River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-12
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source ofThose Mysterious Trou-
blcs That Come to Every House
hold Explained,

The following article from the Demo.
crat and Chronicle, of Rochester, N. Y,
is of so striking d nature and emanates
from so reliable source, that it is here
| with re-published entire. In addition to
the valuable matter it contains, it will be
| found exceedingly interesting:
| To the Editor of the Democrat and Chroni-
| icle.
SHINY motives for the p.;kllhst:oh
| OF the most unusual statements which
| follow, are, first, gratitude for the fact
| that have been saved from most hor-
/ rible death, and secondly, d desire to
| warn all who read this statsfffeut against
/ SOME Of the most deceptive Influences b5
which they have ever been surrounded.
| 1t is fact that to-day thousands OF peo-
pie afe within foot Of the grave and
| they do not know 1t. 10 tell how | was
| caught away from Just this position and
| to warn others ag&ifst nearing it, are my
| objects in this communicated.
On the first day Of June, 1881, | lay at
my residence in this city surrounded
by ms friends and waiting for death.
Heaven only knows the agony ] then en-
dured, for words can never describe 1t.
| And yet, if a few years previous, any one
had told me that was To be brought so
low, and by so terriblea disease. should
have scoffed at the idea. | had always
been uncommonly strong and healthy,
| had weighed over 200 pounds and hardly
knew, in my own experience, what pain
or sickness were. Very many people
who will read this statement realize at
times that they are unusually tired and
cannot account for It. They feel dull
and indefinite pains in various parts of
the body and do not understand It. Or
they afe Exceedingly hungry one day
: and entirely withctt stpetits the next.
This was Just The way / felt when the
relentless malady which had fastened it
self upon me first began. Still thought
it was nothing; that probably ! had TAX
en- a cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this | noticed heavy, and
at times a neuralgic, pain in my head,
but as it would come one day and be
gone the next, paid but little attention
to it. However, my stomach was out Of
order aid nv food often failed to digest,
causing at times greet ineof1renience.
Yet | had no idea, even as d physician,
that these things meant anything serious
or that monstrous disease was becom-
ing fixed upon me. Candidly, | thought
] was suffering from Malaria and so doc
tored myself accordingly. But | got no
better. | next noticed 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 appear
ed upon the surface, and q sediment set
tied in thebott0m. And yet | did not re-
alize my danger for, Indeed. seeing these
symptoms continually, | finally became
accustomed TO them, and my suspicion
was wholly disarmed by the fact that |
had no pain in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why should have been
so blind | cannot understand.
There is a terrible future for all physic-
al neglect, and impending danger always
brings a person to his senses, even though
it may then be too late. | realized, at last
nv critical condition and aroused my
self to overcome it. And, Oh! how hard
[ tried! / consulted the best medical
skill in the land. | visited all the prom
inent mineral springs in America and
travelled from Maine to California. Still
grew worse. No two physicians agreed
as to my lnalady. One said | was troubled
with spinal irritation: another, heart
disease ;another general debility; anoth-
or nervous prostration; another, malaria !;
anothef, Dyspepsia; another, con-
gestion OF the base Of Tie BRAIN
and so on through a long lisE
of common diseases, the symp
toms of all of which | really had. In this
way several years passed, during all of
which time wassteadily growing worse.
My conditi on had really become pitt
able. The slight symptoms at first ex-
perienced were developed into terrible
and constant disorders-the little tWiga
of pain had grown to oaks of agony. My
weight had been reduced from POI to
1870 pounds. Ny life was a torture to
myself and friends. | could retain no
food upon my stomach, aud lived wholly
by injections. | was living mass of pain.
NY pulse was uncomfortable, In my
agony | frequently fell upon the floor,
convulsively clutched the carpet, and
prayed for death. Morphine had little
or no effect in deadening the pain. For
six davs and nights | had the deathpre-
monitory hiccoughs constantly. My urine
was filled with tube casts and albumen.
| was struggling with Brights Disease of
the kid neys in its last stages.
While suffering thus | received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR. FoOte, rec
tor Of st. Pauls church, Of this city. ]
felt that it was our last interview, but in
the course of conversation he mentioned
remedy OF which l had heard much
but had never used. Dr. 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. AZ Il practiCIng physician and
graduate of the schools, | cherished the
prejudice both natural and common
with all regular practitioners, and de-
rided the idea of any medicine outside
the regular channels being the least ben
elicial SO solicitious, however, was DR..
FOote, that | finally promised | would
waive my prejudice and try the rem
edy he so highly recommended. be-
gan its use on the 1st 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 debiitated con-
dltion | continued to take it; the sick
ening sensation departed and was able
to retain food upon my stomach. IN
few days | noticed a decided change Tor
the better as also did my wife and friends
Nv hiccoughs ceased and | experienced
less pain than formerly. / was so re
ioiced at this improved condition that,
upon what had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, | vowed, IN
the presence of my family and friends,
should | recover / would both publicly
and privately make known this remedy
for the good of humanity, wherever and
whenever / had an opportunity. 1 also
determined that | would give course OF
lectures in the Corinthian Academy OF
Music in this city, stating IN full the
SYMPTOMS and almost hopelesSnesS OF
my disease and the remarkable means by
which | have been saved. My improve
ment was constant from that time, and
| in less than three months | had gained
| rs pounds in flesh, became entirely Tree
| from pain and ] believe | owe my HE
and present condition wholly to Warmers
safe Cure, the remedy which | used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject of kidney dir
fculties and Bright's disease, and the
| truths developed are astounding. there
| fore state, deliberately, and as physl
clan, that l believe more than one hall
| the deaths which occur in America are
caused by Bright's diseaseiofthe kidneys.
| This may sound like rash statement, but
| / am prepared to fully verify 1t. Bright s
disease has no distinct We symptoms OF lts
own, indeed, 1t often develops without
anv pain whatever in the kidneys or their
vicinity, but as the symptoms of nearly
every other known complaint Hundreds
| of people die daily, whose burials are au-
| thorized by physicians certificate OF
| Heart Disease" "Apoplexy," "Paraly-
| sis. j" "Spinal Complaint" Rheumatism,
| "Pneumoni ," and other common dis
| eases. when in reality it was Brght's dis
| ease of the kidneys. Few physicians, and
| fewerpeople, realize the extent OF this
| disease or its dangerous and irsiduous
| nature. 1t steals into the syste N like a
| thief, manifests its presence by the com
| monest symptoms, and fastens itself dp-