The daily gazette., 1882-01-02
A REMARKABLE STATEMENT
The Unusual Experience OF a Pro.
minent Man Made Public.

1
The following artic from the Demo
crdt and Chronicle, of Rochester, N. T.
Is ofso striking a nature, and emanates
from so reliable q source, that it is here
with re-publISbed entire. In addition
TO the valuable matter 1t contaius, 1t
will DO found exceedingly interesting:
To dse Ed,tor Of the Democrat and Chron-
icle:
SIR:-My mot yes for the publication
OF the most unusual statements which
follow are, hrst, gratitude for the fact
that 1 hav~ eeen saved from a III Jst hor-
rible death, and, s1ooudlg, a desire To
warn all who read this stat, IN MT against
some of the most deceptive iuf1lencss
0y which they have ever been surround
ded. It Is n fact that o-day thousands
of people are within foot of the grave
and they do not know it. 10 tell how 1
was caught aw y from just this position
ana to wa others 8RaiRst nearing IL,
are my objects ia this scommuDicatiOn.
On the ii st day of June, SSl, 1 lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Hea-
ven only knows the agony then en-
dured, for word can never describe il.
Aud yet, II a few years previous, any
one bad told ne that l was TO be brought
so low and by so terrible disease,
should have sCoffed at Lhs idea had
always been uncommonly strong aud
healthy, had weighed over 200 pounJs
aud hardly knsw,i in my own sxneri-
ence, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who Will read this staie.
men reahzs at times that they are uu.
usually tired and cannot account for it.
They feel dull and indefinite pains iu
various parts OF lEebody aud dentuuder.
stand II. Or they are exceedingly hun
cry one day and eutlrtl7 without appe-
ute the next. This was just the way
felt when the relentless malady which
had fastened Itself upon me tirst began.
| Still thought IL was nothing; that pro.
badly had taken a cold which w1uId
soon pass away. Shortly af or this no.
ticed dull, and at Tunes Ieuralgic pain
| In my head, but as 1t woHld cone one
| day aud DO gone the next, paid but
little attention to it. However, my sto-
mach was out of osder and ms Tool Of
ten tailed To digest, causing at times
| great incOnveDience. Yet had no fdea.
even as physician, that these things
meant anything serious or that NOR
| strous disease was becoming liked uton
me. Oanddly, L thought / wassuffsrioP
from NJ alaria and so dociored Ipyseif ac.
| cordinRly. But 1 gSt no b. tier. 1 next
hoticed peculiar color and odor about
the fluids l was passing-aso th 1T there
were large quantities one day aud very
little the next, and that a persistent
froth and scum APP ated upon lke SUR
race, and sediment settled in the bot
tom. And yet did not realiz my dan
| ger, for, indeed, seeing these SYMPTOMS
| continually, huallv became acc lstom-
ed to them, and my suspicion was wholly
| disarmed by the TACT that had no pai Il
! in the Affected organs or in ihair vIcInty.
y I oh hsnp -
| not understand.
There Is a terrible future for all phy-
+, sical neglect, and Impending danger
usually brings person 10 his senses even
, though 1t may then be too la'e. 1 real
ized, at last, my critical cohditlon and
aroused myself 10 overcome it. And,
oh! now hard l trie! l consulted the
best medical skill in ths land. l visited
all the prominent mineral springs in
America and travelled from M ne to Cal
rfornla. Still l grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as to my malady. One
said / was troubled with pinal irrItA-
Iion; another, nervous prostration;
another, malaria; another, dyspepsia;
another, heart disease; another, general
debility, another, conges ION or the base
Ut the brain; and 50 on through a long
listlof common diseases, tho symptoms
of all OF which | really had. In this
way several years passed, during all OF
which time was steadily growing worse.
My condition had really become pitiable
The slight svmpiome | at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders the little twigs of
pain had grown to oaks of agony. Nv
weight had been reduced from 207 to 100
pounds. My life was torture 20 myself
and friends. could retain no TO cd upon
u y stomach, aud hved wholly by rjec-
tioLs. wassa living mass of pain. My
pu SO was uncomfortable. In my agony
fri quently fell upon the floor, convul-
| sIvely clutched the carpet, and pray ed
for death. Morphine had Il tie or no
I f,sct Ia deadening the pain. For SIX
| da, and nights had the death-premoL-
iLory hiccough, instantly. Ny Hrirs
was fille1 with tube Casts and albumen.
| Was struggling with Bngh,'s Disease OF
| the Kidneys in It's last stages.
While suffering thus | received call
| from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote rec
tor OF st. PauPs Church, of this city.
| felt that IL was our last interview, hut in
| the course of conversation he mentioned
remedy of which had heard much but
had neveI used. Dr. Foote detailed 10 me
toe many remarKaOle cules which had
come under ms observation, by means
OF this remedy, and urged me TO try IL,
AS a praoticJng physician and gradu
ate of the sch Io.s. cherished the pr ju-
dice both natural nd common with all
regular practitioners, and deIided the
luet OIL any meulCll6 OuIslCe the regular
channels being the least beneficial. SO
solicltous. however, was DR.. Foote that
| finally promised L would waive my
pref udfce and try the remedy he SO high
| ly recomme lueJ. 1 hogan It's use on the
nrsL day of June aud took
it acc )rding to directions. AT first I
sick ened me Tut is 1 thought was
good sign iUr one In my Geollitated con-
uItlon. / continued to t. ke II; the sick
ening sensation departed and was q bic
to retain food upon my stomach. In q
| few days noticed decided cuRnge for
| the netter as also did my wife aud friends
NV hicccoughs CO ised ana | experienced
less pain Than formerly. L was so re
joiced al this improved condition that,
upon what mad believed but a few davs
before was my dying bed. vowed, in the
preseuce of my family and friends, should
| recoSe er / would oct publicly and pri-
Vatey make known this remedy for the
good OF humanity, wherever and when.
| oyer hid n opportunity. l also deter
mined tina | won u give course OF lee
lures in the Csrln than Acade .u5 of Mus
| Ic OF this elJy, stating In full the symp-
o ns aud almost hopeless of M dis
eEse and the r. marRable means py
which have ben saved. My improve
menJ was cpnsJIut from that IL q, and
in lie IS than three moHthI l "a gained 26
pounds in d ssh. DO a.ne enJiTesy free
| nom pain and 1 believe l owe my life
| and pre- sent condition VIII lily 10 Warmers
Sale Kidney anu LAYER Cure, the remedy
which | USED.
Siucs my recovery have thoroughly
| re.inVe ,tlgated the subject Of kidney
| difficulties ahd BrighPs disease, aud he
| Brights disease, an the truths develop
| ed are astounding, therefore state, de-
| Hberately, and as u physician, that be-
| lieve MORE THAN ONE HALF THE DEATHS
| WHICH OCCUR IN AMERICA ARE CAUSED
| BY BRIGHT's DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.