Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-01-17
A SIRANGE "REMINISCENCES.
The Escape Of a Well Known ex-Army Sur
geon rom mn Unforeseen DanRSr.
baltimore Americana


Messrs. Editors.
Iseldom appear publicly in print, but the
facts connected with my experience which
follow are SO striking, and bear SO closely
upon the experience OF others, that venture
to reproduce them entire:
In the month of September, 1879, ! was
practicing medicine in New Orleans. The
summer had been excessively hot and every
body was complaining of being exhausted
and feeling tired. 1t was not an upfrequent
occurrence to have patients ask for some
thing to relieve this weary sensation, and
that lshould also partaks of the same uni
versal lassitude or weakness, did not alarm
me. supposed that overwork and exposure
had produced temporary physical prostra-
ton; therefore l made trip to st. Paul.
Mimi, thinking that rest of few weeks in
n cooler climate would soon reinvigorate me.
Little did l dream, however, what was in
store for me. After getting settled in my
lie quarters took short walk every day,
Hnd patiently awaited return of strength,
but in spite of all my efforts seemed to be
losing strength; and even any slight ex-
ercse became aborious and tiresome.
During this time had frequent dull aching
pains in my head, and through my back and
hips, occasional shooting pains in various
parts of the body, with soreness, shortness
of breath, and palpitation of the heart. My
feet and hands would be like ice one day, and
burn with the heat the next. Ihad no desire
for food, and what did eat distressed me
my sleep became disturbed with the frequent
desire to urinate. The quantity of fluid
passed would at one time be small and at
another quite profuse Then for days l
would be perfectly free from this desire and
nothing seemed to be the matter; never.
nv ii all Ityi NJ,
ey elids were pulled out; my bowels were
alternately torpid and too active, the urine
would be clear some days. on others it would
be of high color and deposit brick-dust
sediment, and at still others there would be
whitish appearance and a thin greasy
scum would rise to the top. The pains in my
head, back, chest, joints, bowels and bones
were horrible in the extreme. | went in
vain from place to place and consulted the
best medical authorities the country affords
would have chill one day and burning
fever the next. l suffered excruciatingly
with anumbhess of my feet and hands, and
at the base of the brain and between my
shoulders at times my limbs and body
would bloat and physicians said was suffer
gfrom the dropsy and could not recover.
How could be so blind TO the terrible trouble
that was devouring me, do not know but
there are thousands to-day who are suffering
from the same cause and are as ignorant Of
its nature as l was. My skin was the color
Of marble at one tirne, and then again it
would be like saffron, and this terrible rest
lessness, and might say wildness, was fol-
lowed by a dull, heavy, drowsy sensation. |
was wasted to mere skeleton except when
the dropsical bloat occurred. / tried all the
celebrated mineral waters of this country
aud Europe; all kinds Of ne licine and all
kinds of doctors. Still no help came. lay
ut my hotel in Philadelphia, where was
temporarily sojourning, given up to die by
friends and physicians alike, when there
proyidentially came into my hands little
pamphlet, which | carefully read and from
which got view of my real condition,
which no other agency had revealed. Acting
OIL its advice, l had my water analysed at
once and to my surprise, albumen and tube
casts were found in large quantities. A skill
full physician was sent for and appraised of
the fact He said had Bright's Disease,
and that death was certain. My friends i'm.
pOruned me to take a remedy which had
won great reputation for the cure of all
forms of kidney diseases, and | therefore
laid aside my prejudice and commenced its
use. At first my stomach rejected it and |
had to use small quantities; but after the first
five days my stomach retained full doses.
This was one year ago last October, and my
improvement was rapid and permanent. I
have regained fifty of the sixty-five pounds
of flesh lost during my illness, and feel as
well to-day as / ever did, and can unreserv-
eddy state that my life was saved by Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy
used.
1t may seem strange that I, being physi-
clan and an ex-army surgeon, did not have
the water analysed before but such is the
fact. I had the symptoms of every other
disease, and did not suspect that my kid
neys we're in the least particular out of order;
and here is Just where was in the greatest
danger, and where most people who read this
article are in danger | find that I am
only one of thousands who are suffering
from kidney disorders, which, neglected,
surely terminate in Bright's disease. also
know that physicians may treat these dis
orders for months without knowing clearly
what the trouble is, and even after ascertain
ing the cause be unable to prevent it. When
death, however, finally overtakes the helpless
victim they disguise its real cause attribu.
ting it 10 heart disease, commissions, apo
ple1y, vertigo, paralysis, spinal meningitis,
blood and uremic poisoning, ETC., etc.
Words, of course, fail TO express my thanks
to H. H. Warner & Co., of Rochester, N. Y,
for giving the world such needed and GER
tain specific as the Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, but such as they are Igladly give them;
while to the thousands to whom l have lee
tured upon the laws of health and hygiene
commend this letter most cordially, and
warn them to beware of the insidious nature
of disease over which physicians confess
they have no control and which in one form
or another is carrying more people to un-
timely graves than any other malady.
J. NJ. PORTER, NJ. D.,
Baltimore, Nd, "a Saratoga street.