Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-08-08
THE DANGER OF ovER-ExERTIoN.
A StaIwart Man Becomes Weaker Than Child
and then Receivers His Former Strength.

[From the Waterloo, n. Y, Observer
In these days of rowing giants and athletic
heroes fine physical development is more OBJ
served than ever before since the time of the
Athenian games. A man who shows the el0-
mentS of physical power is looked up to far
more than IN the days of our ancestors possI"
bly, because there are fewer specimens OF we'll
developed manhood than then. An emissary
of this paper met 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 1t wholly impossible, A reali-
zatlon of what is meant by an iron man was
fully made manifest.
''Have YOU always been so stalWart as this p
inquired the news gatherer.
"Not by any means" was the reply. "When
a young man 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 a box which
four men found it impossible to move. l sue
ceeded in placing it on the wagon, but in two
minutes from that time was unconscious and
remained so for hours and when / recovered
consciousness I vOmited large quantity of
blood. From that day began to grow weak
and sickly. l believed that l had suffered
some internal injury and experienced general
debility, which seemed similar to the effects
produced by malaria. My back was very weak
I had no appetite, and at times loathed food
Ny lips were parched and cracked. My head
felt as though it were entirely open at the top
and it panied me on the sides intensely. In
six weeks time had fallen away from 2O8
pounds to less than 40. l was in most
wretched condition. I was completely dis
couraged."
'What did the doctors say about you?"
"Almost everything. / consulted no less
than six different physicians. They all treated
Il A hot 41rNOl
was suffering intensely. / could not sit up
right, but was obliged to rest in a cramped, I'M
easy position. [ was compelled 10 urlnate
every five minutes and I passed over three
quarts every day. was not living, was ex-
listing.
One night(how well remember IT'D my wife
had put the children all in bed when the feeling
came over me that l should live but very
short time. NY wife and l talked matters all
over and [ gave the minutest directions as TO
what she should do after ] was gone. | was
not in a Eighty condition by any means for the
doctor, on leaving town the day following,
babe me good bye, saying he never expected to
see me again. for was suffering with Brights
disease of the kidneys in its last stages. With
IN 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 q remedy Of which l
had heard much, but about which [ was very
skeptical. If faith were an element of power
it certainly was lacking in NV case"
''And so you did not try itf'
son the contrary. did try it and to my sur
prise it seemed to go to just the spot. Indeed,
1t was the most palatable thing ] had taken
into my mouth tor months. relished it."
And did it cure yOu?"
''Do look as if it did?''
EYES, indeed. What was it,"
Warmers Safe Cure"
"a proprietary medicine!"
once had as great a prejudice against adver-
tlsed medicines as any one could have. When
l was studying medicine at Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, 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. however, and bids his wife and friends
good bye, such bigoted preiudIces as these all
vanish, l can assure you, and any remedy that
can cure is gladly welcomed"
"And how have you been since then?"
''As well-or better, than before"
''Do you still exert your strength"
Certainly. But ] do not OUer-exert, as for
merly. My strength is increasing every day,
and my health is number one. 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. !
am willing the doctors should sheer at me for
such a statement if they choose, but have
proven It's truth, and am 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 malady:
tnat all symptoms are common to it and that
there is but one way by which it can be abso-
lutely avoided.