The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-12-05
"A MINISTER'S ESCAPE.
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From the Asylum % the Eolon oi
His Home how II was Done.

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/, A prominent minister residing q
the east has Just made. the follOwins
statement, which 10 herewith reprint
oil entire; ifiis sIsb sa1gi lua ~
) 10 the Editor Of The Herald
! / have always shrunk from ap
pearing prominently before the pub
lie, but sense of the duty | owe hu
!. maaity s,li. tho. uorli .pro,npts me u
ask this opportunity for making 4
brief statement inyour paper. ~.
4 Whether Il bcltrue with others
cannot say, but during my entire lif'
have frequently bean conscious tba
something was slowly and silently
working 10 undermine my heahh h aud
| ifte. What 4. was i,could not tell
but that some enemy Of my bong was
devouring me within | was certaiii,
lar times,l would seem onparative.
ly we'll and then | would be attacked
!, withthe most distressing symptoms
| would feel peculiar pains in variour
parts Of my body, my head would
seem heavy; my respirations labored
my appetite would be rayenous one
day, and would loathe food the day
following. Then again ! would lose
all Interest in 'fifc:twould feel worry
witbontI cxertion; would bec0We
sleepy at midday and restlbss AZ
might. Occasionally my breathing
would be laborcdg and my heart al
most motionless, While Ut other unies
Il would palpitste .yiolent W 4
thought these troubles were lhe re;
tsuit,Of mslnria, and treated them ac-
c0rdlngly Sbut got no better,
Shortly sfterward. my stomach de,
ranged. my food failed to digest, ana
the Atilds lpsssed wercof q peculiar
odor and color. And set ldid not
realize that these tbings meant any
tlhng serious. Finally consulted q
number OF eminent physicians, each
ono Of whom took different view as
TO lie cause Of my troubles 1Vnc
said J was suiferiug from brrln die-
ease; another fpinpl ~ lllculty OH
ers heart shection.' kinney disease,
etc. Nv symptomsi were terrible,
and tn the hope OF .relast- 1, was csa-
terised, cupped, rbllstered anu spo-
ljscted TO almost every knowntorm
l Of trestmeut During one o. these
attacks, while Of ked BANK, Ntl.a
physician was called, aud leit a pre-
scripsion. AHery ne het gone, 4 re-
qnested, q friend TO go ana ASK MN
whathe thought of my trouble: Inc
reply vss; '-Oh, he Will be ali right
ina fsw.deyst itI ls only an altack OF
debrium treneils" lie was a. once
inforihcdthat this was impossinie' rs
| had meyer used any klnd o. ip'o1i-
ealing drinks whereupon ne rc.
turned, made Inquiries, aud changed
his prescription: But OIL ihe care q
my friends ana pnysiclans aya'ied
nothing grew worse cons.e1'iY.
and what Y most terrinie 70 MINK o.,
did not Know what shea me, nor
could md any one who dii. .
Darling the summer ana isi'' Q, ias'
year my puisc ranged from ~ "
lS per minutcii nso no rcllsn ,or
food, and was Indeed q most pi'iaolo
Object. l continued IN inns s'a'o un-
I'll last December, whch peca,nc un
conscious aud iost my reason, 'nonsn
had tTo physicians IN wno'n my
self nnd Irienus placeu ihnpiici. cohn
dence. In trs condition ! was YAK
Gu 70 Bra'tieporo, w., ior 'he Pur'
pose ot being piaceo III neinsahe
ssylum remained ,here un'i lns'
Aarcn, peiiig ulenueu aii the wni,e
NY my faithiul WHO VINO meyer ic''
me and oeiieved ina, some uisease
aud not insanity was me cause o. ~
my Tonoic' regainea conscious
ness " March ins. anu ,ns's'eu epon
ueinR 'nsen uome. ine Pns sic."',
advised that remsln' out hss'eu
upon leaving nna we oegah 'ne jour.
ney, travelling howiy. was lho' a.
the uork pyAi.ieha who'n secos'
niseu ana tnen occanie again uhcon'
scious aud remainou 80 ior oYerss
week Wneh once mort recoe ni-ou
my iriend ana khe" my suirounu'
ings 4 de'ermineo 70 1y, as iast 70,
Sort 2 treatmen. o. wn,cn lhau neaeu
much out knew no,hine. Nc,.ne. sSe, y.
myself nor irlcnds had inucn ia''h
ha' u or -ahy.nihg couiu nelP lnc
but we resoivee 70 'ry' nc accoru-
iugly dismissed me phys'ciahs, gave
up AZ osner reiiou'es' ahu ! roJo'IS y
say tnat Win tue piess'nB Vi hiil