The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1882-10-18
A PROFESSIONAL CONFESSION.
The Unusual Experience of Promi-
nent Man Made Public.

The following article from the DemO-
crdf anil ChrOHicie, of RD:he.ter,N. V,
is Ol 80 striking nature, and emanates
from 50 reliable a source, that 1t is here
with republished entire In addition
to the valuable matter it contains, It
will he found exceedingly interesting:
10 NE EtiitOr of he Democrat and
NrOnjcie'
SIR-My motives for the publication
Of the most unusual statements which
follow are. frs, gratitude for tn. fact
/ that ] have been saved from II most
! horrible death, and, secondly, desire
/ To warn all who read this statement
against some of the most deceptive in
flucnces 10y which they have ever been
surrounded. II is fact that to-day
thousands Of people are within "A foot Of
the grave aud they do not know it. To
tell how was caught away from just
| this position aud To warn Others against
nearing 1t, are my objects III this COM
munication.
On the first day of June, 1881, lay
at my residence in this city surrounded
by my friends and waiting for my
death. Heaven only knows the agony
then endured, for words can Hever
describe it. And yet, il II few years
previous, any one had told me that
was to he brought 80 low, and 10y 81
terrible disease, should have scofled
at the idea. | had always been uu-
commonly strong and healthy, had
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly
knew, in my own experience, what
pain or sickness were. Very many peo-
pie who will read this statement real
ize at times that they are unusually
tired and cannot account for il. They
feel dull an indefinite pains in various
parts of the body and do not under
stand it. Or they are exceedingly hun
cry one day and entirely without appe-
tite the next. This was Just the way
felt when the relentless malady, which
had fastened itself upon me, first began.
still | thought it was nothing; that
probably | had taken cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
this noticed dull, and at times, a
neuralgia pain in my head; but n it
would come one day and be gone the
next, paid but little attention to it.
However, my stomach was out of or
der and my food often failed to digest;
causing AT times great Inconvenience.
Yet had no idea, even as II physician,
that these things meant anything Sc
TiOus or that "A mOnstrous disease was
becoming fixed upon me. Candidly, |
thought was suffering from malaria
and So doctored myself accordingly.
But | got no better. next noticed a
peculiar Odor about the fluids was
passing-also that there were large
quantities one day aud very little the
next, and that IA persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and a
sediment settled in the bottom. Aud
yet did not realize my danger, for, in
deed, seeing these symptoms continual
ly, | finally became accustomed to
them, and my suspicion was wholly
disarmed by the fact that had no
pain in the affected organs or in their
vicinity. Why | should have been 40
blind | cannot understand.
There is terrible future for all phys.
zeal neglect, and impending danger al
ways brings IA person to his senses even
though il may then he too late. ! real
lied, at last, my critical condition and
aroused myself to overcome ii. And,
oh, how hard | tried | consulted the
best medical skill in the land. | visit
Ell all the prominent mineral springs in
America and travelled from Maine tn
California. Still grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as 10 my malady.
One said was troubled with spinal ir-
ritation; another, nervous prostratioD;
another, malaria; another, dyspepsia;
another, heart disease; another, gener-
al debility; another. congestion of the
base of the brain, and so on through
long list of common diseases, the
symptoms of all of which | really had.
In this way several years passed, dur
ing all of which time | was steadily
growing worse. My condition had
really became pltiable. The slight
symptoms at first experienced were
developed into terrible and constant
disorders little twigs of pain had
grown to oaks of agony. My weight
had been reduced from 207 to 1870
pounds, My life was torture to my
self and friends. could retain no food
upon my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. l was Il living mass of
pain. My pulse was uncomfortable.
In my agony frequently fell upon the
floor, convulsively clutched the carpet,
and prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect in deadning the pain.
For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
urine was filled with tube casts and al
bumen. was struggling with Bright's
Disease of the Kidneys in its last
stages.
While suffering thus. | received
call from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote,
Rect or of st. Paul's Church, of this
city. felt that it was our last inter-
view; but in the course of conversation
he mentioned II remedy of which had
heard much but had never used. DIR.
Foote detailed to me the many remark
able cures which had come under his
observation by means of this remedy
and urged me to try it. As pract-
ticing nj, ysician and "A uraduatp of the