The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-23
A nEmAnsApIjy STATEMENT
Tho Unusuai Eaperle pee Of Prominent
Man Mad q Public.

!. striking a nature and omonatcs from ,
!. reliable a source. tbat h ia borewitb to.nui
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: lhgly interesting
. 10 the Editor Of the DwuJrrni .ud Chronicle
| SR:-My motive Tor the publication d
the most unusual ssattW, WbI.l iJt1'
are, irst, gratitude tor .h. i1.. thlt bay
been saved from most hprih't death
and, secondly dcSira a. van, al w''
read TINS statement az i,lsL So,tis 81 ti.e mos
deceptive influences by which they hay,
ever been surrounded. ~ is Il fact that to
day thousand Of peopE/are within foot
OF the grave moi hey 10 not know it, TIC
tell how ! vas ylu1lf away from just this
position and warn others against nearing
it, are m o.iec IN this Communication.
h On tn frsJ tIy Of JuLe 1851, | lay at my
sidcuao IN ,llS city surrounded by my
friends ar waiting for death. Heaven
only uoVS the agony then endured, for
wo can never describe 1t. And yet, if q
few y&Jr, previous, any one had told me
thTt Ms ~ be- brought so low, and by so
IT, r,u'a a disease should have scofled at
roe Idea. . haI q (ays, been uncOmmonly
strong .ul ae-tLuv, had weighed over 200
pounds and no. +ly knew, in my own
experie.ga what pain or sickness were.
| Very man. It Die wESCkWill read this state
ment realize 4 ssues this Ahey are unusually
tired and cannoS accounS tor it. They feel
dull and indefinite pains IN, various parts
of the body and do hot understand it, Or
they are exceedingly hungry ofe day and
entirely without appetite the next. This
was just the way felt when the reieqtless
malady which had fastened itself uponNme
| first began. Still thoughti il was notbinS
that probably | had taken a cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after this |
noticed dull and at times, neuralgic
pain in my head, but as it would come one
day and be gone the next, paid but little
attention &c it. However, my stomach was
out of order and my food often failed to di.
gest, causing at times great inconvenience
Yet / had no idea, even as a phvsician. that
these things meant anything serious or
that monstrous disease was becoming
fixed upon me. Candidly, thought | was
offering from Malaria and so doctored
myself accordingly But | got no better. |
next noticed peculiar color and 0dor about
the fluid was passing; also that there were
large quantities one day and very little next,
and that q persistent troth and scum an.
peared upon the surface, and sediment
settled in the bottom And vet | did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, | finally became
accustomed to them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that / had no
pain in the affected organs or in their yicin
ity. Why l should have been so blind / |
cannot understand.
There is terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger USUALLY |
may then be too late. | realized, at last,
my critical condition and aroused myself 10 |
overcome it. And, Oh how hard I tried |
| consulted the best medical skill in the |
land. | visited all prominent min. |
eral springs in America and travelled from
two physicians agreed as to nv malady. |
One said was troubled with spinal irrit;.. |
ton; another, nervous prostration: another.
malaria another, dyspepsia: another. heart |
disease; another, general debility: another.
longestion of the base of the brain: and SO |
En through a long list of common diseases,
The syni,;ems Of all of which / really had
of which time | was steadily growing worse. |
Ny condition had really become pitlable.
The slight symptoms / at first experienced |
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders-the little twigs of pain had grown |
to oaks of agony. Nv weight had been re-
duced from 2O7 to 100 pounds. NV life was
a torture to myself and friends. | could !
retain no food upon my stomach, and lived |
wholly by injections. / was a living mass
of pain, Nv pulse was uncontrollobie. In
NV agony | frequently fell UNION the floor.
convulsiyely clutched the carpet and praveu
for death. Mornhine had little or no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and
nights / had the death-premonitorv hic-
coughs constantly. NV urine was filled
with tube casts and albumen. | was stray
Cling with Bripbt's Disease of the Kidnevs
in lis last stages.
Whilst suffering TINS | received n call
from INV pastor, the Rev. DIR, Foote rector
of ST. PANTS church, of this CITY. | felt
that il was our last interview, but in the
course of conversation he mentioned a rem
edv of which | had heard much hut had
never used. DR.. Foote detailed TO me the
MANY remarkable cures which had come
under his observation. by means of this
and urged me to try il.
As n nracticing Musician and n grad
nate of the schools. / cherished the
prejudice both natural and common
with all regular practitioners, and deridt d
the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being the least bene-
fetal. So solicitous. however. was DIR
Foote. that | finally promised | would
waive my prejudice and try the remedy he
so highly recommended | began its use
on the first day of June and took IL accord
ing to directions. At first il sickened me;
but this | thought was n good sign for one
in my debilitated condition, | continued {
TO take IL; the sickening sensation departed
and l YVES able TO retain food upon INV
stomach. In few DAYS noticed a decidca
chance tor the better as alsa did INV w',,.
and friends. NY hiccoughs ceased and
en- oerienced less main than formerly. /
was 80 reioiced at this improved condition
hat t,pon what / had believed but a few
iavs before was nv diving bed. / vowed. In
he presence of my family and friends,
should recover | would both publicly and d.
FOOD of humanity, wherever and Whenever
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