Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-14
4 REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
The Unusual Experience OF n Prominent aIa,
MAZDA lbnIIic

from SO fellaD!e source, tnat IL IS nefe-
with republished entire. In addition to
the valuable matter it contains, it will be
exceedingly interesting.
To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chroaicte:
SIR My motives for the publication
of the mos. unusual statements which
follow are, first, gratitude for the fact
that have been saved from 4 most hor-
rible death, and, secondly, a desire to worn
all who read this statement against some
Of the most deceptive influences by which
they have ever been surrounded. 1t is
fact that to-day thousands of people are
within foot of the grave and they do not
know it. To tell how | was caught away
from just this position and to warn others
against nearing ii, are my objects in this
communication.
On the first day OF June 1881, lay at my
residence in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, if
| L few years previous. any one ha! told me
that was to bc brought SO low, and by
so terrible disease, should have sGo!fed
at the idea. ! had always been un-
| commonly strong and healthy, had weigh
| ed oyc: 900 pounds and hardly knew, in
| my own experience, what pain or sickness
| were. Very many people who will read
| this statement realize at times that they
are unusually tired and cannot account for
! it. They feel dull and indcii.,itc pains in
| various parts parts OF the body and do not
! understand it. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without ap-
| | felt when he relentless malady which
had fastened itself upon me first began.
| Still ] thought it was nothing that
probably | had taken cold which
| would soon pass away. Shortly after
| this | noticed n dwIl, and ii times
ncuralgic, pain in my hcal, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next, paid
| but littic attention to it. However,, my
| stomach was ont of order and my food
often failed to digest. causing at times
| great Inconvenience. Yet | had NJ idea,
even as physician that these things
meant anything Scrious Or that y mou-
,trOus disease was becoming fixed uDnn
he. Candidly, thought was suffering
from Malaria and 5, doctorcd myself ac-
cnr,lingly. But got no better. ! uext
noticed Il peculiar color and Odor ;;b;'lt the
| fluids | was passing-also that there were
large quantities one day and very little tho
next, and that IL persistent iroth anl scum
appeared upon the surface. and Il sedi
mcnt settled in the bottom. Aud yet did
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, | finally be-
came accustomed to them, and my SusDic-
ion was wholly disarmca by the fact that
| | had 10 pam in the affected organs OF III
i'icir vicinity. Why should have been
s., blind | cannot understand.
There is Il terrible future for ai! physi-
cal neglect, and impending danger usually
brings :, person to his senses even though,
it may then DO too late. | realized. ut
last, my critical condition and aroused
myself to overcome it, And. OH how
! hard tried. | consulted the best inedi-
! cal skill in the land. | visited all the
prominent mineral springs in AmeIic: and
travelled from Maine to California. Still
| grew worse. No two physicians agreed
as to my malady. One said was troubled
with spinal irritation another, rcrvonS
prostration another, malaria another,
dyspepsia ;,kanothcr, heart disease an
other, general debility: another, cungcs
ton OF the base OF the brain {; and SD on
| through 4 long list Of common diseases, the
! symptoms of all of which really had. In
| this way several years passed, during
| all of which time ! WAS steadily growing
wnTs", My condition had really become
p:.iable. The slight symptoms | at first
, Experienced were developed into terrible
and constant ,lisorlers--the little twigs Of
pain had grown to oaks OF agony. My
weight had been reduced from POI 10 130
pounds. My life was 4 torture to myself
ana friends. | could retain no food upon
,ny stomach, and lived wholly by injcc
tions. ! was Il living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
frequently fell unon the floor, convulSivcly
c!utc!cd the carpet aud prayed ior death.
! Morphine had little Or no effect in ,laa;lcn
lag the pain. For six days and nights
had the death prcrlonitory ',iccoughs con
StaHtiy. My urine was filled with tube
casts and aibiimcn. | was struggling with
i;riyht's Disease of the Kidneys in it.; last
S,HgeS.
While suffering thus received a cali
from my pastor, the Rev. Dr.. Foo;c, rec
| tor OF st. Paul's church, this city. felt
That it was our last interv' ey, but in tic
coarse Of conversation lie mcnt;onel Il
remedy Of which l had heard much but
had never used. DR.. Foote dcta,lcd to
iiit the many remarkable cures which had
come undo l. his GhScrvstion, by mcansssD ssDf
t't;S remedy, ami urged nc TO try it. AS
, ! rr.,c; cin, physician and graduate Of
til" schools. cherished the prejudice both
h.li!fal III: common WITH Ill regular pl;tI-
,i.'ilcrs, and derided the idea of any n,cti.
cine outside the regular channels being
Iii: least beneficial, So solicitouS. how
ever, WAS DR.. FooUc, that I finally PROM
iseH | would waive my prejudice and try
the remedy he so highly recommended. /
began its use Oh the first day of June and
took it according TO directions. At first it
>,icEened me but this l thought was a
good sign for one in my debiitatcd condi-
ticn. continued to take it the sickcn
ing sensation departed and I was able to
retain food upon my stomach. In a
few days l noticed Il dcciicd
change for tho better as also did
my wife and friends. My hccoughs
ceased and experienced less pain than
formerly. was so rejoiced at the i'm
proved condition that, upon what / had
believed but 4 few days before
was my dying bed, l vowed,
il the presence of my family
and friends, should recover
would publicly and privately make known
this remedy for the good OF humanity,
wherever and whenever had the oppor-
tunity. also determined that | would
give course of lectures in the Cornthiau
Academy OF Music, Of this city, stating in
full the symptoms and almost hopeless
ness OF my disease and the remarkable
means by which have been saved. Ny
| Improvement was constant from that time
| and i'll less than three months had gained
26 pounds in flesh, became entirely free
from pain and believe | owe my life and