Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-08-02
The Impending Fate.
AN INTERESTING CHAPTER FROM THE
LIFE OF A PROMINENT BoS-
TONIAN.
{ Roston GlObe.)

Boston Globe.)
The readers of this paper were mor'
or less amazed at a most remarkable
statement from one OF our leadInf
citizens which appeared in yesterday
issue. So unusual were the circumstan'
ces connected with it. and so mucl
comment did it occasioa on the street
and IN social circles. that representa-
tive of this paper was commissioned t.
investigate Its details and verify 1T
facts. rhe article referred to was
statement made by Mr., b. F. Larrabee,
of the New York and Boston Dispatch
Express Company, whose office is on
Arch street. Mr.. Larrabee was found
by the newspaper man 10 his private
office, and on being questioned said:
"Well, SIR logically 1 have been
dead, but really am as you can see
me. A little over a year ago l wa;
taken sick. MY trouble was not Sc
we're at first and I thought it was the
result OF slight cold. Somehow l felt
unaccountably tired at times although
took an abundance OF sleep. Then,
again, 1 had dull AMI strange pains in
various parts of nay body. My appetite
was good one day and had none what
ever the next and my head panied me
more or less much Of the time. A
while afterward l noticed much thai
was peculiar about the fluids l was
passing aud that sediment, scum and
strange accumulation appeared ln it.
Still did not realize that these things
meant an Sthlng serious and l allowed
the Illness to run along until on the
22nd day OF October l fell PROSTATE
while walking along fremont street.
was carried home and ibid not 60 ou
of the house until the middle OF De-
cember. then went down town and
attempted to attend TO my bushes;
until the 18th of last January, when L
was taken with very severe relapse
My symptoms were terrible. L was
fearfuIly bloatc' suffered severe
pains 10 all parts of my body and i
was almost impossible to get my
breath. For six days l never lal(
down and never slept. 1 was constant
ly attended by my regular physician,
Doctor Johnson, and Doctor Bowdltch
also came to see me nearly every day.
There was no doubt that it was suffer
mo from Bright's disease Of the kid
news in its worst forms 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
nv side IN the vicinity OF the heart
taking away forty-slx ounces OF water
This relieved me for the time, but
soon became as bad as before. Then
the doctor gave me up entirely, declar-
ed I could not live more than twenty
four hours and my daughter, who was
residing in Paris, was telegraphed Tor
Still fingered along for several weeks
far more dead that alive, but never
giving up hope. One night-it was or
the Goth of April, l very well remem
ber-my attendant, who was reading
the paper TO me, began an article
which described my disease and suffer
ing exactly. Istold how some severe
cases of Brght's disease had been cur
ed. and so clearly and sensibly did
state the case that determined to try
the means of cure which it described
So I sent my man to the drug store
procured a bottle of tho medicine, un
known to my physicians aud friends,
and took the first dose at 10 o'clock
At that time | was suffering intensely
Ii could not sleep; l had the shor'
breaths and could scarcely get any al
into my lungs. l was terribly bloated
from head to foot, aud the motion o
nv heart was irregular and painful
The next morning | was able to breathe
freely; the pain began to leave me ant
the bloating decreased. 1 continued t
take the medicine, and to-day, sir,
am as we'll as eyer was in my llte
and wholly owing to the wonderful
almost miraculous power OF Warner
SHE Kidney and Liver Cure.
I do not know what this medicine
made OF. or anything else about it.
It. but I know it saved my life when
was given up by the doctors and ha
really been dead fer weeks; that II ha
kept me IN perfect health ever sine
and has cured many OF my friends l
whom l have recommended it. Iher'
are q number of very remarkable cas-
10 Lynn and Salem, as well as thl
city. that i! has cured. My recovery
40 remarkable that it has excited muc
attention, and physicians as well a
others have investigated 1t thoroughly
am glad they have, for [ feel that the
results of such a wonderful cure shout
be known to the thousands in all part
of The land who are suffering Iron
troubles of the kidneys, liver or heart
lin some Of their many dangerous torms'
The representative of the press
thanked Mr.. Larrabee for his vely iran
land clear statement, aud was about tc
leave the Office when a gentlema
stepped up to him and inquired II II