Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-10
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source ofThosc Mysterious Trou-
blcs That Come to Every House.
hold EXPLAINED.

Is OF so striking q nature, and emanasss
from so reliable source, that it is hare
with re-published entire. In addition
to the valuable matter it contains. il
will be found exceedingly interesting:
To the Editor of the Democrat and
ChroHicle:
SIR:-My motives for the publication
of the most unusual statements which
follow are, first, gratitude for the fact
that | have been saved from most hor-
rible death, and secondly desire to warn
all who read this statement against some
of the most deceptive influences by which
they have ever been surrounded. 1t is
fact that to-day thousands of people
are within foot of the grave and they
do not know it. To tell how l was
caught away from just this position and
to warn Others against nearing il, are
my objects in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death.
Heaven only knows the agony l then
endured, for words can never describe
it. And yet, if few years previous,
any one had told me that was to be
brought so low. and by so terrible dis
ease, l should have scoffed at the idea.
l had always been uncommonly strong
and healthy, had weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own ex-
perlence, 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
ii. They feel dull and indefinite pains
in various parts of the body and do not
understand it. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next This was Just the
way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first
began. Still l thought it was nothing;
that probably l had taken cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
this l noticed heavy, and at times a
neuralgia, pain in my head, but as it
would come ore day and be gone the
next. l paid but little attention to it.
However, my stomach was out of order
and my food often failed to digest,
causing at times great Inconvenience.
Yet l had no idea, even as ply stefan,
that these things meant anything serious
or that monstrous disease was becom-
ing fixed upon ME. Candidly, thought
l was suffering from Malaria, and so
doctored myself accordingly. But got
no better. | next noticed peculiar
color and odor about the fluids l was
pasSing-also that there were large
quantities one day and very little the
next, and that n persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and a
sediment settled i'll the bottom. And
yet did not realize my danger, for, in
deed seeing these symptoms continual
ly. finally became accustomed to them,
and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
by the fact that l had no pain in the
affected organs or il their vicinity.
Why l should have been so blind | can
not understand.
There is a terrible future for all ply
steal neglect, and impending danger al
ways brings a person to his senses, even
though it may then be too late. | real
lied, at last, my critical condition and
aroused myself to overcome it. And,
Oh! how hard l tried! l consulted the
best medical skill in the land. visited
all the prominent mineral springs in
America and travelled from Maine to
/ California. Still grew worse. No two
| physicians agreed as tony malady. One
said l was troubled with spinal irrita-
ton: another, nervous prostration;
another, malaria; another, dyspepsia;
another heart disease; another, general
debility; another congestion of the base
of the brain; and SO ON through long
list of common diseases, the symptoms
of all of which | really had. In this way
several years passed, during all of which
time | was steadily growing worse. My
condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders-the little twigs of
pain had grown to oaks of agony. My
weight had been reduced from 207 to
100 pounds. My life was torture to
myself and friends I could retain no
food upon my stomach and lived who'll
ly by injections. | was u living mass of
pain. My pulse was uncomfortable. In
my agony | frequently fell upon the
floor, convulsively clutched the carpet.
and prayed for death. Morphine he'd
little or no effect in deadening the pair.
For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
urine was filed with tube casts and al
bumen. was struggling with Brights
I lease of the kidne.rs III its last stage.
While suffering thus l received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote,
rector of St Paufs church of this city.
| felt that it was our last interview, but
in the course of conversation he men,
toned a remedy of which l had heard
much but had never used. DIR. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable
cures which had come under his obser-
walton, by means of this remedy, and
urged me to try it. As a practicing
physician and graduate of the schools,
l cherished the prejudice both natural
and common with all regular practition-
ers, and derided the idea of any medi-
cine outside the regular channels being
the least beneficial. SO solicitious, how
ever, was DIR. Foote, that | finally prom
ised | would waive my prejudice and try
the remedy he so highly recommended.
l began 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 debilitated
condition. l continued to take it; the
sickening sensation departed and | was
able to retain food upon my stomach.
In few days noticed a decided change
fOr-the better as also did my wife and
friends. Ny hiccoughs ceased and | ex-
perienced less pain than formerly. | was
SO rejoiced at this improved condition
that. upon what l had believed but
few days before was my dying bed,
vowed, i'll 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 oppor-
tunlry. a1so determined that l would
give a course of lectures in the CORN
THAN Academy of Music in this city,
stating in full the symptoms and almost
hopelessness of my disease and the re-
markable means by which have been
saved. My improvement was constant
from that time. and in less than three
months had gained 26 pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain and
believe owe my life and present con-
dillon wolly to Warmers Safe Cure, the
remedy which used.
Since my recovery / have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject of kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and the
truths developed are astounding l
therefore state, deliberately, and as
physician, that | believe more than one
half the deaths which occur in America
are caused by Brights disease of the
kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but am prepared to fully
verify it. Bright's disease has no dlstinc-
tive symptoms of its own Indeed, il
often develops without any pain what
ever in the kidneys or their vicinity,
but has 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," Para
lys;s," Spinal Complaint, ''Rheuma-
tisIn = pneumonia F" and other common