The daily gazette., 1882-04-22
THE IMPENDING FATE.
AN INTERESTING CHAPTER FROM THE
LIFE OF A PROMINENT
BosToNIAN.
Boston Globe.


Boston Globe.
The readers Of this paper were more
or lets amazed at most remarkable
abatement from one If our leading citl-
zens which appeared inyesterday's issue.
SO unusual were the circumstances con-
nected with It, and so much comment
did it occasion on tie street and IN So
cIai circles, that q representative of this
paper was commissioned to Investigate
its details and verify It's facts. The ar
ticle rt fsrie ed to wss q statement made
bY Mr.. b. +. Larrabee, Of the New
York and Boston Dispatch Express CON-
pany, whose Office Is on Arch street. Mr..
Larrabee was found by the newspaper
NAN In this private office, and on being
questioned said:
"Well, sir, logically have been dead,
but really l am as you can sso me. A
little over 3 year ago was taken sick.
NY trC uble was not severe at first and l
thought It was the esnlt of Llight cold.
Somehow felt unAccountably tired at
times although took an abundance of
sleep. Then, sgain, had dull and
strange pains In various parts OF my
body. My appetite was good one day
and l had none whatever the next and
my head panied me more or less much
of the time. A while atterward / no
ticed much that was peculiar about the
fluids was passing and that 8 sediment
scum and q strange accumulation ap-
peared IN II. Still did not realize that
ihess things meant anything serious and
| allowed the illness to run along until
on the 2sth day of October fell pros
trate while walking along fremont
street. / was carried home and did moi
| 90 ont OF The house until the middle oi
| December. then went down and at.
tempted to attend 10 my business until
the 18th of last January, when was
taken with very severe relapse. My
symptoms were terrible. was fear
fully bloated; suffered severe pains il
all parts of my body and 1t was almost
impossible to get my breath. For si1
days never laid down and never slept
was constantly attended by my regu
lar physician, Doctor johnson, and Doc
tor Bowditch also came to see me nearly
every day.
There vas no doubt that was suf-
fering from Bright's disease OF thu
kidneys in its worst form and laa
stages, accompanied by other troubles
IN my liver and heart. In spite, how
ever, of the Akil OF the physicians,
kept growing worse and finally the.
tapped my side in the vicinity of tn
heart, taking away forty ak ounces
water. This relieved me for tho time
but soon ] became as bad as before
Then the doctor gave me up entirely
declared | could not not live more thai
twenty-four hours; and my daughter
who was residing in Paris, was tele
graphed fer, Still ] fingered alon
Tor several weeks, far more dea
than alive, but never giving up hops
One night--it was on the Goth {
April, I very well remember-my a
tendant, who was reading the pape
to me, began an article which d,
r'bed my disease and sufferings e1
actly. 1t told how some severe cases I
. Bright's disease had been cured, an
so clearly and sensibly did 1t state Il
case that / determined to try the NEAR
of cure which it described, So / SCI
my man to the drugstore, procured
bottle of the medicine, unknown to n
physicians and friends, and took Il
first dose at 10 o'clock. At that tin
, was suffering intensely. ] could n
sleep; l had the short breaths al
could scarcely get any air into n
lungs. was terribly blcated fro
head to foot, and the motion OF n
heart was irregular and painful. III
n next morning / was able to breatl
freely; the pain began to leave me, al
the 6ioating decreased. / eontinu
to take the medicine, and to-day, 8
am we'll as ] ever was in my life, a.
wholly owing to the wonderful almc
miraculous power of Warmers Sa
3 3, Kidney and Liver Cure. ! do .
TO know what this medicine ia made
ar or anything else about 1t, but kn'
ed il saved my life when ] Was given
by the doctors, and had really be
k. dead for weeks; that 1t has kept me
G. perfect health ever since and has cur