News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-03
THE IMPENDING FATE.
An Interesting Chapter from the Life Of
Prominent BOstonian.


An Interesting Chapter from the Life of q
Prominent BOstOnian.
Boston GLObe)
The readers of this paper were more or less
amazed at a most remarkable statement from
one of our leading citizens which appeared in
yesterdays issue. So unusual were the cir
cumstances connected with it, and so much COM
ment did it occasion on the street and in social
circles, that a representative of this paper was
commissioned to investigate its details and
verify its facts. The article referred to was a
statement made by Mr.. B. F. Larrabee, of the
New York and Boston Dispatch Express COM
pany, whose office is on Arch street. Mr.. Lar
rabee was found by the newspaper man in his
private office, and on being questioned, said;
well, sir, logically 1 have been dead, bat
really | am as you can see me. A little over Il
year ago 1 was taken sick. My trouble wasnot
severe at first and l thought it was the result of
a slight cold. Somehow l felt unaccountablya
tired at times, although l took an abundance OF
sleep. Then, again, I had dull and strange
pains in various parts of my body. My appe-
tite was good one day and had none whatever
the next, and my head panied me much of the
time. A while afterward I noticed much that
was peculiar about the fluids | was passing and
that a sediment, scum and a strange accumu-
latlon appeared in it. Still / did not realize
that these things meant anything serious and 1
allowed the illness to run along until on the
2Sth day of October l fell PROSTATE while walk
ing along fremont street. l was carried home
and did not go out of the house until the mid
die of December. / then went down town and
attempted to attend to my business until the
18th of last January, when I was taken with a
very severe relapse. My symptoms were ter
rible. l was f~earfully bloated; 1 suffered Sc
we're pains in all parts of my body and it was
almost impossible to get my breath. For six
days l never laid down and never slept. l was
constantly attended by my regular physician,
Doctor johnson, and Doctor Bowditch also
came to see me nearly every day. There was
no doubt that [ was suffering from Bright's
disease of the kidneys in its worst form and
last stages, accompanied by other troubles in
my liver and heart. In spite, however, Of the
skill of the physicians, L kept growing worse,
and finally they tapped my side in the vicinity
OF the heart, taking away forty-six ounces OF
water. This relieved me for the time, but l
soon became as bad as before. Then the doc
tors gave me up entirely, declared 1 could not
live more than ~twenty-four hours, and my
daughter, who was residing in Paris, was tele-
graphed for. Still 1 fingered along for several
weeks, far more dead than alive, but never
giving up hope. One night it was on the goth
of April, L very well remember-my attendant
who was reading to me, began an article which
described my disease and sufferings exactly.
1t told how some severe cases OF Brlghts dis
ease had been cured, and so clearly and sensi-
bly, did it state the case that I determined to
try the means of cure which it prescribed. So
l sent my man too the drug store, procured a
bottle of the medicine unknown to my physi-
clans and friends, and took the first dose at 10
O'CLOCK, AT Jnab time L was suffering INTENSE
ly. L could not sleep; l had the short breaths
and could scarcely get any air into mylungs. 1
was terribly bloated from head to foot, and the
motion OF my heart was irregular and painful.
The next morning l was able to breathe freely;
the pain began to leave me and the bloating
decreased. l continued to take the medicine,
and to-day, sir, l am as well as I ever was in
my life, and wholly owing to the wonderful,
almost miraculous power of Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure. I do not know what this
medicine is made of, or anything else about it,
but L know it saved my life when l was given
up by the doctors and had really been dead for
weeks; that 1T has kept me in perfect health
ever since, and has cured many of my friends
to whom have recommended it. There are q
number of very remarkable cases in Lynn and
Salem, as it in this city, that it has cured. My
recovery is so remarkable that it has excited
much attention, and physicians as well as
others have investigated it thoroughly. l am
glad they have, for I feel that the results of
such a wonderful cure should be known to the
thousands in all parts of the land who are suf-
fering from troubles of the kidneys, liver or
heart, in some of their many dangerous FORMS"
The representative of the press thanked MIR.
