Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-13
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source OF Those Mysterious Troubles
That Come to Every Household
Explained.

striking a nature and emanates from SO re-
liable a source, that it is herewith repub-
lished entire. In addition to the valuable
matter it contains, it will be found exceed
ingly interesting:
10 Tire Editor of the Democrat and Chronicle.
SIE My motives for the publication of
the most unusual statements which follow,
are, first, gratitude for the fact that have
been saved from q most horrible death,
and, secondly, a desire to warn all who read
this statement against some of the most de-
cephve influences by which they have ever
been surrounded. 1t is a fact that to-day
thousands of people are within n foot of
the grave and they do not know it To tell
how was caught away from just this po-
sitioh and to warn others against nearing
it, are my objects in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, Ilay at NV
residence In this city surrounded by my
| friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured. for
words can never describe it. And vet. If a
| few years previous, any one had told me
that was to be brought SO low, and by so
terrible disease, should have scoffed at
the idea. had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, had weighed over 900
pou Ids and hardly knew, in my own ex-
| perience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this state
mer realize at times that they are unu-
| sually tired, and can not account for it.
| They feel dull and indefinite pains in va
rious parts of the body, and do not under
staLd it. Or they are exceedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite the
next. This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
/ itself upon me first began. Still thought
it was nothing; that probably had taken
Geld which would soon pass away.
| Shortly after this noticed heavy. and at
times neuralgia, pain in my head, but as
IT would come one day and be gone the
next, paid but little attention to it. How
| ever, my stomach was out of order and my
Tool oftenfailed to digest, causing at times
| grea Inconvenience. Yet had no idea,
even as physician, that these things
me ant anything serious or that a mon
| str)us disease was becoming fixed upon
ms, Candidly, thought l was suffering
from Malaria, and so doctored myself ac-
col dinghy. But 1 got no better. next
noticed a peculiar color and odor about the
fluids was passing-also that there were
| large quantities one day and very little
| the next, and that a persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and a
sediment settled in the bottom. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, finally
became accustomed to them, and my sus-
plcion was wholly disarmed by the fact
that had no pain in the affected organs or
in their vicinity. Why 1 should have been
| SO blind can not understand.
There is a terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger always
brings person to his senses, even though
1t may then be too late. realized, at last,
my critical condition and aroused myself
to overcome it. And, Oh! how hard /
tried! / consulted the best medical skill
III the land. l visited all the prominent
mineral springs in America, and travelled
from Maine TO California. Still 1 grew
| worse. No two physicians agreed as to
my malady. One said / was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, nervous pros
tratlon; another, malaria; another, dys-
spepsla; another, heart-disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion of
the base of the brain; and so on through a
long list OF common diseases, the symptoms
of all of which really had. In this way
several years passed, during all of which
time was steadily growing worse. NV
condition had really become pitiable. The
slight symptoms l at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders-the little twigs of pain had
grown to oaks of agony. My weight had
been reduced from 207 to 100 pounds.
My life was a torture to myself and
friends. could retain no food upon my
stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
was living mass of pain. My pulse was
uncontrollable. In my agony frequently
fell upon the floor, convulsively clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
phine had little or no effect in deadening
the pain. For six days and nights 1 had
the death-premonitory hiccoughs con-
stantly. My urine was filed with tube
casts and albumen. / was struggling with
Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last
stages.
While suffering thus I received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector
of st. Paul's Church, of this city. I felt
that it was our last interview, but in the
course of conversatic he mentioned a rem
edy of which 1 had heard much but had
never used. DIR. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures which had come
under his observation by means of this
remedy, and urged me to try it. AS prac-
ticing physician and graduate of the schools
l cherished the prejudice both natural and
common with all regular practitioners, and
derided the idea of any medicine outside
the regular channels being the least bene-
fetal. So solicitous, however, was DIR.
Foote, that finally promised would waive
my prejudice and try the remedy he so high
ly recommended. / began its use on the
first day of June and took it according to
directions. AT first it sickened me; but
this thought was a good sign for me in
my debilitated condition. l continued to
take it; the sickening sensation departed
and was able to retain food upon my
Stomach. In few days 1 noticed de.
cided change for the better as also did my
wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
and experienced less pain than formerly.
| was so rejoiced at this improved condi-
ton that, upon what / had believed but a
few days before was my dying bed, i
vowed, in the presence of my family and
friends, should / recover l would both pub
licly and privately make known this rem
edy for the good of humanity, wherever
and whenever l had an opportunity. i
also determined that would give a course
of lectures in the Corinthian Academy of
Music in this city, stating in full the symp-
tons and almost hopelessness of my dis
ease and the remarkable means by which
have been saved. My improvement was
constant from that time, and in less than
three months / had gained twenty-six
pounds in flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe l owe my life and pres
ent condition wholly to Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject of kidney difficult
ties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. I therefore
state, deliberately, and as a physician, that
l believe more than one-half the deaths
which occur in America are caused by
Bright's disease of the kidneys. This may
sound like rash statement, but am pre-.
pared to fully verify it. Bright's disease
has no distinctive SYMPTOMS OF its own, Tin
deed, it often develops without any pain
whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity,
but has the symptoms of nearly every other
known complaint. Hundreds of people die
daily, whose burials are authorized by a
physicians certificate of " Heart Disease
"Appoplexy,"" Paralysis" -" Spinal Com
plaint," rheumatism" Pneumonia, 81
and other common diseases, when in reality
1t was Bright's Disease OF the kidneys.
Few physicians, and fewer people, realize
the extent of this disease or its dangerous
and insidious nature. 1t steals into the
system like thief, manifests its presence
by the commonest symptoms, and fastens
Itself upon the constitution before the vic
tim is aware. 1t is nearly as hereditary al
consumption, quite as common and fully a:
fatal. Entire families, inheriting it from
their ancestors, have died, and vet none of
the number knew or realized the mysterious
power which was removing them. Instead
! of common symptoms it often shows none
whatever, but brings death suddenly, and
as such is usually supposed to be heart dis
ease. AS one who has suffered, and know.
by bitter experience what he says. i'm
plore every one who reads these words not
to neglect the slightest symptom of kidney
difficulty. Certain agony and possible
. death will be the sure result of such neg
lect, and no one can afford to hazard such
, chances.
1 am aware that such an unqualified
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