Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-19
A srRASGt "REMINISCENCES.
The Escape OF Well Known cx-Asms
surgoon from an Unforeseen
Danger.

lessrs. Editors:
fscldom ap, car p1blcly In print, but the
facts connected Nith n'y experience which
follow are 90 striking, and bear 80 closely up
on the experience OF others, that venture to
rcplo luce them chtrci
In the m onth OF September, is5q | was
practicing me licine IN Sew Orleans The sum
D. ns had been cHeessy yciy hot and everybody
VS. COM Lining o. bcing cxheu'tel AMI teei-
lng tired. II was not an ulfreQuent oecu.-
renee to have patients ask Tor something TO
relieve this weary sc isttiou, aud that shOul 1
also partake Of tue same universal lissitude
" weakness, DID not alsrn me. | supposed
that er-work aud exposure had pioluoed a
temporary physical piostlation; Therefore
made trip % 81. Paul. MIMI, thinking that
arrst OF few weeks In cooler climate
would soon rciuyigOrate me. Little did L
dream, however, what Was In store iur ne:
Af,cr getting settled In my lew Gu rters i
took a short walk every day, aud patiently
ava ted a return Of strength, but IN spite OF
all my Efforts seemed TO be losing strength;
and even any slight exercise became la
hodous and tiresome Daring this time
bad frequent duh achiug pains ia
ny head, aud through my hack and
hips, occ lsionll shooting pains In various parts
u the ho ly, With soreness, shOrtness ofbreath,
.ud ualpitatinn OF the heart. My feet and
L hands would be Ike ice one day. and buru with
I heat the n,xt nd no desire for food, sud
I what did cat distressed ne; my sleep be-
] came disturbed with tie frequent dcstrc 10
udaate Ihs quantity Of haid passed woald
7 40 une time be small and at another quite
proiuse. Thea for days 1 sould be per-
ircty free rom this desire and nothing med
7 tn be the matter. nevertheless my debility
guduaily Increased. Ny eyelids were pulled
Out, my bowels wee alternately torpid aud
ila,active, the urirc would he clear some days,
o. rthers IL would be OF high color an deposit
an k-dusf sediment. snf az 81 q others ere
Nn I he Nhtish appearance AID a thin
rff ~ scum woull rsc 10 The top Tue pains
IN n he'd, back, chest joints, bowels nd
h,a,s were horrbe In the extreme. I weat
l1a ain fro o. . acs 10 place aud sonsu,te tue
t.ti meiicai autlolifics the country Affords I,
/ pyud have a chill ouc day aud burning
fever the next / suffered eXcruci itiugly with
auumbness of nv iest ard hands, aud at the
b1ss ot the brain ant between my shoulders /;
/. ~ flmcs ny lifnts and b0fy would b.ost anf
ptysi iinstasl Iwas suffering from the dropsy
snl could not recover.
How / ecud hs - blind TO the terrible
trosb!e that wLs dsFo1rilg ne, do not
know: bot ihese srs tlousanls to-dty who
az suffering .rol -. fisle c use aud are as
, iEno-ant % ~ rHf1re az ! rss Ny skin vas
tn color q fl1ru.e az ore tIue, and ther
an in II Nul1tI b like taTr1n and this terri
bic rrs'lsN-esi. and 1 m. ght say whdness
was followed By dglL heavy, drOwsy ssnsa
I Don vas wHste 70 a mere skele ION c1
/. ,e1t vhcn the dropsic blOat occurred
TIED all the telehrated mineral waters OF I'M
]
. ari ali kinds u doct0rs. StIl no help came
, lay at my hotel In philade 4 hia, where wa
temporarily sojourning, giyen up To die D
III trends aud physicians alike. when ther
Arr)ydentially came into my h4nds littl
rpamthict, which To.ully read, aud fron
which | got a view of my pu condl
y uon, which no other agency had revealed
cling on its advice, ! had my waite
analyzed vt once, and TO my SUR rise; a
D hdmen and tube cas,s- were found 4
A nUNkiCian
t1nt for ami apprised OF the flct. He said
] had Brght's Disease, and that death wa
certain. My friends importuned me to tax
] a remedy witch had won 4 great rcputat on 70
q the cure OF all forms Of kidney diseases, and
+, therefore laid aside my prejudice aud con
rcnced its use Al first my stomach rejecte
it aud ! had to use small quantiticsi butaite
he first i've days my stomach retained IA
3 doses. This was one year ago last October
lad my improvement was rapid and perlpH
nent have regained 70 OF the 65 rou ids Q
, hesh lost dur ng my Illness, and / feel a
z Fell tod as ever did, and can unreservec
} iY state that my life was. saved by Warner
] 'afe Kidney aud Liver Cure, the remedy
sed
II may SEQ n strange that ], being physI
\ Ian and an ex-ariny surgeon, did not have tn
y water aualyzcd before; but such Is the I CT
z had the sym toms Of every other disease
aud lid not sus peet that my dneys were
he loAst particular out Of order; and here
nst where / was In the greatest danger an
rhere most people who read this article ar
N danger j fiAd that am only one Of thou
sands who are suffering from kidney disoT
= icrs, which, neglected, surely terminate II
BhgLt's disease. / also know that physicians
Z may treat these disorders for months withou
!. knowing clearly what the trouble IA, andeve
n after as ertaining the cause, be unable to pre-
/ vent Il. When death. however, finally over
: takes the helpless victim they di,su uise itsrel
, ciuse, attributing Il to heart-dise zee, conyul
sons, apoplexy, vertigo, Jaralys's, spins
n meningitis, blood aud uremic poisoning, etc
|, etc. s
< Woris, Of course, fail to express my thank
10 II. H. Warner \ Co., of Rochester, n, Y
j for g.Vlng the world such a needed aud Gel
tain speoinc ns the Sale Kidney aud Live
Cure but such a. they are gladly give then
while 10 the thousands TO whom have leci
ured upon the laws OF health and hygiene
commend this letter most cordially, and war
them 90 beware OF the insidious nature OF
disease over which physicians c0nfess the
have no control and which, in one form
smother. is carrying more people TO untimel
= graves than any other malady.
n - J. NJ. PORTER, NJ D.,
}. Baltimore, Nd, "a Saratoga Street.
: -Aleck stephens has given Il
friendly hand 10 twelve convicted mu
: ierers In Georgia and led them out frol
: he prisons Detroit Post.