Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-04-18


of himself to foresee his own destiny or
the destiny OF those he leaves than lie was
before he began to die"
The recent sad and sudden death OF the
Hon. Clarkson n. Potter ID one or the most
serious warnings ever given In the long
list of inuumerable cases OF fatal neglect.
Il Is not sufficient to say that many other
brilliant men, including Everett, Sumner,
Chase, Wood, Wilson and Carpenter. were
swept away by the same fatal Trouble.
The question is, were these m'n 81 III lent
ly careful OF their health, and could they
have been saved. The Albany drgus, In
speaking OF Mr. Potter's sudden Illness and
death. says:
One of the physicians who attended
Mr. Potter here was interviewed last eve
ming. He stated that Mr.. Potter's inabili
w to converse had for some time served TO
baflie the physicians In their efforts To deierm'
| inc the root OF his Illness. IL seems, however,
that Mr.. Potter. some two years ago. suffered
slight attack OF kidney disease. unwise de-
pendcncr upon robust constitution and ma
rally perfect health. and neglect OF proper
clothing. doubtless sowed the seeds of us
case that needed but some such personal neg
lcct as that of Tuesday morning Ia develop.
From the symptoms nj first shown, IL was
thought that his on y trouble was nervous
prostraiion; but his long continuance IN
semi unconscious state led 10 the belief That
his Illness was seated In chronic difficulty
more mysterious and dangerous"
Up To the latter part Of last year Mr.. EdwaIh
p. Rock, "A member OF the New York Stock tx
change, wns doing business In Wall street, y,
Y. lie had everything to encou age him, rnd
make lite happy. but WAS the victim OF nnac.
couniable un.rsiness. his experience, rs de-
scribed by one who knew, was as follows: AT
unexpected iimcs. and occasions " hen he had
tho greatest reason 10 feel joyous ha was irrit-
| able and haunted with strange feelings of dis
content. He cndeRvOrcd lo cheek these feel
ings and appear pleasant, hut IL required %
| great effort 10 do so, after which he would
again relapse into his former morbid mooi.
| This feeling continued for u number of months
when he became conscious OF an added sensa-
ton OF lasstudc lie was tired even when
resting. and although experiencing no acute
pair. had dull, achirg set.saiions in his limbs
and various parts Of his body. shortly after.
ward his head began to ache most frequently
and his stomach failed To digest properly.
BEING told that lie was suffering from malaria,
he consulted Rn eminent ply ician. who IN
| formed him that his kidneys were slightly af.
! Iectsd. and gave him medicine To restore them.
But he grew worse instead OF better. lie thcn
consulted other eminent doctors OF another
school. and was informed that he had brain
difficulty somewhat IN the nature of tumor.
but In spite OF all efforts to the contrary he
continued To grow worse; At this time his
condition was terrible What were at first
simple symptoms had developed to terrible
troubles. lie was flushed and fcVeri-h. con.
siRutly uneasy nnd yet always weary. lie had
M intense appetite one day and very little the
next. His pulse was Irregular. his breathing
lnbored. ana every moment OF existence was n
burden. These disastrous symptoms contin.
ucd. his face and body became discolored. his
heart was Irregular In it, action, AMI his breath
came ia shoTt. convulsivc gaspS. He grew
constantly worse. Notwithstanding the utmost
precautions Of his friends aud finally died in
the greatest agony. Amer his de- IN an exam
ination rs To w. actual cause was made. when
his brain Ma t.u"d To- bc In a perfect cond!-
tion, aud ihc reason OF his decc,lso was OF IN
entirely different nature"
The experiences which have been cited
above all had a common cause and were each
the result OF ono disease. That disease. which
| So dcccitfGlly. yet surely removed IN. people
above mentioned, was l;rlghi'- 'lisrasc OF the
kidneys In the case al Mr. kook the rxanin.
alton after death, while showing the brain to
he In perfect condition, revealed the terrible
fact { at he was the victim of "A slight kidney
| trouble. which had gone on unchecked. until
II resulted In acute Brights disease. The lead.
