Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-19
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source OF Those Mysterious
Troubles that Come 10 Every
Household Explained.

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ITO the Editor Of the Democrat ant
Chronicle. l.il1~-+ 6
S1R:-My motives for the publica
tion of the most unusual statement
which follow, are, first, gratitude fol
the fact that l have been saved from
most horrible death, and, secondly
a desire to warn all who read THU
statement against some Of the mos
deceptive influences BY which they
have ever been surrounded, It is q
fact that to day thousands Of people arr
within foot Of the grave, and they dc
not know it. To tell how / was caught
away from just this position and tt
warn others against nearing it, are my
objects in this communication.
On the first day of june, 1851, l 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, il a few years previous,
any one had told me that | was to be
brought SO low, and by SO terrible a
disease, should have scoffed at the
idea. | had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and 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 can
not account for it. 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 lfelt when the re
lentless malady which had fastened it.
self upon me first began. Still | thought
it was nothing; that probably | bad
taken cold which would soon pass
away. Shortly after this / noticed a
heavy, and at times a neuralgia, pain in
my head, but as it would come one
day and be gone the next, paid bat
little attention to it. However, my
stomach was out of order and my food
often failed to digest, causing at times
great inconvenience. Yet ] had no
idea, even as physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that
amonstrous disease was becoming fixed
upon me. Candidly, thought | 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 persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and a.
sediment settled in the bottom. And
yet | did not realize my danger, for,
indeed, seeing these systems continu-
ally, l 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 l should have been SO
blind [ cannot understand.
There is terrible future for all
physical neglect, and impending dan
ger always brings q person to his senses
even though it may then be too late,
l realized, at last, my critical condi>
tion and aroused myself to overcome
it. And, Oil how hard | triedl Il
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. visited all the prominent
mineral springs in America and tray
eled from Maine to California. Still
| grew worse. No two physicians
agreed as to my malady, One said I
was troubled with spinal irritation
another, nervous prostrationi another,
malarial another, dyspepsia; another,
heart disease; another, general debii
ty; another, congestion of the base
of the brain; and SO on through
a long list OF common dis.
eases, the symptoms of ALL
of which | really had. In this way
several years passed, during all Of
which time was steadily growing
worse Ny condition had really be
come pitiable. The slight symptoms
| at Arst eEpeTieuped were developed
into terrible and constant disorders
the little tyigs of pain had grown to |
oaks Of agony. My weight had been |
reduced IRON 2Of to 1870 pounds. Myl
life was torture to myself and friends. |
| could retain no food upon my stoms |
ach, and lived wholly by injections
| was living mass of pain. My pulse
was uncomfortable. In my agony | |
frequently FELL Vpln the aOor, oouvul. |
sively olutched the carpet, and prayed |
fer death. Morphine had little or no
effect in deadening the pain. For six
days and nights / had the death. |
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. NY
urine vas Allied with tube casts aud
slbumen. was STRUGGLING with
Brigbt's disease Of the kidneys in its
last stages.
While suffering thus l received a
call from my pastor, the Rev. DR..
Focte, rector Of st. Paul's church. of
this city. | felt that it was our last
intarvieY. but in the course of con-
versation he mentioned a remedy Of
which | had heard much but had
never used. DR.. Eoote detailed e
ne the many remarkable cures which
had come under his observation,
by means Of this remedy, and urged
me to tryit. AS practicing physician
and as a graduate of the schools, I
cherished the prejudices both natu.
raj and common with all regular
practitioners, and derided the idea Of
any medicine outside the regular
channels being the least beneficial.
So solicitous, however, vas DR.. Foote
that l finally promised that | would
waive my prejudice and try the RENE
dy he 50 highly recommended. ! be-
gan us Hss op the list day Of une and
took it according 10 directions. At
6rst it siCkened me, but this Thought
was good sign for me in my debilita>
ted condition. ! continued to take
il, the Giekenjpg sensation departed
and / was able 70 retain food Ak nv