The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-02-02
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
The Unusual Experience OF a Promi-
uent Man Made Public.

from SO reliable source, that il is here
with re-pubiished entire. In addition
to the valuable matter it contains, it will
be found exceedingly interesting:
To the Editor ot the Democrat and Chronicle:
SIR:-My motives for the publication
OF the most unusual statements which
follow are, first, gratitude for the fact
that l have been saved from most hor-
rible death, and, secondly, a desire to
warn eli who read this statement against
some Of tile most deceptive Influences
by which they have ever been surround
ed. 1t is fact that to-day thousands of
people are within foot of the grave
and they do not know it. To tell how [
was caught away from just this position
and to warn others against nearing it,
are my objects in this communication.
On the first day of June 1881, l lay at
I my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death.
Heaven only knows the agony l then
endured, for words can never describe
it. And yet, if few years previous,
any one had told me that l was to be
brought so low, and by so terrible dis
ease, L should have scoffed at the idea.
| had always been uncommonly strong
and healthy, had weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own
experience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account for
it. They feel dull and indefinite pains
in various parts of the body and do not
understand il. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without
| appetite the next. This was just the
way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first
began. Still l thought it was nothing
| that probably had taken cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
| this l noticed dull, and at times neu-
ralgic, pain in my head, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next, !
| paid but little attention to it. However,
my stomach was out of order and my
food had often failed to digest. causing
at times great inconvenience. Yet l
had no idea, even as physician, that
these things meant anything serious OF
that monslrouS disease was becoming
fixed upon me. Candidly, thought /
was suffering from Malaria and so doc
tored myself accordingly. But got nc
better. 1 next noticed peculiar color
and odor about the fluids was passing
also that there were large quantities
one day and very little the next, and
that persistent frOth and scum ap
peared upon the surface, and sediment
settled in the bottom. And yet die
not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, final
ly became accustomed to them, and my
suspicion was wholly disarmed by the
fact that had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why
should have been SO blind cannot un
derstand.
There is a terrible future for all phys
ical neglect, and impending danger usu
ally brings person to his senses ever
though it may then be too late. real
lied, at last, my critical condition ant
aroused myself to overcome it. And
Oh! how hard l tried. consulted til,
best medical skill in the land. I visitet
| oil tla ,1ran,ip.pt ,niparoI aor;Dnc /,
America and Travelled from Maine t,
California. Still l grew worse. No tw,
physicians agreed as to my malady
One said was troubled with spinal il
ritatiOn; another, nervous prostration
another, malaria; another, dyspepsia
another, heart disease; another, genera
debility; another, congestion of the bas
of the brain; and so on through lon
list of common diseases, the symptom
/ of all of which l really had. In thi
3 wNy several years passed, during all Q
which time l was steadily CROWN
worse. My condition had really becom
pitiable. The slightest symptoms l 6
E first experienced were developed int
1 terrible and constant dis0rders-the Ii
q tie twigs Of pain had grown to oaks {
e agony. My weight had been reduce
from 207 to $50 pounds. My life was
r torture to myself and friends. coul
retain no food upon my stomach, an
, lived wholly by injections. Twas a liz
o ing mass of pain. My pulse was uncol
e trollable. In my agony 1 frequent
f fell upon the floor, ,convulslvely clutche
the carpet. and prayed for death. Mo
phine had little or no effect in deade
70 ing the pain. For six days and nights
e had the death premonitory hiccoul
l. constantly. My urine was filled Wi
:. tube casts and albumen. l was stru
q Cling with Bright's Disease of the Ri
neys in its last stages.
While suffering thus 1 received ca
- from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, re
y tor of st. Paul's Church, of this city.
IS felt that it was our last interview, but
ct the course of conversation he mention,
4 remedy of which had heard nut
but had never used. DR.. Foote detail,
to me the many remarkable cures whi,
70 had come under his observation,
ie means of this remedy, and urged me
et try it. As practicing physician and
ot graduate of the schools, 1 cherished Il
prejudice both natural and commt
with all regular practitioners, and q
Of rided the idea of any medicine outsi
,e the regular channels being the lea
beneficial. So solicitous, however, W
r DR.. Foote, that I finally promised
would waive nv preiudire and try 4