Larrabee for his very frank and clear state
ment, and was about to leave the office when a
gentleman stepped up to him and inquired if he
were seeking information about Mr.. Larrabee's
sickness and recovery. The scribe replied that
he v as, whereupon the gentleman said:
"And SO am 1, and L have come all the way
lIUm CulCdSO lOf bUdG very PURPOSE. hlUu0J
troubles seem to be alarmingly increasing all
over the country, and | have a very near rela-
tive who is afflicted much as Mr.. Larrabee was.
l have been to see the physicians of whom Mr..
Larrabee speaks, and [ tell you, sir, it is Sim
ply wonderful"
"What did they say?' asked the man ofnews.
Say why, sir, they fully confirm everything
Mr.. Larrabee has stated. [ went to see DR.. d.
A. Johnson, at 20 Worcester street. He was
absent when I called, and so | stepped into the
Commonwealth hotel, where Mr.. Larrabee was
living at the time of his sickness. Messrs.
Brugh q Carter are the proprietors, and I asked
them about MIR. Larrabee's case. Mr.. Brugh
pointed to the electric annunciator and said,
why for weeks and weeks every time that
bell rang 1 said: That means the death Of Mr..
Larrabee. No one around the hotel ever
dreamed that he would recover, and when the
doctors would come down from his room they
would shake their heads and say there was no
hope. The arrangements for the funeral were
made and his recovery was simply a miracle
Il then called on DR.. johnson, who said that
Mr.. Larrabee's case was a very remarkable one.
He was his family physician and expected his
death every hour for a number of weeks and
never called to see him during that time but
he was prepared for it. The doctor said the
recovery was due to Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, and if he had friends, male or
female, troubled with Albumen or any kidney
troubles he should certainly advise them to
use this remedy. Dr.. johnson said kidney
ullI1Cut Ties are more common imam most people
think, and that many symptoms which are
supposed to be other diseases arise from the
kidneys. He said that ladies after CESSATION
are specially subject to albuminous troubles
which require prompt attention.
"Well, | then came down and called on DR..
IngersoIl Bowditch on Boylston street. The
old doctor was inclined to be %reticent, but fully
confirmed all ] had previously learned. He
had attended Mr.. Larrabee, and supposed him
beyond all hope. and he was afterward restored,
as he said, by Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure.
81 next went to see DR.. Melville f. Webb, at
the Hotel Cluny, for you see | was determined
to be thorough in the matter. 1 found DR..
Webb a most clear-headed and well-informed
gentleman, and he said:
"'I know of Mr.. LaTrabee's case from having
thoroughly investigated it as a medical direc-
tor of a life insurance company, and it is one
of the most remarkable cases 1 have ever met.
Mr.. Larrabee had all The manifestations of a
comp ication of diseases, and in their worst
forms. He had albumen and casts in the urine,
and a terribly diseased liver and spleen. In
deed, he was so bad that he threw himself upon
the floor, and, with his head upon a hassock,
struE gled for breath. twas ON the night when
he was so bad, and when ali his medical advisers
had long given him up, that he began using
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The
next morning at 10 o'clock he was able to
breathe freely, and has been ever since. 1 sub
jected him to the most thorough examination
pOSolDIS, luO hlS lOCONOIys auu L IL u Nv
out about him." His kidneys, liver, lungs and
heart are perfectly well and sound. L can only
add that, from what 1 have seen, 1 would I'M
hesitatingly recommend this remedy"
The conclusions from the statements above
made which come to the newspaper man as well
as the general public, must be two-fold. First
that a modern miracle of healing has been per-
formed in our midst, and that, too, by the
Simplest means and one which is within the
reach of every one. 1t should be remembered
that Bright's disease is not usually a sudden
complaint. Its beginnings are slight and its
growth slow. The symptoms by which it may
be detected are different with different persons,
no two people usually having the same. This
fact was manifest in the case of Mr.. Larrabee,
and he had no idea of the terrible complaint
which had attacked him until it became fixed
upon him. Secondly. testimonials of such high
character and so outspoken in tone, conclu-
sively prove the value of the remedy and its
superior nature to the proprietary articles with
which the public have been flooded. 1.-THE
greater includes the less" and the remedy
which has been proven so valuable and has
saved a life after it was brought down to deaths
door, must unquestionably be certain in all
minor troubles which are so disastrous unless
taken i'll time.
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