The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
Cause for Apprehension,
WHY MYSTERIOUS PHYSICAL TROUBLES
AROUSE SPECIAL DREAD--A PRO-
FEssIoNAL EXPERIENCE.

Few things give more pain than
dread or apprehension. Most people
are able to face apparent danger hero
ically, but the sudden and unexpected
coming of some indefinite calamity
very naturally strikes terror to even the
brayest For this reason lightning and
tornadoes are considered terrible their
coming and going are so sudden, un-
announced and unknown. For this
same reason an unknown disease, some
poison in the blood, some malady that is
gradually undermining the life, IS
specially dreaded by all thinking peo-
pie. And indeed, there are good rea-
sons for such dread, for modern science
has discovered that some virllent dis
orders show the least signs in their
beginnings, while they have the worst
possible symptoms. We know of
many persons who have dull and un-
certain pains in various portions of the
body who are unnaturally tired one
day and apparently well the next who
have an enormous appetite at times
and oathing of food soon thereafter.
Such persons are really in dangerous
condition, even though they may not
realize it. The following statement of
most prominent physician, who has
had unusual opportunities fer investi-
CATION is of so striking and important
nature that it will be read with in
terest by all
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF CINCINNATI.
Board of Directors.
Joseph Aub, NJ. d., Julius Refs
Julius Bake, Jr., ii A. Smith, NJ, ID.
Mrs, NJ. f. Force, II. Miller,
Mrs. George Hunert, Rev. G. W. wendtc,
+. Lunkenheimer, Daniel Wolf
j. b. Wilson.
Office: No. 27t West Eighth Street,
o. Anderson, NJ. d., Superintendent.
Cincinnati, o., Dec, 2, 1882.
Messrs. Editors:
l have, during my professional career
of many years practice, treated large
number of various disorders, of which,
perhaps, none have given me more
trouble than the mysterious disease
known as acute nephritis and while
it may seem strange, it is, neverthe-
less, true, that tne physician is gener-
ally annoyed by this mysterious trou
BILE, especially when the case is of
hereditary origin. 1t is, doubtless, the
first stage of the well known, but terri
BILE Bright's disease, as the kidneys
contain large quantities of albumen /;
and while children and young people
are especially liable to its attacks, it is
prevalent with all classes, and usually
continues until late in life.
One obstinate case which came un-
der my observation, was that of a fire
man of this city who applied to me for
treatment. The case was diagnosed
parenchymatous nephritis The man
was twenty-four years of age; pleth-
oric and light Completed He stated
that he had suffered from urinary trou-
bles from childhood, and that he had
''doctored" a hundred times, each time
improving some after which, in a
short while, he would relapse into his
former state of misery. l prescribed
the usual therapeutics known to the
profession with same result that my
colleagues had obtained He got bet
ter for while and then worse again +:
in fact, so bad that he had to lay off
for some time. He suffered intense
pain; 30 much so that l confess had
to resort to hypodermic injections of
morphia. My druggist who knew how
disgusted l was with the case, although
not willing to desert the man, advised
me to try remedy from which he
(the druggisD himself, had derived
great benefit. As a drowning man
catches at straw, prescribed this rem
edy, not letting my patient, however,
know what | was giving him; and,
although not believer in nor patron
of 'patent medicines" | must confess
that after my fireman had taken one
bottle he grew much better / made
him continue its use for a period of
two months, with the most gratifying
results; it really worked wonders and
he owes his cure and present perfect
health solely to the remarkable power
of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy which l prescribed,
and he used.
Since the recovery of the man above
mentioned, have given considerable
thought to the subject of acute neph.
ritis, or kidney difficulty, and find
that its manifestations are most re-
markable. 1t often appears without
any special symptoms of its own, OF
possibly as a sequel to some other dis
ease. 1t may be sequel to scarlatina
diphtheria and other illnesses, and even
arise from pregnancy. The first symp
toms frequently show themselves in
the form of high, fierce and intense
pains in the lumbar region, ''the smal
OF the back" troublesome micturitions
and frequent changes in the color OF
the urine which at times diminishes
perceptibly. 1t the urine is entirely
suppressed, the case, probably, viii
terminate fatally in very few DAYS
Dropsy Is a consequence of the sup,
preston of urine, and the severeness
OF it is governed by the proportion OF
retention. The nervous system be
comes prostrated with subsequent con
vulsions and irregular circulation OF
the blood, which, in my estimation
eventually might cause a diseased
heart to give out. AS have remark.
ed, in many kidney diseases-yes, even
in Bright's disease itself-there ls no
9erceptible pain in the back, and these
troubles often assert themselves in
various symptoms-for instance, in
troublesome diarrhoea, blood poison.
impaired eyesight, nausea, loss of APP
petite, disordered digestion, loss OF
consciousness, husky voice and many
other complaints too numerous to men.
ton Indeed thousands of people are
suffering from the first stages OF
Bright's disease today, and they do
not knoao ii.
In conclusion, l would like to state
that have, since my success with the
fireman, repeatedly prescribed Warner
Safe Kidney and LIVER Cure, and if
my professional brethren could only
be brought so far as to overcome their
prejudice against proprietary medi
cines they would, undoubtedly, find
themselves recommended for IN oir S,,,,