Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-05-04
PRESENTIMENIS.
An Investigation of the Cause OF lhose
Dark Fore bodings Which Make
Powerful Men Weak.
Golden Rule.

throughout America IIOul tuC ohnO -
rnent made by Professor Proctor that tne
retutn in nineteen years OF the great COMET
OF last summer will cause the deStruclloi
of the earth. But while people are OecOln-
ing so strangely exercised over tlls au
nOuncement, an event OF lar more SERIOUS
Importance, which is taking place to-day,
seems TO be almost wholly overlooked. Inc
nature Of this most vital subject can De
best explained by relating the following
experiences:
hisI0D f.. D. Haven, known to the entire
land, was unaccountabIy awakened one
night out of a sound sleep, and lay awake
until morning. His mind seemed unusual
ly active, and he not only reviewed his
past life, which had been an eventful one
hut laid extensive plans for the future;
He did not feel especially i'll, but could
not accoant for the unusual activity of his
brain. nor for the restleSSneSS which
seemed to possess him. In the morning
he had but little appetite, but was applr-
emily well in other respects. In a Jew
days, however, 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 10 follow
him, ard he was conscious of gradual
sinking and wasting away of all his ply
sical faculties. He had teen an earnest
and deligent worker, and in his zeal fire.
quently over taxed his strength, and being
absorbed in his duties fail'd TO observe
the common symptoms with which he was
afflicted, thus permitting the work OF de
StructiOn to 60 on unheeded. But the end
finally came in INST per5mptOry III m
ner. Shortly before his death he wrote a
letteT-the last one he ever indited-in
which he speaks as follows: "A belief that
death is near affects different minds differ
emily, but probably all who are in tair
condition of physical and mental strength
instinctivrly shrink from it with an in.
detinable dread and horror. A dying man
is no more able of himself to fOreSee his
own d. stiny or the destiny of those he
leaves than he was before he began to
die"
The recent sad and sudden death of Hon.
Clarkson n. Potter is one of the most seri-
Gus warnings ever given in the long list of
innumberable cases of fatal neglect. 1t is
not sufficient to say tSat many other bril-
liant men, including Everett, Sumner,
Chase, Wood, Wilson and Carpenter, were
swept away by the same fatal trouble.
The question is, were these men sufficient
ly car eful of their health, and could they
have been saved? The Albany Argus, in
speaking of Mr.. Potter's sudden illness
and death, says:
"One Of the physicians who attended
Mr.. Potter here was interviewed last even
ing. He stated that Mr.. Potter's inability
to converse had for some time served to
battle the physicians in their efforts to de-
termine the root of his illness. 1t seems,
however, that Mr.. Potter, some two years
| ago, suffered slight attack of kidney dis.
ease. Unwise dependence upon robust
constitution and naturally perfect health,
and neglect of proper clothing, dOubtlt S
| SOwed The seeds of a disease that NEEDED
but some such personal neglect as that OF
| Tuesday morning to develop. From the
symptoms at first shown, it was thought
that his only trouble was nervous prOStra-
ton; but his long continuance in semi
nm or 70 LODI 70 fhn hnl inf fhot 10
illness was seated in chronic difficulty
more mysterious and dangerous"
Up to the latter part of last year Mr..
Edward F. Rock, member of the New
stock exchange, was doing business i'll
wall street, New York. He had every
happy, but was the victim of unaccoupt-
able uneasiness. His experience as de-
scribed by one who knew, was as follows
SAT unexpected times, and on occasions
when he had the greatest reason to feel
joyous he was irritable and haunted with
strange feelings of discomfort. He en-
deavOred to check these feelings and ap
pear pleasant, but it required a great effort
TO do so; after which he would again re-
lapse into his former morbid mood. This
feeling continued for number of months,
when he became conscious of an added
sensation of lassitude. He was tired even
when resting, and although experiencing
no acute pain, had dull, aching sensations
in his limbs and various parts of his body.
Shortly aft rward his head began to ache
most frequently and his stomach failed to
digest properly. Being told that he was
suffering from malaria he consulted an
eminent physician, who informed him that
his kidneys were slightly affected, and
gave him medicine to restore them. But
he grew worse instead of better. He then
consulted other eminent doctors OF another
school and was informed that he had a
brain difficulty somewhat in the nature of
q tuu or, but in spite of all efforts to the
contrary he continued to grow worse. At
this time his condition was terrible. What
were at first simple symptoms had devel-
oped to terrible troubles. He was flushed
and feverish, constantly uneasy, and yet
always weary. He had Gn intense appetite
one day and very little the next. HIS pulse
was irregular, his breathing labOred, and
every moment of existence was burden.
: These disastrous symptoms continued, his
face and body became discolored, his heart
was irregular in its action, and his breath
came in short, cOnvulsive gasps. He grew
constantly worse, notwithstanding the ut
most precautions of his friends and finally
. died in the greatest agony. After his death
an examination AS to its actual cause was
made, when his brain was found te be in a
: perfect condition, and the reason of his
!. decease was of an entirely different ma
ture."
The experiences which have been cited
above all had common cause and were
each the result of one disease. That dis
ease, which so deceitfully, yet surely re-
, moved the people above mentioned was
. Bright's disease of the kidneys. In the
case of Mr.. Rock the examination after
death, while showing the brain to be in
perfect condition, revealed the terrible
fact that he was the victim of a slight kid
ney trouble, which had gone on unchecked,
until it resulted in acute Bright's disease
The leading physicians and scientists of
the world are fast learning that more than
, ole-half the deaths which occur are caused
by this INDUSTRIOUS scourge. 1t is one OF
the most deceitful maladies ever known to
! the human race. 1t manifests itself by
symptoms 50 slight and common, as to
seem unworthy Of attention and yet these
very Insignificant symptoms are the first
stages of the worst complaint known in
; the history of the world. Thousands of
people have died from troubles that are
called heart disease, apopleXy, pneumonia,
brain fever, and similar diseases, when il
was, in fact BrightS disease of the kidneys.
! The ravages of this disease have been
greatly increased from the fact that until
, recent years no way was known to prevent
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