National Republican., 1883-06-16
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source OF Those Mysterious Troubles
That Come 20 Every Household EH-
pInlned.

To The Editor of he Democrat and Chronicle:
Sin; My motives for tho publication Of the
most unusual statements which follow are,
first gratitude for the fact that have been
saved from most horrible death, and tec-
ondly, desire 20 warn all who read this
statement against some Of The most deceptive
influences by which they have ever been snr-
rounded. IL is a fact that to-day thousands
Of people are within n foot of the grave aud
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 / then endured, for words
can never describe It. And yet, If few
years previous, any one had told me that 1
was TO be brought so low, and by 80 terrible
u disease, should have scotled at the idea.
| had always bcen uncommonly strong aud
healthy, had weighed over two hundred
pounds and hardly knew, in my own expert
once, what pain or sickness were. Very many
people who will read this statement realize at
times that thoy are unusually tired and can
not account for it. They feel dull and indcf-
mite pains in various parts of tho body and do
not understand it, Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appe-
tite the next. This was the just the way /
felt when the relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first began. Still
thought it was nothing; that probably had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed aheavy,an att times
n neuralgia pain in my head, but as IL would
come ono day and bo gone the next paid
but little attention TO IL. However, my
stomach was out of order and my food often
failed TO digest, causing at times great incon-
veuienco Yet had no idea, oven as physi-
clan, that these things meant anything
serious or that a monstrous disease was be-
coming fixed upon me. Candidly, thought
/ was suffering from malaria, and so doctorod
myself accordingly. But / got no better. L
next noticed n peculiar color and odor about
tho fluids was passing-also that there were
large quantities one day and very little the
next, and that a persistent froth and scum
appeared upon the surface, and sediment
settled in tho bottom. And yet | did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, / finally became ac-
customed 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 80 blind / cannot
understand.
There is n terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger always brings
person to his senses, even though IL may
then be too late | realized, at last my criti-
cal condition, and aroused myself to overcome
it, And, oh, how hard l tried j consulted
the best medical skill in the land. l visited
all the prominent mineral springs in America
and travelled from Maine to California. Still
l grew worse. No two physicians agreed as
to my malady One said was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, nervous prostra-
tion another, malaria another dyspepsia I;
another, heart disease; another, general de-
bility; another, congestion of the base of the
brain and so on through long list of COM
mon diseases, the symptoms of all Of which
really had. In this way several years passed,
during all of which time was steadily grow
ing worse. My condition had really become
pitiable The slight symptoms l at first
experienced 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 q torture to myself and friends.
could retain no food upon my stomach, and
lived wholly by injections. was living
mass of pain. My pulse was uncontrollable
In my agony frequently fell upon the foor
convulsively clutched the carpet, and prayed
for death. Morphine had little or no effect
in deadening the pain. For six days and
nights | had the death premonitory hic-
coughs constantly. My urine was filed with
tube casts and albumen. l was struggling
with Brights Disease Of the kidneys in its
last stages.
While suffering thus received a call from
my pastor, tho Rev. DIR. Foote, rector of st.
Pauls church, of this city. L felt that il was
our last interview, but in tho course of con-
versation he mentioned a 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. AS a practicing physician and a graduate
of the schools, l cherished the prejudice both
natural and common with all regular practi-
tioners, and derided the idea of any medicine
outside the regular channels being the least
beneficial So solicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that finally promised l would waive
my prejudice and try the remedy he so highly
recommended. | began its use on the 1st day
of June and took it according to direc tions
At first it sickened me but this / thought
was "a good sign for me in my debilitated con-
diton. / continued to take IL; the sicken-
ing sensation departed, and | was able to
retain food upon my stomach. In a
few days 1 noticed decided change
for tho better, as also did my wife
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and 1 ex-
perienced less pain than formerly. l was so
reioiced at this improved condition that,
upon what had believed but few days be-
fore was my dying bed vowed, in the pres
ence of my family and friends, should / re-
cover l would both publicly and privately
make known this remedy for the good of
opportunity. l also determined that / would
give a course of lectures in tho Corinthian
Academy of Music, in this city, stating in
fnll the symptoms and almost hopelcssness Of
my disease and the remarkable means by
which l have been saved. My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less than
three months j had gained twonty six
pounds in flesh, became entirely free from
pain, and / believe l owo my life and present
condition wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the
romedy which used.
MSince my recovery have thorou ghly re-
Investigated the subject Of kidney difficulties
and Brights disease, and the truths devel-
oped are astounding. | therefore state, de-
liberately, and rs physicion, that | believe
more than one-half the deaths which occur
in America are caused by Bright's disease of
the kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but | am prepared to fully verify
it, Brights disease has no distinctive symp-
toms of its own Indeed, IL often develops
without any pain whatever in the kidneys or
their vicinity, but has the symptoms of
nearly every other known complaint. Hun
dreds of people die daily whose burials are
authorized by physicians certificate of
Heart Disease" "Apoplexy," Paralysis" !"
Spinal Complaint" "Rheumatism," "Pneu-
monia," aud other common diseases, when in
reality it was Brights Disease Of the
kidneys Few physicians, and fewer
DeOnle realiZa the eNtent of thia dis