St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
THE FLOWER CITY FukORE.
The Comlnotion Caused by the Statement
of Physician.

of Physician.
An unusual article from the Rochester, n.
Y, Democrat and Chronicle, was published in
this paper recently and has beea the subject
OF much conversation both in professional
circles and on the street. Apparently it
caused more commotion in Rochester, as the
following from the same paper shows:
DR.. j. b. llenion who is we'll known not
only in Rochester, but i'll nearly every part of
America, sent an extended article to this pa
per- few days since which was duly pub
lshed, detailing his remarkable experience
and rescue from what seemed to be certain
death. 1t would be impossible to enumerate
the personal enquiries which have been made
at our office as to the validity of the article,
but they have been SO numerous that further
investigation of the subject was deemed an
editorial necessity.
With this end in view a representative of
this paper called on Dr. Henion, at his resi-
dence on St. Paul street, when the following
interview occurred: THAT article of yours,
Doctor, has created quite a whrlwind. Are
the statements about the terrible condition
you were in, and the way you were rescued
such as you can Sustain!'
Every one of them and many additional
ones. Few people ever get SO neIr the grave
as l did and then return, and l am not sur
prised that the public think it marvellous. 1t
was marvellous"
s'How in the world did you, physician,
come to be brought SO low!''
"By neglecting the first and most simple
symptoms. did not think | was sick. 1t is
true l had frequent headaches felt tired most
of the time; could eat nothing one day and
was ravenous the next; felt dull indefinite
pains and my stomach was out of order, but
did not think it meant anything serious.'
But have these common ailments anything
to do with the fearful Bright's disease which
took SO firm hold on you!''
"Anything? Why, they are the sure indi-
cations OF the first stages Of that dreadful
malady. The fact is, few people know or
realize what ais them, and am sorry to say
that too few physicians do either'
"That is a strange statement, Doctor"
But it is true one. The medical pro-
fession have been treating symptoms instead
OF diseases for years, and it is high time it
ceased. We doctors have been Clipping off
the twigs when we should strike at the root.
The symptoms have just mentioned or any
unusual action or irritation of the water
channels indicate the approach of Bright's
disease even more than a cough announces
the coming of consumption. Wedo not treat
the cough, but try to help the lungs. We
should not waste our time trying to relieve
the headache, stomach pains about the body
or other symptoms, but go directly to the kid
neys, the source of most OF these ailments
"This, then, is what you meant when you
occur arise from Brght's disease, is it doctor!'
'Precisely. Thousands Of so-called diseases
| are torturiDg people to-day, when in reality 1t
| is Brights disease in some one Of its many
forms. 1t is Hydra headed monster, and the
| slightest symptoms should strike terror to ev-
| ery one who has them. | can look back and
recall hundreds of deaths which physicians
declared at the time were caused by paralysis,
! apoplexy, heart disease, pneumonia, malarlal
! fever and other common complaints which l
see now were causel by Bright's disease"
And did all these cases have simple sytnp-
! toms at frst?'
"Every one of them, and might have been
cured as was by the timely use Of the same
| remedy-Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. l am getting my eyes thoroughly
opened in this matter and think am helping
4 others to see the facts and their possible dan
| ger also. Why, there are no end OF truths
| bearing on this subject. 1fyou want to know
more about it 60 and see Mr.. Warner himself.
| He was sick the same as /, and is the healthi-
est man in Rochester to-day. He has made a
study of this subject and can give YOU more
facts than l can. Go, too. and see DR.. Latti-
more, the chemist at the University. If you
want facts there are any quantity OF them
showing the alarming increase OF Bright's dis
ease, its simple and deceptive symptoms, ana
that there is but one way by which it can be
| escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and force of the
day and called on Mr.. Warner at his establish
| ment on Exchange street. At first Mr.. War
| ner was inclined to be retcent, but learning
that the information desired was about the
alarming increase of Bright's disease, his
manner changed instantly and he spoke very
earnestly:
at is true that Bright's disease has in
creased wonderfully, and we find, by reliable
statistics, that in the past ten years its growth
has been $50 per cent. Look at the prominent
men it has carried off: Everett. Sumner,
Chase, Wilson, Carpenter, Bishop Haven and
others. This is terrible, and shows greater
growth than that of any other known com
! plant It should be plain to every one that
something must be done to check this increa6e
or there is no knowing where it may end"
"Doyou think many people are afflicted witt
itto-day who do not realize it, MIR. Warner"
Hundreds of thousands: have striking
example of this truth which has just come te
my notice. A prominent professor in Ne"
Orleans medical college was lecturing before
his class on the subject Of Brights disease
He had various fluids under microscopic
ANALYSIS, aud was showing the students what
the indications of this terrible malady were.
In order to show the contrast between healthy
and unhealthy fluids, he had provided via
the contents of which were drawn from his
own person. Aud now, gentlemen he said,
'as we have seen the unhealthy indications,
will show you how it appears In state OF
perfect health and be submitted his own hud
to the usual test. AS he watched the results
his countenance suddenly changed-his color
and command both left him, and in treIn-
| bling voice he said: Gentlemen, have made
painful discovery; have Bright's disease OF
the Kidneys and in less than year he was
| dead"
"You believe then that it has no symptoms
of its own and is frequently unknown even by
the person who is afflicted with it!"
1T has no symptoms OF its own and very
often none at all Usually no two people have