The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-07-13
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The following article from tine Democrat
and Chronicle, of Rochester, N. Y, is of sc
striking q nature and emanates from so re-
| liable a source, that it is herewith republshed
entire. In addition TO the valuable matter it
contains, it will be found exceedingly inter
esting:
To the Editor If he Democrat ard Chronicle.
| Shiny motives for the publication of the
most unusual statements which follow are,
first, gratitude for the fact that have been
saved from most horrible death, AMI, sec
ondly, desire to warn oil who read this
statement against some of the most decep-
tive influences by which they have ever been
surrounded. 1t is a fact that to-day thous-
ands of people are within foot of the grave
and they do not know it. To tell how l was
caught away from just this position, and 10
warn others against nearing 1t, are my OBJ
lects in this communication.
On the first day of June, 1881, l lay ut 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 n few
| years previous, any one had told me that
wa. to be brought so low, and by so terrible
disease, l should have scoffed at the idea
L had always been uncommonly strong and
healthy, had weighed over go pounds and
hardly knew, in my own experience, what
pain or sickness we're. Very many people
who will read this statement realize at times
that they are unusually tired and cannot
account for it. They feel dull and indefinite
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 felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still thought
it was nothing; that probably l had taken a
cold which would soon pass away. Shortly
after this / noticed q heavy and at times a
come one day and be gone the next, paid
| but little attention to it. However, my
stomach was out of order and my food often
failed to digest, causing. at times great in
| convenience. Yet l had no idea even as a
physician, that these things meant anything
serious or that monstrous disease was be-
coming fixed upon me. Can1idly, thought
was suffering from malaria and so doctored
myself accordingly. But got no better. 1
next noticed a peculiar color and odor about
the fluids / was passing-also that there we're
large quantities one day and very little the
next, and that a persistent froth and scum
appeared upon the surface, and sediment
settled in the bottom. And yet l did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, finally became ac-
customed to them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that had no
pain in the affected organs or in their vicin-
ity. Why l should have been SO blind
! cannot understand.
neglect, and impending danger always brings
person to his senses, even though it may
! then be too late. / realized at last my criti-
cal condition and aroused myself TO overcome
it. And, oh! how hard l tried. l 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 prostra-
ton; another, malaria; another, dyspepsia;
another, heart disease; another, general de-
bility; another, congestion of the base of the
brain; and so on through a long list of com
mon diseases, the symptoms of all of which
] really had. In this way several years passed,
during all of which time was steadily grow
ing worse. My condition had really become
pitiable. The slight symptoms 1 at first
experienced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders-the little twigs of pain
had grown to oaks of agony. My weighth had
been educed from POI to 100 pounds. Ny
life was a torture to myself and friends. l
could retain no food upon my stomach. and
lived wholly by injections. was living
In my agony frequently fell upon the floor,
convulsively clutched the carpet, and prayed
for death. Morphine had little or no effect
in deadening the pain. For six days and
nights had the death premonitory hiccoughs
constantly. My urine was filled with tube
casts and albumen. Twas 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.
PauPs church, of this city. l felt that it was
our last interview, but in the course of con-
| versation he mentioned a remedy 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 10
try it. AS a practicing physician and a grad
uate of the schools, cherished the prejudice
both natural and common with all regular
| aaft md nr,I a1 thn
medicine outside the regular channels being
the least beneficial. So solicitious however,
was Dr. Foote that l finally promised would
waive my prejudice and try the remedy he so
highly recommended. / began its use on the
first day of June, and took it according to
directions. At first it sickened me; but this
thought was good sign for me in my de
bilitated condition. l continued to take il,
tie sickening sensation departed and was
able to retain food upon my stomach In a
few days noticed decided change for the
better, as also did my wife and friends. My
hiccoughs ceased and Experienced less pain
than formerly. was so rejoiced st this i'm
proved condition that, upon what had be-
leved but few days before was my dying
bed, vowed, in the presence of my family
and friends, should l recover would both
publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good Of humanity, wherever
and whenever had an opportunity. also
determined that l would give course of
lectures in the Corinthian Academy of Music,
in this city, stating in full the symptoms and
almost hopelessnees of my disease and the
remarkable means by which ] have been
saved. My improvement was CO lstant from
that time, and in less than three months l
had gained twenty pounds in hesh be-
came entirely free from pain, ana believe
owe my life and present condition wholly to
Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy which rsed.
Since my recovery have thoroughly reinves-
! tigated the subject of kidney difficulties and
Bright disease, and the truths developed are
astounding. l therefore state deliberately,
and rs a 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 rash statement, but /
am prepared to fully verify it, Bright's dis
ease has no distinctive symptoms of its own
Indeed, 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 g Heart Disease"
"Apoplexy," Paralysis" Spinal Com
plant" rheumatism" "Pneumonia,"