Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
THE DANGER OF oVER~ExER-
TION
A StaIwart Man Becomes Weaker Than a
Child and Then Receivers His Former
Waterloo IN. ~ Observer.

Strength.
Waterloo (N. ~ Observer.
In these days of rowing giants and
athletic 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 sp 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 i'm
possible. A realization of what is meant
by an IRON man was fully made manifest.
"Have you always been so stalwart as
this:' inquired the news gatherer.
mot by any MEANS" was the reply.
'|When a young man was always strong
and active and felt that | could accom-
plish anything. This feeling so took pos
session of me on one occasion that L at
tempted to lift a 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
ed a large quantity of blood. From
that day l began to grow weak
and sickly. 1 believed that L had
suffered some internal injury and expert
enced a general debility, which seemed
similar to the effects produced by malaria.
My back was very weak. / had no appe-
tite, and at times lOathed food. My lips
We're parched and cracked. My head felt
as though it were entirely open at the top
nd in mo IN InfnnGQlV-
six weeks time | had fallen away from
20S pounds to less than 40. | was in
most wretched condition. l was COM
pletely discouraged"
ssWhat did the doctors say about your
almost everything. / consulted no
less than six different physicians. They
all treated me and none did me any good.
At that time | was suffering intensely.
/ could not sit upright, but was obliged
to rest in a cramped, uneasy position. L
was compelled to urinate every five min
utes and passed over three quarts every
day. l was not living, | was existing.
One night chow well / remember 1t!
my wife had put the children all in bed
when the feeling came over me that L
should live but very short time. My
wife and | talked matters all over, and L
gave the minutest direction as to what
she should do after | was gone. | was not
the doctor, on leaving town the day fol-
lowing, babe me goodbye, saying he
never expected to see me again,
for | was suffering with Bright's
disease of the kidneys in its
last stages. Within the next few days
more than twenty friends came to bid me
goodbye. Among the number was DR..
John L. Clark. He asked me what
| had used in the way of medicines.
lnA DIV
of which | had heard much, but about
which / was very skeptical. If faith
were an element of power it certainly was
lacking in my case"
''And so you did not try it%'
''On the contrary, did try it, and to my
surprise it seemed to 90 to just the spot.
Indeed, it was the most palatable thing |
had taken into my mouth for months.
relished it,"
"And did it cure your"
EDO | look as if it did?'
eyes, indeed What was it?'
'Warners Safe Cure.''
"a proprietary medicine|
"Of course. "What of that? l suppose
/ once had as great prejudice against
advertised medicines as any one could
have. When / was studying medicine
at Ann Arbor, Michigan, l used to vow
with the rest of the class that we would
fight all such remedies at all times. When
a man comes down to the last hour, how
ever, and bids his wife and friends good
bye, such bigoted prejudices as these all
vanish, can assure you, and any remedy
that can cure is gladly welcomed"
''And how have you been since thenY
''As well-Or better, than BEFORE
''Do you still exert your strength
'Certainly. But l do not OUer-eXert,
as formerly. My strength is increasing
every day, and my health is number one.
l know that my life was saved by
Warmers Safe Cure, and | believe it is the
best medicine that was ever compounded
by any chemist or physician. 1 am
willing the doctors should sheer at me for
such a statement if they choose, but l
have proven itsStruth, and lam 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
can be absolutely avoided.