Ing physicians and scientists OF the world are
fast learning that more than one'hali he deaths
which oc"ur are caused by this monstrous
scourgc. II j. one 81 the most dcccitfnl msln-
dies ever known tn the human race. IL mani
iRsts itself by symptoms so slight and com.
mon, ~ TO seem unworthy OF attention; and
yet these very insign lGcant symptoms are the
FIRST stages 81 the worst complaint known In
I the history oI the world. Thousands OF people
have died from troubles that are called heart
disease, apopirNy. pneumonia, brain fever,
. and similar diseases, when 10 was. In fact.
Brights disease OF the Kidneys The ruvHgcs
of this disease have been greatly Increased
rom the fact that mill recent wears no
way was known IN prevent its beginning nor
check it- inorea.c when u had become once
iixcd upon the system. Within the past two
years. however. we have heard ~ more than
four hundred pronounced cases OF Bright's dis.
ease many of them much worse than those
! above described. and most OF whom had been
gi7en up by prominent physicians, who have
been completely cured. The means used 10
/ sh ha hsap SAT-
Kidney and Liver Cure manufactured in.Roch-
ester. N.Y. n remedy that has won its way into
the confidence OF G public solely upon the
remarkable merits II possesses. As n result,
II 10 more widely used and thoroughly praised
than any medicine which has ever been before
the American public. Indeed, there Is not
drug store In the entire land where IL cannot
be found.
Although Bright's disease Is so common In
cities, II i still NOR. prevalent In the country
When eminent physicians In the largest cities
are not able 10 recognize Brights disease, IL Is
only natural that In the country. where there
arc few physicians OF any kind, and those few
so unacquainted with the disease as TO call II
by some other name. IL should rage "a ribly
and yet unknown TO the ones who are suffering
with IL. Thou sands OF people can look back
and recall the death OF friends from what was
supposed to be some common complaint when
u was really Bright's disease. AND no ONE
KNEW IT. The terrible plcuro pneumonia.
which has been so dreaded. Is usually the re-
suit of uremic or kindey poison. Lung 10
yer can he traced Ia n similar source. Most
cases OF paralysis arise from the same difficult
~, as well as innumcrablc fevers lung, TIN oat,
| head aud bowel troubles. vast number OF
ladies have suffered and died from comp aints
common 10 their sex called, perhaps general
debility. when, could the real cause have been
known, 10 would have been found 10 be Brights
disease Incorporating under another name.
| In marked contrast 10 the sad cases which
have been above described are the experiences
| OF many prominent people who were rs low as
any OF the persons mentioned, but who were
remarkably restored 10 former health and
vigor by this same remedy Among IN mum
Der are the following prominent names: Col.
John &. whitncr. Atlanta, Ca; b. =. Larrabce.
burg. y. j.; Rev. ID. ID. Buck. ID. D.. Geneva. \.
y: DR. 3. A. McManus. Baltimore. Nd; Edwin
bay. Davenport. Iowa Rev. A. Z. Kendrick.
! Ii. D.. Rochester. y. Y, J. =. Matthews, Port
| land Mich {. W. Eastwood, New York; DIR.
4. A. Ramsey, Abba, Iowa; Chancellor c. y.
Sims, u. D.. Syracuse, y. Y: DIR. 8. p. Jones,
| Marienette, Wis; T. =. Inyraham. Cleveland.
o.; Henry I. Champncy. Boston, Mass; Elder
James ;. prescott, North Union, o.. who Is
prominent member OF the Shaker community,
and many others.
| To all candid minds the force OF the above
| facts must come with special power. They
show the importance of prompiness and atten'
ton to the first symptoms OF dsordered health
before disease becomes fixed and hope departs
| They show how this can successfully be done,
| and that the dangers which avail neglect can
only with difficulty be removed.