The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-02-15

The commotIos Danced by the Statement
~ q Physician.

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An unusual article from the Rochester, N.
Y, Dei,ocrat and Chronicle, was republished
in this paper recently, and has been the sub
ject Of much conversation both In professional
circles and on the street. Apparently it caused
even more commoton in Rochester, as the fol-
lowing from the same paper shows:
DR.. ]. B. Henion, who is well known not
only in Rochester but in nearly every part Of
America, sent an extended article to this paper
a few days since which was duly published, de-
failing his remarkable experience and rescue
from what seemed to be certain death. II
would be impossible to enumerate the personal
inquiries which have been made at our Office
as TO the validity Of the article, but they have
been so numerous that further investigation Of
the subject was deemed an editorial necessity.
With this end in view representative Of this
paper called on Dr. Henion, at his residence ON
St. Paul street, when the following interview
occurred: "Thst article Of yours Doctor, has
created quite whirlwind. Are the statements
about the terrible condition you were in, and
the way you were rescued such as you can sus-
tain 2"
LIVERY one of them and many additional
ones. Few people ever get 50 near the grave
as did and then return, and l am not sur
prised that the public think it marvellous. It
was marvellous"
"How in the world did you, physician,
come to be brought so low 2"
"By neglecting the first and most simple
symptoms. did not think l was sick. II is
true had frequent headaches; ielt tired most
of the time could eat nothing one day and was
ravenous the next; felt dull indefinite pains
and my stomach was out of order, but did not
think il meant anything serious"
"But have these common ailments anything
to do with the fearful Bright's disease which
took 80 firm hold on you2"
"AnythingP Why they are the suIe indica-
tions Of the first stages of that dreadful mala-
dy. The fact is, few people know or realize
what ails them, and | am sorry to say that too
few physicians do either"
"That is a strange statement, Doctor"
"But it is q true one. The medical profess
sion have been treating symptoms instead of
diseases for years, and it is high time il ceased.
We doctors have been clipping off the twigs
when we should strike at the root. The symp-
toms have Just mentioned or any unusual
action or irritation of the water channels indi,
cate the approach of Bright's disease even
more than cough announces the coming of
consumption. We do not treat the cough, but
try to help the lungs. We should not waste
our time trying to relieve the headache, stom-
ach, pains about the body or other symptoms,
but go directly to the kidneys, the source of
most of these ailments"
"This, then, is what you meant when you
said that more than one-half the deaths which
occur arise from Brights disease, is it, Doctor
Precisely. Thousands of so-called diseases
are torturing people to-day when in reality 1t
is Brights disease in some one OF Its many
forms. 1t is Hydra-headed monster, and the
slightest symptom should strike terror to every
one who has them. l can look back and re-
call hundreds of deaths which physicians at the
time declared were caused by paralysis, apo
plexy, heart disease, pneumonia, malarial
fever and other common complaints, which
see now were caused by Brights disease"
"And did all these cases have simple symp-
toms at first 2"
every one OF them, and might have been
cured as / was by the timely use of the same
remedy-Warners Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
/ am getting my eyes thoroughly opened in
this matter, and think 1 am helping others to
see the facts and their possible danger also.
Why, there are no end of truths bearing on this
subject. If you want to know more about it
go and see Mr.. Warner himself. He was sick
the same as 1, and is the healthiest man in
Rochester to-day. He has made o study of
this subject and can give You more facts than
L can. Go, too, and see DR.. baltimore, the
chemist, at the University. Ifyou want facts
there are any quantity of them showing the
alarming increase of Brights disease, its
simple and deceptive symptoms, and that there
is but one way in which 1t can be escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and force of the
Doctors words, the reporter bade him good
day and called on Mr.. Warner at his establish
ment on Exchange street. At first Mr.. Warner
was inclined to be reticent, but learning that
the information desired was about the alarm
ing increase of Bright's disease, his manner
changed instantly and he spoke very earnestly:
"It is true that Bright's disease has in
creased wonderfully, and we find, by reliable
statistics, that in the past ten years its growth
has been $50 per cent Look at the prominent
men it has carried off: Everett, Sumner,
Chase, Wilson, Carpenter, Bishop Haven and
others. This is terrible and shows greater
growth than that of any other known COM
| plaint. 1t must be plain to every one that
something must be done TO check this increase
or there is no knowing where it may end"
"Do you think many people are afflicted with
it to-day who do not realize it, Mr.. Warner 2"
Hundreds of thousands. have striking
example of this truth which has just come to
my notice. A prominent professor in New Or
leans medical college was lecturing before his
class on the subject of Brights disease. He
had various fluids under microscopic analysis,
and was showing the students what the indica-
tions OF this terrible malady were. In order to
| draw the contrast between healthy and un-
healthy fluids he had provided vial, the con-
tents of which were drawn from his own per
! son. 'And noW gentlemen he said, 'as We
have seen the unhealthy indications, l viii
show you how it appears in state Of perfect
health, and he submitted his own fluid TO the
usual test. AS he watched the results hit
countenance suddenly changed-his color ant
| command Doth lett MN, ana In helnDllht
voice he said: Gentlemen, have made pain
full discovery; have Bright's disease of thu
kidneys and in less than a year he was dead.
''You believe, then, that it has no symptoms
of its own, and is frequently unknown even b.
the person who is afflicted with it2''
4" 1t has no symptoms of its own and yer.
often none at all. Usually no two people havl
the same symptoms, g1d frequently death i
the first symptom. The slightest indications 0
any kidney difficulty should be enough to strilu
terror to any one. l know what am talkini
about, for have been through all the stages 0
kidney disease"
You know Of DR.. Hepion's case ?"
eyes, have both re,A and heard OF it"
"It is very wonderful, is it not ?''
"a very prominent case, but no more so thar
great many others that have come to my no
tice as having been cured by the same means.
'You believe, then, that Bright's disease Cal
be cured"
81 know it can. l know it from the expert
ence of hundreds Of prominent persons VIII