The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-07-12
Tho Source OF Those Mysterious Troubles
That Come to Every Household
Explained.

matter it contains, it will be found exceed
ingly interesting:
TO the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle:
SR:-My motives for the publication OK
the most unusual statements which follow,
are, first, gratitude for the fact that l have
been saved from a most horrible death,
and, secondly, desire to warn all who read
this statement against some of the most de-
ceptive influences by which they have ever
been surrounded. 1t is a fact that to-day
thousands of people are within a foot of
the grave and they do not know it. To tell
how was eau, hit away from just this po-
sition and to warn others against nearing
1t, are my objects in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, Hay at my
residence in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, if
few years previous, any one had told me
that was to be brought so low, and by so
terrible disease, | should have scoffed at
the idea. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, had weighed on er POO
pounds and hardly knew, i'll my op ex-
perience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this state
ment realize at times that they are unu-
sually tired, and can not account for it.
They feel dull and indefinite pains i'll va
rious parts of the body, and do not under
stand it. Or they are exceedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite the
next. This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still thought
1t was nothing; that probably | had taken
n cold which would soon pass sway.
Shortly after this | noticed a heavy, and at
times neuralgic, pain in my head, but as
it would come one day and be gone the
next, paid but little attention to it. How
ever, my stomach was out of order and my
food often failed to digest, causing at times
great inconvenience. Yet L had no idea,
even as a physician, that these things
meant anything serious or that a mon
strous disease was becoming fixed upon
me. Candidly, thought | was suffering
from Malaria, and so doctored myself ac-
cordingly. But / got no better. l next
noticed peculiar color and odor about the
fluids was passing-also that there were
large quantities one day and very little
the next, and that a persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and a
sediment settled in the bottom. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed to them, and my sus-
picion was wholly disarIhed by the fact
that had no pain in the affected organs or
i'll their vicinity. Why | should have been
so blind l can not understand
There is terrible future for all physical
neglect, and impending danger always
brings person to his senses, even though
1t may then be too late. REALIZED, at last,
my critical condition and aroused myself
to overcome it. And, Oh! low hard |
tried! i consulted the best medical skill
in the land. | visited all the prominent
mineral springs in America, and travelled
from Maine to California. Still l grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as to
my malady. One said was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, nervous pros
tratiOn; another, mala ia; another, dys-
/ spepsia; another, heart-disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion of
J h1Sp al a hrains n thpOnCb a
/ long list of common diseases, the symptoms
! of all of which really had. In this way
several years passed, during all of which
| time was steadily growing worse. My
condition had really become pitiable: The
slight symptoms l at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
! disorders-the little twigs of pain had
grown to oaks of agony. My weight had
been reduced from POI to 100 pounds.
My life was torture to myself and
! friends. / could retain no food upon my
stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
was living mass of pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony | frequently
fell upon the floor, convulsively clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
phine had little or no effect in deadening
the pain. For six days and nights l had
the death-premonitory hiccOughs con-
stantly. My urine was filed til tube
! casts and albumen. was struggling with
Bright's Disease Of the kidneys in its last
stages.
| While suffering thus / received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, rector
of ST. Paul's Church, of this city. l felt
that it was our last interview, but in the
| course of conversation he mentioned REM
edy of which had heard much but had
never used. DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures which had come
under his observation by means of this
remedy, and urged me to try it. AS prac-
! ticing physician and graduate of the schools
cherished the prejudice both natural and
common with all regular practitioners, and
| derlded the idea of any medicine ou side
the regular channels being the least hene-
fetal. So solicitous, however, was DIR.
| Foote, that finally promised would waive
my prejudice and try the remedy he so high
| ly recommended. l began its use on the
! first day of June and took it according to
directions. At first it sickened me; but
| this l thought was good sign for me in
my debilitated condition. / continued to
! take it; the sickening sensation depal ted
| and was able to retain food upon my
stomach. In a few days / noticed de-
I cided change for the better as also did my
! wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
and I experienced less pain than formerly.
j was so rejoiced at this improved condi-
ton that, upon what had believed but
few days before was my dying bed,
| vowed, in the presence of my family and
friends, should recover i would both pub
| licly and privately make known this rem
edy for the good of humanity, wherever
and whenever l had an opportunity. I
also determined that l would give a course
of lectures in the Corinthian Academy Of
Music in this city, sta ing in full the symp-
tons and almost hopelessness of my dis
ease and the remarkable means by which
! have been saved. My Improvement was
constant from that time, and in less than
three months / had gained twenty-six
pounds in flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe owe my life and pres
emit condition wholly to Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy which ! used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject of kidney difficult
ties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, that
| believe more than one-half the deaths
which occur in America are caused by
Bright's disease of the kidneys. This may
sound like o rash statement, but am pre-
pared to fIIlIy verify II. Bright's disease
has no distinctive SYMPTOMS of its own, Gin
deed, it often Develops without any pain
whatever In the Kidneys or their vicinity,
but has the symptoms of nearly every other
known complaint. Hundreds of people die
daily, whose burials are authorized by a
physicians certificate of " Hearth isea Sc !"
"Appoplexy," %" Paralysis" Spinal Com
plaint,o Rheumatism," " Pneumonia,"
and other common diseases, when in reality
it was b lights Disease of the kidneys.
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