The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-13
81. A STRANGE "REMINISCENCES.
Tho Escape OF We'll known cX.Arn
Surgeon from an CnIorseen bangor,
baltimore Amcrican.)

seldom appear publicly in print, bu,
the facts connected with my cxp2, icnc.
which follow arc 80 striking. and bear 80
closely upon the experience of others, that
venture to reproduce thom entire:
In the month Of September, 1870, was
practicing medicine IN Now Orleans. The
summer had been excessively hot and
everybody was complaining of being cx
hausted and feeling tired 1t was not an
nnfrequent occurrence to have patients ask
Tor something to relieve this weary sensa.
ton, and that should also partake of the
. same universal lassitude or weakness, did
not alarm me, supposed. that over work
and exposure had produced a temporary
physical prostration; therefore l made a
trip to St. Paul, Minn., thinking that few
weeks In cooler climate would soon rein
Vlgorate me. y Little did dream, howev-
er, what was In store for me. Cater get.
ting settled IN my new quarters took a
short walk every day, and patiently await
ed return or strength, but III spite Of all
my efforts seemed to be losing strength;
aud even any slight exercise became labo-
rious and tiresome. During this time l
had frequent dull aching pains in my head
and through my back and hips, occasional
shooting pains in various parts of the body,
with soreness, shor'n OF breath, and pal
would be like ice one day, and burn with
heat the next. Ihad no desire for food,
and what did eat distressed me; my sleep
became disturbed with the frequent desire
to urinate. The quantity OF fluid passed
would at one time be small and at another
quite profuse. Then for days would be
perfectly free from this desire AMI nothing
seemed to be the matter nevertheless my
debility gradually increased. N1y cyellds
were pulled out; my bowels were alternate
~ torpid and too active, the urine would
be clear some days, on others 1t would be
ot high color and deposit black dust sedi-
meat, and at still others there would be a
Whitish appearance and tim greasy scum
would rise to the top. The pains IN my
head, back, chest, joints, bowels and bones
were horrible in the extreme. | went in
vain from place to place and consulted the
best medical authorities the country af-
lords; would have chill one day and q
burning fever the next. suffered cxcru-
.clatingly with u numbness of my feet and
hands, and at the base of the BRAIN and be-
tween my shoulders; at times my limbs
and body would bloat aud physicians said
was suffering from the dropsy and could
not recover.
low I could be 80 blind to the terrible
know; but there arc thousands to- day who
are suffering from the same cause and are
rs ignorant OF It's nature as was. My skin
was the color Of marble at one time, and
then again it would be like saffron, and
,his terrible restlessness, and l might say
wildness, was followed by a dull, heavy,
drOwsy sensation. l was wasted to mere
skeleton except when tho dropslcal bloat
occurred. l tried all the celebrated MN
cral waters Of this country and Europe; all
kinds Of medicine and all kinds Of doctors.
Still no help came. l lay at my hotel IN
Philadelphia. where l was temporarily 60
journlng, gwen up by friends and phys,-
clans alike, when there providcnllaily
came into my hands little pamphlet
which carefully read, and from whicn |
got a view of my real condition, which no
other agency had revealed. Acting on Its
advice, had my water analyzcd at once,
and to my surprise, albumcn aud tube
casts wero found in large quantities. A
skillful physician was sent for and appriscd
OF the fact Ho said had Brlght's Dis
ease; and that death was certain. NV
friends importuned mo to take remedy
which had Won great reputation for the
cure Of all forms OF kidney disease, and
therefore laid aside my prejudice and COM
mcnccd lis use. At first my stomach re-
jcctcd it and | had to use small quantities.
but after tho first five days my stomach re-
tanned full doses. THE was one year ago
last October, and my improvement was
rapid and permanent have regaincd 80
of the 65 pounds of flesh lost during my
illness, and 1 feel as well to-day as | ever
lid, and l can unreservcdly state that my
life was saved by Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure, the remedy used.
1t may seem strange that being ply
sician and an ex-army surgeon, did not
have the water analyzed before but such
IS the fact. had tho symptoms Of every
other disease, and dill not suspect that
my kidneys were in the least particular
out of order; and here is Just where was
in the greatest danger, and where most
people who read this article arc IN danger.
find that am only ono of thousands who
are suffering from kidney disorders, which
neglected, surely terminate in Bright's dis
ease. also know that physicians may
treat these disorders for months without
knowing clearly what the trouble is, aud
even after ascertaining the cause. be una
ble to prevent it. When death, however,
finally overtakes Che helpless victim they
disguise It's real cause, attrlbutlng it to
heart disease, commissions. apoplcxy, vcr-
,Igo, paralysis, spinal meningitis, blood
and uremic poisoning, ETC., etc.
Words, of course, fail to express my
thanks u Ii. II. Warner s. Co., of Roch-
ester, N. y, for giving tho world such
needed and certain specific as the Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, but such as they
arc gladly give them; while to the thous-
nnds to whom have lccturcd upon the
laws of health and hygiene l commend
,hls letter most cordially. and warn them
TO beware OF the insdlous nature of a dis
Ease over which physlcians confess they
save no control and which IN one form or
,nothcr, is carrying more people to untime.
" graves than any other malady.
.y. j. NJ. PORTER, NJ. y.
Baltimore, Md, o. Saratoga street.
Uappears from recent observation by
DR.. FIeitmann, Of Iserlohn. as tho Invcn-
Tor of process for welding nIckc'. that
the formation Of ore veins need not neces-
sarily occupy such long periods of time as
we are generally inclined to accord to it,
DIR. FleItmann gave his experience as fol-
lows: Some two years ago he had the
bottom OF q stable pit Il lied and rammcd