The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-01-13
A STRANGE "REMINISCENCES.
The Escape Of We'll Known ex-Army
Surgeon from an Unforeseen
Danger.
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Iaets connected with my experience which
follow are SO striking, aud bear So closely
upon the exp.riencs or o,hers tbst y.,,rro
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In Tue month OF September, 1879, | was
rrac'c'ng medicine in New Orleans. The
summer had been excessively bot aud every
h"hy was complaining oi being exhausted
anu ieelihg tired. II was not All unlrequeni
occurrence To ave patients ask for spine
thlng tu relieve this weary sensation, and
that should also partake Of the sumo uni
Nersai lassitude or weakness, did not alarm
me- supposed that over work and expos
ure hbd rroduced Temporary phvsra
prostratl"n therefore | made trip 70 ST
F"nl, Mlnn, thinking that rest ui few
weeks IN cooler climate would soon rein
Vlgora'e me bi'tie dld dream, however,
what was III store Tor me, Alter getting
settie1 IN my uew quarters ! took short
walk every DAY, ana patiently awaited II rc-
tnrn OF strength, but III spite "f all my ei
Iorls seemed to be losing strength and
even any sllght exercise became Labor iious
an" t'res1me' purlhg thls time | had Ire.
qu"ht dull aching pans IN my head, aud
through my back and the body, with sure
ness shot'hess OF breath, ana paipltallnn oi
me heart. MY feet aud hands would be
IKE lc" one day, and burn with heat the
next. had no desire Tor lood, and what
"'h eat distressed NE; my sleep became dis
Inro"d with the FREQUENT desire to urnatc
ihe qu"htty oi nuld passed would at one
II,he oe smau ana ut another quite prnfusr
hnen 'or ruays would be perfectly free iion
thls desIfe and nothing seemed to be the
na'terj nevertheless my debility gradually
Increased MY eyelids were pulled out; my
o"WelS were alternately torpid and TOO ac-
I'VE tne urine would Ge clear some dnys,"n
o'nerS " wouid ne OF hlgh color and deposit
oricK dust sediment. anu at still others
.neFe "oul" oe whltlsh appearance and
thin greasy scum, would rise to the top. The
Ptihs III nv h'an' oack, chest joints bowels
ana Oohes were horrible IN the extreme.
went IN VAIN from place to place and con
suileL the eest medical authorities the cuun-
Try anords would have chill one day
ana burning lever the next. | suffered
eN'rucl"t "tlhg'y with numbness OF my feet
ana hahds, ana at the base oi The brain and
between my shoulders; at times my limbs
u d"u o""y "ou'd oioat ana physicians SAID
was suffering from Inc dropsy and could
not recover
now couid De SO blind to the terrible
trouble mat was deVouring me. do not
Nh"" Out tnere are thousands to-day who
are suffering from The same cause and are as
lgn"Iah' Of us nature as was. My sk.E
was tne coIor of marble at one time, and
then again II would be IKE saffron, and this
.errloie restiesshess, ana l might say Wild
ness, was followed by dull, heavy. drowsv
, scms1,'om, ',s was wasted 70 mere skeleton
except wnen the dropsical oloat occurred. |
W uieu an .he ccieO'aCeu mineral waters ot
!niS country ana huggope all KINDS OF med
lc'ne ana an xmas OF doctors. Still no help
u'L"e ny at my hotel IN fhlladelPhlS,
"here l was temporarily soJournlng, given
up 10 uie ny flena' ga physicians alike,
"nen 'here ProV'aeiliaily came INTO my
nanus d NUS PnhPniet, "nlch carefully
rea,' "nu if""' wn'cn got view oi my
rea. U'un''''n, "h'ch no oiher agency had
'eV'u'e"' Ac',ng on iIS auVlce, nan my
"a.el u "u''y ecu az ol'ce' ana 10 my surprise,
aiouu,eu anu 'uoe casts were iound III large
tuan'','es' sklllluI physician was sent
r'r m anu dppr'seo OF me la't. lie said mad
~ ~ %['sn. D'seuse, hu tnat neath wGs certain.
Wy u'r'"S ''"t"rIuhed me 10 'ake remedy
"nio" ""u won great reputation Tor tht
cure VI az I.'ihs oI kinney diseases, ana
.nerelo1e % lalu ASIDE my prejudice and com
;nehren It's use AZ hrst my stomach re-
lec'e'i IL ana ! nah 10 use small quantities
out ai'er the nrst hve days my stomach re-
,alheH luii doses. Ihis was one year ago
las. octooer'ahd my Improvement was rapid
ana permanent l nave regalned 90 OF the
90 pqunus oil nesh lost during my illness,
ana 'eei as well TO day as ever did, and
can HnreserYeS!y state that my life was
saved oy warmers Sale Kidney and Liver
Cure, the remedy used.
IL may seem strange that |, being ply
s'cian aud an ex army surgeon, did not
nave the water analyzed before, but such is
the iact. had the symptoms of every 9th
er disease, aud did not suspect that my
kihneys were in the least particular out Of