Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
NO HOME EXEMPT.

rhe Source of Those Mysterious
Troubles That Come to
Every Household
Explained.
The following article from the Dem
ocyat and Chronicle. of Rochester, n.
z. is of 30 stricking nature ana
emauates from so reliable source, that
It is herewith re-published entire. In
addition to the valuable matter 1t con-
tains it will be found exceedingly In
teresting: i
To the Editor of the Democrat ana
Chronicle:
My motives for the pubiica-
t;on of the most unusual statements
which follow, are, first, gratitude Tor
the fact that have been saved from
most horrible death, and, secondly,
desire to warn all who read this state
ment against some of the most De
ceptive influences by which they nave
ever been surrounded. 1t is fact that
to-day thousands of people are within
q foot of the grave and they DO not
know it. To tell how / was caught
away from just this position and 70
warn others against nearing it, are my
objects in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, l iay
at nv residence in this city surrounded
bv nv friends and waiting for death.
Heaven only knows the agony l then
en1 1red. for words can never describe
it. And yet, if few years previous,
any one had told me that l was TO De
brought 80 lo~. and by 30 terrible
disease, l should have scoded at the
idea. | had always been uncommoniy
strong and healthy, had weighed over
200 pounds and hardly knew, in my
own experience, what pain or sickness
were. Very many people who VIII
read this sta ment realize at tlmes
that thew are unusually tired and can,
not account for it. They feel dull and
indefinite pains in various parts OF the
hodv and do not understand it. Or
thew 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 l
thought it was nothing; that probably
/ had taken cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly after this noticed
q heavy. and at times . neuralgia pain
in INV head. but as it would come one
day and be gone the next, l paid Dut
little attention to it. However, my
stomach was out of order and my food
often failed to digest, causing ct times
great incor venience. Yet l had no
idea. even as physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that
a monstrous disease was becoming hxed
upon me. Candidly, thought was
suffering from Malaria and 30 doct0red
myself accordingly. But l got no bet
ter. / next noticed q peculiar color
and odor about the fluids / was passing
also that there were large quantities
one dsy and very little the next, and
that : persistent froth and scum aP-
peared upon the surface, and . sedl-
ment settled in the bottom. And yet
/ did not realize my danger, for, in
deed, seeing these symptoms continu-
ally, l finally became accustomed TO
them. and my suspicion was wholly
disarmed by the.fact that ! had no pain
in the affected organs or in their viclni-
ty. Why should have been 30 blind
j cannot understand. :.
There is Q terrible future for all
physical neglect. and impending danger
always brings person to his senses,
even thought it may then be too late.
I realized, at last, my critical condition
and aroused myself to overcome it.
And. Oh how hard / tried I! con-
suited the best medical skill in the
land. / visited all the prominent
mineral springs in America and travel
led from Maine to California. Still ]
grew worse. No two physicians agreed
az TO nv malady. One said | was
troubled with spinal irritation: another
malaria; another, dysl spsia another
heart disease another, general debili
ty; another, congestion Of the base o.
the brain and 80 on through a long
list of common diseases, the symptoms
of all Of which really had. In tbii
way several years passed, during all o.
which time / was steadily growing
worse My condition bad really be
come pitiable. The slight symptoms
at frs. experienced were developed into
terrible and constant disorders-the
little twigs Of pain had grown to oaks
Of agony. My weight had been reduc
ed from 2O7 to 130 pounds. My life
was . torture to myself and friends
could retain no food upon my stomach,
and lived wholly By injections. ! was
sliving mass of pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony l fre
quently fell upon the floor, convulsive'
" clutched the carpet, and prayed fol
death. Morphine bad little or no effect
in deadening the pain. For six days
and nights had the death-premonitory
hiccoughs constantly. Ny urine was
filed with tube casts and albumen.
was struggling with Bright's Disease
Of the kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus / received q
call from my pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Foote. rector Of st. Paul's church, Of
this city. I felt that it was our last
interview, but in the course Of conver'
sation he mentioned q remedy Of which
had heard much but had never used.
DR.. Foote detailed to me the many re.
markable cures which had como under
his observation, by means Of this rene.
dy, and urged me to try it. As a
practicing physician and graduate Of
the schools, I cherished the prejudice
both natural and common with oil reg.
ular practitioners, and derided the idea
Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being the least beneficial. So
solicitious, however, was DIR. Foote,
that I finally promised | would waive
NV prejudice and try the remedy he 80