The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-02-17

TIE Escape Of . Well Known ex-Army
Surgeon from an Unsoreseen
Danger.

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baltimore AmericanJ
1esrra Editors:
seldom appear publicly in print, out the
facts connected with my experience which
follow are - striking, and bear 20 closely up
on the experience OF others, that venture to
reproduce them entire:
In the month Of September, 1874, was
practSetng medicine In New Orleans The sum-
per had been excessively hot and eyerybody
Was complaining OF being exhausted and feel
Ing tired. II was not an unfreQuent occur
renee ohave patients ask for something to
reneve this weary sensation, and that Ishould
aieo partake OF the same universal lassitude
or weakness. did not alarm me. supposed
that over-work and exposure had produced a
temporary physical prostratfon; therefore
made trip to St. Paul, Mimi, thinking that
rcst Of few weeks in . cooler climate
' Iou!o soon reinvtgorate me- Little did !
Dream however. what was In store fer ne.
After getting settled In my new quarters
took abort walk every day, and patiently
awaited return Of strength, hut In spite of
AL my Efforts seemed to be losing strength;
and even any slight exercise became la
had frequent dull aching pains in
my bead, and through my back and
hips, occasional shooting pains In various parts
OF the body, with soreness, shortuess Of breath,
and palpitatton Of the heart My feet and
hAnds would be lkeice one day. and burn with
what did eat addressed me; my sleep be-
came disturbed with the frequent desire to
urtnate. The quantity of fluid passed would
as one time be small and at smother quite
proiuse Then for days would be per-
iectly free from this desire and nothing seemed
to b the matter; nevertheless my de billty
gradually Increased. Ny eyelids we're pulled
out; my bowels were alternately torpid and
too active, the urire would lie clear some davs
on Others Il would be Of highcolor and dcposit
= briek-dust sediment, and at still Others there
would b > whitish appearance and thin
n my head. back, chest, joints, bowels nd
bones were horrible 10 the extreme. l went
" vain nom place to place and consu;te the
nost medical authorities the cuuntry affords:
would have . chill one day and burning
fever the next suffered excruciatingly with
base Of the brain and between my shoulders;
at times my limbs and body would bloat and
physlttsus 0aid Twas suffering from the dropsy
and could not recover.
How ! could be 30 blind to the terrible
trouble that was devouring ne, I do not
Know; out there are Thousands today who
are suffering from the same c use and are as
ignorant Of its nature IS was Ny skin was
the color OF marble at one time, and then
again II would be like saffron, and this terri
Die ressiessuess. aud might say wildness,
vas followed by dull. heavy, drowsy s.nsa.
e3t when the dropsic i bIoat occurred. /
Tried ill the celebrated mineral waters Of this
country and Europe; all kinds of medicine
md all kinds Of doctors. Still no help came.
! Icy 1t my hotel In PHILADELPHIA, where was |
temporarily sojourning. given up. to die BY |
came into my hands a little
pamphlet, which, csre!ully read, and from |
.hich got view of my real condi- |
hon, which no other agency had revealed. |
Acting on its advice, had my water |
lnaiyzed at once. and to my surl rise, Al I
arge quantities A skiilful physician was |
ent for and appraised of the fact He aid / |
lad Bright's Disease, and that death was |
certain. Ny friends importuned me to take |
remedy which had won great reputst ON for /
h cure o. az, AZ forms Of kidney diseasea aud
nenced it's use. At first my stomach rejected |
and bad to use small Quantities; but after
ne INST nve days my stomach retained fun |
oseA This was one year ago last October,
nd my improvement was rapid and permar
cnt. have regained 50 Of the IS pounds Of
Tell tod y as ever id, and / can unreseryed-
state that my life was saved BY Warmers L
sis Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy
~ mAy oeom strange tnat l, being phyoi.
ian ana an ex-srmy surgeon, did not have the
'ater analysed before; but such IL the ct.
had the sym: toms of every other disease.
nd j did not suspect that my dneys were in
be least particular out Of order; and here 10
1st where wac In the gre itest danger, and
here most people who read this article are
! danger. fiod that Am only one of thou
Ands who are suffering from kidney disor-
ers. which, neglected, surely terminate In
rights disease. also know that pllysicians
lay treat these disorders Tor months without
rowing clearly what the trouble Is, and even
tier ascertaining the cause, be unable to pre-.
emit 1t. When death. however, finally over +
lkes the helpless victim they Of use its real
ause, attributing 1T to heart-disesse, convul-
ons, spop!exy,. vertigo, paralysis, spinal
leningetis. blood and uremic poisoning, etc..
tc.
Woris Of course, fail to express nv thanks
II. H Warner Il Co, Of Rochester, N. r..
y giving the world such q needed and Ger.
I'm specific as the Sale Kidney and Liver
ure, but such as they are gladly give them:
bile to the thousands to whom have lect.
red upon the laws of health and hygiene / | :
'mmend this letter most cordially, and warn
lem TO beware of the i1sidlous nature Of : | |
scsse over which physicians confess they /
I'VE no control and which. in one form or |
bother. Is carrying more people to untimely
'aves than any other malady.
J. M. PORTER NJ D.,
Baltimore, Nd, 81 Saratoga Street.
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