The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
The Unusual Experience of
a PrOmine Man Made
Public.

lished entire. I'm addition to the valuable
matter it contains, it will be found exceed
ingly interesting.
To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle:
SIR:-My motives for the publication of
the most unusual statements which follow
are, first, gratitude for the fact that / have
been saved from a 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 been surround
ed. 1t is fact today 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 1T, the objects 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 only
knows the agony | then endured, for words
can never describe it. And yet if few years
previous, any one had told me that | was to
be brought so low, and by so terrible dis
ease, l should have scofied at the idea. had
always been uncommonly strong and healthy
had weighed 200 fb and hardly knew, in my
own experience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this state
ment realize at times that they are unusual
~ tired and cannot account for il. They ieel
dull and indefinite pains in different parts of
the body and do not understand it, Or they
are exceedingly hungry one day and entire
ly without appetite the next. This was just
the way / felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself npon me first began
Still thought it was nothing; that probably
/ had taken cold which would soon pass
away. Shortly after this | noticed dull,
and at times neuralgia, pain i'll my head, but
as it would come one day and be gone the
next, l paid but little attention TO it. How
ever, my stomach was out OF order and my
food often failed to digest, causing at times
great inconvenience. Yet L had no idea, even
! as physician, that these things meant any
thing serious or that a monstrous disease
was becoming fixed upon me. Candidly, L
thought ! was suffering from malaria and so
doctored myself accordingly. But got no
| better. ] next noticed peculiar color and
| odOr about the fluids | was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
| froth orscum appeared upon the surface, and
a sediment settled in the bottom. And yet l
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
| ing these symptoms continually, finally be-
| came a, customed To them, and my suspicion
was wholly disarmed by the fact that had
| no pain in the affected organs or in their
vicinity. Why / should have been so blind
| cannot understand.
| There is terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger usually
| brings q person to his senses even though it
may then be too late. ] realized ut last, my
critical condition and aroused myself to
overcome it. And, OH how hard tried!
| consulted the best medical skill in the land.
| visited all the prominent mineral springs
in America, and travelled from Maine to
California Still grew worse. No two phys
icians agreed as to my malady. One said
was troubled with spinal irritation; another,
nervous prostration; another, malaria; anoth-
er, dyspepsia; another, heart disease; another
| general debility; another congestion of the
base of the brain; and SO on through long
list of common diseases, the symptoms of all
of which l really had. In this way several
years passed, during all of which time | was
steadily growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. The slight symp-
toms at first experienced were developed
| into terrible and constant disorders-the
little twigs OF pain had grown to oaks of ag-
Ony. My weight had been reduced from 207
10 100 pounds. My life was a torture to my
self and friends. l could retain no food upou
my stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
| was living mass OF pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony l frequently
| fell upon the floor, 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 hic-
coughs constantly. My urine was filled with
| tube casts and albumen. | was struggling
with Brght's Disease of the Kidneys in its
| last stages.
|
While suffering thus received call from
my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, rector of St.
Paul's Church, OF this city. | felt thatit was
our last interview, but in the course of con-
versation he mentioned a remedy of which |
had heard much but had never used. DR..
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 apracticing physician and grad
dice both natural and common with all reg
ular practitioners, and derided the idea of
any medicine outside the regular channels
being the least beneficial So solicitous how
ever was DIR. Foote, that l finally promised
that | would waive my prejudice and try
| the remedy he so highly recommended.
began its use on the first day of June and
took it according to directions. At first it
| sickened me; but this / thought was a good
| sign for one in my debiitated condition.
continued to take it; the sickening sensation
departed and | was able to retain food upon
my stomach. In a few days | noticed de-
cided change for the better as also did nv
wife and friends My hiccoughs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly.
was so rejoiced 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
l recover | would both publicly and private
ly make known this remedy for the good of
humanity, wherever and whenever | had an
opportunity. / also determined that
would give a course of lectures in The Corin-
THAN Academy of Music of this city, stat
ing in full the symptoms and almost hope
lessness of my disease and the remarkable
means by which have been saved. My i'm
provement was constant from that time, and
in less than three months | had gained 26
pounds in flesh, became entirely free from
pain and | believe / owe nv life and present
condition wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, the remedy which / used
Since my recovery have thoroughly in
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties
and Bright's disease, and the truths devel-
oped are astounding. | therefore state de-
liberate.y and as = physician, that / believe
MORE THAN oNE-HALF THE DEATHS WHICH
OCCUR IN AMERICA ARE CAUSED BY BRIGHT's
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS This may sound
like a rash statement but / am prepared to
fully verify it. Bright's Disease has no dis
tinctive symptoms of its own, Indeed it often
develops without any pain whatever in the
kidneys or their vicinity but has the symp-
toms of nearly every other known complaint.
Hundreds of people die daily, whose burials
are authorized by a physicians certificate OF