The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-11-25
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE.
FROM THE ASYLUM TO THE DO, M OF HIS
HOaE-How IT WAS poNI

east has just made the following state
ment, which Is herewith reprinted entire;
10 the Editor o the Herald,
have always shrunk from appearing
prominent before the public, but a sense of
the duty | owe humanity and the world
prompts the 10 ask this opportunity for
making brief statement in your paper
Whether it be true witt others cannot
say, but during my entire life have fire.
quently been conscious that something was
slowly and silently WORKING to undermine
4 my health aud life. What it was | could
not tell, but that some enemy of my being
was devnuring me within I was certain.
At times would seem comparatively we'll
and then | would be attacked with the
most distressing symptoms. | would feel
peculiar pains in various parts Of my body,
my head would seem heavy; my respiration
laboTed my appetite would be ravenous
one day and | would loa,he food the day
following. Then again would lose all in
terest in life; would feel weary without
exertion; would become sleepy at midday
and restless at night Occasionally my
breathing would be labored and my heart
almost mntionless, while at other times it
would paIpitate violently. thought these
troub es were the result of malaria, and I
treated them accordingly, but got no
better. Shortly atterward my stomach be.
came dcranged, my food failed to digest,
and the fluids passed were of peculiar
odor and color And yet l did not rratiz-
that these things meant anything serious.
Finally | consulted a number of eminent
| physicians, each one of whom took dit
ierent view as to the cause of my troubles.
| One said was suffering from brain dis
ease; another spinal difficulty; Others heart
affection, kidney disease, etc. My symp-
toms were terrible, and in the hope of re-
lief | was cauteris-d, cupped, blistered and
subjected to amos; every known form of
treatment. During one Of these attacks
while st Red Bank, n. j, a physician was
called and left prescription. After he
had gone, | requested friend to 90 and
ask him what he thought Of my tro4ble.
The reply was: "Oh, he will be all right
rum tremens." He was at once informed
that this was impossible, as had never
used any kind of intoxicating drinks;
whereupon he returned, made inquiries,
and changed his prescription. But all the
care of my friends and physicians availed
nothing. l grew worse constantly, and
what is most terrible to think of, did not
know what allied me, nor could find
any one who did,
During the summer and fall of last year
my pulse ranged from l20 to 1870 per min
ute; had 20 relish tor food, and was
indeed most pitable object. ! continued
in this state until last December, when l
became unconscious and lost my reason,
though had two physicians in whom my.
self and friends placed implicit confidence
In this condition was taken to Brattleboro,
VT, for the purpose Of being placed IN the
insaue asylum. remained therg until last
April, being attended all the while by my
| faithful wife who never left me and be-
lieved that some disease and not insanity
was the cause of all my trouble. | re-
gained consciousness in March last and in
sisted upon being taken home. The ply
sicians advised that ] remain, but in.
sisted upon leaving, and we began the
Journey, travelling slowly was met at the
dock by friend whom ] recognized aud
then become again unconscious and re-
NAMED so for over week. When once
more recognized my friends aud knew my
surroundings I determined to try, as
last resort, a treatment Of which | had
heard much but knew nothing. Neither
myself nor friends had much faith that it
or anything could help me, but We re-
solved to try. We accordingly dismissed
the physicians, gave up all other remedies,
and ri D ce to say tht with the blessing
of Him who guided Us, am to-day a well
man; having not been 81 vigorous for many
years, and | owe it all 10 the wonderful, al
most miraculous, power Of Warmers Safe
Kidney Cure, the remedy which | used
You can we'll imagine how grateful |
must feel under the circumstances, aud
like new convert, earnestly desire that
all who are suffering should know and
avail themselves OF this means of recovery.
Had it not been for tho remedy above
named I should doubtless now be within
the walls of an asylum or in my grave.
The great trouble with my case was that NO
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