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value it contains, will be found mos
readable and interesting.
MESsRs. EDIoRs Il have always
believed most firmly il the brother.
hood OF men, and that every human
being is in duty bound to assist his
fellow man to the fullest extent of his
power. The relation, therefore, Of
my personal experience will, | trust.
prove of benefit to many thousands in
this land.
My earlier years we're full of health
and pleasure. After the completion
of my educational studies | undertook
the profession of teaching, and under
the severe strain to which | was sub
iected | gradually became reduced Sc
that the least exposure or excitement
would bring on sick headache, bill
business aud general prostrstion. !
gave up teaching and began TO pre-
pare for the ministry, aud although
| studied hard my health seemed Ia
grow no worse. Finally | commenced
preaching, and then my old physical
troubles returned. The slightest
amount of certain kinds of food dis
tressed me and brought on heavy
dizziness, dizziness and often great
depression of mind. A change of
room, atmosphere or clothing
was almost certain to cause
a cold, accompanied by most painful
suffering. l attributed all this to the
severe work | was obliged to do in the
ministry, and so did not attempt to
remove it. | next began to grow ner
0 u and noticed that my feet were
cold, while my left side add back fire..
%quently panied me. | felt a droWsy
or sleepy sensation after eating, while
a little excitement caused me TO lose
my appetite entirely. At times my
spirits would be light and / would feel
as if | might live to a good old age,
when possibly in less than an hour my
head would reel, my body ache and |
would be overcome with a deathly
sickness. After such an attack a
cold sweat would break out upon me
and thisiwould he followed by complete
prostration. 1t would be impossible to
describe the suffering | endured at
these times, and yet | attributed it all
to oSerWork and not tOIsny special
trouble or disease.
1t was more than a year from the
time the attacks first began that | con
suited a physician. BE examined me
aud declared that my lungs we're
affected and that | was on the road to
consumption. | derided this idea and
so called upon another doctor. But he
told me the same thing,as did also 9th,
er medical men whom | consulted. In
deed, they all informed me that unless
| went to Colorado, Dakota or the sea
coast there was little hope. However,
| did not change climate, but tried to
continue my work as best l could.
A year ago last May and in the
November and December following |
had three severe attacks OF what the
dOctOrs said was lung fever or pneu
mo1ia. recovered from these by the
most faithful nursing, but | felt all
the time as | know now that ny
troubles did not originals in my lungs,
bui in some other organs Of the BODY
Il Is true. | felt severe pains in nv
lungs and l expectorsted 3 grea, deal
| vas extremely sensitive to cold. and
the least draft or change of apparel
tended to bring on a cold. Ny breath
ing vas often most difficult, and il
frequently seemed that with all my
exertiOns l could not get enough air
into ny lungs TO satisfy them or keep
ny blood pure. As / am large Ia
stature, weighing over 200 pounds, and
being in the prime Of my usefulness,
you can imagine how l shrunk from
the inevitable fate which seemed to
me in the face.
One Sunday evening last February.
upon coming down from my pulpit.
almost Frustrated and s%ssling that pos
sibly it would be the lasttime | should
enter it again, a member OF
my church approached me and said:
Brother Humphrey know just what
you need TO restore yeu to health. /
have been troubled Just q you r e,and /
am perfectly well now" | thanked him
for his suggestions, but shook my head
sadly. for | felt that there was little
hope for me. However, after | re-
turned home | began to reflect upon
the subject, and finally sent my sou TO
procure some of the medicine which
had been so highly recommended. II
faith we're an element necessary to the
success Of a medicine, it certainly
was lacking in this case, for
l was really hopeless. Greatly to my
surprise, however, | began to feel
much better, and the following Sunday
l was.able to preach with compare
tive ease. | continued 10 grow better
as l continued to use the medicine.
for it seemed to reach my entire SIS.
ten. | was able TO preach, sing and
work without exhaustion, and to-day
| am a we'll man, sleep soundly, eat
heartily, feel no lung troubles, aud |
believe | owe my life and health
wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney and
Livor cure, which | consider q bene
faction to suffering humanity.
1t is only natural that since nv re-.
covery | should feel enthusiastic over
the remedy which bad restored me
aud also observe its effects upon
others. AS a result, |
am forced to the conclusion
that very much sickness which is sup
posed to originate in the lungs, arises
wholly from disordered kidneys and
liver. | believe thousands Of peopl,
are suffering to day and looking for.
ward, as | was, TO a consumptive's
grave, when their lungs are wholly
sound and they might be restored "a
perfect health by the same mean that
employed. Believing these truths
and realizing their importance to tho
world, l come out thus openly, and
say that | believe, under God, thi,
remedy Is a public beDeiaction, and
would most cordially and earnestly
commend it to the world as a blessing
to humanity.
rev B. +. HUMPHREY,
Pastor Baptist church.
Amboy, ILL.,, July "a, 1882.
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