Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE,
From the Asylum to the Bosom of His
Hometown it was Done.

II
Hometown it was Done.
A prominent minister residing at the
East has just made the following state
ment, which is hereby reprinted entire:
ITO the Editor of the Herald.
1 have always shrunk from appearing
prominently before the public, but sense
of the duty owe humanity and the world
prompts me to ask this opportunity for
making a brief statement in your paper.
Whether it be true with others cannot
say, but during my entire life l have fire.
quently been conscious that something
was slowly and silently working to under
mine my health and life. What it was
could not tell, but that some enemy of my
being was deyouring me within / felt GER
tain. At times would seem comparative
ly well 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 res
piration labored; my appetite would be
| ravenous one day and I would loathe food
| the day following. Then again would
lose all interest 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 motionless, while at
other tunes it would palpitate violently. 1
thought these troubles were the result of
malaria, and treated them accordingly,
but 1 got no better. Shortly afterward
my stomach became deranged, my food
failed to digest, and the fluids I passed
were of a peculiar door and color. And
yet l did not realize that these things
meant anything serious. Finally 1 con-
suited number of eminent ply
clans, each one of whom took a differ
ent 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
symptoms were terrible, and in the hope
of relief was cauterized, cupped, blistered
and subjected to almost every known
form of treatment. During one
Of these attacks, while at
Red Bank, N. j., physician was called,
and left a prescription. After he had
gone, requested a friend to go and ask
him what he thought of my trouble. The
reply was: ooh he will be all right in a
few days; it is only an attack of delirum
| tremens." He was at once informed that
this was impossible, as I 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.
I grew verse constantly, and what is most
terrible to think Of did not know what
allied me, nor could I find any one who did.
During the summer and fall of last
year my pulse ranged from 120 to $50
per minute; l. had no relish for food, and
was indeed a most pitiable object. I con-
tinued in this state until last December,
when | became UNCONSCIOUS and lost my
reason, though had two physicians in
whom myself and friends placed implicit
confidence. In this condition was taken
to Brattleboro, VT. for the purpose of be-
ing placed in the insane asylum. l re-
manned there until last March, being at
tended all the while by my faithful wife
who never left me and believed that some
disease and not insanity was the cause of
all my trouble l regained consciousness
in March last and insisted upon being
taken home. The physicians advised
that I remain, but 1 insisted upon leaving
and we began the journey, travelling
slowly. was met at the dock by a friend
whom recognized and then I became
again Unconscious and remained so for over
week. When once more recognized my
friend and knew my surroundings 1 de-
termined to try, as a last resort, treat
ment of which I had heard much but knew
nothing. Neither myself nor friends had
much faith that it or anything could help
me, but we resolved to try. We accord
ingly dismissed the physicians, gave up all
other remedies, and I rejoice to say that
with the blessing of Him who guided Us,
am to-day well man; having not been so
vigorous for many years, and I owe it all
fn hn rfv1J oil ,ocf
power of Warmers Safe Kidney Cure, the
remedy which I used.
Can you well imagine how grateful I
must feel under the circumstances, and,
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 the 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
one seemed to know what I was afflicted
with, and am positive that thousands of
people in America to-day are in the same
or similar condition, and do not know its
cause. Kidney troubles are the most de-
ceptive of all diseases. They have no symp-
toms of their own, but often show the
symptoms of nearly every known COM
plant, / know that people are dying
every day from supposed consumption,
apoplexy, heart disease, spinal complaint,
and many other diseases, when, could the
real cause be known, it would be found to
originate in the kidneys. In their advanced
stages kidney troubles are the most terrible
of all known maladies, as my own exper-
fence can fully verify. That had Bright's
disease of the kidneys there can 90 no
doubt. That the symptoms were those of
many other diseases is equally certain,
and that l was doomed to terrible death
had not been saved as was, 1 am pos
tive. The following letters just received,
confirm this:
VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
BRATTLEsBoRo, Vermont, Oct 80, 1884,
ReU E. d. Hopkins:
DEAR SIR: Yours of the Dist inst. re-
ceived. We congratulate you not only up
on the continuance of your health, but al
so upon the apparent continual improve
ment. Few persons, I think, have passed
through so exhausting an experience as
you and rallied from it. Certainly can
not recall one who came to US in so criti-
! cal, and for DAYS and even weeks in so