Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-08-03
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source of Those Mysterious Troubles that
Come to Every Household
Explained.

Explained.
Tn" following article from the Democrat
GHd chronicle, Of Rochester, " V, is of 80
striking a nature and emanates from 81 reli-
aide a source, that it Is herewith re-published
entire. In addition to the valuable matter it
contains, 1t will I've found exceedingly inter
c>tin.:
T. tie EoiifoI Of the D,mocrut and Chroni-
rLr:
SIR: My motives for the publication of the
most unusual statements which follow, are
first, gratitude for the fact that | have been
saved from n most horrible death. and second
Iy. Il desire t. warn all who read this state
mrnt against some Of the most deceptive in
tluences 10y which they have ever been sur
rounded 1t Is fact that to-day th"us-
ands Of people are within a foot Of the
grave and they 4" not know it. To tell
how was caught away from just this position
! and to warn others against nearing it, are my
objects in this communication.
ON thu first day 1T June, 1881, | lay at my
residence i'll this city surrounded by my friends
| and waiting for death Heaven only knows
tho agony then endured. for words can never
describe it, And yet, if few years previous.
any one had told He that was to he brought
So low. and 10y so terrible disease | should
have scotfcd at the idea. ! had always been
uncommonly strong and healthy, had weighed
| over POO pounds and hardly knew, in my own
experience, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who will read this statement real
lie at times that they are unusually tired and
| cannot account for it. They feel dull and in
definite 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 | thought it was
nothing; that probably ! had taken a cold
which would soon pass away. Shortly after
this noticed heavy. and ut times neural
gic. pain in my head, but as it would come one
day and be gone the next, paid but little at
tention t" II. However. my stomach was out
of order and my food often failed to digest
causing ut times great Inconvenience. Yet |
had 10 'dea, even a. a physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that a mons
trouS disease becoming fixed upon me-
Candidly, thought wai suffering from Ma
laria and 81 dnctnred myself accordingly But
got no better. InrXt noticed peculiar color
and odor about the fluids | 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
So iment settled in the bottom. And yet |
did not realize my danger for. indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally became
accustomed to them, and my suspicion vas
wholly d;saImed by the fact that | had no
pain in the affected organs "r in their vicinity.
Why should have been 50 blind | cannot
understand.
There is a terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger always brings
q person to his senses, even though it may then
hc too late. realized, at last my critical con-
di.lnn AMI aroused myself to overcome it.
And, Oh how hard tried, | 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. y, two physicians agreed as to
my malady. One SAID | was troubled with
spinal irritation: another, nervous prostration:
another, malaria; another dyspepsia; another.
heart disease; another. general debility;
another. congestion IF the base Of the
brain; and on through long list of COM
mon diseases, the symptoms Of all of which |
really had. In this way several years passed,
durin: all of which time was steadily grow
ing worse. My condition hadreally become pitt
able. The slight symptoms at first experien-
cod were developed into terrible and constant
disorders the little twigs Of pain had gro wn
to oaks of agony. My weight hadbeen reduced
from 201 to $50 pounds. My life was a torture
t. myself and friends. | could retain no food
upon my stomach. and lived wholly by in
jcctions. | was living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncontrollable In my agony |
clutched tho carpet, and prayed for death.
Morphine hal little or no effect in deadening
the pain. For six days and nights | had the
ath-premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
urine WA filed with tube casts and albumen
| was struggling with Bright's Disease of the
kidneys i'll its la.t stages.
While suffering thus ] received call from
my pastor. the Rev. DIR. Foot rector of st.
| Paul's church. of this city. | felt that it was
our last interview, but in the course of con-
versation he mentioned remedy of which
| had heard much but had never used DIR. Foot
| 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 praeticing physician and graduate of
the schools, | cherished the prejudice both
natural and common with all regular FRACTION
ers. and derided the idea of ony medicine out
side the regular channels being the least bene-
| fetal 80 solcitious, however, WAS DR. Foot
that finally promised that | would waive my
| prejudice and try the remedy he So highly re-
commended. began its use on the LIST day of
| june and took it according to directions. At
first it sckened me but this thought was n
| good sign for me in my debilitated condition.
| departed and was able to retain food upon
| h,y stomach In few days | noticed de-
cidcd change for the better ~ also did my wife
and friends My hic, 'ughs ceased and ex-
perienced less pain than formerly. | was SO
reloiccd at this improved condition that, upon
| what | had believed hut few days before was
my diving bed, vowed, in 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 opportunity. | also
determined that would give acourse of lectures
in the Corinthian Academy Of Music in this
city, stating in full the symptoms and al
moSt hopelesSness OF my disease and the re-
markable means 10y which have been saved.
Ny Improvement WAS constant from that time,
and in l,s, than three months had gained pc
pounds i'll flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe | owe my life and present
condition wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the
remedy which used.
Since nv recovery have thoroughly REIN
vestigatcd the subject of kidney difficulties
and Brght's disc sc, and the truths developed
are astounding, Therefore state, deliberate
lv, and "a o physician, that | believe more
than one half the deaths which occur in Amer
lea are caused by Brights disease Of the kid
neys. This may sound like rash statement,
but am prepared tofuly verify it. Brights dis
ease has nodistinctive symptoms Of its own, Tin
deed, it often deve!opes without any pain what
ever in the kidneys or their vicinity, but has tho
symptoms of nearly every other known COM
plant Hundreds of people lie daily. whose
burials authorized ly physician $ certificate of
Heart Disease, 'Appoplexy, y" Paralysis"
"Spinal Complaint" Rheumatism" Pheu-
monia;" and other common diseases, when in
reality it was Brlchts Disease of the kidneys.
Few physicians, and fewer people, realize the
extent Of this disease or its dangerous and in
sidious nature. 1t steals into the system like
a thief. manifests its presence by tho common
est symptoms, and fastens itself upon the con
stitution before the victim is aware. 1t is
nearly rs hereditary as consumption, quite As
common and fully as fatal Entire families,
inheriting from their ance-tors, have died. and
vet none of the number knew or realized tao
mysterious power which was removing them.
Instead Of common symptoms 1T often shows
none whatsvar. hut brings death suddenly,
and as such is usually supposed to be heart
disease As one who has suffered, and knows
bv bitter experience what he says, | emplore
every one who reads these words not to neglect
the slightest symptom Of kidney difficulty.
Certain agony and possible death will he the
sure result OF such neglect, and no one can af-
ford to hazard such chances.
| am aware that such an unqualified state
ment az this, coming from me, known as am,
throughout the entire land a practitioner and
lecturer, will arouse the surprise and possible