The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
EXCITEMENT IN ROCHESTER,.
The COmmOtiOn Caused by the
Statement of n Physician.


this paper and was a subject OF
much conversation, both in profess
sional circles and on the street. APP
parently it caused even more COM
motion in Rochester, as the follow
ing from the same paper shows:
DR.. j. b. Henion, who is well
known not only in Rochester but in
nearly every part of America, sent
an extended article to this paper, a
few days since which was duly pub
lished, detailing his remarkable ex-
perience and rescue from what
seemed to be certain death. 1t
would be impossible to enumerate
the personal enquiries which have
been made at our office as to the
validity of the article. but they have
been so numerous that further in
vestigation of the subject was
deemed an editorial necessity.
With this end in view represent
tative of this paper called on DR.
Henion, at his residence on st. Paul
street, when the following interview
occurred: "That article of yours,
doctor, has created quite a whirl-
wind. Are the statements about
the terrible condition you were in,
and the way you were rescued such
as you can sustain!"
Every one of them and many adj
ditional ones. Few people ever get
so near the grave as did and then
return, and | am not surprised that
the public think it marvellous. 1t
was marvellous"
GLOW in the world did you, a
physician, come to be brought so
low?"
"By neglecting the first and most
simple symptoms. L did not think L
was sick. 1t is true L had frequent
headaches; felt tired most of the
time; could eat nothing one day
and was rayenous the next; felt dull
indefinite pains and my stomach
was out of order, but L did not
think it meant anything serious"
"But have these common ailments
anything to do with the fearful
Brght's disease which took so firm
q hold on your
"Anything? Why, they are the
sure indications of the first stages
of that dreadful malady. The fact
| is, few people know or realize what
ais them, and L am sorry to say
that too few physicians do either"
"That is strange statement,
Doctor"
"But it Is true one. The medi-
cal profession have been treating
symptoms instead of diseases for
years, and it is high time it ceased
We doctors have been clipping off
the twigs when we should strike at
the root. The symptoms L have
/ just mentioned or any unusual ac-
ton or irritation of the water chan
nels indicate the approach of
Bright's disease even more than a
cough announces the coming of
consumption. We do not treat the
cough, but try to help the lungs.
We should not waste our time try
ing to relieve the headache, stomach,
pains about the body or other symp-
toms, but go directly to the kidneys,
the source of most of these all
ments."
"This, then, is what you meant
when you said that more than one
half the deaths which occur arise
from Bright's disease, is it Doctor?'
"Precisely. Thousands ofso-called
diseases are tOrturing people to-
day. when in reality it is Bright's
disease in some one of its many
forms. 1t is a Hydra-headed mon
ster, and the slightest symptoms
should strike terror to every one
who has them. ! can look back and
recall hundreds of deaths which
physicians declared at the time
were caused by paralysis, apopleXy
heart disease, pneumonia, malarial
fever and other common complaints
which l see now were caused by
Brights disease"
"And did all these cases have
simple symptoms at first ?"
''Every one of them, and might
have been cured as l was by the
timely use of the same remedy
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. L am getting my eyes thor,
oughly opened in this matter and
think 1 am helping others 10 see the
facts and their possible danger also
Why, there are no end of truths
bearing on this subject. Ifyou want
to know more about it go and see
Mr.. Warner himself. He was sick
the same as /, and is the healthiest
man in Rochester to-day. He has
made a study of this subject and
can give you more facts than L can
Go, too, and see DIR. baltimore, the
chemist, at the University. If you
want facts there are any quantity OF
them showing the alarming increase
of Bright's disease, its simple and
deceptive symptoms, and that there
is but one way by which il can be
escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and
force of the Doctors words, the re-
porter babe him good day and
called on Mr.. Warner at his estab-
lishment on Exchange street. AT
first Mr.. Warner was inclined to
be reticent, but learning that the
information desired was about the
alarming increase of Bright's dis
ease, bis manner changed instantly
and he spoke very earnestly:
at is true that Brights disease has
increased wonderfully, and we find.
by reliable statistics, that in the past
ten years its growth has been 250
per cent. Look at the prominent
men it has carried off: Everett,
Summer, Chase, Wilson, Carpenter,
Bishop Haven and others. This is
terrible, and shows greater growth
than that of any other known COM
plant. 1t must be plain to every
one that something must be done to
check this increase or there is no
knowing where it may end"
do on think many people are
afflicted with it to-day who do not
realize 1t, Mr.. WarnerT
"Hundreds of thousands. l have
a striking example of this truth
which has just come to my notice
A prominent professor in a New
Orleans medical college was lectur-
ing before his class on the subject of
] Bright's disease. He had various
fluids under microscopic analysis
and was showing the students what
the indications of this terrible mall
ady were. In order to draw the
contrast between healthy and I'M
healthy fluids he had provided a
| vial, the contents of which were
drawn from his own person. and
now, gentlemen he said, 'as we
have seen the unhealthy indications,
l will show you how it appears in a
state of perfect HEALTH and he SUBJ
mitted his own fluid to the usual
test. AS he watched the results his
countenance suddenly changed-his
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