The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25
A STRANGE IsEMINTsCENCE.
The Escape OF Well known ex.Arpdy
Surgeon from an Unforeseen
E.. Danger. ..-..t
tBoltfmorc Amertcan.)

seldom appear publicly in print, but tho
facts connected with my experience which
follow are so striking, and bear so closely up
on the experience Of others, that venture to
reproduce them entirei
In the month of September, 1879, / was
practicing medicine In New Orleans. The sum
mer had been excessively hot and everybody
was complaining OF being exhausted and feel
Ing tired. 1t was not an uufrequent occur
renee to have patients ask for something to-
relieve this weary seneation, and that should
also partake OF the same universal lassltude
or weakness, did not alarm me. l supposed
That oyer-work and exposure had produced
temporary physical prostIation; therefore l
Arrest of few weeks In cooler climate
would soon reinyigorate me. Little did
dream, however, what was In store for ne.
After getting settled In my new quarters ]
took short walk every day, and patiently
awaited a return of strength, but in spite OF
all my efforts l seemed to be losing strength;
end even any slight exercise became la
borious and tircsome., During this time
l had frequent dull aching pains IN
my head, and through my back and
hips, occasional shooting pains In various parts
OF the body, with soreness, shortness ofbroath,
and palpitation Of the heart My feet and
hands would be like ice one day, and burn with
heat the next. had no desire for food, and
what did eat distressed me; my sleep be-
came disturbed with the frequent desire to
itrinatc The quantity OF fluid passed would
ut one time be small and at another quito
profuse. Then for days l would be per-
fectly free from this desire and nothing seemed
to be the matter; nevertheless my de bility
gradually increased. My eyelids were pulled
out; my bowels were alternately torpid and
too active, the urine would be clear some days,
on others it would be of high color and deposit
brick-dust sediment, and at still Others there
would be a whitish appearance and thin
greasy scum would rise to the top. The pains
in my head, back, chest, joints, bowels nd
bones were horrible in the extreme. / went
in vain from place 10 place and consulted the
best medical authorities the country affords;
would have chill one day and a burning
fever the next suffered eXcruciitingly with
q numbness OF my feet and hands, and at the
base OF tho brain and between my shoulders;
at times my limbs and body would bloat and
physicians said Twas suffering from the dropsy
and could not recover.
How l could be 80 blind to the terrible
trouble that was devouring me, l do not
know; but there are thousands to-day who
are suffering from the same use and arc as
ignorant OF it's nature as | Was My skin was
the color Of marble at one time, and then
again 1t would be like saffron, and this terri
was followed by dull, heavy, drowsy sensa-
tion. was wasted to q mere skeleton cx-
tcpt when the dropscl bloat occurred.
tried all the celebrated mineral waters of this
country and Europe; all kinds Of medicine
and all kinds of doctors. Still no help came.
l lay at my hotel in Philadelphia, where was
temporarily sojourning, given up to die by
friends and physicians alike. when there
provdenttally came into my hands little
pamphlet, which c,refully read, and from
,inn which ,I, l got view Of my real eondi-
Acting on, its advice, l had my water
analyzcd ut once, and to my sur rise, al
bumcn and tube casts we're found in
large, quantities., A sliillful physician was
sent Tor ami appriscd Of the fact. He said
had Brght's disease, and that death was
certain. My friends importuncd me to take
a remedy which had won great reputation for
the cure OF all forms of kidney diseases, and l
mcnccd its USE At first my stomach rejected
1t and had to use small quantities; but after
the first five days my stomach retained full
doses. This was one year ago last October
and my improvement was rapid aud pcrma-
ncnt. ] have regained so OF the IS pounds OF
flesh LOST during my illness, and ! feel as
ly state that my life was saved by Warmers
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy
used
1t may seem strange that I, being physl.
clal ana an eX-army surgeon, did not have the
water analyzed before; but such Is the fact.
had the symrtoms Of every other disease
and did not suspect that my kidneys were In
the least particular out of order; and here is
just where I was in the greatest danger, and
where most people who read this article are
i'll danger. l find that am only one of thou
sands sands who are suffering from kidney dsor-
ders, which, neglected, surely terminate in
Brights disease. also know that physicians
may treat these disorders for months without
Knowing clearly what the trouble is, and even
vent it.. When death, however, finally over
takes the helpless victim they di 81 uisc its rca!
cause, attrihuting 1t to heart-discase, convul-
slons, apoplexy, vertigo, paralysis, spina!
meningetis blood and uremic poisoning, ETC.,
etc.
Words, of course, fall to express my thanks
TO IL. II. Warner d Co., OF Rochester, N Y,
Tor giving the world such q needed and GER
tain specific as the Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure, but such as they are gladly give them:
while to the thousands to whom / have lect-
ured upon the laws of health and hygiene I
commend this letter most cordially and warn
chem to beware OF the insidlous nature of a
disease over which physicians confess they
have no control and which, in one form or
another, is carrying more people to untimely
graves than any other ma:9dy.
-. II. NJ. PORTER, NJ. D.,
Baltimore, /, 9l Saratoga Street.
Couldn't Really Wait for the Hanging.
What's all this crowd around for?"
asked Mr.. McIver, of Texas, when the
captain of the regulators caught up With
him.
"They've come to see the hanging"
said the Captain; "man going to be
hanged in minute; better wait and see
it,"
"'Fraid won't have time" said Mr.,
McIver, walking sideways and KEEPING
his hands down. "Got horse out here
i'll the brush want to look after; 'fraid
she's got SPAWN comm"
"That's it," the Captain said. "Iit.
tie correl mare, with blaze face and two
white feet-my mare and you're the
man.. Guess you had better stay for the
hangin'."
Cant" said Mr.. McIver, "rve got
to go to the shootin'."
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