New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
A MINISTER'S ESCAPE.
From the Asylum to the Bosom OF MS
Home-HoW if Was Done.

A prominent minister residing at the East
has made the following statement which is herewith re-
printed entire:
To the Editor Of The Herald:
have always shrunk from appearing prominently
before tie public but sense of the duty owe human
ity and the world prompts me to ask this opportunity O
making a brief statement In your paper . M, dur
whether true with Others cannot say T%s that
ing nv entire life have frequently been CONSCIOUS S
something was slowly and silently WORKING ~ o eli
mine my health and life What It was sSII hU me-
within was certain At times wOnd seem c1nI nSt
lively we'll and then would be attacked w ma Mains In
various parts OF my body, my head wonld seem nonpg
respiration labored my appetite %o dav og dowDG
Then again would lose all interest IN uIei Wou ID
weary without exertion; would oecohe SnpS
would be labored and my heart almost bomebt
at other times II would paplate Iara and treated
them accordingly but got no better od ts,le 70
digest and the fluids passed of peculiar odor
and color And yet did not realize that the1 hep
OF eminent physioinns each ono OF whom took diner
ent view "a 10 the OF my troubles one sa, %
suffering from brain diseases another spinal dicui,y
symptoms terrible, and In the nope OF rci imost
cauterzed. cupped. bscred and subjected 70 " thos
every known form OF treatment During one OF tnes0
attacks while at Red Bank n j. physician was oested
friend to and ask him what he thongnt 6 IN 9
trouble The reply was: on ne VIII Dc al he
was at once informed that this was impossible as lhu
never used any Kind OF ntoxcatnS drinks rescrp
he returned, made inquiries ana oh9nged his
tiOu But all the OF my friends and physclIis
awaited nothing grow worse c9sdany afG a,ed me
nor could find anyone who did 80 - - r,,so
During the and rail- OF last year my pu t
ranged from 100 100 per minute; had no rctlsn o
food. and indeed most pitiable object oonuru
I'm this state until ast December wheh pec'nV
sciOus and lost my reason though nhu Wo p1
In whom myself and friends placed Implicit @ ne
In this condition taken TO Brattleboro W TOT ro
purpose OF being placed in the insane asylum re-
manned there until last April oein attended al me
eved that disease and not insanity was me cause
OF all my trouble. I regaincd consciousness In March
clans advised that remain hut insisted upon leaving
and we began the Journey. travelling slowly was net
became again unconscious and remained 40 Tor over
week. When once more recognized my lIlenn h,e
knew my surroundings 7 determined 10 try az H'Ti
resort treatment Of which had heard much hut knew
nothing Neither myself nor friends had nuCh iiith
try We accordingly dismissed the physicians gave up
all other remedies and | rejoice 20 say that %th the
having not vigorous for many years ana owe IL
all to the wonderful. almost miracnlous power Of War
ncr's Safe kidney Cnre the remedy when usrn, ,
You well imagine how grateful must 'eeI uh,,
the circumstances and like new convert earnestly
desire that all who suffering should know ana aNa
Themselves Of tins means OF recovery h9i NOT ut
for tho remedy above named should doupueT~ nov W.
within the walls ~ asylum or IN grave The graf
rbat ~ns aI1ct~d with and am positive that thoui
sands Of people I'm America to-day are In the same OF
similar condition. and do not know ~ cause hIIu'y
troubles are the most deceptive Of oil diseases. They
have no symptoms OF their own. but often show the
| svmpfons OF nearly every known complaint. know
that people dying every day from supposed cor,
sumption apopc1y, heart disease spinal complaint ana
| many other diseased. when could the real cnlrr he
known ~ would be found to originate In the Muheyr
In their advanced stages kidney troubles are the iu"e
terrible ~ all known mAladlc as my or II ,n id
fully verify That had Brightr disease ol .no nv,
ncys there De no doubt That the sym ptou' W.
those Of many other Diseases IL equally certain ana l
was doomed to terrible death had not been -iVe ~
wns positive Tho following letters just receiver
confirm this:
VERMONT ASYLUM FoR TIP INsASE. }
BKATTLLBORO, VI, oct 10 lS@-'
Dr,E SIN fourr ~ 2st inst received. We congraiu-
late You not only upon the CONTINUING" on your n'i.i
hut a 80 upon a. apparent continual Improvement Few
per-ou- think have passed through eNhausung an
experience you and rallied from II. tcri1mF can
NOT recall who us ln critical. ana ior d"N
and weeks IN 50 hopeless stale Tor hmthdu'l rs
you. aud who survived and recovered froir ~ Tor
think may consider yourself recovered ana 10
longer the couyale-ceut list Hoping ioF tue con
tnunncc ~ your present health. with The best wishes
from al here. am. yours truly, -
have ucen acquainted with my highly valued friend
the Rev. T. -. Hopkins, about eighteen months ana
intimately acquainted Tor about ak months past
For little more than nsc months he wns an Inmate ~
nv house. rad enjoyed constant Intercourse with
each other hr came. in Al r last lie almost
bat Ia dc soon afterward he began the use
~ II. H. Warner & Co = remedies namely: The
From almost tho time he began their his improvement
very marked and wonderful. and when he LETT Ne
after having taken some TWO dozen bottles ne wac IKE
= The change was the most remarknDIe l
SAMUEL MILLER.
pastor oi tho Presby terrain Church
In view therefore Of these facts and with the hope
that all who read THIS may take timely warning. make
this open statement freely and FOR the good OK my
rev. f. D. HOPKINS