Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-07
Excitement In Rochester.
THE CoNNorIoN CAusEp BY THE STATE
MENr OF A PHYSICIAN

An unu sual article from the Rochester, n.
T., Democrat and Chronicle. was republshed
in this paper recently and has been subject
Of much conversation, both in professional
circles and on the street. Apparently it
caused even more commotion in Rochester,
as the following from the same paper shows: !:
DIR. j. u. Henion. who is well known. not
only in Rochester but in nearly every part of
America, sent an extended article to this
paper, few days since which was duly
published, detailing his remarkable ex.
perience and rescue from what seemed 10 be
certain death. II would be impossible to
enumerate the personal enquiries which
have been made at our Office as TO the validity
of the article. but they have been so numerous
that further investigation of the subject was
deemed an editorial necessity.
With this end in view representative Of
this paper called ON Or. Henion, at his
residence on st. Paul street. when the follow
ing interview occurred: That article of
yours, Doctor, has created quite whirl-
wind. Are the statements about the terrible
condition you were in, and the way you were
rescued such as you can sustaing"
Every one of them and manv additional
ones. Few people ever set so near the grave
as did and then return. and | am not
surprised that the public think 1t marvellous.
Ii was marvellous"
"How in the world did you, physician,
come to be brought so low?"
"By neglecting the first and most simple
symptoms. did not think | was sick. 1t
is true had frequent headaches; felt tired
most of the time: could eat nothing one day
and was ravsnous the next; felt dull. in.
definite pains and nv stomach was out Of
ORDER but did not think it meant anything
serious"
"But have these common ailments any
thing to do with the fearful Bright's disease
which took so firm a hold on you?"
Anything? Whv, they are the sure
indications of the first stages of that dreadful
malady. The fact is, few people know or
realize what als them, and | am sorry 10
say that too few physicians do either"
That is a strange statement, Doctor"
''But il is a true one. The medical pro-
fession have been treating symptoms instead
of diseases for years, and it is high time il
ceased. We doctors have been clipping of
the twigs when we should strike at the reot.
The symptoms ! have just mentioned. or any
unusual action or irritation of the water
channels, indicate the approach1of Brights
disease even more than a cough announces
tHe COt1iHg VI CbHsutiptipu. we ut uot Utht
the cough. but try to help the lungs. We
should not waste our time trying to relieve
the headache, stomach, pains about the body
or other symptoms, but 60 directly to the
kidneys, the source of most of these ailments.
This, then, is what vOu meant when you
SAID that more than one-half the deaths which
occur arise from Bright's disease, is it,
Doctar?"
Precisely. Thousands of go called diseases
are tortnring people to-day, when in reality
it is Brights disease in some one of its many
forms. 1t is a Hydra-headed 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, aporlexy. heart-disease. pneu-
monia, malarial yer and other common
complaints which see now were caused by
Brght's disease
"And did all these cases have simple
| symptoms at 6rst?"
EVERY one of them. and might have been
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 Il is matter and think am helping
| others to see the facts and their possible dan
ger also. Why, there are no end of truths
bearing on this subject. If you want to know
more about it go and see Mr.. Warner him
self. He was sick the same as l, and is the
healthiest man in Rochester to-day. lie has
made study of 'he subject and can give you
| more facts than can. Go, too. and see DIR.
baltimore. the chemist. at the University. II
you want facts there are any quantity Of
them showing the alarming increase Of
Brights disease, its simple and deceptive
symptoms. and that there is but one way by
| which il can be escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and force of the
| Doctors words, the reporter bade him good
dav and called on Mr.. Warner al his estab-
lishment on Exchange street. At first Mr..
Warner was inclined to be reticent, but
learning that the information desired was
about the alarming increase of Bright's dis
ease, bis manner changed instantly and he
spoke very earnestly:
at is true that Bright's disease has in
creased wonderfully, and we find. by reliable
statistics. that in the past ten wears its growth
has been $50 per cent. Look at the promi.
nent men it has carried off Everett. Sumner
Chase, Wilson, Carpenter, Bishop Haven and
Others This is terrible and shows greater
growth than that Of any other known com
plant. II must be plain TO every one that
| something must be done to check this in.
crease or there is no knowing where it mas
end
s.Do you think many people are afflicted
with it to-day who do not realize it. Mr.. War
ner?'
/ Hundreds of thousands. have a strik
ing example of this truth. which has just come
to my notice. A prominent professor in
New Orleans medical colleps was lecturins
before his class on the subject Of Bright,
disease. He had various fluids under mi
croscopic analysis and was showing the stu
dents what the indications Of this terrible
malady were. In order to draw the contras
between heslthy and unhealthy fluids he bst
provided vial the contents of which wer.
drawn from his own person. And now, gen
ilemen,' he said. 'ss we have seen the un
healthy indications. will show you how i
appears in state of perfect healfh,' and h
submitted his own fluid 10 the usual test. A,
. he watched the results his counfenance sud
denly changed--bis color and command boti
left him and in trembling voice he said
Gentleman, have made a painful dis
covery; have Bright's disease of the kid
!. neys'. and in less than year he was dead
: 'sYou believe then that it has no symptom
Of its own and is frequently unknown even b,
the person who is afflicted with it!''
: SIT has no symptoms of its own and yer,
, often none At all. Usuaily no two peopl
have the came SYMPTOMS and frenueutI