Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-09
THE DANGER OF ovER.ExERT,oN.
A stslwsrt Man Becomes Wsaksr Than Chile
and then Recovsrs His Eormsr strsnath.

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and then Receivers His Former Strength.
From the Waterloo, n. Y, obeerver.]
In these days Of rowing giants and athletic
heroes fine physical development is more OBJ
| served than ever before since the time of the
Athenian games. A man who shows the ele-
ments of physical power is looked up to far
more than IN the days of our ancestors possi-
bly, because there are fewer specimens of we'll
developed manhood than then. An emissary
OF this paper met magnificent specimen of
physical power a few days since in the person
| of DR.. A. w. McNames, Of Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual development,
were as hard as wood. AT his request the
writer sought to pinch him in the arms or
legs, but found it wholly impossible, A reali-
eaton Of what Is meant by an iron man was
fully made manifest. ~
"Have you always been so stalwart as this 2"
inquired the news gatherer.
Not by any means" was the reply. "When
young man was always strong and active
and felt that could accomplish anything
This feeling SO took possession Of me on one
occasion that attempted to lift box which
four men found it impossible to move. sue
ceeded in placing it on the wagon, but in two
minutes from that time was unconscious and
remained 30 for hours and when recovered
consciousness I vomited large quantity Of
| blood. From that day began to grow weak
and sickly. ! believed that ! had suffered
some internal injury and experienced a general
debility, which seemed similar to the effects
produced by malaria. My back was very weak.
had no appetite, and at times loathed food.
NY lips were parched and cracked. My head
felt as though it were entirely open at the top
and 1t panied me on the sides intensely. In
pounds to less than 40. 1 was in most
wretched condition. l was completely dis
couraged."
"What did the doctors say about you2"
Almost everything. I consulted no less
than six different physicians. They all treated
was suffering intensely. could not sit up
right, but was obliged to rest in a cramped, un-
easy position. 1 was compelled to urinate
every five minutes and I passed over three
quarts every day. was not living, was e1-
listing.
One night(how well remember itD my wife
had put the children all in bed when the feeling
came over me that I should live but very
short time. My wife and talked matters all
over nnd gave the minutest directions as to
what she should do after 1 was gone. WAS
not In tiighty condition by any means for the
doctor, on leaving town the day following,
bsde me good bye saying he never expected to
see me again. for was suffering with Bright's
disease Of the kidneys in its last stages. With
in the next few days more than twenty friends
came to bid me good bye. Among the number
was DR.. John L. Clark. He asked me what I
bad used in the way of medicines. told him.
de then recommended remedy of which l
had heard much, but about which was very
skeptical. If faith were an element Of power
it certainly was lacking in my case."
"And SO you did not try it9'
ION the contrary. did try it and to my sur
prise it seemed to 60 to just thespot. Indeed,
It was the most palatable thing I had taken
INTO my mouth tor months. l relished it,
"And did it cure yOu2" iG
'Do I look as if it did?"
"Yes, indeed. What was it2"
"Warner's Safe Cure"
"a proprietary medcine!"
"Of course. What of that2 suppose I
once had as great prejudice against adver-
tlsed medicines as any one could have. When
l was studying medicine at Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, used to vow with the rest of the class
that we would fight all such remedies at all
times. When a man comes down to the last
good bye, such bigoted preiudIces as these all
vanish, can assure you, and any remedy that
can cure is gladly welcomed"
"And how have you been since them"
"As well-or better, than before"
DO you still exert your strength"
"Certainly. But i do not 0uer-exert, as for
merly. My strength is increasing every day,
and my health is number one. know that my
life was saved by Warmers Safe Cure, and I
believe it is the best medicine that was ever
compounded by any chemist or physician. l
am willing the doctors should sneer at me for
such statement it they choose, but have
proven its truth, and am prepared to stand by
The above experience should be of great
the deceptive nature of this terrible malady;
tnat all symptoms are common to it and that
there is but one way by which it can be abso-
lutely avoided.