniinuelly,l finally became accustomed 10
them, and my suspicion was wholly dis
armed by the fact that had no pain In
the affected organs or In their vicinity.
Why should have been so blind cannot
understand,
lhcre Is terrible future for sll physical
neglect, and impending danger always
brings person to his senses even though
il may then be too late l realized, at
last. my critical condition and aroused
myself to overcome il. And, OF! how
hard l tried consulted the best medical
skill in the land. / visited all the proml-
nent mineral springs in America and
Travelled from Maine to California. Still |
grew verse. No two physicians agreed
as TO my MALAY. One said 1 was troubled
with spinal Irritation; another, nervous
prosiTation; 'sno,her, malaris; another
dyspepsia; another, heart disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion OF the
base of the brain; and so on through a long
list OF common diseases, the symptoms of
all oi VIII h ! really had. In this way
severai ye rs passed during all of which
time I wss steadily growing worse. Ny
condition hsd really become piiIsble. The
slight symptoms at first experienced were
develop INTO terrible ard constant dis
ordeIs-the little twigs OF pain had grown
to oaks of agony. Ny weight had been
reduced from 2J7 to $50 pounds. My lIie
was torture TO myself and friends.
could retain no food upon my stomach,
and lived wholly by injections. / was
living mass Of p8in. Ny pulse was uncon-
tIollable. In my agony 1 frequently fell
upon the fOor, convulsively cIutched the
carpet, and prayed for Geath. c Morphine
had little or no effect in deadening the
palu.o for SIX days and nights had the
dt ath premonitory hiccoughs constantly.
Ny urine was flied with tube casts and
slbumen. | Was struggling with Bright's
Disease OF the Kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus | received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rec
tor OF ST. Paul's Church, Of this city, | felt
that it was our last interview, but IN the
course of conversation he mentioned re-
medy of which had head much tut 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
practiclng ply sician and graduate of the
schools, cherished the prejudice both na-
tural and common with all regular prac-
uuOners, and derided the idea of any me-
dIcIne outside the regular channels beirg
the least beneficial 20 sOlIciious, howey-
er was DR.. Foote, that finally promised