Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-24
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE
From the Asylum 10 the Bosom Of His
Hometown it was Done.


has just made the following statement, which
is herewith reprinted entire:
To the Editor of the Herald:
l have always shrunk from appearing
prominently before the public, but sense
of the duty / owe humanity and the world
prompts me to ask this opportunity for
making brief statement in your paper.
Whether il be true with others / cannot
say, but during my entire life i have foe-
quenily been conscious that something was
slowly and silently working to undermine
nv health and iife. What 1t was l could
not tell, but that some enemy of nv being
was devouring me within was certain. At
times / would seem comparatively well and
then would be attacked with the most dis
tressiDg symptoms. l would feel peculiar
pains in various parts of my body; my head
wodld seem heavy; nv respiration lsbored;
ny appetite would be ravenous one day and
l would loathe food the day following. Then
again would lose all interest in life; would
feel weary without exertion; would become
sleepy at midday and restless at night. Oc-
casionally my breathing would be labored
and my heart almost motionless, while at
other times 1t would palpitate violently. i
thought these troubles were the result OF
m alaris, snd / treated them accordingly,
but got no better. Shortly sfterward my
stomach became deranged, nv food failed TO
digest, and The fluids passed were of pc
culiar odor and color. And vet / did not
realize that these things meant ANYTHING se-
riols. Finally L consulted number of
eminent physicians, each one of whom took
a different view as to the cause of my
troubles. One said / was suffering from
brain disease; another spinal difficulty; 9TH
ers heart affection, kidney disease, etc. Ny
symptoms were terrible, and in the hope OF
relief l was cauterized, cupped, blistered
and subjected TO almost every known form
of treatment. During one of these attacks
while ut Red Bank, d. j., a physician was
called, and left a prescription. After he had
gone 1 requested friend 10 go and ask him
what he thought of my trouble. The reply
vast "Oh, he will be all right in few days;
it is only an attack of deliriam tremens"
He was at once informed that this was i'm
possible, as had never used any kind Of in
toxicating drinks; whereupon he returned
made inquiries, and changed his prescrip-
ton. But all the care OF my friends and
physicians availed nothing. / grew worse
constantly, and what is most terrible to
think of, did not know what allied me, nor
could find anyone who did.
During the summer and fall of last year
my pulse ranged from 100 to $50 per min
ute; had no relish for food, and was indeed
most pitiable object. had continued in
this state until last December, when became
unconscious and lost my reason, though I
had physicians iu whom myself and friends
| placed implicit confidence. In this condition
l was taken 10 Brattleboro, VT, for the pur-
| pose Of being placed in the insane asylum.
| l remained there until last March, being
attended all the while by my faithful wife,
| who never left me and believed that some
| disease and not insanity was the cause of all
my trouble. 1 regained consciousness in
March last, and insisted upon being taken
home. The physicians advised that / re-
main, but | insisted upon leaving, and we
began our journey, travelling slowly. was
met at the dock by friend whom / recog-
nized, and then l became again unconscious.
and remained so for over a week. When i
once more recognized my friend and
to try, a last resort, a treat
ment OF which l had heard much but knew
nothing. Neither myself nor friends had
| much faith that it or anything could help
me, but we resolved to try. We accordingly
dismissed the physicians, gave up all other
remedies, and / rejoice TO say that with the
blessing of Him who guided u.s. l am to-day
well man; having not been SO vigorous for
| many years, and owe ii all to the wonder
| full, almost miraculous, power of Warmers
Safe Kidney Cure, the remedy which l used.
You can well imagine how grateful must
| feel under the circumstances, and, like new
convert, L earnestly desire that all who are
| suffering should know and avail themselves
of this means of recovery. Had it not been
| for the remedy above named should doubt
lees now be within the walls OF an asylum or
| IN my grave. The great trouble with my
case was that no one seemed TO know what /
was afflicted with, and l am positive that
| thousands of people in America to-day are
In the same or a similar condition. and do
not know its cause. Kidney troubles are The
most deceptive OF an disaases. They have
no symptoms of their ow6,-Laa often
show the symptoms OF nearly every known
com nlainf-L -knoM-tisat IeorIe-zxa L.,
every day from supposed consumption, apo
plexy, heart disease, spinal complaint, and
many other diseases, when, could the real
cause be known, it would be found to origi-
nate in the kidneys. In their advanced
stages kidney troubles are the most terrible
of all known maladies, as my own ex-
perience can fully verify. That had
Bright's disease of the Kidneys, there can be
no doubt. That the symptoms were those OF
many other diseases, is equally certain; and
that was doomed TO a terrible death had
not been saved as l was, am positive. The
following letters, just received, confirm this:
VERMONT ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE,
BRATTLBBoRo, W., October 80 1882. !
Rev. E. D. Hopkins:
DEAR SIR-Yours of the 21st instant re-
ceived. We congratulate you, not only upon
the continuance OF your health, but also
upon its apparent continual improvement.
Few persons, think, have passed through
so exhaustiDg an experience as you and rail-
lied from il. Certainly / cannot recall one
who came to US in so critical, and for days
and even weeks in 80 hopeless a state for
amendment as you, and who survived and
recovered from it; for, / think, you may
now consider yourself recovered and no
longer on the convalescent liet. Hoping for
the continuance of your present health, with
the best wishes from all here, / am, yours
truly, J. DRAPER.
OCEANIC, N. j.. November 2, 1882.
My DEAR FRIEND-Replying 10 your let
ter would say, l have been scqusinted
with my highly valued friend, the Rev. b.
D. Hopkins, about eighteen months, and
very intimately acquainted for about six
months past. For little more than five
months he was an inmate OF my house, and
we enjoyed constant intercourse with each
other. When he came in April last he was
almost perfect wreck in point OF health. /
thought he had come 10 US but to die. Soon
afterwsrd he began the use of III. III. War
ner Co.'s remedies, namely: the Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, Safe Hervine and
Safe Pills. From almost the time he began
their use his improvement was very marked
and wonderful, and when be left us, sitter
having taken some two dozen bottles, he was
like a new man. The change was the most
remarkable l ever witnessed.
SAMUEL MILLER,
Pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
Iu view, therefore, of these facts and with
a hope thai all who read this may take
timely warning, / make this open statement
freely aud for the good of my fellow-men.
Sincerely, (REy) Z. d. HOPKINS.