The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-06-29
NO HOME EXEMPT.
The Source ofThose Mysterious Trou-
bles That Come to Every House
hold Explained.

ohu SOuIlSt, Ol hOCHcStcI,
NY, is OF so striking nature and
emanates from so reliable a source
that il is herewith re.published entire.
In addition TO the valuable matter it
contains, it will be found exceedingly
INTERESTING:
To the editor of the Democrat and
Chronicle:
SlR:-My motives for the publ
cation ofthe most unusual statements
Which follow, are, first, gratitude for
the fact that have been saved from
most horrible death, and, secondly,
{ desire 10 warn all who read this
Il, statement against some of the most
deceptive influences by which they
have ever been surrounded. 1t is
fact that to day thousands Of people
are within a foot of the grave and
they do NOT know it. To tell how l
was caught away from just this posi-
ton and 10 warn others against near
ing it, are my objects in this commu-
nicalion
On the first day OF June, 1881, |
lay at my residence in this City sur
rounded by my friends and waiting
for death Heaven only knows the
agony | then endured, tor words can
never describe it. And yet, it few
years previous, any one had told me
that l was to be brought SO low, and
by so terrible a disease, | should
have scoifed at the idea. had al
ways been uncommonly strong and
healthy, had weighed over 200 pounds
and hardly knew, in my own expert
ience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this
statement realise at times that they
are unusually tired and cannot &C
coant for il. They feel dull and in
definite pains in various parts OF the
body and do not understand it. Or
they are exceedingly hungry one day
and entirely without appetite the
next. This was just the way that
felt when the relentless malady which
had fastened itself upon me first be-
gan. Still | thought it was nothing;
that probably l had taken cold
which would soon pass away. Short
ly after this noticed heavy, and at
times neural, pain in my head, but
as it would come one day and be
gone the next, l paid but little atten-
ton TO it. However, my stomach
was out of order and my food often
failed to digest, causing at times
graf inconvenience. Yet | had no
idea even as physician, that these
things meant anything serious or that
monstrous disease was becoming
fixed upon me. Candidly, | thought
/ was suffering from Malaria and so
doctored myself accordingly. But
got no better. / next notice a pee
uliar color and odor about the fluids
was-also that there were large
quantities one day and very.little the
next, and that persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and
sediment setteled in the bottom.
And yet l did not realise my danger
for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, finally became accus-
toned to them, and my suspicion
was dsarmed by the fact that | had
no pain in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why should have
been so blind cannot understand.
There is terrible future for all
physical neglect, and impending
danger always brings person to his
senses, even though it may then be
too late. Il realised, at last, my critic
al condition and aroused myself to
overcome 1t. And, Oh! how hard |
tried l consulted the best medical
skill in the land. l visited all the
prominent mineral spings in America
and travelled from Maine TO Califor-
MIA. Still / grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as to my malady.
One said / was troubled with spinal
irritation; another, general debility;
another, nervous prostration; anoth-
er, malaria; another, dyspepsia an.
other, hear. disease; another, conges-
tion Of the base of the brain; and so
on through long list of common
diseases, the symptoms ofall Of which
| really had. In this way several
years passed, during all of which time
/ was steadily cropping worse. My
condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms | at first expert.
enced were developed into terrible
and constant disorders--the little
twigs of pain had grown to oaks of
agony. My weight had been reduced
from 2o7 to 1870 pounds. My life was
torture to myself and friends |
could retain no food upon my stom-
ach, and lived wholly by injections.
/ was living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncomfortable. In my ag-
ony | frequently fell upon the floor,
convulsively clutched the carpet, and