The Evening critic., 1882-04-01
PRESENTfMENTS.
An Investigation OF the Causes OF
Those Dark Forcbodiugs which
Make Powerful Men weak.


made by Professor Proctor that the return In
nineteen years OF the great comet Of last sum
mcr Will cause the destruction OF tho earth.
But while people are becoming so strangely
exercised over this announcements an event
OF far moro serious Importance, which Is TAX
Ing place to-day, seems TO be almost wholly
overlooked. Tho nature of this most Vital
subject can be best explained by relating the
following experiences;
Bishop +. q. Haven, known 10 the entire
land, was unaccountably awakened one night
out OF n sound sleep, aud lay awake until
morning. His mind seemed unusually active,
and he not only reviewed hts past life, which
had been an eventful one, but laid extensive
plans for the future. He did not feel espec-
tally i'll, but could not account for the unusual
activity of his brain, nor for the rostlessness
which seemed to possess him, In the morn
ing he had but little appetite, but was appar-
entity well In other respects. In few days,
however. he began 70 feel restless aud NOR
bid, although he tried earnestly 10 overcome
the feelings which had taken possession OF
him. But try as he would tho shadow of some
evil seemed to follow him, and he was con
| scious Of gradual sinking and wasting away
| OF all his physical faculties. He had been
| an earnest and dligent worker, and in
| his zeal frequently over taxed his strength,
and being absorbed In his duties failed to
observe tho common symptoms with which he
was arlctcd, thus permitting the work OF de-
structlon TO go on uuheedcd. But the end
| finally came In most peremptory manner.
| Shortly before his death he wrote n lettcr-the
| last one he ever indlted-in which he speaks
| as follows: "A belief that death Is near af.
| fccts different minds differently, but probably
| all who are In a fair condition OF physical and
mental strength instlnctlvely shrink from II
| with an lndciinablc dread and horror. 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 to 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 innumer.
able cases of fatal neglect It IS not sufficient 10
| say that many other brilliant men, including
| Everett, sumner Chase, Wood, Wilson and
| Carpenter were swept away by the same fatal
| trouble. The question is, were these men
sufficiently careful OF thelr health, aud could
they have been saved? The Albany 1rgUS in
| speaking Of Mr. Potter's sudden illness and
| death, says:
zone OF the physicians who attended Mr.
Potter here was interviewed last evening. He
| stated that Mr.. Potters inability to converse
| had for some time served to bafIie the physl
| clans in their efforts to determine the root OF
| his illness. 1t seems, however, that Mr.. Pot
| ter some two years ago, suffered n slight at
| tack of kidney disease. Unwise dependence
| upon n robust constitution and naturally per-
| feet health, and neglect OF proper clothing,
| doubtless sowed the seeds OF a disease that
needed but somc such personal neglect as that
| Of Tuesday Worning TO develop. From the
| symptoms at first shown, ii was thought that
| his only trouble was nervous prostratlon; but
his long continuance III seml'unconscious
state led TO the belief that his Illness was
seated In chronic dinlculty more mysterious
and dangerous"
Up to the latter part OF last year Mr.. Ell
ward +. Rook, a member OF the New York
Stock Exchange. was doing business In Wall
street, New York. He had everything to en-.
the victim Of unaccountable uneaslness.
