The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1882-01-19
EXCITEMENTIN ROCHESTER.
THE CONNECTION CAUSED BY THE
sTATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN.


STATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN.
An unusuaI article from the
Rochester N. r, Democrat snd
Chronicle, was republshed ii this
paper last week and was subject Of
much conversation, both in profess
SIGNAL circles and on the street. APP
parently it caused more commotion
in Rochestra, as the following from
the same paper shows
DR.. j. B. Henion, who Is we'll
known not only in Rochester but in
nearly every part Of Americs, sent an
extended article to this paper few
days since which was dnly published,
detailing his bis remarkable experience
and rescue fDom what seemed to be
certain death. Itwoald. be impossi-
Bile to enumersts the personal enquir-
les which have been made Of our Of
fee % to the validity Of the article,
but they have been 90 numerousl that
farther investigation Of the subject
was deemed an editorial necessity. y
With this end in view 0, represen-
tativs Of this paper called on DR..
Hsnion ct his residence on St Paul
street, when the the following inter
view occurred IA 4 Z
"Thst article Of yours, Doctor, has
created quite . Whirlwind. Are the
statements about the terrible condi-
ton you were in, and the way you
were rescued such Is you can sus-
tain 7" MI
"Every one ofthem and many ad-
ditional ones. Few people ever get
10 near the grave a. / did and then
return, and Ian not surprised that
the public think it marvellous. II
Was marvellous" IL F
"How in the world did you as q
physician, come TO be brought SC
loWf' iii rfSfssksS} tkSs9kl
by negleeting the frst and most
simple symptoms. / did not think
vas sick. Il ID true I had ftequeu.
headaches; T felt tired most Of the
time; could eat nothing one day and
was rsvenous the next; felt dali 10.
definite pains and my stomach was
out Of order, but did not think II
ment anything serious"
"But have these common ailments
anything to do with the fearful
Brieht's disease which took 30 firm q
hold ON you :"
Anything? Why, they are the
sure indications Of the frst stages Of
that dreadful malady. The fact is,
few people know or realize what ais
them, and I am sorry to say that toe
few physicians do either"
AsThatiisia arrange statement, Doc
'aBus ii il |. true one ID The nsdI.
Gal profession has been treating symp.
toms instsad Of diseases for years,
and it il high time ID ceased. We
doctors have been clipping of the
twIgs when we should strike at the
root. The symptoms | hsve just men.
toned on any unusual action or irri.
tation Of che water channels indicate
the approach of Bright's disease even
more than . cough announces the
coming Of consumption. We do moi
treat the cough, but try to help the
lungs.x We should not waste our time
trying to relieve the headache, stou-
ach, pains about the body or Other
symptoms, but 90 directly to the
Kidneys, the source Of most Of these
ailments" Z
"This, then, 10 what you mean when
you said that more than one-hslf the
deaths which occur arise from Brights
disease, is it DoctorY
precisely. Thousands of so.ealled
diseases are torturing people to-day,
when in reality it ID Brights disease
in some one Of its many forms. 1t ii
Hydraheaded monster, and the
slightest symptoms should strike ter
ror to every one who has them. car
look back and recall hundreds ofdeath!
which physicians declared at the
time were caused by paralysis, apo
plexy, heart disease, pneumonia, ma.
lafial fever and other common com
plants which l see nov we're caused
BY Bright's disease"
Sand did ell these eases bavs simple
fnynrtenas II ffssf'