Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-10
PRESENTIMENTS
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF THOSE
DARK FoREBODINGs WHICH MAKE
POWERFUL MEN WEAK
Golden Rule.


ment made by Professor Proctor that the
great comet of last summer will cause the
destruction of the earth. But while Deo-
pie are becoming SO strangely exercised
over this announcement, an event of far
more Importance, which is taking place
to-day, seems to be almost wholly over
looked. The nature of this most vital
subject can be best explained by relating
the following experiences:
Bishop E. O. Haven, known to the en-
tire land, was unaccountably awakened
one night out Of a sound sleep, and Law
awake until morning. His mind seemed
unusually active, and he not only review
ed his past life, what had been an event
full one, but laid extensive plans for the
future. He did not feel especially ill, but
could not account for the unusual activity
of his brain, nor for the reStlessness which
seemed to possess him. In the morning
he had but little appetite, but was. appar-
emily well in other respects. In few
days, however, he began to feel restless
and morbid, although he tried earnestly
to overcome the feeling which had taken
possession of him. But try as he would
the shadow of some evil seemed to follow
him, and he was conscious of a gradual
sinking and wasting away of all his phys
ical faculties. He had been an earnest
and diligent worker, and his zeal frequent
| ~ over-taXed his strength, and being alb
| sorbed in his duties failed to observe the
common symptoms with which he was
afflicted, thus permitting the work of dis
truction to 60 on UNDECIDED. But the end
finally came in a most peremptory man.
ner. Shortly before his death he wrote a
| letter-the last one he ever indicted-in
which he speaks as follows: ga belief
that death is near affects different minds
| differently, but probably all who are in a
fair condition Of physical and mental
| strength instinctively shrink from it with
an indefinable dread and horror. A dying
man is no more able Of himself to foresee
his own destiny or the destiny of those
he leaves than he was before he began 70
die
The recent sad and sudden death of
Hon. Clarkson N. Potter is one of the
most serious warnings ever given in the
| long list of innumerable cases of fatal
neglect. 1t is not sufficient to say that
many other brilliant men, including Ever
EFT, Sumner, Chase, Wood, Wilson and
| Carpenter, were swept away by the same
| fatal trouble. The question is, were these
men sufficiently careful of their health,
and could they have been saved? The
Albany Argus, in speaking of Mr. Potter's
sudden illness and death, says:
Zone of the physicians who attended
Mr. Potter here was interviewed last ey-
| ening. He stated that Mr. Potter's ina
bility to converse had for some time serv-
ed to battle the physicians in their efforts
| to determine the root of his illness. 1t
! seems, however, that Mr.. Potter, some
two years ago, suffered slight attack of
kidney disease. Unwise dependence upon
a robust constitution and naturally perfect
health, and neglect of proper clothing,
doubtless sowed the seeds of a disease
that needed but some such personal neg
lect as that of Tuesday morning to deyel-
OPP. From the symptoms at first shown,
it was thought that his only trouble was
nervous prostration; but his long contin-
uance in semi-unconsciouS state led to
the belief that his illness was seated in a
chronic difficulty more mysterious and
dangerous"
Up to the latter part of last year Mr..
Edward F. Rock, a member of the New
York stock exchange, was doing business
in Wall street, New York. He had every
thing to encourage him, and make life
| happy, but was the victim of unaccounta-
bic uneasinesS. His experience as de-
scribed by one who knew, was as follows
cat unexpected times, and on occasions
when he had the greatest reason to fee
joyous he was irritable and hauted with
strange feelings of discomfort He en-
deavored to check these feelings and APP
pear pleasant, but it required a great effort
to do so; after which he would again re-
lapse into his former morbid mood. This
feeling continued for number of months
when he became conscious of an added
sensation of laSsitude. He was tired ever
when resting, and although experiencing
no acute pain, had dull, aching sensations
in his limbs and various parts of his body
Shortly afterward his head began to ache
most frequently and his stomach failed t.
digest properly. Being told that he wa:
suffering from malaria he consulted al
eminent physician, who informed him tina
his kidneys were slightly effected, ant
gave him medicine to restore them. Blu
he grew worse instead of better. H,
then consulted other eminent doctors o
another school and was informed that b.
had brain difficulty somewhat in the ma
ture of a tumor, but in spite of all effort
to the contrary he. continued to grow
worse. At this time his condition wa
terrible. What were at first simple symp
f had developed to terrible troubles. HI
was flushed and feverish, constantly un
easy, and yet always weary. He had a
intense appetite one day and very littl
the next. His pulse was irregular, hi
breathing labored, and every moment O
existence was burden. These disastrou
symptoms continued, his face and bod
! became discolored, his heart was irregu
lar in its action, and his breath came i
short, convulsive gasps. He grew cor
stantly worse, Notwithstanding the utmos
precautions of his friends and finally die
in the greatest agony. After his deaf
r an examination as to its actual cause wa
s made, when his brain was found to be i
d a perfect condition, and the reason of hi
decease was of an entirely different nature
n The experiences which have been cite
O above all had common cause and WEI
each the result of one disease That di:
ease, which so deceitfully, yet surely II
8 moved the people above mentioned wa
Il Bright's disease of the kidneys. In til
case of Mr.. Rock the examination afte
If death, while showing the brain to be
Of perfect condition, revealed the terrib
fact that he was the victim of sligl
. kidney trouble, which had gone on III
> checked, until it resulted in acute Bright
d disease. The leading physicians and sc
entists of the world are fast learning tn;
more than one-half the deaths which O.
OIL cur are caused by this monstrous scourg
't 1t is one of the most deceitful maladit
o. ever known to the human race. 1t man
tests itself by symptoms so slight al
common, as to seem unworthy of attic
IS ton; and yet these very insignifical
ic symptoms are the first stages of the wor
"a complaint known in the history of tt
n. world. Thousands of people have die
Dr. from troubles that are called heart di
y ease, apopleXy, pneumonia, brain feve
/, and similar diseases, when it was, in ia
Bright's disease of the kidneys. The ra
IN ages of this disease have been greatly i
Of creased from the fact that until recel
i, years no way was known to prevent i
beginning nor check its increase when
had become once fixed upon the syster
W Within the past two years, however, v
a. have learned of more than four hundrt
es pronounced cases of Brights diseas
many of them much worse than tho
IN above described, and most of whom h;
e. been given up by prominent physician
nd who have been completely cured. II
means used to accomplish this end h
,u been Warmers Safe Kidney and Liv
-, Cure, manufactured in Rochester, n Y
,. a remedy that has won it's way into Il
~ confidence of the public solely upon t
" remarkable merits it possesses. As a 1
ls' suit, it is more widely used and thoroug
w. ly praised than any medicine which h
ever been before the American publ
lel Indeed there is not drug store in the G
Ter tire land where it cannot be found.
ur Although Bright's disease is so col
in cifiac If iC Still 1ant