The times., 1883-07-20
DANGER OF
EXERTION.
OVER
THE

THE DANGER OF OVER
EXERTION.
A sTALwART MAN BECOMES WEAKER
THAN A CHILD AND THEN RECEIVERS
HIS FORMER STRENGTH.
waterloo N. Y, Observer.)
In these days oftowing giants and
athletic heroes fine physical develop
ment is more observed than ever be-
fore since the time of the Athenian
games. A man who shows the ele-
ments of physical power is looked up
to far more than in the days Of our an
cestors possibly because there are
fewer specimens of well-developed
manhood than then. An emissary of
this paper met with magnificent
specimen of physical power a few
days since in the person of DR.. A. w.
McNames, of Waterloo. His muscles
which showed unusual development,
were as hard as wood. At his request
the writer sought to pinch him in the
arms or legs, but found it wholly i'm
possible. A realization of what is
meant by an iron man was fully made
manifest.
"Have you always been so stalwart
as lhis?" inquired the news gatherer.
mot by any MEANS" was the reply.
"When a young man l was always
strong and active and felt that l could
accomplish anything. This feeling so
took possession of me on one occasion
that | attempted to lift 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 l recovered con-
sciousness l vomited large quantity
of blood. From that day l began to
grow weak and sickly. / believed
that | had suffered some internal in
jury and experienced general debil-
ity which seemed similar to the ef-
fects produced by malaria. My back
was very weak. ! had no appetite,
and at times loathed food. MY lips
were parched and cracked. My head
felt as though it were entilely open
at the top and it panied me on the
side intensely. In six weeks time 1
had fallen away from aoS pounds to
less than ITO. l was in most
wretched condition. l was complete
ly discouraged"
"What did the doctors say about
you?'
"Almost everything. l consulted
no less than six different physicians.
They all treated me and none did
me any good. At that time / was
sufferingly intensely. l could not sit
upright but was obliged to rest in a
cramped, uneasy position. l was
compelled to urinate every five
minutes and / passed over three
quarts every day. was not living,
was existing.
One night Chow we'll l remember
it!) my wife had put the children all in
bed when the feeling came over me
that / should live but short time.
My wife and l talked matters all over
and l gave. the minutest directions as
to what she should do after / was
gone. l was not in flighty condi-
tion by any means for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, bade
me good bye, saying he never expect
ed to see me again, for l. was suffer
ing with Bright's disease of the kid
neys in its last stages. Within the
next few days more than twenty
friends came to bid me good bye.
Among the number was DR.. John l..
Clark. He asked me what had
used in the way of medicines. l told
him. He then recommended rem.
edy of which had heard much, but
about which ]. was very skeptical. II
faith we're an element of power il
certainly was lacking in my case"
"And SO you did not try iti"
"On the contrary, did try it and
it seemed to 60 to just the spot. In.
deed, it was the most palatable thing
l had taken into my mouth for
months. / relished it,"
"And did it cure your"
"Do / look as if it did?"
eyes. indeed. What was it ?"
"Warner's Safe Cure"
ga proprietary medicine -
"Of course. What of that? /
suppose 1 once had as great preju-
dice against advertised medicine as
any one could have. When / was
studying medicine at Ann Arbor,
Michigan, used to vow with the
rest OF the class that we would fight
all such remedies at all times. When
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