Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-01
THE IMPENDING FATE.
An Interesting Chapter from the Life OF a
Tromine mt Bostonian.
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| one of our leading citizens which appeared
| ia Yesterdays I>siIr. - unusual were the
| circumstances connected with it, and 81 much
| comment did ii occasion on the street and in
social circles. that a representative of his
| paper was commissioned To investigate it,,
| details and verify lis facts. The article re-.
| l"ir'd 10 WAS statement III de by Mr.. b. +
| i-arrahrc, of the New York and Boston Dis
patch Express Company, whose Office il on
\rch street. Mr.. Larrabcc WAS found hy the
| newspaper man in hi, private Office, and on
| hcin" questioned. said:
| We'll, sir, logically have been dead, but
| really am rs You can see me. \ little over
| a year ago | Was taken sick. My trouble WAS
| not severe at first, and | Thought il wa, the
| result OF slight cold. Somehow felt unar-
countahly tired nj times, although took an
abundance OF sleep. Then, again had dull
and strange pains in various PARTS Of my
body. Ny appetite WAS good one day and |
| had none whatever the next and my head
| panied me more or less much of the time. \
while aitcrward noticed much that was Pc
cuiar about the fluids was passing and that
| 4 sediment, scum, and u strange accumula-
| zion appeared in il. Still, | did not realize
| thai these things meant anything serious and
allowed the Illness TO run along until, ON
| The 18th day of October, fell PROSTATE while
walking along fremont street. was carried
home ana did not =" ont of the house until
| the middle of December. then went down
i'Nh anu IT. tttfHu 10 INV business
until the Eth of last January, when | was
taken with very severe relapse. MY symp-
toms were terrible. | was fcarfully hloatrd:
suffered severe pains in all parts Of nv
body, and il was almost impossible To get my
breath. For six days never laid down ami
never slept. ] wis constantly attended hv INV
regular physician, Doctor johnson, and Doe
| tor Bowditch also came Ia see me nearly
every day There was no doubt that was
suffering from Bri"ht's disease of the kidneys
| in It's worst form and last stages accompanied
10y other tr"ublcs in my liver and heart. In
spite, however, oi the skill Of the physicians,
kept growing worse, and finally they tapped
my side IN the vicinity Of the heart, taking
away forty-siX ounces Of water This re-
licvcd me for the tinc, hut soon became as
bad rs before. Then the doctor gave me up
entirely. declared could not live more than
twenty -four hours, and my daughter, who was
residing III Paris, was tclcgraphcd for. Still
fingered along for several weeks, far more
dead than alive, but never giving up hope
One ni@hi-it Was on the Goth of April, 7
very well rcmcmbcr--my attendant, who WAS
reading the paper To me, began an article
which described my disease and suffering
exactly. II told how some severe cases of
Bright disease had been cured, ard so clearly
ard senslhly did il state the case that deter.
mined 10 try the means of cure which il de-
scribcd. So sent my man Ia The drug store
procured II bottle Of the medicine, unknown
to my physicians and friends, and took the
first dose ut I'D o'clock. At that time | WIS
euho'inS intensely. J could not sleep; had
She short brcaths and could scarcely get any
air into my lungs. WAS terribly bloated
from head to foot, and the motion of nv
heart was irregular and painful The next
morning | was able 10 breathe freely: the
pain began Ia leave me and the bloatin~ de.
creased. ] continued To take the medicine,
ana, to-day, sir, am - we'll rs ever was in |
my life, and wholly owing to the wonderful, |
almost miraculous power Of Warmers Safe |
Kidney and Liver Cure. | do not know what |
this medicine is made of, OF anything else !
about 1t, but know il saved my life when |
was given up by the doctors aud had really |
been dead FOR weeks; that it has kept me in |
perfect health ever since and has cured many
oi my friends Ia whom have recommended |
IL. There are number of very remarkable |
cases in Lynn and Salem, as well n, in this |
city, that il has cured. My recovery is so re- !
