Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-25
TUE FLOWER CITY FURORE.

n. Fhysicfln.
An unusual article frora the Rochester IN.
~ Democrat and Chronicle was published
10 this paper recently and has been the sub
iect Of mach conversation both in profess
sional circles and OIL the street. Apparently
it caused more cemuotion in Rochester, as
the following from the Same paper shows:
Dr.. j B. Hcnion, who is we'll known not only
in Rochester, but in nearly every part of
America, sent an extended article to this pa
rer, few days since, which was duly pub
iehod, detailing his remarkable experience
end rcscuo from what seemed to be certain
death. 1t would be impossible 10 enumerato
the personal inquiries which have been madc
at our offico as 10 the validity of the article
bus they have been so numerous that further
Investigation of the subject was deemed all
editorial necessity.
With this end in view representative of
This paper called on DR.. Henion, at his resi-
Icnce on st. Paul street, when the following
interview occurred: "1hat article CT yours,
doctor, has created quite whirlwind. Ara
tho statements about the terrible condition
you were i'll, and tho way You wcrc rescued
such as you can eustain?"
"Evcry ono of them and many additional
ones. Few people ever get so near the grave
as did and then return, and am not SUI
lriscG tina: tho public think it marvellous. 1t
was marvellous"
"How in the world did you, a physician,
como to be brought so low?"
"By ncgloctjng the first and most simplt
symptoms. did not think l was sick. 1t
is true had frequent headaches; felt tired
most of tho time, could eating nothing one
day aasd was ravenous the next felt dull in
definite pains and my stomach was out Of
order, but did not think it meant anything
serious"
bot have these common ailments any
hing to do with the fearful Bright's disease
which took so firm hold on your"
Anything? Why, they are the sure indi
;nalady. The fact is few people know OF
rcalizo what ails them, and l am sorry to say
lhat too few physicians do either"
I" That is a strange statement, DOCTOR"
" But it is a true one. The medical pro-
fcssion have been treating symptoms in
stoad of diseases for years, and it is high
limo it ceased. We doctors have been clip
ring off the twigs when we should strike at
tho root The symptoms l have Just men,
TONED or any unusual action or irritation of
tic water channels indicate the approach of
Cright's disease even more than n cough an
rounces the coming of consumption. We
do not treat the cough, but try to help the
lungs. We should not waste our time trying
20 relieve the headache, stomach, pains
about tho 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 Bright's disease, is it,
doctor?"
Precisely. Thousands of so-called dis
oasos are torturing people to-day, when in
reality it is Bright's disease i'll some one Of
IFS many forms. II is a hydra-headed mon
tter, and the slightest symptoms should
strike terror to every one who his them.
can look back and recall hundreds of deaths
which physicians declared at tho time were
caused by paralysis, apoplexy, heart disease,
pneumonia, malarial fever and other com
mon complaints which sec now were caused
by Bright's disease"
"And did all these cases have simple symp-
toms at first 2"
every one of them, and might have beer
cured as was by tho timely use of the same
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. ] am getting my eyes thoroughly
opened in this matter and think am help
ing 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 SEQ Mr.. War
ner himself. He was sick the same as l, and
is the heaHhiest man in Rochester to-day. Ho
has made a study of this subject and can give
you more facts than can. Go, too, and see DR..
baltimore, the chemist, at the University.
IF you want facts there are any quantity of
them showing the alarming increase of
Bright's disease, its simple and deceptive
symptoms, and that there is but one way by
which it can be escaped"
Fully satisfied of the truth and force of
tho doctors words, the reporter babe him
good-day and called on Mr.. Warner at his
establishment on Exchange street. At first
Mr.. Warner was inclined to be rcticent, but
learning that the information desired was
about the alarming increase of Bright's
disease, his manner changed instantly and
he spoke very earnestly:
1T is true that Bright's disease has III
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, Carrenter, Bishop
Haven and others. This is terrible, and
shows a greater growth than that Of any
other known complaint. 1t should 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?"
Hundreds Of thousands. have a
striking example of this truth which has Just
come to my notice. A prominent professor
in New Orleans medical college was lee
turing before his class on the subject of
Bright's disease. He had various fluids un-
der microscopic analysis, and was showing
the students what the indications of this
terrible malady were. In order to show
the contrast between healthy and I'M
healthy fluids, he had provided a vial
tho contents of which were drawn from
bis own person. And now, gentlemen he
said, 'as we have seen the unhealthy indica.
tons, will show yor how it appears i'll q
state of perfect health, and he submitted his
own fluid to tho usual test. As lie watched
the results his countenance suddenly changcc:
his color and command both left him, anc