Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-08-01
THE DANGER OF OVER-EX-
ERTION.
A StalWart man Becomes Weak
er Than Child and Then
Receivers his Former
Strength.

In these days of rowing giants and
atheletic heroes, fine physical develope
ment is more observed than ever before
since the time of the Athenian games.
A man who shows the elements ot
physical power is looked up to faT
more than in the days of our ancestors
possibly because there are fewer spec
linens Of well developed manhood than
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 de-
yelopement, were as hard as wood.
At his request the writer sought to
pinch him in the arms or legs, but
found it wholly impossible. A realiza-
tion of what is meant by an iron man
was fully made manifest.
"Have you always been so stalwart
as this?" inquired the news gather.
"Not by any MEANS" was the reply.
"When young man l was always
strong and active and felt that | could
accomplish anything. This feeling SO
took possession of me on one occasion
that l attempted to lift box which
four men found it impossible to move.
/ succeeded in placing it on the wagon,
but in two minutes from that time l
was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when / recovered conscious
ness L vomited a large quantity of
blood. From that day began to
grow weak and sickly. l believed
that I had suffered some internal in
jury and experienced general debility,
which seemed similar to the effects
produced by malaria. Ny back was
very weak. l had no appetite, and at
times loathed 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 sides in
tensely. In six weeks time | had
fallen away from 2O8 pounds to less
than 170 l was in most wretched
condition. was completely .discour-
aged"
"What did the doctors say about
you?"
almost everything. l consulted
70 less than six different physicians.
They all treated me and none did me
any good. At that time | was suffer-
ing intensely. / could not sit upright
but was obliged to sit in a cramped,
uneasy position. | was compelled to
urinate every five minutes and l pass
ed over three quarts every day. l was
not living | was existing
One night chow well l remember
it!) my wife had put the children all
in bed when the feeling came over me
that / should live but short time.
My wife and / talked matters all over
and l gave the minutest directions as
to what she should do after | was
gone. / was not in Eighty condi-
tion by any means for the doctor, on
leaving town the day following, bade
me good bye, saying he never expected
to see me again, for / was suffering
with Bright's disease of the kidneys
in its last stages. Within the rext
few days more than twenty friends
came to bid me good bye. Among
number was DR.. John L. Clark He
asked me what l had used in the way
of medicines. | told him He then
recommended remedy of which | had
heard much, but about which / was
very skeptical. If faith were an ele-
ment 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 just. to
the spot. Indeed it was the most pal
atable thing / had taken into my
mouth for months. | relished it,"
"And did it cure you?"
"Do look as If it did?"
ayes, indeed. What was it,"
"Warner's Safe Cure"
"a proprietary medicine"
"Of course. What of that? / sup.
pose I once had as great q prejudice
against advertised medicines as any
one could have. When | was study
ing medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan,
/ used to vow with the rest of the
class that we would fight all such rem
edies at all times When man comes
down to the last hour, however, and
bids his wife and friends good bye,
such bigoted prejudices as these all
vanish, / can asure you and any rem
edy that can cure is gladly welcomed" ;"
"And how have you been since
them"
"As well-or better, than before"
"Do you still exert your strength"
Certainly. But | do not ouer-ex-
ert, as formerly. My strength is in
creaslng 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 sneer 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 malady: that all symptoms are
common to it and that there is but one
way by which it can be absolutely
avoided
When you fret and fume at the
petty ills of life, remember that the
wheels which go round without creak-
ing last longest.
A sufferer from Rheumatism.