Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-01
PREsENTIMENTs.I
An Investigation Of the Causes Of Those
Dark Forebodings which Make Power
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PREsENTIMENTS.j
An Investigation Of the Causes Of Thes
Dark Forebodings which Make Power
ful Men Weak
lGolden Rule.
Much apprehension has been occasioneC
throughout America from the announcement
made by Professor Proctor that the return
in nineteen years of the great comet Of last
summer will cause the destruction OF the
earth. But while people are becoming SC
strangely exercised 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 4. o. Haven, known to the entire
land, was unaccountably awakened one night
out of sound Sleep and lay awake until
morning. His mind seemed unusually active,
and he not only reviewed his past life, which
had been an eyentful one, but laid extensive
plans for the future He did not feel es-
pecially ILL., but could not account for the un-
usual activity of bis brain, nor for the rest
lessness which seemed to possess him. In the
morning he had but little appetite, but was
| apparently well in other respects. In few
days. however, he began to feel restless and
morbid. although he tried earnestly to over
come the feeling which had taken possession
of him. But try as he would the shadow OF
some evil seemed to follow him, and he was
conscious Of gradual sinking and wasting
away Of his physical faculties. He had been
an earnest and diligent worker, and in his
zeal frequently overtaxsd his strength.
and being absorbed in his duties failed
to observe the common symptoms with
which he was afflicted, thus permit
ting the work of destruction to go. on
unheeded. But the end finally came In
most peremptory manner. Shortly before
his death he wrote letter-the last one he
ever indited-in which he speaks as follows
" A belief that death is near affects different
minds differently, but probably all who are
| in fair condition of physical and mental
strength instinctively shrink from it with an
| undefuabls dread and horror. A dying man
is no more able of himeelf to foresee his own
destiny or the destiny Of those he leaves than
he was before he began to die"
The recent sad and sudden death OF Hon.
Clarkson n. Potter is one of the most serious
warnings ever given in the long list of innu-
merable case of fatal neglect. It is not suth-
cient to say that many other brilliant men,
including Everett, Sumner, Chase, Wilson
and Carpenter, were swept away by the same
fatal trouble. The question is, Were these
men sufficiently careful of their health, and
could they have been saved? The Albany
Argus. in speaking of Mr.. Potter's sudden
illness and death, says:
Zone of the physicians who attended MIR.
Potter here was interviewed last evening.
He stated that Mr.. Potter's inability to con-
verse had for some time served to battle the
physicians in their efforts to determine the
root of his illness. 1t seems, however, that
Mr.. Potter, some two years ago, suffered
slight attack Of kidney disease. Unwise de.
pendence upon a robust constitution and
naturally perfect health, and neglect OF
proper clothing, doubtless sowed the seeds OF
a disease that needed but some such personal
neglect as that of Tuesday morning to de-
velop. From the symptoms at first shown,
it was thought that his only trouble was
nervous prostration /; but his long continu-
ance in a semi.unconscious state led to the
belief that his illness was seated in a chronic
difficulty more mysterious and dangerous"
Up to the latter part of last year MIR. Ed
ward +. Rook, member of the New York
Stock Exchange, was doing business in Wall
street, New York. He had everything to
encourage him and make life happy, but was
the victim of unaccountable uneasiness. His
experience, as described by one who knew
him, is as follows: "At unexpected times,
and on occasions when he had the greatest
reason to feel joyous, he was irritable and
haunted with strange feelings of discomfort.
He endeavored to check these feelings and
appear pleasant but it required great effort
to do so after which he would again relapse
into his former morbid mood. This feeling
continued for number OF months, when he
became consciouse OF an added sensation OF
lassitude He was tired even when resting,
and although experiencing no acute pain, had
dull, aching sensations in his limbs and vari.
GUS parts of his body. Shortly sfterward
his head began to ache most frequently aud
his stomach failed to digest properly. Being
told that he was suffering from malaria.
he consulted an eminent physician, who in
formed him that his kidneys were slightly
affected, and gave him medicine to restore
them. But he grew worse instead Of better.
He then consulted other eminent doctors OF
another school, and was informed that he had
n brain difficulty somewhat in the nature Of
a tumor, but in spite OF all efforts to the con-
trary he continued to grow worse. At this
time his condition was terrible. What were
at first simple symptoms had developed 10
terrible troubles. He was flushed and fever
ish, constantly uneasy, and yet always weary.
He had al intense appetite one day and very
little the next. His pulse was irregular, his
breathing labored, and every moment of ex-
istence was burden. These disastrous symp-
toms continued, his face and body became
his heart was irregular in its ac-
ton, and his breath came in short, convulsive
gasps. He grew constantly worse, notwith-
standing the utmost precautions Of his friends,
and finally died in the greatest agony. After
his death an examination as to its actual
cause was made, when his brain was found to
be in perfect condition, and the reason Of
his decease was of an entirely different ma.
ture"
The experiences which have been cited
above all had a common cause, and were each
the result Of one disease. That disease,
which so deceitfully yet surely removed the
people aforementioned, was Bright's disease
Of the kidneys. In the case Of Mr.. Rook
the examination after death, while showing
the brain TO be in perfect condition, revealed
the terrible fact that he was the victim Of
slight kidney trouble, which had gone on un-
checked, until it resulted in acute Brights
disease. The leading physicians and scien-
lists OF the world are fast learning that mora
than one-half the deaths which occur are
caused by this monstrous scourge. 1t is one
)f the most deceitful maadies ever known to
the human race 1t manifests itself by symr-
toms 30 slight and common as TO seem
unworthy of attention, and yet these
very insignificant symptoms are the first
stages OF the worst complaint known
IN the history Of the world. Thou.
lands Of people have died from troubles that
IRE called heart disease, apoplexy, pneumonia,
brain fever and similar diseases, when it.
was, in fact Bright's disease Of the kid.
leys. The ravages of this disease have been
greatly increased from the fact that until re-
cent years no way was known TO prevent its
beginning nor check its increase when IL had
become once fixed upon the system. Within
he past two years, however, we have learned
If more than 400 pronounced cases Of Bright's
iisease, many Of them much worse than
hose above described, and most of whom had
oeen given up by prominent physicians, who
nave been completed cured. The means used
% accomplish this end has been Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, manufactured
n Rochester n. y, remedy that has won
ts way into the confidence Of the public
olely upon the remarkable merits it pos
esses. As a result, it ia more widely used
md thoroughly praised than any medicine
which has ever been before the American
,ublic. Indeed, there is not drug store in
he entire land where it cannot be found.
Although Bright's disease is so common in
titles, it is still more prevalent in the coun-
~. When eminent pnysiciRns in the largest
ities are rot able TO recognize Bright's dis
ase, il Ia only natural that in the country.
where there are few physicians of any kind,
nd those few so unacqusinted with the dis.
ase az 70 call it by some other name, it
hould rage terribly and yet unknown 10 the
mes who are suffering with It. Thousands OF
'eople can look back and recall the death OF
riends from what was supposed to be some
ommon complaint, when ii was really
'nghts disease, AND NO ONE KNEW IT.
he terrible pleuro- pneumonia, which has
zen 60 dreaded, is usually the re-
ult Of uremic or kidney poison. Lung
ever can be traced TO a similar SOURCE
dost cases Of paralysis arise from the same
as well a. innumerable fsversf lung,
hroat, head and bowel troubles. A vast
lumber Of ladies have suffered and died from
omf lAints common to their sex, called. per-
APPS, general debility, when. could the real
ause have been known, it would have been
ound to be Bright's disease, nasqueradipg
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