National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-21
THE OLD MANS PRAYER
Providentlnliy Answered, but in q Very Un
peeted Manner


CHuRoHvLLE, N. ", Nov. 49, issi.-ro THE
EDITOR OF THE DEMOCRAT AND CHnoMcLE''--
SIR The experience Of any person, extending
over long period ftlme, must necessarily be
valuable for the lessons II teaches, While no
two experiences IN this world are exactly alike,
here Is such similarity between them "a 10
make one which Is valuable, In fact, Of benefit
10 all.
Your correspondent the other evening heard
the following interesting experience related.
The speaker was an old man, yet his head was
erect, his step firm aud elastic, and his voice
clear and distinct. lie said II havo been
Woodworking man nil my lifo, and am now ~
yoarsof age. From the time ! was old enough
TO work until my 18th year did all the hard
labor incident 10 farm life. l have oyers
worked both physically and mentally, and In
| the fall of 1880 the strain to which my mind
aud body had been subjected began 10 tell
| dull heavy pain across the small OF my back
| This was followed by sharp, shooting pains in
my head and general feeling Of lassitude;
was scnnty aud highly.colored urine
Soon after chronic diarrhea set
~ and my bowels moved as oflen as twenty
| times day. still kept about the house, how
ever until one day passed out Of the back
door into the yard, when suddenly n terrific
pain shot up my back and into my head, my
vision became blurred whirring sound filled
|
way back into the house n dizziness seized me
aud sank to the ground. When rogaincd
consciousness ! was in my bed, having been
placed there by members Of my family, who
found mo In the yard insensible For week
after week was compelled to keep my bed,
only sitting uplong enough to have u changed
had long before this relinquished all bust.
ne's and resigned myself to my fate. At this
time my condition was simply terrible, and
only those. who saw me during those dark
hours and have seen me since my restoration
to health can form any idea OF the shadow Of
death through which | passed The water
TINT passed INC burned like molten iron
and during the passage great beads Of per-
SEPARATION stood ont all over my body;
my back and shoulders ached until / ina
gined myself spread upon the rack; my feet
and legs were swollen so that the skin cracked
open, resulting In local alterations; my eyes
burning with Inflammation failed me day by
day, until my sight became almost obliterated:
terribly offensive saliva oozed from my
mouth continuously; there was n catarrhal
discharge from the nose, a swelling of the
glands OF the neck, and my entire system be-
came surcharged with virus; my hearing
gradually became affected, and finally my
right ear was rendered entiryly useless. Still
my face and hands grew thinner and thinner
and my feet and legs larger and larger. The
former were so cold that 1t was impossible 10
warm them, and the latter so hot that fau.
ciod that that part OF my body was In q fur
mace. MY nervous system was completely
shattered my manhood entirely destroyed and
my reason almost detbroned. The doctors said
i could not live, my friends gave me up aud
as for myself, my daily prayer was that God
In His infinite mercy would have compassion
, and put an end to my miseries. Such was my
condition, when, after the doctors and mcdi
cines had been tried in vain commenced tC
use Warmers Safe Cure. The very first bottle
gave me relief. My water passed freely and
Increased in quantity; my bowels assumed
, their normal condition; the bloat In my leg
and feet subsidized; the sores on my feet healed
my hearing and eyesight returned: the catar
rhal discharge and offensive saliva dlsap
, pcnrcd and my mind became sound and
active.
: l left my bed and again resumed my bust
moss, fortified with n good appetite, and q
1 relish for food. / arise every morning at
, o'clock and do hard days work before going
Z to bed. am strong and healthy, enjoy life
and can do rs much hard work In twenty-foul
hours as any man OF my ago in this or AM
, other country"
! Such was the story of Mr.. J. NJ Hitchins
{ one of the Oldest and most respected Of on
). citizens. t. j. NJ.