The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-08-04
TIE DANGER OF DIFFERENTIATION.
a Man Becomes Weaker Than
Nhiid and Then Receivers His
Former Strength,
(Waterloo. " Y Obser,o,. ,

Waterloo, ". Y, Observer.)
In these days of rowing giants and ath-
letlc heroes fine physical development is
more observed than ever before since the
time Oh 1ne Athenian games. A man who
SHOWS Inc elements of physical power is
looked up to far more than in the DAYS of
our ancestors possibly because there are
1ewer specimens of well-developed man.
hooo tnan then. An emissary of this paper
met magnificent specimen of physical
power few days since in the person of
DR.. A. w. McNames, of Waterloo. His
muscles, which showed unusual develop
ment, We're as hard as wood. At his re.
quest the writer sought to pinch him in the
arms OF legs, but found it wholly impossi-
pie. "A realization of what is meant by an
iron man was fully made manifest.
rave you always been so stalwart as
this" inquired the news gatherer.
moi by any means," was the reply.
men a young man l was always strong
ana active and felt that | could accomplish
anybplng. This feeling so took possession of
me on one occasion that Z attempted to lit
po4 which four men found it impossible
10 move; succeeded in placing it on the
wagon, out IN two minutes from that time
twas unconscious and remained so for
hours ana when recovered consciousness
vomlCed large quantity of blood. From
that gay began to grow weak and sickly.
belleved that l had suffered some internal
INJURY and experienced a general debility,
which seemed similar to the effects pro-
| dpSaa by malaria. My back was very
weak. | had no appetite, and at times
Ioathed food. 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
than 10. was in a most wretched condi-
ton. was completely discouraged"
What did the doctors say about your"
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 a
cramped, uneasy position. | was com
PEELED to urinate every five minutes and l
passed over three quarts every day. / was
not living, was existing.
"One night chow well remember it my
wife had put the children all in bed when
the feeling came over me that should live
but very short time. My wife and
talked matters all over and gave the mi
nutest directions as to what she should do
alter was gone. l was not in Eighty
condition by any means, for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, babe me
goodbye, saying he never expected to see
me again, for was suffering with Bright's
disease of the kidneys in its last stages.
Within the next few days more than TWEEN
ty friends came to bid me goodbye.
Among the number was DR.. John l.. Clark.
He asked me what l had used in the way
of medicines. told him. He then recon-
mended remedy of which | had heard
much, but about which | was very skeptic-
al. If 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.
had taken into my mouth for months. l
relished it."
g And did it cure your"
Do look as if it did%
Yes, indeed. What was it,"
"Warner's Safe Cure"
"a proprietary medicine"
"Of course. What of that? l suppose l
once had as great prejudice against adj
yertlsed 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 man
comes down to the last hour, however, and
I.S's MS wife and friends goodbye, such
bigoted prejudices as these all vanish, l
can assure you, and any remedy that can
cure is gladly welcomed"
"And how have you been since then~
GAS well-or better, than before"
"Do you still exert your strength"
Certainly. But l do not 0Uer-exert, as
| formerly. My 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
or physician. am willing the doctors should
sheer at me for such a statement if they
choose, but have proven its 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-
dy; that all symptoms are common to it
and that there is but one way by which it
can be absolutely avoided.