markable that it has excited much attention, |
and physicians rs well rs others have lnycsti !
gated II thoroughly. | am glad they have,
Tor feel that the results of such a wonderful |
cure should be known to the thousands in all |
parts OF the land who are suffering from
troubles Of the kidneys, liver or heart, in
some OF their many dangerous forms"
The representative Of the press thanked Mr..
iarrabcc for. his very frank and clear state.
ment, and was about 10 leave the office when
a gentleman stepped up to him and inquired
II he were seeking information about Mr..
l.arrabee $ sickness and recovery. The scribe
replied that he was, whcreupon the gentle
man said:
And so am I, and have come all the way
from Chicago for that very purpose. Kidney
troubles seem 10 be alarmingly Increasing all
over the country, and | have a very near
relative who is afflicted much as Mr. Larrabce
was. | have been to see the physicians of
whom MIR. Larahee speaks, and tell YOU, sir,
IL Is simply wonderful"
"What did they say?" asked the man Ct
news.
" say! why, sir, they fully confirm every.
thing Mr.. Larrabee has stated. went To see
lDr. ID. A. johnson. ut 20 Worcester street
He was absent when called. and so | stepped
INTO the Commonwealth hotel, where Mr.
l.arrabee was living at the time of his sickness.
Mcssrs. Brush " Carter are the proprietors
and | asked them about Mr.. Larrabee's case
Mr. Br'lgh pointed to the electric annunca-
Tor and said, why, for weeks and weeks
very time the bell rang said: That means
he death OF Mr.. Larrabec. No one around
ne hotel ever dreamed that he would recover,
ana when The doctors would come down from
MS room they would shake their heads and
say there was no hope. The arrangements
or the funeral were made and his recovery
was simply miracle
then called on DR.. johnson, who said that
Mr. Larrabee's case was Il very remarkable
1ne:. He was his family physician and ex-
pcctcd his death every hour for number of
weeks and never called To see him during
nat time, but he was prepared for it, The
ioctor said the recovery was due to Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and if he had
friends, male or female. troubled with Albu-
men, or any kidney troubles, he should Ger
ainly advise them to use this remedy. DIR |
Johnson said kidney difficulties are more
Common than most people think, and that
many symptoms which are supposed to he
'iher diseases arise from the kidneys. He
aid that the ladies after CESSATION are special.
Y subject to albuminous troubles which re-
luirc prompt attention.
Well, / then came down and called on DIR |
4. lngcrsoll Bowditch on Boylston street.
The old doctor was inclined to be rcticcnt but
ully confirmed all had previously learned |
lie had attended Mr.. Larrabcc, and supposed
lin beyond all hope, and he was afterwards
estorcd, as he said, by Warmers Safe Kidney
II Liver Cure.
next went to see DIR. Melville +. Webb nj
he Hotel Cluny, for you see was deter
mined To be thorough in the matter found
Dr.. Webb n most clear-headed and well-in.
Drmcd gentleman, and he said
" know of Mr.. Larrabec's case from hay
ne thoroughly investigated il as a medical II
ircctor Of a Life Insurance company, and il II
: one of the most remarkable cases have u
yer met. Mr.. Larrabec had all the manifcs p
atoms of complication of diseases, and in II
heir worst forms. He had albumen and casts al
4 the urine, and terribly diseased liver and
plecn. Indeed, he was so bad that he threw
imself upon the floor, and with his head ,
pom hassock, struggled for breath. TWAS
II the night when he was SO bad and when
il his medical advisers had long given him
p that he began using Warmers Safe Kidney ,
nd Liver Cure. The next morning at 10
clock he was able to breathe freely, and has
zen ever since. subjected him to the most
borough examination possible, after his re-
very, and I can't find out about him. His
dneys, liver, lungs and heart are perfectly
ell and sound. lcan only add that, from