Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-10-20
A PROFESSIONAL CONFESSION.
The Unusual Experience OF q Promi
nenr Man m AIDE PuhIne

All VINO reau TINS statement against some
of the Influences by which they have
ever been surrounded. II is fact that
to-day thousands of people are within
foot of the grave and they do not know
1t. To tell now 1 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. lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for my death.
Heaven only knows the agony then en-
dured, for words can never describe il.
And yet, if a few years previous, any one
had told me that Twas to be brought so
low. and by so terrible disease, should
have scofed at the idea. / had always
been uncommosly strong and healthy,
had weighed over two hundred pounds
and hardly knew. in my own experience,
what pain or sickness were. Very many
people who will read this statement real
izs 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 it. Or
they are exceedingly hungry one day and
entirely without appetite the next This
is just the way l felt when the relentless
malady which fastened itself upon me first
began. Still | thought it was nothing;
that probably had taken a cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after this
/ noticed dull. and at times neuralgic,
pain in my head, but as it would come
one day and be gone the next, l paid but
little attention to it. However, my stom-
ach was out of order and my food often
failed to digest, causing at times great in
convenience. Yet / had no idea, even SIS
physician, that these things meant any,
thing serious or that monstrous disease
was becoming fixed upon me. Candidly /
thought was suffering from malaria and
so doctored myself accordingly. But |
got no better. l next noticed a peculiar
color and odor about the fisids was pass
ing-also that there were great quantities
one day and very little the next. and that
persistent froth and scum appeared up
on the surface, and sediment settled in
the bottom. And yet did not realize my
danger, for. indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, | finally 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 l should have been 50 blind cannot
understand
There is a terrible future for all physi-
cal neglect, and impending danger al
ways brings a person to his senses even
though it may then be too late. | realized,
at last my critical condition and aroused
myself to overcome it. And, Oh how
hard tried cor suited the best medi-
cal skill IN the land. l visited all the
prominent mineral springs in America
and travelled from Maine to California.
| Still grew worse. No two physicians
| agreed as to my malady. One said | was
troubled with spinal irritation; an
other, nervous prostrstion; another, malls
| ria ; another, dyspepsia another, heart dis
ease; another, general debility; another
congestion of the base of the brain; and
so en- through long list of common dis
eases, the symptoms of all of which |
really had. In this way several years
passed, during all of which time l was
steadily growing worse. My condition
had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms | at first experienced weres de-
veloped into terrible and constant disor-
ders-the little twig of pain had grown
to oaks of agony. My weight had
been reduced from 207 to 1870
| pounds, NY life was torture
| to myself and frsends. | could retain not
| food upon my stomach, and lived wholly
| by injections. | was living mass of pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. In my
agony 1 frequently fell upon the floor,
convulsiyely clutched the carpet, and
prayed Cor death. Morphine had little or
| no effect in deadening the pain. For six
days and nights / had the death premon-
tory hiccoughs constantly. Ny urine
| was filled with tube casts and albumen.
| was struggling with Bright's Disease of
the Kidn eys in the last stages.
While suffering thus l rece1 ed call
| from nv pastor, the Rev. DIR. Fooie, rec
| tor of St. Paul's church, of this city. |
| felt that it was our last Interview, hut in
| The course of conversation he mentioned
| a remedy of which had heard much but
had never used. DR.. Foote detailed to
| come under his observation, by means of
the remedy, and urged me to try it. As
practicing physician and graduate of
| the schools, l cherished the prejudice
| both natural and common with all regular
| practitioners, and derided the idea of any
| medicine outside the regular channels
| being the least beneficial. So solicitous,
| however, was DIR. Foote, that l finally
promised [ would waive my prejudice
and try the remedy he so highly com-
| mended. [ began its use on the LIST
day of June and took it according
| to directions. At first it sickened
| me; but this / thought was a
good sign for me in my debilitated
| condition. / continued to take it; the
sickening sensation departed and l was
able to retain food upon my stomach. In
few days l noticed decided change for
the better as also did my wife and friends.
My hiccoughs ceased and / experienced
less pain than formerly. was SO rejoiced
at this improved condition that, upon
7 LII r., a I,a 10
diving bed | vowed. in the presence of
my family and friends, should 1 recover, l
would both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good of
humanity, wherever ard whenever l had
an opportunity. / also determined that |
would give a course Of lectures IN the
Corinthian Academy of Music of this city,
stating in full the symptoms and almost
hopelessness of my disease and the re-
markable means by which | have been
saved. Ny improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three
months had gained 26 pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain and l be-
lieve owe my life and present condition
wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, the remedy which / used.
Since my recovery / have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject of kidney diff
culties and Bright's disease. and the
truths developed are astounding. / there
fore state, deliberately, and as physician.
that believe that q ore than one half the
deaths which occur in America are caused
by Bright's disease of the kidneys. This
may sound like rash statement. but
am prepared TO fully verify it. Bright's
disease has no distinctive symptoms of its
own, indeed, it often DEVELOPS without
any pain whatever in the kidneys or their
vicinity but has the symptoms OF nearly
every other known complaint. Hundreds
of people die daily, whose burials are au-
thorized by physicians certificate Of
Heart Disease, "Apoplexy," "Paral-
ysis," Spinal Complaint" "Rheuma-
tism," "Pneumonis," and other common
complaints. when in reality it is Bright's
Disease of the Kidneys. Few physi-
cians, and fewer people, realize the extent
of this disease or its dangerous and in
sidious nature. Il steals into the system
like thief, manifests its presence By the
commonest symptoms, and fastenf itself
upon the constitution before the victim is
aware. 1t is nearly as hereditary as con-
sumption, quite ss common apd fully as
fatal. Entire families, inheriiing it from
their ancestors. have died, ard yet hone
of the number knew or realized the mYs-
serious power which was removing them.
Instead of common symptoms il ofen
shows none whatever, but brings death
suddenly, and a. such is usually supposed
to be heart disease. As one who ha,, suf-
fered and knrws nv hitter eyner@erea