The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-09
A STRANGE "REMINISCENCES.
The Escape of a Well Known ex-Army
Surgeon from an Unforeseen
Danger.

The Escape OF Well Known eX-Army
Surgeon from an Unforeseen
Danger.
From the Baltimore American.
MEssRs. EDITORS: l seldom appear publicly
in print, but the facts connected with my eX-
perience which follow are so striking, and bear
so closely upon the experience of others, that
venture to reproduce them entire:
In the month of September, 1879, was prac-
ticing medicine in New Orleans. The summer
had been excessively hot and everybody was
complaining of being exhausted and feeling
tired. 1t was not an unfrequent occurrence
| To have patients ask for something to relieve
| this weary sensation, and that | should also
| partake of the same universal lassitude or
weakness, did not alarm me. | supposed that
over-work and exposure had produced a tenn
porary physical prostration; therefore made a
trip to ST. Paul. MIMI, thinking that rest of u
vigorate me. Little did | dream, however,
what was in store for me. After getting set
tied in my new quarters took short walk
every day, and patiently awaited return of
strength, but in spite of all my efforts ! seemed
TO be losing strength; and even any slight eX
ercise became laborious and tiresome. During
this time had frequent dull aching pains in
my head and through my back and hips, oc-
casonal shooting pains in various parts of the
body, with soreness, shortness of breath, and
pdiptation of the heart. MY feet and hands
the next. had no desire for food, and what
did eat distressed me my sleep became dis
1nrbed with the frequent desire to urinate:
The quantity of fluid passed would at
quite profuse. Then for DAYS I
would be perfectly free from this desire and
my debility 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 sentiment, and |
al still Others there would be whitish appear |
ance and thin greasy scum would rise 10 the !
top. The pains in my head, back, chest, Joint |
bowels and bones wore horrible in the extreme |
j went in vain from place TO place and consul |
ted the best medical authorities the country |
q ! would have chill one day and a
tngly with numbness of my feet and hands
and at the base of the brain and between my |
shoulders; at times my limbs and body would |
hloat and physicians said was suffering from
the dropsy and could not recover.
How could be so blind to the terrible trouble
That was deyouring me do not know; but
there are thousands to-day who are suffering
from the same cause and are as ignorant of its
nature as | was, My skin was the color of
marble at one time, and then again it would be
ike saffron, and this terrible restleSsness and
might say wildness, was followed by a dull |
heavy, drowsy sensation. / was wasted TO a |
mere skeleton except when the dropsical 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. lag ut my hotel in Philadelphia where
was temporarily sojOuTning, given M TO die
by friends and physicians alike, when there
grovidentiauy came into my hands
little pamphlet which | carefully read
ana from which got view of my real condi-
ion, which no other agency had. revealed
Acting on It's advice, had my water analysed
II once, and to my surprise, alblmen and tube
atsts were found in large quantities. A skill
Lul physician was sent for and apprised of fine
act. He said had l!rights Disease, and that
l"ath was certain. My friends impOrtuned me
% take remedy which had won great repu-
alton for tie cure of all forms of kidney dis
4ses and therefore laid aside my prejudice
md commenced its use. AT first my stomach
elected 1t and had to use small quantities
1ut after the first five days my stomach re-
aimed full doses This was one year ago last
october, and my Improvement was rapid and
permanent: ! have regained 80 of the Is I.C
pounds of flesh lost during nv illness and !
eel Us well to-day as ever did, and can I'M
rservedly state that my life was saved by {,
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the |
1t may seem strange that /, being physician
lnd an ex-army surgeon, did not have the
water analysed before; but such is the fact. Il
md the symptoms of every other disease and / |
lid not suspect that my kidneys were i'm the
east particular out of order; and here is lust | ;
where was in the most danger, and where J
most people who read this article are in danger
find that am only one of thousands who are
suffering from kidney disorders which,
reelected, surely terminate in Brights disease
also know That physicians may treat these dis !
orders Tor months without knowing clearly u
What the trouble is, and even after ascertain d
ng the cause, he unable to prevent it. When &
tath, however finally OyertakeS the helpless
'ietia they disguise it's real cause, attributing
{ 10 heRfi disease, commissions, apOplexy, YER
iso, paralysis spinal MENINGITIS blood and
iremic poisoning. etc, etc.
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o ii. ii. Warner Co, of Rochester n ", for II
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liGh 81 they are | gladly give them; while 70 | q
he thousands to whom | have lectured upon Il
he laws OF health and warn them TO beware of 8
he insidous hafiiF;a of disease over which
confess dizzy have no control and
which, III one form or aHgtber, is carrying
Sgre people to untimely graves tkap any other
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