The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-16
4 STRANGE "REMINISCENCES.
The Escape Of a Well known ex-
Army Surgeon from an Unfore-
..,s{ seen Danger. 81
(. & a Baitimore American.) ~
tBa'tinorc American. }

tAtNaNS " kaic DO OIL IN H,fl
and bear so closely upon the expert
ence Of Others that1 venture to re
produce them entire:
r. In the monthEof September. 1S79, /
was practieing mediSineIin New Or!
eansI fhe'sammer had beenNrcxces-'
sively hot and everybody was com
planning, of being exhausted and feel. ]
tngidred. 1t was not az unlsequent /
occurrence TO have patients sensation, 4
and that | should also partake OF the
same universal lassitudsr or weakness,
Hip not alarm me- II I supposed thar
over work and exposure had prodaeed
a temporary physical lrlstration:
therefore made a trip TO St.F Paul,
slinn, ftlinliag Chat afest Of d few
weeks In d coolerclimate woull soon
rpinvi. o ate me. Little did | dem,
howeyeS what was in store for me.
After getting settled in my new quar-
lers took a short walk every day, and
patiently awaited return OF stfengtil,
but In spite OF all INV efforts INsesmadA
to be los 8 strength; and even any
lsHgh exercise became .laboriqus aud
1tiresome. dDuring this tine fladifJ-
qnent dull aching palnsp in my head,
and through my back aud hips, ocea-
sienal shbotmg pains lnSyarioa parts
OF the body, with soreness, khortncss
of breath, and palpitalion of the heart.
fMy feet andfhands would be- like ice
one day jaiid brisl @iIA tsatu the neXt !,
1 had no desire for food, and what i
did cot distressed me; my. sleep be-
came disturbed with the freqncnt de.
/ sire to prinate.r The quality Of Guid
passed at one time be small antat an!
other quite. prolqseils = Thsn for1days
would be perfectly free FROM this de-
tsire and, po,hing seemed to be the
hatteG ney ethelsss5m y debility ,pad-
ually increased. Ny eyeiids were puff.s
ed oat; Emy7 bowels 2were alternately
|ta,id aadStwp active, the mr.. Q you'd
Ibe clear solue dayssonothers 1t would
he Of hishcvluh sfd, deposit brick dust
sediment, and at still others there
would be whi'ish appearance and
fthin greasy scum would rise 10 Che
top The pains in my had, back,
chest JOINTS, bowels and bones were
horrible in the extreme. | went in
LYNN fromplacc place and consulted
fthe best medical authorities the coun
|try affords; would have a chill one
Ebay andia.burnins fever the next. 4
Fsutfered excruciatinyly with numb
ness Of my feet and hands. and at the
base rof1hes BRAN fandA between my
shoulders; at times my limbs aud body
would blYat and physicians said l
was Suffering from the dropsy ana
could not recover.
How l could be SO blind to the ter
Tribe trouble that was devouDing ME.
ao'not know; bot thcer 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 oil
marble at one time, and'then again il
! would le like saffron, and this. terri
BILE restlessness, anil might say wild.
ness, was followed by a dull, heavy,
idrowsy sensation. Twas wasted to
balere skeleton except when the drop.
sical bloat oecurleth II tried all the
celebrated mineral waters ofthis coun-
ftrg and Eprope;all kinds d slpediciue
and all kinds Of doctors. Still nsehelp
came. | lay at my hotel in Philadel-
4 pMaNhsfs was tenporaiiy sejmrn-
! ing, given upto die By friends and
I physicf,ns alike, when there provilen.
ftially'came mo my hasds "a little
pahphlst,swhich Icateinlly fead, and
f,om which got view Of my real
condition, which no other agency had
revealed. Acting on its advice, / had
my water analysed at once, and to my
surprise, albumin and tube casts were
ifouadia large quantities. A skillful
I physician was sent for aud apprised
of the fact He said l. had Bright's
Disease and fbat death was Certain.
1 My friends importhned nc ID take a
|remedy which had won great rcpu.
4 tation for the cure Of all folRs of Kid.
ney diseases, and | therefore laid
aside myomejudice and COM menced its
use. At first my stomach rejected it
and HAD TO pscssmall quantities; but
alter the first five days my stomach 70.
tanned full doses. This was one. year
]age last QctobeyTsna apye impfove +
.nspts was sapia sndlnetmanent,s
have regained 80 Of 65 pounds OF flesh
4 lost during my illhesS and feel as
well to-day as ! ever did. and l can
Eunreservedly state tlat my iile was
saved by Warmers Saf6' and
Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy l
FUSED. Z. stiat ... ,,.ss-y...,,
It may seem strange that |, being
a physician and an ex-army sur geon,
did not have the water analyzed be-
Tore; but such is the fact. I had lie
symptoms of every other disease, and
oia not suspect that my kidneys
were In the least particular out of
order; and her is ipsvw herssI was in
the greatest danger, and where mos;
people who read, this article are in
danger l. find that ! am only one OF
thousands, who are suffering from
kidney disorders, which, neglected,
sseely terminate, in, Bright,s disease.
Y also neutrality-suspicious. may treat
these disorders Tor months without
knowing clearly What the, tronble is,
and even after ascertaining the cause,
be unable 10 prevent it. When death,
however, finally, overakes the help
less victim they disguise its real cause
attributing it to heart disease, consul;
sions. apoplexp, vertigo, paralysis,
SPINAL meningitis, blood and uremiic
poisoning, etc. etc. 1al'po7 81, ot.s. +.
Words, discourse, fail to cypress
my thanks to ii. EsWarner d Co ),