The Brookhaven leader., 1883-08-02
THE DANGER OF ovER.ExERTION.
A stalwart Man Becomes Weaker Than
Child and Then Receivers HIS
Former strength.
(Uaterloo. N. v, Obserrer.)

In these days Of rowing giants and ath-
letic heroes fine physical development is
more observed than ever before since the
time of the Athenian games. A man gho
shows the elements Of physical power is
looked up to far more than in the days Of
our ancestors possibly because there are
fewer specimens of weH-developed man.
hood than then. An emissary of this paper
met q magnificent specimen Of physical
power O few days since in the person OF
DR.. A. W. McNames, OF Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual develop
ment, were as lard as wood. At his re-
quest the writer sought to pinch him in the
arms or legs, but found it wholly impossi-
BILE. A realization of what is meant by an
iron man was fully made manifest.
"Have you always been so stalwart as
thisW inquired the news gatherer.
"Not by any MEANS" was the reply.
when a young man | was always ST. ong
and active and felt that ! could accomplish
anything. This feeling so took possessionof
me on one occasion that | attempted to lit
box which four men found it impossible
to move. / succeeded in placing IL on the
wagon, but in two minutes from that time
| was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when recovered consciousness
| vomited a large quantity of blood. From
that day began to grow weak and slckly.
| believed that had suffered some internal
injury and experienced general debility,
which seemed similar to the effects pro-
duced by malaria. My back was very
loathed food. My lips were parched and
cracked. My head felt as though it were
entirely open at the top and it panied me
on the side intensely. In six weeks time
had fallen away from 20S pounds to less
than 10. l was in most wretched condi-
ton. | was completely discouraged"
"What did the doctors say about you"
almost everything. 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 upright but was obliged to rest in
cramped, uneasy position. | was COM
PEELED to urinate every five minutes and
passed over three quarts every day. was
not living, was existing.
"One night chow well remember it y my
wife had put the children all in bed when
the feeling came over me that should live
but very short time. My wife and l
talked matters all over and | gave the mi
nutest directions as to what she should do
after | was gone. / was not in Eighty
condition by any means, for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, babe me
goodbye, saying he never expected to SEQ
ME again, for | was suffering with Brights
disease of the kidneys in its last stages.
Within the next few days more than twen-
ty friends came to bid me goodbye.
Among the number was DR.. John l.. Clark.
He asked me what l had used in the way
of medicines. / told him. He then recon-
mended remedy of which l had heard
much, but about which l was very skeptic-
al. If faith were an element of power 1t
certainly was lacking in my case"
=" And so you did not try it,"
"On the contrary, l did try it, and to my
surprise it seemed to go to Just the spot.
Indeed, it was the most palatable thing l
had taken into my mouth for months.
reliShed it,"
"And did it cure your"
"Do look as if it did"
ayes, indeed. What was it,"
"Warner's Safe Cure"
ga proprietary medicineW
"Of course. What of that? / suppose l
| once had as great prejudice against adj
vertiSed medicines as any one could have.
When | was studying medicine at Ann
ArbOr, Michigan, ! used to vow with the
rest of the class that we would fight all
such rem dies at all times. When man
comes down to the last hour, however, and
bids his wife and friends goodbye, such
bigOted prejudices as these all vanish, l
can assure you, and any remedy that can
cure is gladly welcomed"
"And how have you been since thenW
"As well-or better, than before"
DO you still exert your strengthW
Certainly. But do not orer-exert, as
formerly. My strength is increasing every
day, and my health is number one. know
that my life was saved by Warmers Safe
Cure, and believe it is the best medicine
that was ever compounded by any chemist
or physician. l am willing the doctors should
sheer at me for such statement II they
choose, but have proven it's 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 mala-
dy; that all symptoms are common to 1t
and that there is but one way by which 1t
can be absolutely avoided.
A NEW YORK paper doesn't miss it far
by asserting that pie is the great American
dessert