Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-09-01
THE DANGER OF OvER.ExERTIoN.
A Stalwart Man Becomes Weaker than Child
and than Rocovers his Former rength.
Waterloo, n. Y. Observer. !

Waterloo, n. \. Observer
In these days of rowing giants and athletic
heroe. fine physic i deve.opmen is more OBJ
served than ever before since the time of the
Athe ian games. n man who shows the e.
ments of physical power j. looked up to far
more than. i'll the days Of our ancestors, pcssi-
bic because they are fewer specimen of we'll
developed manhood than then. An emf ,sary
OF this paper met magnificent specimen OF
physical power few days since in the person
OF DIR. A. w. McNames, of Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual developments
We're as hard as wood. At his request the
writ GU ght to pinch him in the arms or legs
but found it wholly impossible. A realization
OF what IS meant by an iron man was fully
made manifest.
Have you always been so stalwart rs thi,?'
inquired the news gdherer
Not by any means, Was the reply. "When
young man was always st, ong and active
and felt that l could accomplish anything.
Ih's feeling so took possession of he on one &C.
casion that attempted to lift box which four
men fo:.nd it impossible to move. ] succeeded
IN placing it on the wagon but in two minutes
from that time | was unconsti Dus and remained
SO for hours, and when l recovered C ,nscious.
ness l vomitsd q large quantity of blood
From that day began to grow weak and sick
ly. believed that had suffered soue internal
injury and experienced a general debility,
which seemed similar to the effects produced
by ma.eria NY back was very weak had
no appetite, and at times loathed food My
lips were parched and cracked. My head felt
as though it was entirely open at the top and
it panied ME on the side intensely. In six
weeks time had fallen away from 208 pounds
to less than 40. was in n most wretched
condition. | was completely discouraged"
What did the doctors say about you?
Almost everything. l consulted no less
than six different physicians. They all treated
me and none did me any good. At that time
| was suffering intensely. / could not sit up-
right, but was obliged to rest in cramped, un-
easy position. | was compelled to urinate
every five minutes, and passed over three
quarts every day. was not living, was ex-
issng."
'One night thow well / remember it, my
wife had put the children all in bed when the
fee lug came over me that | should lipe but a
very short time. My wife and talked mat.
ters all over and gave the minutest directions
as to what she should do after | was gone. /
was not in fiji sh y condition by any means,
for the doctor, on leaving town the day follow
ing, babe me good bye. saying he never ex-
pected to see me again, for | was suffering with
Brigh''s ds,ase of the kidneys in its last
stages. Within the next few da more than
twenty friends came to bid me good bye
Among the number was DIR. John L. llrk
He a ked me what had used in the way of
medicines l tolihim. He tn recommend
ed a remedy Of which / had heard much. but
about which | was very sceptcal. Ii faith
was an element of power il certainly was lack
ing in my case"
And 30 you did not try it?'
"On the contrary, l did try it and TO my
surprise 10 seemed to 20 to just the spot In
deed, it was the most palatable thing had
taken into my mouth for months. j relished
It,"
''And did it cure you?"
"Do look as il it did,"
eyes, indee... What was it,"
"Warners Safe Cure.
"a proprietary medicine?'
''Of course. What Of that? / suppose /
once had as great a prejudice against advertised
medicines as any one GO aid have. When / YVES
s.adying medicine ut Ann Arbar Michigan, |
used to Wv with the rest of the class that we
would fight AL such remedies at nil times.
When man C ines down to the last hour, how
ever, and bids his wife and friends good bye,
such bigoted prejudc.s as there all vanish, 1
can assure you, and any remedy that can cure
in < adlv welcomed"
"And how have you been since them
GAS well-or better, than Q ore"
"Do You still exert your strength
"Certaiqly. But do dot orer-exert, as for
merry. My strength is increasing every day,
and my health is number one. know that
my life was saved by Warmers Safe Cure, and
l believe it Is the best medicine that was ever
compounded by any chemist or ply clan. l
am willing the doctns should sneer Mt me for
slch statement, il they choose, but / have
proven its truth, and am prepared to stand by
it."
The above experience should be of great
value to all who are suffering. 1t shows the
deceptive nature of this terrible malady; that
all symptoms are common to it and that there
is but one way by which it can be absolutely
avoided