Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-05
A Remarkable Statement.
THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE OF A PROMINENT
MAN MADE PUBLIC,

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ipg nature, and cmsostas from SO reliable q
source, that it is herewith republished entire
In addition to the valuable matter it coatsirs.
il will ba found eycseduay intsres'iug.
10 the Editor of the Democrat and Chronicle:
SIR bly, motives tor tho publication of the
most uuusual Statements which follow arc, first.
gratitude fer the fact that [ bsvs been saved
| from most horrible death, and. secondly.
desire 10 warn al yao read this statement
sgsiost sono Ct the Inost deceptive Influences
| By witch they have ever been surrounded. IL
is fac. that to-day thousaEd. Of people are
within q f>ct Of the grave and they do rot
know it. 70 tell how was caught away from
jus! this position and to wsra others against
bearing il, arc my Objects 10 this copmunios-
ton.
Ga the first day Of Juce 1881. lay ct MY
reeidenos ia this city surrounded by ny friends
and waiting for death. Hesyen only knows The
agony l then endured. for words Gan pover
describe il. And yet, it few years previous.
any enc had told me that was to bs brought
| 50 low, apd By 80 terrible disease. should
have sccffed at the idea. had always been
usoonnou'y s!rocg, aad hesl'by. aud weighed
over 200 pounds and hardly knew, in my own
| experience. what pain or sckoets were. Feiy
many people who will rssd this sts.emsnt ri-
sliz, at times that they ore uDuSasl!Y tired scd
cannot scoouat for it. They feel dull AID it
definite pains ia various paris Of The b5ds aOd
do not uad.rsan it. 0, they ara tXcoe dio2lg
kucgry one day snd entirely without appetite
| the next. This was uss tho way | fel; when
the relentless malad9 which has fastened itself
upon me first begsu. Still 1 thought it was
nothing; that probably | had tsken odd
which would soen pass sway. Shortly sitter
| this noticed Q dull, end at times neurslaio.
pain iu my bend, bu: 81 il wcu!d come ono d,y
aud be gone the next, paid but little e!teL-
ton to it. However, my stomach was GU, of
order snd my food often Iailsd to digest clusiOg
at TINES gree! Inconvenience. Yo5 l hsd co
| idea, even ss O rhyscisD, that these Ihiogs
mean. anything serious or that INDUSTRIOUS
dsseso vas becoming fXad upon NE. Candidly.
thought was suif ri1c from Malaria and so
! dee:orsd myself accordingly. But l g5t no
bauer. Dczs nolcad peculiar oocr AID
cdr sbou! tito faijs | was p,ssi5g-alSo thst
therc ware large Qlsntities one da7 and very
li:t'o TIC next. and that q persistent froth add
Co. uul appeared upon thu surface. AID ssG;-
men. settled 10 The bottom.
| There is 9 terrible future for all physical nc
gitc'. ind impending danger usually briggs
! parson 10 It's senses even though it may then
be- too late. RESI- z.d. at last. my critical OCT
| dtion end aroused myself 10 overcome it. Aud,
| o.! how had tried | consulted The bsst
medical skill in tie land. | visited ell tie
prcnirea. piceral springs in Americ, SID
travelled from Maine to California. Still grew
| Worss. No two physicians agreed as to 1ny
| ma!a6f. Gao sid ! Was troubled With spinsl
| Irritation; another. nervous prosratiot; another,
malaria; sEother, dyspepsia another. hesrt
disease; another. general debility another,
| couges!loG OF the base of the brain; and 81 90
Though long list ef common diseases, the
| symptoms OF which really had. 10 this way
sav, raj years passed, during all of which time
w.s steadily growing worse. My condition hid
really became piiable. The slight symptoms
at Gfst experienced were div>hped into terrible
and GOES ant disordcrs-lhc little twigi of ps,n
had sroHn to oaks of sHory. Ny weight hid
b.en REFUSED from POI 10 $50 rounds. Mp
| retain po food upon mp stomach, sud lived
wholly ! y ltl:ciors. l |ss O living mass of
paio. My ruso was uuc0u.roll.be. 10 nv
| agony l tnqlan,'y tell upon ths aocr, conva!-
| siVtlj Gu cutd the cirpet. aud p.sy,d Tor
death. Ncrphils had lrle or NJ tff.os in
dcsiGdsg the pain. Err Fix days and nights
| had !hs dOs.t- .p,emOnitoly biccouehs CONSTANT
y. My u;iae 1ss ded with tube oaats and a.
buDen. waa rigging with B:eh,'s Disease
| CT tho Kidneys 10 lis last Stages.
While suffering thus | received call from,
| The R:V. DR.. Foc.s. rector of S.. PENIS
! Cbutob Ct Ibis city. felt that il was our lts,
ihtcrvisw, bus in curse Ct conversation he
| m2nlioned lemedy Of which had heard much
but hsd never used. Dr.. Boote detailed TO me
the many remarkable cures which had cctna
uuder bis observation, By means Of this remedy,
add Urged me to .ry it. AS a praoticinR ply
slesn snd eraGuNe Of the schools. chez
lshed the prtl1dics both natural aid with all
res lar prsc;i.iarers, aEd derided the idee Of
ary medicine outside tho rcgul.r oaaupels
belog tho least beneficial So solioitcus, boS-
evsr, was Dr.. F5otc, that [ 6ualIy promised
that would wsivc my prejudice and .,y the
remedy ha 50 highly recommended. Ilsaan
its use OF The frs; dy Of June aod took il. &C.
cortIrg to dirfc ICES. At fs: it sckened ne;
but tbls thought ives good s;gu for one 10
my dtb!lita'cd c?nciiIcn, | cCntlnued to take
II; the sieSectUs oeaion departed end I WAS
sba to retain ios d rpln my stomach. 10
feS da1s noticed decided chsnge for the
better es slso did my wife and friends. My
h!ccougts oeased and | experienced less psiu
than formerly. | was 80 1ejoi,ed at ibis i'm
proved oCDdi lou thc!, upon VIA! [ bad BE-.
lieved bu. few days b,icrs was ny DYING
bed. | vjsed, 10 tho rreserca of nv family
AID friends. should Irecoror Iwcud both cut
10y aud privately make known this remsdy tcr
| tie GOOD OF humRoi!y, wherever and Whenever
| bad 80 opplr;ua:y also determined that
would give a COURSE Of lectures 10 tic USrir-
| THAN Academy of Music OF this ci:y, staicg 10
| iull tho Symptoms aud a!mos! hepelcssness IT
mT disease aUd !he rem.1k.!lj resrs b;
Witch ta7o beco saved. Ny improvement
wac CONSTANT feoni tea: tr1a, aad 10 less than
three nocth his ted gained 26 pousds ia flesh,
b:cine ectirey !:eo from pain and believe
owe ms, lilo AID preseu. o,Idilion wholly to
! Warmers Safo Kian;y and Liver Cue, tn,
| remedy which used.
Since ng rtcsvsry 1 have thorough r-,-
| yts!lse!ed the .utjtc: Q; kidn,2 fiou!,ies and
Bright disease. Rtd tie truths developed ere
astounding. l therefore s;ste, deliberately,
and IS a poysio;au. tha. believe MORE THAN
ONE HALF TIE DEATHS WHICH OCCUR IN
AMERICA ARE CAUSED BY BRIGHT's DISEASE
OF TIE KIDNEYS. This may souod Ike
rash statement, bu! sr prepared to fully g,I-
ltS it, Brisst's disease hss 20 disiaonvs
symptoms Of i:a oEp, (iu1eed. it Olsen d.
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