The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
The Unusual Experience of n
Prominent Man Made Public.

was caught away from just this po-
sition and to warn others against
nearing it, are my objects i'll this
communication
On the first day of June, 1881, L
lay at my residence in this city, sur
rounded by my friends and waiting
for death. Heaven only knows the
agony | then endured, for words
can never describe it. And yet, if a
few years previous, anyone had told
me that l was to be brought so low
and by so terrible disease, | should
haze scofIed at the idea. ] had al
WAYS been uncommonly strong and
healthy, had weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own
experience, what pain or sick
ness were. Very many people who
will read this statement, realize al
times, that they are unusually tired
and cannot account for 1t. They
feel dull and indefinite pains in vari'
Gus parts of the body and do not
understand it. Or they are exceed.
ingly hungry one day and entirely
without appetite the next. This
was just the way l felt when the re.
lentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me, first began. Still
thought it was nothing; that prob
ably had taken a cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this
| noticed a dull, and at times, neu-
ralgic, pain in my head, but as il
would come one day and be
gone the next, L paid but little at.
tention to it. However, my stom.
ach was out of order and my food
often failed to digest, causing al
times great Inconvenience. Yet
had no idea, even as a physician,
that these things meant anything
serious, or that monstrous disease
was becoming fixed upon me. Can
didly, l thought was suffering from
Malaria, and so doctored myself ac-
cordingly. But l got no better.
next noticed a 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 and scum APP
peared upon the surface, and sedi-
ment settled in the bottom. And
yet did not realize my danger, for
indeed, seeing these symptoms con-
tinually, L finally became accustom-
ed to them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that ]
had no pain in the effected organs
or in their vicinity. Why L should
have been so blind L cannot under
stand.
There is a terrible future for all
physical neglect, and impending
danger usually brings a person to
his senses even though it may then
be too late. l realized, at last, my
critical condition, and aroused my
self to overcome it. And, Oh
how hard L tried! L con-
suited the best medical skill in the
land. L VISITED all the prominent
mineral springs in America and
travelled from Maine to California.
Still L grew worse. No two physi-
clans agreed as to my malady. One
said was troubled with spinalirf
ton; another, nervous prostration
another, malaria another, dys-
pepsia; another, heart disease; an
other, general debility; another,
congestion of the base of the brain
and so on through long list of CON-
mon diseases, the symptoms of all
of which really had. In this way
several years passed, during all of
which time 1 was steadily growing
worse. My condition had really be-
came pitiable. The slight symptoms
L at first experienced were devel-
oped into terrible and constant dis
orders-the little twigs or pam had
grown to oaks of agony. My weight
had been reduced from 207 TO $50
pounds. My life was torture to
myself and friends. L could retain
no food upon my stomach, and
lived wholly by injections. 1 was u
living mass of pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony L fire.
quently fell upon the floor, convul-
sively clutched the carpet, and
prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect in deadening the
pain. For six days and nights l
had the death premonitOry hic-
coughs constantly. My urine was
filled with tube and albumen. L
was struggling with Bright's Dis
ease of the Kidneys in its last
stages.
While suffering thus / received a
call from my pastor, the Rev. DR..
Foote, rector of st. Paufs Church,
of this city. L felt that it was our
last interview, but in the course of
conversation he mentioned remedy
of which 1 had heard much but had
never used. DIR. Foote detailed to
me the many remarkable cures
which had come under his observa-
ton, by means of this remedy, and
urged me to try it. As practicing
physician and a graduate of the
schools, | cherished the prejudice
both natural and common with all
regular practitioners, and derided
the Idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being the least
beneficial. So SOLICITORS, however
was DIR. Foote, that / finally prom
ised 1 would waive my prejudice
and try the remedy he so highly
L began its use on
the first day of June and took it
according to directions. AT first il
sickened me; but this l thought was
a good sign for one in my debilitat-
ed condition. l continued to take
it; the sickening sensation departed
and l was able to retain food upon
my stomach. In few days noticed
a decided change for the better as
also did my wife and friends. My
hiccoughs ceased and L experienced
less pain than formerly. l
was so rejoiced at tins i'm
proved condition that upon
what 1 had believed but few day
before was my dying bed, vowed,
in the presence of my family and
friends, should l recover, / would
both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good of
humanity, wherever and whenever l
had an opportunity. L also deter
mined that would give q course of
lectures in the Corinthian Academy
of Music of this city, stating in full
the symptoms and almost hopeless
ness of my disease and the remark
able means by which 1 have been
saved. My Improvement was con-
slant from that time, and in less
than three months l had gained 26
pounds in flesh, became entirely free
from pain, and l believe L owe my
life and present condition wholly to
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy which 1 used.
Since my recovery, / have thor
oughly re-investigated the subject
OF kidney difficulties and Bright's
disease, and the truths developed
are astounding. / therefore state,
and as physician, that