The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-04-29
PREsENI'IMENTs.
An Investigation of the Causes of those
Dark Forebodings which Make
Powerful Men Weak. -
EGolden RuIe |

announcement male by Professor Proc
tor that the return in nineteen years
of the great comet OF last year will
cause the destruction of the earth. Bnt
while people are becoming so strang ely
exercised over this annoupcemet an
event of far more serious Importance
which is takiug place to<dsy seems to
be almost wholly overlooked. The ma
ture OF this most vital subject can be
best explained by relating the follow.
ing experiences
Bishop E. O. Haven known to the
entire land was unaccountably awaken.
ed one night out of sound sleep and
ley awake until morning. His mind
seemed usually active and he not
only reviewed his past life which had
been an eventful one but laid extern
sive plans for the future. He dia not
feel especially i'll but could not ac-
count for the unusual activity of his
BRAIN nor for The restlessness which
9 emed to possess him. In the morn
'ng he had but little appetite but was
apparently well in other respects In
| few dogs he began to feel restless and
morbid although he tried earnestly to
overcome the feeling Which had taken
possession of him. But try as he
would the shadow of some evil seemed
| to fo'low him apd he was coDsious of
gradual sinking of all his physical
faculties. He had been an earnest and
diligent worker and in his zeal fire.
quently overtaxod his strength an
being absorbed in his duties failed to
observe the common symptoms with
which he was afflicted thu permitting
the wo.k of destruction to go on uns
needed. But the end finally came in =
| premtory manner. Shorty before his
death ne wrote a letter-the last one he
he ever indicted-in which he speak
as'follows: ga belief that death is near
affects difsrrut minds differently but
hp!obably all who arc in fair conditi-
/ tim of physical strength shrink from
a dyir g man is no more able of him
self 70 fore.ee his own destiny or the
destiny OF those lie leaves than he wa
before he began to die"
The recent sad and sudden death of
Hna. Clarkson \ Potter is one OF the
most serious warnings ever given in
the long list OF inuumerable fatal neg
!ect. II is not sufficient to say that
many other brilliant men includin
Everett. Sumner, Chase, Wood, Wi lson
and CaFpenter.wer. sWert away by the
same fatal. trouble. The question is
were these men sufficiently careful of
their health and uld they have been
/ saved? The Albany Argus in speak {.
,ng of Mr.. Potter's sudden illness aud
dea, h says:
lone Of the physicians who attended
Mr. Potter h re- was Interviewed last
evening. He tated that Mr.. Potter's
inability tc converse hal for some time
served 70 baff1e the ply sic!ans in their
efforts tS determine the root of his Ills
ness. 1t seems however that Mr.. Potter
me tw3 years ago suff,r d. a slight at
tack Of kidney disease. Unwise de-
pc cdenpieS ON a rouust constitution and
natu ra ly perfect health ami neglect ot
proper clothing doubtiess sowed the
). eds of o disease that needed but some
such personal neglect as that of Thurs
say morning to devel p, From ths
symptoms at first shown it was thought
that his only trouble was nervous
prostration but his2long continuance II
o sem i-nneons;ous stale led To the be-
lief that his illness was sgated In o
chronic difficulty more mysterious anu
dangerous
Up to the latter part of last year
Mr.. Edward T. Po9k me mber of the
New York stock excha nge was doing
busine IN Wall street, New York He
had evrryt hing lu encourage him and
make life hnrpy tnt WAS the victim ni
unac ountable uneasiness. II experts
ence as described by one WHO knew
was as follows. AT Unexpected times
anu on the occasions when he had tie
greatest leason to feel joyous he was
irritable aud haunted with strange
feelings Of discontent. He endeavored
to check these feelings ans appear
pleasant but It required 4 great effort
To do 50 after which be would again.
relapse into his tormer morbid mood
This feeling cor tinued Tor number oi
months when he ecame conscious of
another added sensation of lassitude.
He was fired even when resting and
hnugh experiencing no acute pain
hid dull aching sensation in his limbs
and various parts OF hit body. Shortly
afterWarl his head iegan to ache most
frequently and his stomeeh failed to
digest properly. BEING told that he
was suffering from malaria he con
suited an eminent physician who ia
forme, him that his kidneys were
slightly affected and gave hi m medj
cine t. restore him. Bnt he grew
worse Instead of bette. He then con
suited other eminent doctors of another
school and was informed that he had a
brain difficulty smewhat ia the ma
} ture of n tumor but in spite OF all effort
to the contrary he began to grow
worse. At this time his condition was
terrible. What wero at first simple
sy m p'oms had developed to terrible
troubles. lie was flushed and fevr rial,
constantly and yet always weary. lie
had an intense appetite one day and
very little the next. His pulse was
J Irregular ani every moment of his
ex,stence was burden. These disas
trous symptoms continued his face and
body became discoiored his heart was
Irregular in its action and his breath
) came in short ard al
convulsive gasps. He grew constantly
worse, Notwithstanding the utm lst
pr cautious of his frionds and finally
died i'll the greatest agony After his
de- til an examination as to its actual
cause was made whom his brain was
found TO be in perfect condition and he
reason of his decease was of an entirely
: different nature
The experiences which have been
@ ed above all had one coumon cause
and ere each the result of one
disesse. That disease wiiihh 20 de.
ceitfully yet surely remove the above
: named persons was Brigh.'s disease of
the kidneys. In the case of hir. Rock
| nfter death while showing the brain to