The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
THE VALUE OF MEMORY.
A Board OF Trade Mans Experience Re-
lated In the Chicago Tribune.

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lated IN the Chicago Tribune.
Mestrs. Editors:
When the subscriber was young man
the place where Chicago now stands was al
most emphatically, as the Western orator
once said, "a bowling wilderness" can
remember we'll how rapidly it has grown. /
have seen it as village, as a city and as a
metropolitan center. One notes many things
in life of three score and fifteen, but moth
ing more impresses him than the growth of
cities on this continent have been identi-
fed with this great city. have here lived
and done business for many years. and as
one of the oldest inhabitants, and possibly
one OF the best known, hope to claim more
| attention for what am now about 10 relate
Fifty years ago, when a young man, 1 felt
| that was destined TO a long life, and, l
hoped, usefulness l had not inherited
very vigorous constitution from my ances-
| tors, but expected to grow stronger as 1
grew older. Ny health was, however, less
and less promising as the years came on.
| Ny stomach at first gave me great deal of
trouble, but paid little attention to it,
| thinking it unmanly to be sick. Neverthe-
1 less L was often Frustrated with severe Ill
ness. had frequent sick headaches, my body
seemed full of strange rheumatic disorders.
| OF course | consulted physician after physi-
| clan, not letting my friends know of it, be-
cause l was too proud to admit 1 was getting
old and feeble, but they never seemed to do
me any permanent good. They encouraged
me to take frequent vacations, to tighten my
work as much as possible, to regulate my
diet and not allow my mind TO be too much
| eDgrossed with my business. TINS advice
| did not please me. l saw no good reason
why / could not transact business like any
| other man, and did not propose to be
hluffed out Of commercial life in this
fashion.
| / was a very foolish man, as 1 can now
very readily see. L ought to have husbanded
my strength, and nurSed my waning ener-
gies. But had no confidence in what my
doctors told me, for it did not seem to me
that they understood my case. When they
were treating me for stomach arrangements
1 noticed that among the symptoms 1 had
were an irritated, hot, dry skin; an alter
nately raYenous and feeble appetite. In the
morning my mouth was coated and tasted
bad; / was unable to do any physical work
without quick fatigue; my head ached fire.
quently; my sleep was disturbed; my men,
DRY became impaired; l had frequent at
tacks of chills and fever; my bowels were
much constipated; had cold, nervous Ten
sations all over my body, and my breathing
was at times very difficult. Now, l did not
believe that a dlscrdered stomach could pro-
duce all these things and hence derided the
treatment of the physicians.
Ten years ago, however, got really and
thoroughly alarmed. Ny eyes began to puff
out; my legs and ankles were so swollen |
could scarcely walk my flesh disappeared:
my strength almost lett me; my heart panied
me so severely could sleep only in one po-
sition; my water scalded like fire and was
filed with brick dust and mucus matter.
And yet some days felt splendidly, and did
my Office work without much difficulty. In
deed, after few weeks thought had got
rid of my mysterious disorder forever /
seemed unaccountably well.
What a delusion the sequel will show On
one of these days. as l was vending my way
along to the Board of Trade Rooms, [ be-
came deathly sick. Ny head whirled, my
senses left me. and fell as one dead. l was
conveyed home and suffered for weeks. And.
indeed, was IN a desperate condition.
| had what they call casts and albumen in nv
fluids, which indicated extreme disorder. /
lost forty pounds of flesh in a few weeks, my
legs we're as large ss an elephants and were
covered with sores, my heart felt IS If pune
tured with needles, l was full Oh rheuma.
tism, my face was bloodless indeed, could
not have suffered worse if every organ in
my body had been torn out of me.
When in this desperate condition my
friends told me that the physicians said 1
had disease for which there was no cure
/ "No cure." / exclaimed, Il know better, L
know better" did not know ct the time
why / should have so protested, but, bad as
my memory was, there seemed to be in my
mind dim idea that l had heard of au-
thentic cures of that malady when physi-
/ clans and friends had given the patient up,
and firmly impressed with this ides 1 sent
word TO my druggist, described ny case,
and asked him to send me bottle of that
| famous remedy-whose name l could not
recall. He sent me half dozen different
kinds, most OF them being worthless imita-
| tons, but among the number 1 found the
| right one. | began its use, took il accord
ing to directions and am happy 10 say it
saved me from death by Brights disease
and restored me to perfect health. This
wonderful remedy was Warmers Safe Kid
Dey and Liver Cure. / am enthusiastic over
this medicine, as all my friends can testify,
and why should / not be? 1t saved my life
and feel as we'll as ever l did in my
best days. had heard much about this re-
markaole remedy, but never suspec'ing
had any kidney disease had not paid much
attention TO il, but remembered hearing q
friend tell of some of its wonderful cures,
and to that fact and the extraordinary
power OF the remedy, owe my life.
You will do me very g1eat favor, Mr..
Editor, if you will publish my statement to
the world, as l am satisfied now that there
are thousands Of persons all over this coun.
try suffering as l did from that terrible dis
order without the remotest suspicion of
what really ais them. They are, perhaps,
neglecting every warning as | did (for now
see how all my sufferiDgs were caused by
| kidney poisoned bloOd) and suffering years
of needless misery, whereas by prompt at
tention TO the manifest indications of snv
such disorder they may save their life Is l
have saved mine. J. S. JOHNSON,
(Ex-member Chicsgo Board OF Trade), 3,40S
Wabash avenue.
Women and Men at Home.