Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-24
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE.
From the Asylum 90 the Bosom Of HIS
Home-AoW 80 was Done.

From the Asylum 90 the Bosom Of HI
Home-flow 80 was Done.
A prominent minister residing at tbs
east has just made the following statement
which is reprinted entire for the benefit Of
those who may had a similar experience:
To the Editor Of che Herald:
i have always shrunk from appearing
prominently before the public, but sense
of the duty owe humanity and the world
prompts me to ask the opportunity fol-
making brief statement in your paper.
Whethsr it be true with others / cannot
say, but during my entire life have fire.
quently been conscious that something
was slowly and silently working to under
mine my health and life. What 1t was
Icould not tell, but that some enemy OF
my being was devouring me within 1 was
certain. At times would seem comp para
lively well and then I would be attacked
with the most distressing symptoms.
would feel peculiar pains IN various parts
of my body; my head would seem heavy;
my respiration labored; my appetite would
be ravenous one day and i would loathe
iood the day following. Then again |
would lose all interest in life; would feel
weary without exertlon; would become
sleepy at midday and restless at night.
Occasionally my breathing would be labor:
ed and my heart almost motionless, while
ut other times il would palpitate violently.
l thought these troubles were the result of
malaria, and / treated them accord
iDgly, but got no better. Short.
ly afterwsId my stomach became de-
Too - Id 20 md hg
fluids passed we're of a peculiar odor and
color And yet did not realize that these
things meant anything serious. Finally L
consulted number of eminent physicians,
each one OF whom took a dihereAt view OF
the cause of my troubles. One said l was
suffering from. brain disease; another spin
al difficulty, others heart affection, kidney
disease, etc. My symptoms were terrible,
and in the hope Of relief was cauterized,
cupped, blistered and subjected to almost
every known form OF treatment: During
one Of these attacks, while at Red BaEa, n.
j., physician was called and left pre-.
seription. After be had gone I,requested q
friend to go and ask him what he thought
of my trouble. The reply was: ''Oh, he
will be all right in few days; it is only
an attack of delirium tremens" He was at
once informed that this was impossible, as
/ had never used any kind Of intoxicating
drinks; wtereup0n he returned, made in.
qniries, and charged his prescription. But
all the care of my friends and physicians
availed nothing. grew worse constantly,
and what is more terrible to think of, l did
not know what allied me, nor could find
any one who did.
During the summer and fall of last year
my pulse ranged from l20 TO 100 per min
ute; | had no relish for food. and was IN.
deed a most pitiable object. l coDtin led
in this state until last December, when |
became unconscious and lost my reason,
though had two physicians in whom my
self and friends placed implicit confidence.
In this condition was taken to Battleboro,
VT, for the purpose of being placed in the
insane asylum. l remained there until
last March, being attended all the while by
my faithful wife who never left me and be-
lieyed that some disease and not insanity
was the cause of all my trouble. l regain
ed consciousness in March last and insist
ed upon being taken home. The
physicians advised that 1 re-
main, but | insisted upon
leaving, and we began the journey, travel
ing slowly. | was met at the dock by q
friend whom l recognized and then be-
came again unconscious aud remained so
for over week. When once more recog-
Rizt my friend and knew my surround
ings determined to try, as last resort, a
treatment of which had heard much but
knew nothing. Neither myself nor friends
had much faith that it or anything could
help me, but we resolved to try. We ac-
cordingly dismissed the physicians, gave
up all other remedies, and | rejoice to say
that with the blessing of Him who guided
us, am to-day a well man; have not been
so vigorous for many years, and owe 1T all
to the wonderful power OF Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy which
used.
Ysu can we'll imsgine how grateful
must feel under the circumstances and, like
a new convert / earnestly desire that all
who are suffering should know and avail
themselves of this means of recovery. Had
il not been for the remedy above named
should doubtless now be within the walls
of an asylum or 10 my grave. The great
trouble with my case was that no one
seemed to know what | was afflicted with,
and am positive that thousands of people
in America to-day are in the same or a
similar condition and do not know its cause.
Kidnew troubles are the most deceptive
of all diseases. They have no symp-
toms of their own, but often show
the symptoms of nearly every known
complaint. know that people are dying
every day from supposed consumption,
apoplexy, heart disease, spinal complaint
and many other diseases, when, could the
real cause be known, it would be found to
originate in the kidneys. In their adj.
yanced stages they are the most terrible OF
all known maladies, as my own experience
can fully verify. That l had Brlghts dis
ease of the kidneys there can be no doubt.
That the symptoms were those OF many
other diseases is equally certain, aud that
/ was doomed to terrible death had not
been saved as was, am positive.
In view therefore of these facts and with
a hope that all who read this may take
: timely warning, l make this open state
ment freely and for the good of my fellow
men, Sincerely,
REV. Z. d. HOPKINS.
Oceanic, " j., October, 1882.