The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-14
THE IMPEDING FATE,
An Inter, sliug (hnptcr from the Life of n
Prominent Bo.Ion,an.

lD0St0n Gt0Jt.)
The readers Of this paper were more or
less amazed at a most remarkable state
ment from one OF our leading citizens which
appeared in yesterdays issue. So unusual
were the circumstances connected with it,
and so much comment did it occasion on
the street and in social circles, that a rep
resentative OF this paper was commissioned
to investigate its details and verify its
facts. The article referred to was a state
ment made by Mr. B. +. Larrabee, of the
New York and Boston Dispatch Express
company, whose Office is on Arch street
Mr.. Larrabee was found by the newspaper
man in his private Office, and on being
questioned, said
"Well, sir, logically l have been dead,
but really am as you can see me. / was
taken sick. My trouble was not severe at
slight cold. Somehow felt unaccountably
tired at times although took an abundance
OF sleep Then, again, had dull and
strange pains in various parts OF my body.
My appetite was good one day and ! had
none whatever the next, and my head
pained me more or less much OF the time
A willie alterward noticed much that was
peculiar about the fluids was passing, and
that a sediment, scum and a strange &C.
cumulaiion appeared in ii Still did
not realize that these things meant anything
serious, and | allowed the illness to run
along until the 2Sth day OF October / fell
PROSTATE while walking along fremont
street was carried home and did not go
out OF the house unit the middle OF Decem-
ber. i then went down town and attempted
to attend 10 my business until the 18th of
last January, when was taken with very
severe lapse My symptoms were terrible.
! was fearfully bloated; ! suffered severe
pains in all parts OF my body and it was
almost impossible to get any breath. For
six days | never laid down and never slept.
| was constantly attended by my regular
physician, Doctor johnson, and Doctor Bow
ditch also came TO see me nearly every day.
There was no doubt that i was suffering
from Bright's disease of the kidneys in its
worst form and last stages, accompanied by
other troubles in my liver and heart. In
spite, however, of the skill of the physi
clans, l kept growing worse, and finally
they tapped my side in the vicinity of my
heart, taking away forty-six ounces OF
water. This relieved me for the time, but
| soon became as bad as before. Then the
doctor gave me up entirely, declared could
not live more than twenty-fOur hours,
and my daughter, who was residing in
Paris, was telegraphed for. Still / fingered
along for several weeks, far more dead than
alive, but never giving up hope. One night
it was on the goth of April, l very well
remember-my attendant, who was reading
the paper TO me, began an article which
described my disease and sufferings exactly.
II told how some severe cases OF Bright's
disease had been cured, and 80 clearly and
sensibly did itstate the case that / deter
mined to try the means of cure which it
described. SO sent my man to the drug
store, procured bottle of the medicine \
unknown to my physicians and friends, and
took the first dose at 10 o'clock. At thati
not sleep L had the short breaths andl
l was terribly bloated from head to foot, |
and the mosion OF my heart was irregular
and painful The next morning | was.
able to breathe freely the pain began 10
leave me and the bloating decreased. nj
continued 10 take the medicine, and to-daN
sir, am ~ we'll as ever was in my life,
and wholly owing to the wonderful, almost
miraculous power of Warmers Safe Kidney
and LivenCure. 10 not know what this
medicine is made OF, or anything else about
II, but know tsaved my life when was
given UP by the doctors and had really been
dead for weeks; that it has kept me in per-
feet health ever since and has cured many
of my fsiends to whom have recommended
it. There are nNmber Of very remarka-
hle cases in Lynn and Salem, az we'll 40 in
this cay, that it has cured My recovery is
80 remarkable that it has excited much at.
tentiOn, and physicians IA well as Others
havs Investigated it thoroughly. am glad
they have, for feel that the results Of such
y wonderful enre should be known ts the
thousands in all parts OF the land who are
suffering from troubles of the kidneys, liver
Or heart, in some of their many dangerous
forms
The representative Of the press thanked
Mr. Larrabee for his very frank and clear
statement, and was about to leave the Of
tice when a gentleman stepped mp TO him
and inquired ii he we're seeking iniorma-
tion about Mr.. Larrabses sickness and re-
cov@ry. The scribe replied that he was,
whereupon the gentleman said,
sand 80 am /, and have come all the
way from Chicago for the purpose. Kid
ney troubles seem to be alarmiagly inersas.