The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-18
AFTER RECESS.
AREMARKAnIE sTATgnENr.
Tho Unusual Experience orH Prominent
Man Made Pnhllc.


Man Made Public.
The following article from the Democrat
and Chronicle, Of Rochester, N. Y, is Of so
striking nature, and emaaates from so
reliable a source, that it is herewith re-
published entire. In addition to the val
liable matter it contains, it will be found
exceedingly interesting.
To DE Editor Of The Democrat and Chronicle:
sm:-Ny motives for the publication Of
the most unusual statements which follow
are, first, gratitude for the fact that / have
been saved from most horrible death,
and, secondly, desire to warn all who
read this statement against some OF the
most deceptive influences by which they
have ever been surrounded. II is fact
that to-day thousands Of people are within
foot Of the grave and they do not know
it. To tell how l was caught away from
Just this position, and to warn others against
nearing 1t, are my objects in this commune
cation.
0nthe first day Of juno, 1881, 1 lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
ouly knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, If a
few years previous, any one had told me
that was TO be brought so low, and by so
terrible disease, should have scoiTed at
the idea. had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over two
hundred pounds and hardly knew, in my
own experience, what tpain or sickness
were. Very many people who will read
this statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account for 1t.
They feel dull and infinite pains in various
parts Of the body and do not understand
it. Or they arc exceedingly hungry
day one day and entirely without appetite
the next. This was Just the way felt
when the relentless malady which had fas.
tened itself upon me first began. Still
thought it was nothing thatprobably | had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly utter this noticed dull, and at
times neuralgia, pain in my head, butas il
would come one day aud gone the next,
paid hut little attention to il However,
my stomach was out OF order and my food
often failed to digest, causing at times great
Inconvenience. Yet had no idea, even
as physician, that these things meantany-
thing serious or that monstrous disease
was becoming fixed upon me. CandidIy,
thought was suffering from malaria and
so doctored myself accordingly. But got
no better. next noticed u peculiar color
and odor about the fluids was passing
also that thero-were large quantities one
day and very little the next, and that q per-
sistent iroth and scum appeared upon the
surface, and sediment settled in the bot
tom. And yet did not realize my dan.
ger, for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, finally became accustomed
10 them, and my suspicion was wholly dis
armed by the fact that had no pain in the
affected organs or in their vicinity. Why
| should have been so blind l cannot un-
derstand.
There is terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger usually
brings person to his senses even though
it may then be too late. ! realized, ut last,
my critical condition and aroused myself TO
overcome it. And, oh! how hard tried! |
consulted the best medical skill in the land.
visited all the prominent mineral springs
in America 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, nervous prostration; another
malaria; another, dyspepsia; another
heart disease; another, general debil
; ity; another, congestion OF the base Of the
brain; and so on through a long list O
common diseases, the symptoms Of all o
which Ireally had, In this way seyeER
n yeas passed, during all Of which time wa
I steadily growingworse. My condition haC
. really become pitiable. The slight symp
> toms at first experienced were developeC
i. into terrible and constant disordes-tht
!, little twigs Of pain had grpwn TO oaks o
agony. My weight had been reduced iEou
207 10 1870 pounds. MY life was tortur
to myself and friends. could retain n,
food upon my stomach, and lived wholly b,
6 injections. l wasa living mass OF pain. NJ,
+ pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
: frequently fell upon the floor, convulsiVel,
0 clutched the carpet, and prayed for death
Morphine had little or no effect in deaden
ing the pain. For six days and nights
9 had the death.premonitory hiccoughs con
: stantly. My urine was filled with tub
: casts and albumen. was struggling witt
Bright's Disease Of the Kidneys in It's las
: stages.
While suffering thus I received cal
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, recto
OF st. Paul's Church, of this city. l fel
that it was our last interview, but in tht
+ course Of conversation he mentioned
y remedy OF which had heard much bu
Q had never used. DR.. Foote detailed to M
9 tho many remarkable cures which haC
: come under his observation, by means o
this remedy, and urged me 10 try it. As
= practiCing physician and O graduate Of tn
u schools, l cherished the prejudice boil
. natural and common with all regular praC
l. titioners, and derided the idea Of any med
y icine out side the regular channels bein
i the least beneficial. So solicitous, how
Q ever, was DR.. Foote, that finally promise
y would waive my prejudice and try III
remedy he so highly recommended Ibt
:, gan its use on the tlrst day OF June an
took 1t according TO directions. At first
sickened me; but this l thought was goo
d sign for one in my debilitated condition
h continued to take 1t; the sickening sens
l. ton departed and was able to retain foo
8, upon my stomach. In few days | notice
u q decided change for the better as also di
& my wife and friends. My hiccoughs cease
re and experienced less pain than iormerl,
ID / was so rejoiced at this improved cond
e ton that, upon what had believed but
ID few days before was my dying bed, vow
81 ed, in the presence OF my family an
friends, should recover | would bot
III publicly and privately make know IN
o. remedy for the good ofhumanity, wherey,
er and whenever | had an opportunity.
also determined that would give couri
Of lectures in the Corinthian Academy
Music Of this city, stating In full the sym
to toms and almost hopelessness Of my di
BIS case and the remarkable means by Whit
Ihayc been saved. My improvement W
is, constant from that time, and in less thl