Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-04-20
PRESENTiMENTS.
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF
THOSE DARK 'FOREBODINGs WHICH
MAKE POWERFUL MEN WEAK
Golden Rule

| GCldeu Rule
! Much apprehension has been occasion
ed throu ghont America from the an
nouncemcnt made by Professor Proctor
that the return in niuete Ell years of the
great comet of last summer will cause
| the destruction of the earth But while
people are becoming SO strangely eXer-
cIsed over this announcement. an event
of far more serious Importance. which is
taking place to-day, seems to be almost
wholly overlooked. The nature of this
most vital subject can be best explained
! by relating the following experiences:
| Bishop E. Q. Haven. known to the en-
! tire land. was uuaccountabiy awak ened
one night out OF a sound sleep. and lay
| awake until morning. His mind seem ed
unusually active. and he not only re-
viewed his past lite, which had been an
evehtinl one, bnt laid extensive plans for
| the future. He did not feel especially i'll.
! but could not account for the unusual ac-
! tiyity of his brain, nor for the restless
ness which seemed to possess him La
the morning he had but little appetite
but was apparently we'll in other respects.
In few days, however, he began to feel
restless aud morbid, although he tried
!
had taken possession of him. But try as
he would the shadow OF some evil seem
ed to follow him. and he was conscious
OF Il gradual sinking and wasting away
of all his physical faculties He had
been an earnest and diligent worker. aud
III his Zeal frequently over taxed his
strength, and being absorbed in his du-
ties. tailed TO observe the common synlp-
toms with which he was afflicted. thus
permitting the work oil destruction to 90
Oh unheeled. Bat the end finally came
IN Il most peremptOry manner. Shortly
before his death he wrote a letter-the
last one he ever ndited-in which he
speaks as follows: : y belief that death
is near affects different minds differently,
but prod ABLY all who are in a fair condi.
ton of physical and mental strength in
stinctiysiy shrink from it with an indie
tinabie dread and horror. A dying man
is no more able OF himself to foresce his
own destiny or the destiny of those he
leaves than he was before .he began 20
die. -
The recent sad and sudden death OF
Hon. Clarkaon n. Potter is one OF tie
most serious warnings ever given i'll the
long list of iuntInerable cases of fatal
neglect. 1t is not sufii cienL To say that
mary other brilliant men. inc!unlng Er-
e; EFT. Sumner. Chase Wood. Wilson and
Carpenter, We're swept away by the same
fatal tr,iAble. Tie question is, We're these
men sufficiently careful of their health.
and could they have been saved? The
Albany Argus. III speaking OF Mr.. Potter 5
sudden illness AID death, says:
| 3 One of The physicians who attenled
Mr.. Pot;e er here WAS inIervi ew ed last ev-
| ening. He stated that Mr.. Potter's ina
! bility to converse had for some time sery-
ef to batiie the physicians in their Efforts
4 10 determine the root of his Illness. Ii
4 seems however. that Mr.. Potter. some
two years ago. suffered Il slight attack OF
kidney disease. Unwise dependence
upon a robust constitution and naturally
| perfect health. and neglect of proper
! clothing. doubtless SoWed tie seeds OF a
| disease that needed but SOME such per
| soiiai neglect as that OF Tuesday morning .
| to develop From the symptoms AZ first
| shown. it was thought that his only tr0u-
! bic VAS nervous pros'ralion; but his
l long continuance in Il senIi-uncon SciouS
/ state led to the belief that lis illness WAS
/ seated in a chrouic difficulty more mys-
! !eri,,ts and dangerous"
Up to the latter part OF last year hlr
1 Edward f. Rook. 4 member OF the Ne"
| York stock exchange. WAS doing business
| in Wall street. New York. He had ev-
erything TO encourage him. and make
1 life happy, but was the victim of uaac
/ countable lIneasiness. His experience
~as described by one who knew, was as
follows: -" At unexpected times, and OF
occasions when he had the greatest rea-
son to feel joyous he was irritable ant
haunted with strange feelings of discOn
tent. lie endeavored to check these feel
Ings and appear pleasant, bnt it requiret
Il great effort 10 10 so; after which HI
woud again relapse into his iorme
morbid mood. This feeling continued
for j number of months, when he became
conscious of an added sensation OF lassi
tude. He was tired even when resting
and although experiencing no acute pam
had dull. aching sensations in his limb
and various parts of his BODY. Shortll
, atterward his head began TO ache mo,
frequently and his stomach failed to I'll
gest properly. Beng told that he WA
suffering from malaria he consulted al
eminent physician, who informed hin
that his kidneys were slightly elected
and rave him medicine TO restore them
But he grew worse instead of better. II
then consulted other eminent doctors Q
another school and was informed that Ii
had a brain difficulty somewhat in th
nature of tumor, but in spite of all ef
forts to the contrary he continued e
grow worse At this time his condition
, ! was terrible Wha! were at first Slmpt
SYMPTOMS had developed to terrible trou
bIes He was flushed and feverlsh, con
stantly uneasy. and yet always weary
| lie had an int ensc appetite one day an
! very little the next. His pulse was il
l regular. his breathing labored, and es
i cry moment of existence was burden
t These disastrous symptoms continued
+ his face and body became Jiscolored. hi
heart was IRE gular i'll its action, and hi
3 breath came in short ConvateIve gasps
@ He grew constantly worse, notwithstant
f. ing the utmost precauii )ns of his friend
and finally died in the greatest agony
> After his death an examination as to il
= actual cause was made, when his brai
q was found to be in Il perfect condition
and the reason of his decease was of q
entirely different nature
The experiences which have been cite
y above all had common cause aud Wei
n each the result of one disease. That di
a ease, which SO deceItfIllly, yet surely +
moved the people above mentioned ";
Is Brigii's disease of the Kidneys. In ii
n case of Mr.. Rook the examination aft
,r death, while showing the brain to be
=. perfect conditieil, revealed the terrib
i fact that he was the victim of sli9
q kidney trouble. which had gone on II
sc checked. until it resulted in acute Bright
;s disease. The leading ply sicians al
:, scie ,tists of the world are fast learnii