The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-16
A Remarkable Statement.
THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE OF A PRoMINEN,
MAN MADE PUBLIC.

The following from the Democrat and CAr0
scs6, OF Rochester, N. Y, is OF so striking a n
} ture, and emenates from so reliable sourc
that it is herewith re-published entire. In a
dition to the valuable matter it cuntains, it W
be found exceedingly interesting.
: To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle
R:-My motives for the publication of tt
; most unusual statements which follow ar
first, gratitude for the fact that | have bee
saved from Il most horrible DEATH and secon,
ly, a desire to warn all who read this stat
ment against some of the most deceptive il
, tuences by which they have ever been su
rounded. 1t is a fact that to-day Thousand
OF people are within foot of the grave an
they do not know it, To tell how wa
caught away from Just this position and /
warn others against nearing it, are my object
in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, I lay at m
residence in this city surrounded by my friend
and waiting for death. Heaven only know
the agony then endured, for words can neve
describe It, And yet, if few years previous
any one had told me that was to be brough
SO low, and by so terrible disease | Shout
have sc@tfed At the idea. | had always bee
uncommOnly strong and healthy, had weighe
over 200 pounds and hardly knew, in my owl
experience, what pain or sickness We're Yer
many people who will read this statement re
alize at times that they are unusually tired ant
cannot account for it. They feel dull and in
definite pains in various parts OF The body anC
did not understand it, Or they are exceedngl,
hungry one day and entirely without appetite
the next. This was just the way | felt when
| The relentless malady which had fastened il
| self upon me first began. Still [ thought il
was nothing; that probably II had taken cold
which would soon pass away. Shortly after
this | noticed a dull, and at times, neuralgio
pain IN my head but as it would come one
day and be gone the next, paid but little at
tenion to it. However, my stomach was out
OF ORDER and my food often failed to digest,
causing at times great inconvenience Yet |
had no idea, even as a physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that mon
strous disease was becoming fixed upon me.
Candidly, | thought | was suffering from ma
larla and doctored myself accordingly. But |
got no better. next noticed peculiar color
and odor about the fluids | was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that a persistent
roth and scum appeared upon the surface and
sediment settled in the bottom. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed seeing
these symptoms continually, finally became
accustomed to them and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that had no
pain in tie affected organs or in their vicinity
Why | should have been SO bind cannot un-
derstand.
There IS terrible future for all physical ne
glect, and impending danger usually brings
person 10 his senses even though it may then
be too late. realized, at last, my critical con
dltlon and aroused myself to overcome it,
And, Oh how hard tried consulted the
best medical skill in the land. | visited all the
prominent mineral springs in America and
travelled from Maine to California Still |
grew worse. NO two physicians agreed as to
my malady. One said | was troubled with
spinal irritation; another nervous prostratiOn;
mother, malaria; another, dyspepsia; another,
heart disease; another, general debility; an
other, 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
MS way several years passed, during all ct
which time was steadily growing worse. Ny
condition had really become pitabe The
slight symptoms | at first experienced were
lie vel0ped INTO terrible and constant disorders
the little tWigs OF pain had grown 10 oaks OF
agony. My weight had been reduced from
307 to 1870 pounds My life was torture t.
Myself and friends. | could retain no food
upon my stomach, and we'd wholly in inject
IONS. l was IA living mass NJ pain Ny pulst
was uncomfortable. In my agony frequently
fell upon the floor, cOnyusively clutched the
carpet, and prayed for death Morphine bad
little or no effect in deadenug the pain. For
six days and nights | had the death-premOni-
tory hiccoughs constantly. My urine was filled
with tube casts and albumen | was strug
Cling with Bright's Disease of the Kidneys in
lis last stages.
While suffering thus I received call from
my pastor, the Rev. Dir. Foote, rector of ST
p. Of = |, c,l 81.
our last interview, but in the course OF CONVEX
sation he mentioned a remedy OF which had
heard much but had never used DR. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable cures
which had come under his observation by
means OF this remedy, and urged me to try it,
Asa practcing physician and graduate of the
schools, L cherished the prejudice both natural
and common with all regular practitioners,
and derided the idea of any medicine outside
the regular channels being the least beneficial
so sollcitlous, however, was Dr. Foote that |
1nally promised | would waive my prejudice
and try the remedy he so highly recommended
L began its use on the first day of June and
took it according to directions. At first it
sickened me; but this | thought was good
sign Tor one in my debiItated condition. /
continued to take it; the sckenlng sensation
departed and was able tie retain food upon my
stomach. In lew days l noticed a decided
change for the better as also did my wife and
friends. My hiccoughs ceased and | expert
need less pain than formerly | was so re-
oced at this improved condition that, upon
What had believed but few days before was
my dying bed, | vowed in the presence of my
amily and friends, should | recover | would
Doth publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good of humanity, wherever
had an opportunity. | also determined thai
would give course of lectures in the Corin-
-hian Academy of Music of this city, stating
n full the symptoms and almost hopelessness
If my disease and the remarkable means by
which | have been saved. My Improvement
was constant from that time, and in less than
hree months had gained 26 pounds in flesh
became entirely free from pain, and believe
1--WE my life and present condition wholly to
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the
remedy which | used.
Since my recovery | have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject OF kidney difficulties
md Bright's disease, and the truths developed
IRE astounding. Therefore state, deliberately |
md as q physician that believe MORE THAN
THE DEATHS WHICH OCCUR IN
ARE CAUSED BY BRIGHT'S DISEASE
)F THE KTNDEYs This mly sound like "a rash
statement, but | am prepared to fully verify |
It, Brights Disease has no distinctive symp |
oms OF las own, Gndeed, it often develops |
without any pain whatever in the kidneys OF |
heir viclaity) but has the symptoms OF near
y every other known complaint. Hundreds |
)fpeople die daily. whose burials are author
zed by physicians certificate of Heart Dis
ease, "Ap0plexy," Paralysis" Spinal Com |
plain" "Rheumatsm," "Pneumonia," and |
other common compl4 ints, when in reality il
was BrIght's Disease of the Kidneys. Few |
physicians, and fewer people, realize the eX-
.ent OF this disease or its dangerous and insid-
0us nature, 1t steals into the system like a |
hief, manifests its presence by the common
est symptoms, and fastens itself upon the con- |
sttuton before the victim is aware. Ii is |
nearly as hereditary as consumption, quite as
common and fully as fatal Entire families |
it fro / their ancestors, haye died |
md yet none OF the number knew or realized |
the mysterious power which was removing !
them. Instead OF common symptoms it often !
shows none whatever, bat brings death sud |
ienly, and as such is usually supposed to he |
heart disease. As one who has suffered. and |
knows by bitter experience what he says, | |
implore every one VINO reads these words not |
to neglect the slightest symptoms of Kidney |
difficulty. Certain agony and possible death |
will be the sure result of such neglect, and no |
one can afford to hazard such chances.
am aware that such an unqualified state |
ment as this, coming from me, known as | am |
throughout the entire land as ii practitioner |
and lecturer, will arouse the surprise and po- |
sibIe luminosity of the medical profession and |
astonish all with whom lam acquainted, but |
make the foregoing statements based upon |
facts which I am prepared to produce and
I,c which T cau Sl1hStautiata n tho lattar