The daily gazette., 1882-10-09
4 PnoFEssIoNAL CONFESSION.
The Unusual Experience of n Prominent
Man Made Publlc.

The following article from the Democrat
aud Chronicle OF Rochester, N. ", ia of so
striking nature, and emanates from 40 re-
liable source, that II Is here republished
entire. In addition TO the valuable matter
It contains, IL will be found exceedingly In
TO The Editor Of The DenlOcrdt and Chroni-
| cle.-SIR; My motives for the publication
| OF the most unusual statements which fol-
| low are, flrst, 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 de.
ceptiye influences by which they have ever
been surrounded. 1t Is fact that to-day
thousands Of people are within foot of the
grave and they do not know it. To tell how
was caught away from just this position
and 10 warn Others against nearing It., are
my objects In this communication.
| On the first day of June, 1881, i lay at my
residence in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for my death. Heaven
only knows the agony ! then endured, for
words can never describe it, And yet, If q
few years previous, any one would have told
me that was TO be brought so low, and by
so terrible disease, | should have scoffed
at the idea. i had always been uncom-
monty strong and healthy, had weighed over
200 pounds and hardly knew, In my own ex-
pcrience, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who will read this statement
realize at times that they are unusually
tired and cannot account for It. They feel
dull and indefinite pains In various parts of
the body aud do not underestimate. Or they
are exceedingly hungry one day and en-
tirely without appetite the next. This WAS
Just the way felt when the relentless NAL
ady which had fastened itself on me first
began. Still thought 1t was nothing; that
probably had taken u cold which would
soon pass away Shortly after this noticed
a dull, and at times nerIralgic psln In my
head, but as IL would come one day
and be gone the next, / paid but
little attention to It,. However, my stomach
was out of order and my food often failed to
digest, causing at tunes great Inconvenience.
Yet had no idea, even as Q physician, that
these things meant anything serious or that
| monstrous disease was becoming fixed
upon me. Candidly, thought was suffer
ing from malaria and so doctored myself ac-
cordingly, but / got no better. ! next
noticed Il peculiar color and oder about the
fluids was passlEg-also that there were
large quantities one day and very little the
next, and that persistent froth and scum
appeared upon the surface, and sediment
settled In the bottom. And yet did not
realize my danger for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, finally became ac-
cuetoulcu 10 tnCul, my susplClOH Wub
wholly disarmed by the fact that had no
pain In the affected organs or in their vici-
nifty. Why should have been SO blind |
cannot understand. 5 tE
There is a terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger always brings
person to his senses even though II may
then be too late | realized, at 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
10 California. Still grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as to my malady. One
said was troubled with spinal irritation
another, nervous prostratioD another,
malaria another, dyspepsia another,
heart disease another, general debility
another congestion OF the base of the brain;
and so on through long list of common
diseases, the symptoms of all of which
really had. In this way several years passed
during all of which time ! was steadily
growing worse. My condition had really
become ptlable. The slight symptoms Al
first experienced were developed into terri
ble aud constant disorders-the little twigt
Of pain had grown to oaks OF agony. My
weight had been reduced from 207 to 13C
pounds. My life WAS torture to inysel
and friends. | could retain no food upoI
my stomach, and lived wholly by injections
was living mass Of pain. My pulse wa
uncomfortable. IN my agony frequentl.
fell upon the floor, convulsiyely clutche6
Q the carpet, and prayed for death. Morphine
had little or no effect In dcalening the pain
A For six days and uishts had the death pre-
monitory hiecOughs constantly. My urin
W as filled with tIIbc casts and albumen.
was struggling with Brigbfs disease OF tn
| kidneys In its last stages.
5 While suffering thus received a call from
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector OF 81
Paul's Church OF this city i felt that
c was our last Interview, but In the course o
conversation he mentioned remedy @
which had hearl much but had peve
I used, DIR. Foote detailed to me the man
Il remarkable cures which had como unde
c his observation, by means of this remedy
:. and urged me 10 try it, As Q practicin
= physician and graduate of the schools,
! cherished the prejudice both natural an
n common with all regular practitioners, an
r derlded the idea Of any medicine outside IN
r regular channels being the least benefcia
S So solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, tha
n finally promised would waive my prelu
J. dice and try the remedy he so highly rec
;. commended. began its use on the LIST da
% of June and took 1t according to directions
is At first II sickened me but this | though
" was II SOOu flgH ihc my
n condition. | continued to take II th
If sickening sensation departed and l wa
e able to retain food upon my stomach
Vt In n few days / noticed decided chang
= for the better as also did my VII
E and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly. wa
so rojoiced at this improved condition tina
upop what believed but few days befoi
Al wac ssy dying bed vowed, in the presenc
II of my family md friends, should | recover
" would both publicly and privately max
\. known this remedy for the good
a. humanity, wherever and whenever had
n opportunity. ] also determined that
8, would gjye q course of lectures In the CoriI
s. THAN Academy of Music of this city, Stain
L In full the symptoms and almost hopeless
rt ness OF my disease and the remarkabl
as means by which have been saved. NY In
G. proyement was constant from that time,an
ID In less than three months / hnd gained
=. pounds in flesh, became entirely free irol
G. pain and believe owe my life and preseT
K condition wholly to Warmers Safe Kidne
of and Liver Cure, the remedy which used.
Il Since my recovery | have thoroughly r.
10 investigated the subject of kidney dilflcu
ed ties and Bright's disease, and the truth
m developed are astounding. | therefore stat
ne deliberately and as physician, that l D.
re leye that more than one half the ueati
he which occur in America are caused by Bright
re disease OF the kidneys. This may so9n
l I .aaah