Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-09
A PsOFEssIoNAL CONFESSION.
The Usual Experience OF . Prominent
MAN Made Pnblfe


The Usual Experience OF Prominent
q. Man Made Public.
The following article from the Democrat
and Chronicle Of Rochester, n. ", is of so
striking nature, and eminates from so re-
liable q source. that it is herewith re-pub-
lished entire. In addition 10 the valuable
matter it eoRtains, il will be found ex-
ceedingly interesting:
To ne Editor Of tie Democrat and Choroaiele:
SIs-My motives for the publication of
the most unusual statements which follow
are, first, gratitude for the fact that have
been saved from smost horrible death. and,
secondly, desire to warn all who read this
statement against some Of the most decep-
tive influences by which they have ever
been surrounded. II is fact that to-day
thousands OF people are within foot OF the
grave and they do not know il. To tell
how was caught away from Just this posi-
ton and to warn others against nearing It.
are my objects in this communication.
On the irst day Of June, 1881, lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for my death.
Heaven only knows the agony / then en-
dured, for words can never describe il.
And yet, II few years previous, any one
had told me that / was to be brought so
low, and by so terrible q disease, I should
have Sooffed at the idea. / had always
been uncommonly strong and healthy, had
weighed over 300 pounds and hardly knew,
in my own experience, what pain or sick
ness were. Very many people who will
read this statement realizes at times that
they are unusually tired and cannot &C
count for il. They feel dull and indefinite
pains in various parts of the body and do
not understand il. Or they are exceeding
" hungry one day and entirely without
appetite next. This was just the way felt
when the relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first began. Still
thought it was nothing; that probably
had taken a cold which would soon pass
away. Shortly after this / noticed dull,
and at times neuralgia, pain in my head,
but as il would come one day
and be gone the next, paid but
little attention to it. However, my stoui-
ach was out or order and my food often
failed to digest, causing at times great in
convenience. 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,
thought was suffering from Malaria, and
so doctored myself accordingly. But got
no better. next noticed a peculiar color
and oGOr about the fluids was passing.
also that there were large quantities one
dsy and very little the next and'that per-
| sistent froth and scum appeared upon the
surface, and q sediment settled IN the bot
| tom. And yet did not realize my dan
! ger, for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
| continually, I finally became accustomed
| TO 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 l cannot under
stand.
| There isa terrible future for all physi-
| cal neglect and impending danger always
brings a person to his senses even though
| il may then be too late. realized, at last,
my critical condition and aroused myself
to overcome it And, Oh! how hard |
| triedl l Consulted the best medical skill
in the land. visited all the prominent
! mineral springs in America and travelled
from Main to California. Still l grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as to my
| malady. 0ts said I was troubled with
spinal irritation: another, nervous Prostra-
| ton; anothe, malaria; another, dyspep-
STA; another, heart disease; another. gen
I eral debility; another, congestion OF the
base of ths1rain; and so on through a
long list of,ommon diseases, the symp-
toms Of all of which really had. In
this way hVeral years passed, dur
ing all of shich time / was steadily
growing wors. Ny condition had really
BEEN pitiable, The slight symptoms i at
first experienced were developed into ter
rible and e0Stant disorders-the- little
tWigs of pain lad grown TO oaks OF agony.
Nv weight hs beed reduced from 200 to
80 pounds. ly life was torture to my
self and friens. / could retain no food
upon my stomach, and lived wholly by in
iections. ] Wa living mass Of pain. My
pulse was unchtrollable. In my agony
frequently felllpon the floor, conyulsiSely
elutched the cSpet, and prayed for death.
1 Ill la - az n.k in
ening the pain, For six days and nights
I had the deth-prem0nitory hiccoughs
constantly. d urine was filled with tube
casts and ALBUMIN. l was struggling with
Brights Diseaseof the Kidneys in its last
stages.
While suffertg thus 1 received call
from my pastorshe Rev. DR.. Foote, rector
of st. Paurs chrch, Of this city. felt
that it was our lst interview, but In the
course Of conyrsation, he mentioned
remedy Of which, had heard much but had
never used. DrEoote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures which had come
under his obServtion, by means OF this
! remedy and urge me to try It. As prac-
ticing physician, and q graduate OF the
schools, Icherishe the prejudice both nat
ural and common Nth all regular practl-
TONERS, and derideS the idea OF any mesi-
zine outside the reglar channels being the
least beneficial. 8 solicitous, however,
was DR.. Foote, thatI finally promised l
would wave my preSdice and try the REM
edy he so highly recommended. l began
its use on the first do of June and took IL
according to directihs. At first IL sick
ened me; but this Thought was q good
SIGN for me in my dellitaSed condition, !
continued 10 take il; he sickening sensa-
ton departed and / las able to retain food
upon my stomach In few days
noticed decided change Tor the
better, as also id my wife ana
friends. My hiccouhs ceased and | eI-
perienced less pain TIN formerly. / was
80 reioiced at this imloyed condition that,
mon what had belited but few days
before was my dyingDed, vowed, In the
presence Of my family friends, should
recover / would both Rblicly and privately
make known this reutiy for the good OK
humanity, whenever I'D wherever had
An opportunity. ais determined that
would give o course ofectures In the Cor
inthian Academy OF husic of this city,
| stating in full the syDtoms and almost
hopeIessness Of my isease, and the re
markable means by Nich have been
saved. MY improveent was constant
from that time, and a less than three
months had gained pounds in flesh,
became entirely free finn pain, and ! pc
lieye owe my life ana present condition
Wholly to Warmers SAT Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery I've thoroughly re.
INVESTIGATED the subjecbf kidney difficult
ties and Bright's diseasesnd the truths de-
veloped are astounding, therefore state
Seliberately. and as q pksician, that BE-
6eve That more than oe-half the deaths
which occur in Amers are caused by
Briehts disease Of tine kheys This may
son6d like 4 rash statemst but am pre-
pared to fully verify IL. Brights disease
has no distinctive sympbns OF its own
indeed, il often develops fithout any pain
whatever in the kidneys otheir vicinity
but has the symptomsof Arly every other
known complaint hureds OK people