Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-04
THE DANGER OF ovER.ExERr1oN,
A stalwart Man Becomes Weaker Than
. Child and Then Receivers His
Former Strength.
(Waterloo, M u. obserper.l

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In these days Of rowing giants and ath.
letic heroes fine physical development is
more observed than ever before since the
time of the Athenian games. A man who
shows the elements of physical power is
looked up to far more than in the days of
our ancestors possibly because there are
fewer specimens Of well-developed man.
hood than then. An emissary of this paper
met a magnificent specimen of physical
power a few days since in the person of
DR.. A. w. McNames, Of Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual develop
ment, were as hard as wood. At his re-
quest the writer sought to pinch him In the
arms or legs, but found it wholly impossi-
BILE. A realization of what is meant by an
iron man was fully made manifest.
"Have you always been so stalwart as
tnlsI, inquired the news gatherer.
by any MEANS" was the reply.
" when q young man l was always strong
and active n felt that I could accomplish
anything. This feeling so took possession of
me on one occasion that 1 attempted to lift
q box which four men found it impossible
to move: l succeeded in placing it on the
wagon, but in two minutes from that time
| was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when 1 recovered consciousness
i vomited a large quantity Of blood. From
that day I began to grow weak and sickly.
! oelleved that l had suffered some internal
injury and experienced a general debility,
which seemed similar to the effects pro.
duced by malaria. My back was very
weak. had NJ appetite, and at times
loathed food. My lips were parched and
cracked. My head felt as though it were
entirely open at the top and it panied me
on the side intensely. In six weeks time
! had fallen away from 208 pounds to less
Cl8n lTO. wQS in a rnOsf wrofohoa oonAs-
ton: l was completely discouraged"
What did the doctors say about youw
Almost everything. Iconsulted no less
than six different physicians. They all
treated me and nom did me any good. At
that time l was suffering intensely. Icould
cramped, uneasy position. I was COM
PEELED to urinate every five minutes and I
passed over three quarts every day. I was
not living, | was existing.
lone night(how well remember it } my
wife had put the children all in bed when
but a very short time. My wife and I
talked matters all over and I gave the mi
nutest directions as to what she should do
alter i was gone. l was not in a Eighty
condition by any means, for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, babe me
me again, for I was suffering with Bright's
disease of the kidneys in its last stages.
Within the next few days more than wen
ty friends came to bid me goodbye.
Among the number was DR.. John L.. Clark.
He asked me what l had used in the way
of medicines. I told him. He then recon-
mendeda remedy of which l had heard
much, but about which I was very skeptic.
al. If faith were an element of power it
certainly was lacking in my case"
mAnd so you did not try itw
"On the contrary, I did try it, and to my
surprise it seemed to go to just the spot.
Indeed Ind it was the most Pallatable thing I
relished it,"
"And did it cure YOUR
"Do I look as if it did?"
Eyes, indeed. What was it"
warmers Safe Cure"
"a proprietary medicinew
GOT course. What of that? I suppose I
once had as great a prejudice against adj
yertlsed medicines as any n could
When l was studying medicine at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, 1 used to vow with the
rest of the class that we would fight all
such remedies at all times. When a man
comes dow to thel last hour, however, and
bids his wife and friends goodbye, such
bigoted %prejudices as these all vanish, 1
can assure you, and any remedy that can
cure is gladly Welcomed"
And how have you been since them"
A well-or better, than BEFORE"
iva ~ Ou4 SUASA6GAs
"Certainly. But 1 do not over.exert, as
formerly. My strength is increasing every
day, and my health is number one. know
that my life was saved by Warmers Safe
Cure, and l believe it is the best medicine
that was ever compounded by any chemist
o%rphysician. I am illingt the doctors should
sheer at me for such a statement if they
choose, but I have proven its truth, and am
prepared to stand by it,"
The above experience should be of great
value to all who are suffering. 1t shows
the deceptive nature of this terrible mala-
dy; that all symptoms are common to it
and that there is but one way by which it
be absolutely avoided.
Some men are known by the company
they-can't get into.
Csc. buys a pair of Lyons Patent HeelS S
ers and make a boot or shoe last twice as long.
CROUCH on Rats.". Clears out rats, mice,
flies, reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin. loo.
ALL recommend Wise's Axle Grease.
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