Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-16
A REMARKABLY STATEMENT.
The Unusual Experience of a Promi-
nent Man Made Public

liable matter it contains, 1t will be found
exceedingly interesting.
To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle:
Shiny motives for the publication OF
the most unusual statements which follow
are, hrst, gratitude for the fact that have
been saved from most horrible death,
and, secondly, a desire to warn all who
read this statement against some Of the
most deceptive influences by which they
have ever been surrounded. 1t is a fact
that to-day thousands of people are within
foot of the grave and they do not know
1t. 10 tell how / was caught away from
just this position, and to warn others
against nearing it, are my objects in this
communication.
On the first day of Jure, 1881, l lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured. for
words can never describe it. And yet, if a
few years previous any one had told me
that l was 10 be brought so low, and by so
terrible a disease, should have scoffed at
the idea. | had always been uncommonIy
strong and healthy. had weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own ex-
perlence, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people VINO will read this
statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account for it.
They feel dull and indefinite pains in yari
| Gus parts of the body and do not under
stand 1t. Or they are exc aedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite the
| next. This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still thought
I la+ LII
a cold which would soon pass away,
Shortly after this I noticed dull. and At
times neuralgia, pain in my head. but as
1t would come one day and be gone the
next, paid but little attention to If.
However, my stomach was out of order
and my food often failed to digest. causino
at times great Inconvenience, Yet [ had
no idea, even as a physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that a
monstrous disease was becoming frad
upon me. Candidly, [ thought l was suf-
ferlng from Malaria and SO doctored NV
self accordingly. But [ got no better T
next noticed a peculiar color and odor
about the fluids was passing-aIso that
| there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
| froth and scum appeared upun the surface
yet did not realize nv danger. for. in
deed, seeing these symptoms continually
L finally became accustomed to them. and
my suspicion was wholly disarmed by the
fact that L had opain in the affected aor-
gans or in their vicinity. Why I shonId
have been SO blind [ cannot understand
| There is a terrible future for all pbvs-
zeal neglect, and impending danger usu-
ally brings a person to his senses even
though it may then be too late. 7 real
lied, at last, my critical condition and
aroused myself to overcome it. And. OH
how hard L tried ] consulted the best
medical skill in the land. | visited all
the prominent mineril springs in America
and travelled from Maine to California.
Still [ grew worse. No two physicians
agreed as to my malay. One said was
troubled with spinal Irritation; another.
nervous prostrationi another, malaria: :
another, dyspepsia; another, heart dis
ease; another, generil debility; another.
congestion of the bae of the brain: and
so on through list f common diseases,
the symptoms of all which [ really had.
In this way several Iears passed, during
all of which time vas steadily growing
worse. NY conditiol had really become
pitiable. The Sigh symptoms [ at first
experienced were developed into terrible
| and constant disordes-the little twjps of
pain had grown to oaks of agony. NV
| weight had been reduced from 207 to 1870
pounds. My life WIS torture to myself
and my friends, could retain no food
upon my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. [ was a living mass of
pain. My pulse was uncomfortable.
In my agony L frequently fell upon the
floor, convulsively clutched the carpet,
and prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect in deadening the pain.
For six days and nights I had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. NY
urine was filled with tube casts and albu-
men. [ was struggling with Bright's Dis
ease of the Kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus [ received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, rector
of st. Paul's Church, of this city. l felt
that it was our last Interview, but in the
course of conversation he mentioned
remedy of which had heard much but
had never used. Or. Foote detailed to me
the many remarkable cures which had
come under his observation, by means of
this remedy, and urged me to tryit As
pract1clng physician and graduate of the
schools, | cherished the prejudice both
natural and common with all regular prac-
titloners, and deride the idea of any
medicine outside the regular channels
being the least beneficial. So solicitous,
however. was DIR. Foote, that | finally
promised L would waive my prejudice and
try the remedy he SO highly recommended.
L began It's use on the first day of June and
took it according to directions. AT first it
slckened me but this / thought was a
good sign for one in my debilitated condi-
ton. L continued to take it the sicken-
ing sensation departed, and [ was able to
retain food upon my stomach. In a few
days L noticed decided change for the
better as also did my wife and friends.
My hiccoughs ceased and | experienced
less pain than formerly. Twas so reioiced
at this improved condition that, upon
what had believed but a few days before
was my dying bed, vowed, in the presence
of.my family and friends, should | recover,
would both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good of hu-
mainly, wherever and whenever [ had an
opportunity. l also determined that |
would give a course of Lecturer in the
Corinthian Academy of Music of this
city, stating in full the symptoms and al
most hopelessness of my disease and the
remarkable means by which | have been
saved. Ny improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three
months | had gained 20 pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain and [ be-
lieve, l owe my life and present condition
wholly to Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy which | used.
Since my recovery l Lave thoroughly
re-investigate the subject of the kidney
difficulties and Brights disease, and the
truths developed are astounding. l there
fore state, deliberately: and as physician,