His experience. as described by one who knew,
was as follows: "M unexpected times, and on
occasions when he had the greatest reason to
feel Joyous, he was irritable and haunted with
strange feelings OF discomfort. He endeavored
10 check these feelings and appear pleasant,
but II required great effort to do SO; after
which he would again relapse into his former
morbid mood. This feeling continued for a
number of months, when he became con-
scious of an added sensation of lassitudo. He
was tired even when resting, and although cx-
periencing no acute pain, had dun, aching
sensations In his limbs and various parts OF
| his body. Shortly afterward his head began
| 10 ache most frequently and his stomach
failed TO digest properly Being told that he
was suffering from malaria he consulted an
| eminent physician, who Informed him that
| his kidneys were slightly affected, and gave
him medicine TO restore them. But he grew
| worse instead OF better. He then consulted
other eminent doctors OF another school, and
was Informed that he had brain dinculty
somewhat in the nature of tumor, but In
spite of all efforts TO the contrary he continued
10 grow worse. AT this time his condition
was terrible. What were at first simple symp-
IONS had developed 10 terrible troubles. He
was flushed and feverish, constantly uneasy,
and yet always weary. He had an intcnse
appetite one day and very little
| Ing labored and every movement of existence
| was a burden These disastrous symptoms
| continued, his face and body became discoi
| ored, his heart was irregular in Its action and
his breath came In short, convulsive gasps
He grew constantly worse, Notwithstanding
| inc utmost pfecautlOli9 OF MS friends, and
finally died in the greatest agony. After his
death an examination as 10 Its actual cause
was made, when his brain was found to DO In
| perfect condition, and the reason OF his de
cease was o: an entirely different nature"
Tho experiences which have been cited
above all had common cause and were each
| the result OF one disease. That disease, which
so deciifully, yot surely removed the people
above mentioned, was Brights disease OF the
kidneys. In the case Of Mr.. Rook the eXami
nation after death while showing the brain to
be IN perfect condition, revealed the terrible
fact that he was tho victim OF n slight kidney
trouble which Ind gone on unchecked, until
1t resulted in acute Brights disease. Tho
leading physicians and scientists OF the world
are fast learning that more than one-half the
deaths which occur are caused by this mon
strous scourge. IL is one OF the most deceitful
maladles ever known 10 the human race. 1
manlfests itself by symptoms so slight anC
common as to seem unworthy OF attention
and yet these very insignificant symptom
are The first stages of the worst complain
known IN the history OF the world. Thou.
sands OF people have died from troubles
that are called heart disease, apoplexy
pneumonia, BARN fever and similar diseases
when IL was, In fact, Brights disease OF III,
kidneys. The ravages OF this disease have beer
greatly increased from the fact that until re-
cent years no way was known to prevent IL
beginning nor check Its increase when IL hat
become once fixed upon the system. Within
| tho past two years, however, we have learned
of more than four hundred pronounced case
OF Brights disease, many Of them much wors'
. | Than those above described, and most @
whom had been given up by prominent physi
cIanf, WHO nave Dcen completely cured. IN
means used 10 accomplish this end has beef
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, manu-
factured In Rochester, N. v, n remedy tina
has won It's way into the confidence OF til
public solely upon the remarkable merits
t possesses. As "A result, II Is more widely use
and thoroughly praised than any medicln
0 which has ever been before the American put
0 lie. Indeed there Is not a drug store In th
@ entire land where II tcannot be found.
i Although Brights disease Is so common I
cities, II Is sill more prevalent In the countgl
When eminent physicians In the largest citlo
5 are not able to recognize Brlghts disease,
is only natural that In the country, wher
those few so unacqualDted with the disease a
4 terribly and yet unknown to the ones who al
~ suffering with II. Thousands OF people ca
look back and recall the death OF friends fro
what was supposed 10 be some common con
plalni, when II was really Brlghts disease Az
NO ONE KNEW II. The terrible plcurO.pne
monla, which has been 50 dreaded, Is usual
Il The result Of uremic or kidney poison. LuI
fever can be traced TO similar sOurG
)t Most cases Of paralysis arise from the san
n difficulty, as well as innumerable fever
lung, throat, head and bowel troubles.
20. vast number OF ladies have suffered and dii
70 from complaints common 10 their sex calle
u perhaps, general debility, when, could u
real cause have been known, it would ha
Ia been found 10 be Brights disease, masquera
Al | iHg under another name. In marked Ca
trast 10 the sad cases which have been abO
IN | described arc the experiences Of many pron
"a ncnt people who were as low as any OF I
. | pCrsOns mentioned. but who were remal