Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-24
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The source OF Those mysterious Irou
bies That Come 10 Every House.
held Explained

The source OF Those mysterious Trou.
bies That Come TO Every House
held Explained.
The following article from the Democrat
and Chronicle, of Rochester, n. T., is OF so
striking nature and emanates from go re-
liable source, that it Is herewith repue-
llshed entire. In addition to the valuable
matter II contains, it will De found exceed
iDgly lDtsrt sting:
To the Editor of the Dsuocrat and Chonicle:
Shiny motives for the publication Of |
the most unusual statements which follow, /
are, first, gratitude Tor the fact that l have |
been saved from a most horrible death, and, |
secondly, desire 10 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 thou |
sands OF p ople are within foot of the grave |
and they DC not know il. To tell how 1 was |
caught away from Just this position aud 10
warn others against ii, are my obic : 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 il. And yet, IL few years
| previous, anyone had told me that / Was TO
be brought 90 low, and by 80 terrible dis
| ease, l -hould have scofed at the idea.
| had always b-en uncoumonly strong and
| healthy, had 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 cannot
account for it. They feel dull and Indefinite
pains IN various paris of The body and do
not understand il. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appe-
tite the next. This wss Just the way / felt
when the relentless mslady which mad fas-
tened itself upon me first began. Still /
thought it was nothing; that probably had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
ahortly after this noticed heavy, and .at
times neuralgia, pain in my head, but az
it would come one day and be gone
the next, 1 paid but little attention
to it However, my stomach was out OF
order and my food often failed to digest,
causing al times great inconvenience. Yet
had no idea, even as physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that a mon
strous disease was becoming fixed upon me.
Candidly, l thought was suffering from ma
laria and 30 doctored myself accordingly
But L got no better. 1 next noticed pecu-
liar color and odor about the fluids | was
| passing-also that there were large quantities
one day and very little the next aud that a
persistent frolh and scum appeared upon the
surface, ard sediment settled in the bottom
And yet did not realize my danger, for, in.
deed, seeing these symptoms continually,
finally became accustomed to them, and nv
suspicion was wholly disarmed by the fact
that / had no pain In the affected organs or
in their vicinity. Why should have been
so blind l cannot understand
There is a terrible future for all nhvsical
neglect, aud impending danger always brings
person to his senses, even though ii may
then be loo la.e. l realized, at last, my crit
ical condition and aroused myself to over
come it, Aud, oh how hard l triedl Icon
suited the best medical skill in the land.
visited all the prominent mineral springs in
America, and travelled from Maine to Cali
fornia. Sill grew worse. No two ply
| sicians agreed az TO my alady. One said
was troubled with spinal irritation; another,
| nervous prostration; another, malaria; an
other, dyspepsis; another, heart disease; an
other, 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 worsa.
My condition had really become pitiable
The slight symptoms 1 at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
slant dsorders-the little twigs of pain ad
grown TO oaks of agony. Ny weight had
been reduced from 207 to $50 pounds. Ny
+ life was a torture TO myself and friends.
could retain no food upon my stomach, and
lived wholly by injections. 1 was a living
mass OF pain. My pulse was uncomfortable
In my agony / frequently fell upon the floor
convulsiveIy clulched the carpet, and prayed
for death. Morphine had liltle or no effect
: in deadening the pain. For six DAYS and
nights l had the death-premonitory hic.
coughs constantly. My urine was filled with
'ube casts and albumsn. | was struggling
with Bright's Disease OF the kidneys in i'll
E last stages.
While suffering thus ] received call from
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector of 81
) | PauPs church, OF this city. / felt that il
| was ouI. last interview, but in the course oil
| conversation he mentioned remedy of which
l had heard much but had never used. DIR
Foote detailed 10 me the many remarkable
0 | cures which had come under his observ alton
3 by means of this remedy, ard urged me iC
try it As a prscticing physician and !
| graduate OF the schools, L cherished tht
| prejudice both natural and common with al
8 | regular practitioners, and derided the idei
/ | OF any medicine outside the regular channels
q | being the least beneficial So solicitous
however, was DIR. Foote, that 1 finally
promised 1 would waive my prejudice anc
8 | try the remedy he so highly recommended
/. l began its use on the let day of June anC
took it according to directions. At first il
sickened me; but this thought was a good
, sign for me in my debilitated condition
| continued to take it; the sckening sensation
l l.departed and l was able to retain food upor
/ my stomach. In few days 1 noticed a de
| cIded change for the better as also did my wifi,
| ami friends My hiccoughs ceased, and L ex
/ periepced less pain than formerly. i was Sc
l rejoiced at this improved condition that
| upon what L had believed but few day
| before was my dying bed, vowed, in th,
/ presence of my family and friends, should
| recover l would both publicly and privately
i make known this remedy for the good o
| humanity wherever and whenever mad al
l opportunity. also determined that would
give course OF lectures in the Corinthial
i Academ my of Music in this city, stating il
luu the symptoms and almost hopelessnes
OF my disease and the remarkable means b.
/ which have been saved. Ny improvement
| was constant from that time, and in less thai
three months | had gained twenty pound
IN flesh, became entirely free from pain, an,
believe owe my life and present condition
wholly TO Warmers Safe Cure, the remedI
| which l used
Since my recovery have thoroughly rein
Il 'No SuoJCSN Va
and Brights disease, and the truths develope,
are astounding. L therefore state, deliber
ately, aud as physician, that believe NOR
l than one-haf the deaths which occur il
America are caused by Bright disease o
the kidneys. This may sound like rasl
/ statement, but l am prepared to fully verif
it. Brightedisease has no distinctive symp
l toms OF its own (ndeed, il often develop
without any pain whatever in the kidneys O.
their vicinity, but has the symptoms o
nearly every other known complaint. Hun
dreds of people die daily, whose burials ar
authorized by a physicians certificate o
"Heart Disease" "Apoplexy," paralysis,
Spinal Complaint" "Rheumatism," "fneu
monia," and other common diseases, when il
reality it was Bright's disease of the kidneys
Few physicians, and fewer people, realize III,
extent of this disease, or its dangerous ant
insidious nature. 1t steals into The system
like thief, manifests its presence by tn,
4 commonest symptoms, and fastens itself upoI
the constitution before the victim is aware
1t is nearly as hereditary as consumption
quite as common and fully as fatal. Eniir,
families, inheriting it from their ancestors
have died, and yet none of the number knew
or realized the mysterious power which wal
removing them. Instead OF common symp
toms it often shows none whatever, but bring
death suddenly, and as such is usually cup
Il posed to be heart disease. As one who ha
suffered, and knows by bitter experis nc
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