, 1882-03-24
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE OF A PRoMI-
NENT MAN MADE PUBLIC.

The following from the "Democrat and
Chronicle. of Rochester, n. Y, is OF so
striking nature, and emanates from so
reliable q source, that it is herewith h re-
p ished entire. In addition to the val
liable matter it contains, it will be found
exceedingly interesting.
TO THE Editor OF THE DEMOCRAT AND
CIIRNONICLE:
SIK:-My motives for the publication OF
the most unusual statements which follow
are, first, gratitude for the fact that | have
been saved from a most horrible death.
aud, secondly, desire to warn AL who
read tbs statement against some OF the
most deceptive influences by which they
lave ever been surrounded It is a tact
that today thousands OF people Are With
III foot OF The grave and they do not
know it. To tell how was caught away
from just this position and to warn others
,alhst nearing 1t, are my objects in this
communication.
On the first day OF June 1881, lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
M friends aud waiting for death. Heav-
"a only knows the agony then endured.
for words can never describe it. And
yet, II few years previous any one had
told me that | WIS to be brought so low
a. d by 30 terrible "A disease, | should have
scoIlrd az the idea. had always been
un onmonly strong and healthy, had
weighed over 200 pound, and hardly knew
III my own experience, what pain or sick
"cSs we're. Very many people who will
read TINS statement ICaize ut times that
hey are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for it. They feel dun and iudeti.
mite pains in various parts of the body
and do nos understand it, Or they are
exceedingly hungry one day aud entirely
without appetite the next. This was Just
the way | tet when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first be-
gan. Still thought it was nothing; that
probably had taken cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this | no.
ti,ed Il dull, and at times, neuralgia pain
in my head, but AS it would come one day
and be gone the uext, paid but little at
tention TO iE. However, my stomach was
out Of order and my food often failed to
digest, causing at times great inconye-
nlence. Yet had no idea, even as a phy-
sIclan, that these things meant anything
serious Or that monStrOus disease was
becoming hXed upon me. Candlly, |
Thought l was suffering IRON Malaria and
30 doctored myself accordingly. But
got 80 better, | next noticed Il peculiar
color aid odor about the fluids was pass-
ihS-a so tllAt there were large quantities
one day and very little the next, and thar
persistent lrOth and scum appeared up-
on the surface, aud sediment settled In
the 10 tc:;. And yet did not realize
my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
systems continually. | finally became ac-
cu'tome1 10 them, and my suspicion was
who'iy disarmed by the fact that had no
pam III the affected organs or in their vi.
clhity. why should have been SO blind
| cannot understand,
Ihere Is terrible future for all physi-
cal neglect, and impending danger usually
brings person to his senses even though
II may then he too late. | realized at last,
my CRITICAL condition and aroused myself
TO overcome it. And, Oh. how hard |
tried! consulted the best medical skill in
the hhd. | visited all the prominent
mineral springs in America and travel, d
from Maine To California. Still grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as to
my Inalady. One said | was troubled
with spinal irritatiOn; another nervous
Prostratlon; another malaria; another,
dyspepsia; another. heart disease: anotb.
rr' general debility; another, congestion
nf the base of the brain; and so nm
through long list of common diseases.
he, symptoms Of all of which really
hnd. ln this way several years passed
during all OF which time was steadily
growing worse. Ny condition had really
become pitia6le. The slight symptoms /
~ nlst experienced were developed into
TERI lblo and constant disorders-ihe little
t,wiSs of pain had grown to oaks OF agony
NY weight had been resluCed from 207 n
l3O pounds. My lite was torture TO
nyseIf and friends. could retain no
iood upon my stomach, aud lived wholly
oy injections. was living mass OF
pam MY Pulse was uncomfortable. In
my A-oiy frequently tell upon the floor,