The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-12-02
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE.
From tho Asylum to the Bosom Of His
Home How it was Done.

A prominent minister residing at the east
has just made tho following statement, which
is herewith reprinted entire:
10 ue Editor of the Herald:
have always shrunk from appearing
prominently before the public, but sense
Of the duty owe humanity and the world
prompts mo to ask this opportunity for maxi
ing a brief statement in your paper.
Whether ii be true with others ! cannet
say, hut during my entlre life | have fre.
qucntly been conscious that something was
slowly and silently working N undermine
my health and life. What ii was | could
not tell, but that some enemy Of my being
was deyeurng me within | 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 oi my body,
my head would seem heavy, my rrspera-
t'"n labored my appetite would be raven
Gus one day and would loath food the day
following. Then again would lose all IN
terest IN life would feel weary without
exertiUn would become sleepy Mt inid day
nnd restless at night. Occasionally my
breathing would be lubored aud my heart
would palptate violently. | thought these
troubles were the result of lnularia, aud
treated them accordingly, but got no bet
ter. Shortly aflerward my stomach became
derang ii, my food Iuled to digest, aud the
fluids passed were d peculiar udor and
color. Aud yet did not realize that lhcsr
things meant anything serious. Finally
consulted a number of eminent Physicians,
each one of whom took different view ~
t. the cause ofiny troubles. Que said wrs
Q iiering from brain dire ,se; another SPINAL
d ticulty; others heart affection, kidnry de
sease, etc. My symptoms were terrible,nud
iu the hope ofreliefl was cauteri zed ,cupred
blistered aud subjected to almost every
known form Of treatment. During one of
these attacks while at Red Bank, n. j., n
physician was called, and left prescrip-
! ton. After he had gone, requested Il
| friend 10 90 and ask him what he thought
Of my trouble. The reply was: "Oh, he will
be all right in few days; it is only all at
tack Of delirium tremens." He was at
once informed that this was impossible, as
had never used any kind of Intoxicating
drinks; whereupon he returned, made in
quiries and changed his prescription. But
all the care of my friends and physicians
aYailed nothing. grew worse constantly
|
not know what allied me, nor could find
any one who did.
During the summer and fnll Of last yeal
my pulse ranged from l2O to 1870 per minutes
| had no relish for food, and was indeed @
most pitiable object continued in thi:
state until last December, when became
unconscious and lost my reason, though
had two physicians in whom myself AND
friends placed implicit confidence. In thii
condition | was taken TO Brattleboro, VT.
for the purpose OF being placed in the insanI
asylum. | remained there until last April
beng attended all the while by my faithful
wife who never left me and believed tha
some disease and not insanity was the caus,
of all my trouble. regained consciousness
iu March last and Insisted upon being ia keI
home. The physicians advised that | re
main, but insisted upon leaving, and W,
began the journey, travelling slowly. Iva
met at the dock by friend whom recog
nized and then became again unconsciou
and remained SO for over a week. When
onco more recognized my friend and knew
my Surroundings | determined to try, as
last resort, Il treatment of which | hat
heard much but knew nothing. Neithe
myself nor my friends had much faith tba
it or anything could help me, but we re
solved to try. We accordingly dismisse,
the physicians, gave up all other renedie.
aud rejoice to say that with the blessing q
Him who guided us, am o-day q wei
man; having not been SO vigorous for man,
years, an d ! owe it all 10 the wonderful, al
most miraculous, power Of Warmers Saf
Kidney Cure, the remedy which used.
You can well imagine how grateful
must feel under the circu instances, and ,lik
a new convert, earnstly desire that all VIII
are suffering should know and avail them
selves Of this means of recovery. Had
not been for the remedy above named
should doubtless now be within the wall
Of an asylum or in my grave. The grea
trouble with my case was that no on
seemed to know what ] was afflicted with
aud am positive that thousands of peopl
in America 10 day are in the same or simi
lar condition, and do not know its cause
Kidney troubles are the most deceptive @
all diseases. They have DO symptoms @
their own, but often show the symptoms O
nearly every known complaint. / know
that PEOPLE are dying every day from sup
posed consumption, apoplexy, heart disease
spinal complaint, and many other diseases
when, could the real cause be known, i
would be found to originate in the kidneys
In their advanced stages kidney trouble
ure the most terrible of all known malsdies
as my own experience can fully verify
That had Bright's disease OF the kidneys
there can be no douot. That the symplom
were those Of many other diseases is equal,
certain, and that was doomed to terribl
death had not been saved as was, an
positiye. The following letters just receiv
ed, confirm this;
VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE,
BRATrLEBoRO, Vermont, Oct. 80, 1882.
Rev. L. d. Hopkins:
DEAR SIR: Yours ofthe 2lst inst. receive,