Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-03
THE DANGER OF OyER.ExERTIoN.
A stalwart Man becomes weaker Than
Child and Then Recovers His
Former Strength.
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In these days of rowing giants and attn.
letic heroes fine physical development is
more observed than ever before since tho
time OF the Athenian games. 4 man who
shows the elements Of physical power Is
looked up to far more than in the days of
our ancestors possibly because there are
fewer specimens of well-developed man.
hood than then. An emissary of this paper
met q magnificent specimen of physical
power few days since in the person of
DR.. A. W. McNames, of Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual dcyelop.
ment. were as hard as wood. At his re-
quest the writer sought to pinch him in the
arms or legs, but found i wholly imeossi-
Die. A realization of what is meant by an
iron man was fully made manifest,
Have you always been so stalwart as
thisr inquired the news gatherer.
NOT by any MEANS" was the reply.
hen a young man was ALWAYS st, ong
and active and felt that could accomplish
anything. This feeling so took possession of
me on one occasion that attempted to Ii {
box which four men found it impossib,e
TO move: succeeded in placing i5 on the
wagon, but In two minutes from that time
was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when recovered consciousness
romited large quantity of blood. From
".
believed that had suffered some internal
injury and experienced general debility.
which seemed similar to the effects pro.
duced by malaria. My back was very
weak. l had no appetite, and at times
loathed 10 ID. My lips were parched and
cracked. My head felt as though it were
entirely open at the top and it panied me
on the side intensely. In six weeks time
had fallen away from 20S pounds to less
man lI0. was in most wretched condi-
ton; was completely discouraged"
hat did the doctors say about you"
Almost everything. consulted no less
than six different physicians. They all
treated me and none did me any good. At
that time was suffering intensely. could
not sit upright but was obliged to rest in q
cramped, uneasy position. | was COM
PEELED to urinate every five minutes and
passed over three quarts every day. Twas
not living, was existing.
One night chow well remember it y nv
wife had put the children all in bed when
the feeling came over me that l should live
but very short time. My wife and
talked matters all over and I gave the mi
nutest directions as to what she should do
alter was gone. / was not in a Eighty
condition by any means, for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, babe me
goodbye, saying he never expected to see
mo again, for was suffering with Bright's
disease OF the kidneys in its last stages.
Within the next few days more than twen-
ty friends came to bid me good-bye.
Among the number was DIR. John L. Clark.
he asked me what l had used in the way
of medicines. l told him. He then recon-
much, but about which was very skeptic-
al. Ii faith were an element of power it
certainly was lacking in my case"
% And so you did not try it:'
On the contrary, did try it, and to my
surprise it seemed to go TO Just the SPOT
Indeed w lofo h1<,
had taken into my mouth for months.
relished it."
q And did it cure your"
Do look as if it didn
"Yes, indeed. What was itY"
warmers Safe Cure"
A proprietary medicine!"
"Of course. What of that? / suppose
once had as great prejudice against ad.
vertised medicines as any one could have.
When ! was studying medicine at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, used to VOW with the
rest of the class that we would fight all
such remedies at all times. When a man
comes down to the last hour, however, and
bids his wife and friends goodbye, such
bigoted prejudices these all vanish, I
can assure you, and any remedy that can
cure is gladly welcomed"
And how have YOU been since thenfss
As well-or better, than before"
"Do YOU still exert your strength?"
Certainly. But / do not Orer-exert, as
formerly. Ny strength is increasing every
day, and my health is number one. know
that my life was saved by Warmers Safe
Cure, and believe it is the best medicine
that was ever compounded by any chemist
orphysician. am willing the doctors should
sheer at me for such statement il they
choose, but have proven it's truth, and am
prepared to stand by it."
The above experience should be of great
value to all who are suffering. 1t shows
the deceptive nature of this terrible mala-
dyi that all symptoms are common to it
and that there is but one way by which it
can be absolutely avoided.