Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-18
EXCITEMENT IN ROCHESTER.
The Commotion Caused by the Statement OF
Phusician.


An unusual article from the Rochester. N. u.
Democrat and Chronicle, was republished III tins
paper recently and has been subject OF much
conversation both in professional circles and On
the street. Apparently it caused even mole
commotion in Rochester, as the following from
the same paper shows;
DR.. J. B. Henion, who is well-llnown not only
in Rochester but i'll nearly every part OF Amer
lea, sent an extended article to this paper,
few days SINCE which was duly published, de
failing bis remarkable experience and rescue
from what seemed to be certain DEATH IL
would be impossible to enumerate the persona
enquiries which have been made at our othce
as to the validity of the article, but they have
been so numerous that further investigation OF
the subje was deemed an editorial necessity.
With this end in view o representative OF this
paper called on DR.. HeniOn, at his residence on
ST. Paul Street. when the following interview
occurred "That article of yours, Doctor. has
created quite whirlwind. Are the statements
about the terrible condition you we're III, and
the way you we're rescued such as you can sus-
tain ?"
every one of them and many additional
ones. Few people ever get SO near the grave as
l did and then return, and am not surprised
that the public think it marvellous. 1t was
marvellous"
"Hew in the world did you, physician,
come to be brought SO lowW
"By neglecting the first and most simple
symptoms. I did not think / was sick. 1t is
true [ had frequent headaches; felt tired most
of the time could eat nothing one day and was
ravenous the next; felt dull indefinite pains and
my stomach was out OF ORDER but | did not
think it meant anything serious"
"But have these common ailments anything
to do with the fearful Bright's disease which
took so firm q hold on you?"
"Anything? Why, they are the sure lnd1ca-
IF 4ba OF of bot lad
The fact is, few people know or realize what ails
them and | am sorry to say that too few physi-
clans, do either"
''That is a strange statement, DOCTOR"
But it is a true one. The medical profess
sion have been treating symptoms instead of
diseases for years, and 1t is high time it ceased.
We doctors have been clipping off the twlgs
when we should strike at the root. The symp-
toms | have Just mentioned or any unusual &C
ton OF irritation of the water channels indicate
the approach of BlightS disease even more than
q cough announces the coming of consumption.
We do not treat the cough, but try to help the
lungs. We should not waste our time trying to
relieve the headache stomach, pains about the
body other symptoms but go directly to the
kidneys, the source of most of these ailments"
''This, then, is what you meant when you
said that more than one half the deaths which
occur arise from Bright's disease isit, doctor?"
Precisely. Thousands of so-cllled dis
eases are torturing people to-day, when IN real
ity it is Brights disease i'll some one of its many
forms. 1t IS hydraheaded monster, and the
slightest symptoms should strike terror to every
one who has them. [ can look back and recall
hundreds of deaths which physicians declared
at the time were caused by paralysis, apoplexy,
heart disease, pneumonia, malarial fever and
other common complaints which see now were
caused by Brlghts disease"
"And did all these cases have simple symp-
toms at frst?"
Of nd mir no
cured as / was by the timely use of the same
remedy-Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
] am getting my eyes thoroughly opened in this
matter and think l am helping others to see the
facts and their possible danger also. Why,
there are no end of truths bearing on this SUBJ
ject. If you want to know more about it go and
see Mr.. Warner himself. He was sick the same
as L, and is the healthiest man in Rochester to-
day. He has made study Of this subject and
can give you more facts than l can. Go, too.
and see DR.. baltimore, the chemist at the Uni
versity. If you want facts, there are any guam
tity of them, showing the alarming increase of
Bright's disease its simple and deceptive symp-
toms, and that there but one way by which
it can be escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and force of the
doctors words. the reporter babe him good day
and called on Mr.. Warner at his establishment
on Exchange Street. At first Mr.. Warner was
inclined to be reticent, but learning that the
information desired was about the alarming in
crease of Bright's disease his mann 3r changed
instantly and he spoke very earnestly:
cit is true that Bright's disease has increased
wonderfully, and we find, by reliable statistics,
that in the past ten years its growth has been
$50 per cent. Look at the prominent men it
has carried off: Everett, Sumner, Chase, Will
son, Carpenter, Bishop Haven and others.
This is terrible and shows greater growth
| than that of any other known complaint. 1t
must be plain to every one that something must
check this is
knowing where it may end"
"Do you think many people are afflicted with
it to-day who do not realize, it Mr.. Warner"
Hundreds of thousands. / have strik-
ing example of this truth which has just come
to my notice. prominent professor in New
Orleans meaical college was lecturing before
his class on the subject of Bright's disease.
He had various fluids under microscopic analy-
sis and was showing the students what the in
dications of this terrible malady were. In
order to draw the contrast between healthy and
unhealthy fluids he had provided a vial the
contents of which were drawn from his own
person. And now, gentlemen he said, 'as
we have seen the unhealthy indications, [ will
show you how it appears in state Of perfect
health, and he submitted his own fluid to the
usual test. AS he watched the results his
countenance suddenly changed-his color and
command both left him and in trembling
voice ne said: Gentlemen, [ have made a
painful discovery: I have Bright's disease of
the kidneys and in less than year he was
dead"
''You believe then that it has no symptoms
of its own and is frequently unknown even by
the person who is afflicted with it ?"
cit has no symptoms of its own and very
often none at all. Usually no two people have
the same symptoms, and frequently death is
the first symptom. The slightest indications
of any kidney difficulty should be enough to
strike terror to any one. know what I am
talking about for I nave been through all the
stages of kidney disease"
'sYou know of DR.. Henion's case ?"
eyes. have both read and heard of it,
sit is very wonderful is it not?"
ga very prominent case but no more so than
great many others that have come to my no
tice as having been cured by the same means"
"You believe then that Brights disease can
be cured?"
81 know it can. I know it from the expert
ence of hundreds of prominent persons who
were given up to die by both their physicians
and friends"
''You speak of your own experience, what
was it?"
ga fearful one. had felt lanquid and I'M
fitted for business for years. But [ did not
know what allied me. When, however, found