Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-07
A CAPTAIN SAVED.
How a Member of Her Matesty,s Ser.
vice Escaped Observation-Disclosures
Account.
(Hamilto,a, Ont, Spectator.)

Hamilton, Ont, Spectator.)
some little commotion was accustomed several months
ago regarding the experience of q gentleman well
known in this city. and at the time the matter was
subject of general conversation In order ASCERTAIN
all the facts bearing the matter Of
TINS paper was dispatched yesterday to interview the
ueman in question with the following result:
Captain W. II. Nichols, formerly in Her Majesty's
service is well advanced in years. who has evil
IDENTIFY seen much of the world Endowed by nature
with strong constitution he enabled to endure
hardships under which many men would have sue
cumDed Through all privation and exposure he pre-
served his constitution unimpaired. number of years
ago. however. he began to feel strange undermining
OF his life He noticed that lie had less energy than
merry that his appetite uncertain and changing;
tnal ne was unaccountably weary at certain times and
correspondngly energetic at others; that his head
panied him. first In front and then at the base Of the
BRAIN and that his heart unusually irregular in its
action All these troubles he attributed some pass
ing disorder and them little attention. but they
seemed to increase in violence continually 10 the
writer he said
"Inever for moment thought these things amounted
TO anything serious. and gave them little, If any,
thoughts but felt myself growing weaker all the WHILE
and could in no way account for it."
- Did you take steps to check these SYMPTOMS ?n
Very little. if any. thought they were only tenn
porary in their nature, and would pass away But
they did not pass away, and kept increasing Finally
one day, after more than year had passed noticed
that my feet and anA les were beginning to SWELL and
that my face under the appeared puffy. This in
dication increased until my body began to fill with
water. and finally swelled to enormous proportions
was afflicted with acute rheumatic palms. and was fear
full at times that it would attack my heart consulted
one OF our most prominent Physicians and he gave
no hope of ever recovering He said that might live
several months but condition WIS such that neither
myself any of my family had the slightest hope Of
my recovery. In this condition number of months
passed by, during which time had to sit constantly in
an easy chair not being able to lie down lest should
choke to death The slight pains I had at
first experienced increased to most terrible agones
My thirst was intense and good portion Of the time
l was wholly unconscious When did recover my
senses suffered severely that could heard
Tor nearly mile. No one can Lave any idea of the
agony endured was unable to eat or even swallow
fluids My strength entirely deserted me- and was so
exhausted that prayed day and night for death The
doctors could not relieve me- and was left in
dition to die, and that too Of Brihts disease of the
kidneys in its most terrible form think should have
died had not learned OF gentleman who had suffered
very much as had. and resolved to pursue the
course of treatment which entirely cured accord
ingy began, and at once felt change for the better
going on in my system. In the course of a week the
swelling had gone from my abdomen and diminished all
the treatment and am happy to say that entirely
cured through the wonderful almost miraculous power
of Werners SHE Cure which consider the most valu-
able discovery of Tnedern times"
And you feel apparently well now?"
Yes, indeed am in good health, eat heartily, and
both the doctors aud friends greatly surprised
and gratied at my remarkable restoration after was
virtually in the grave My daughter who has been ter
ribly troubled with pain in her back by kid
trouble has also been by of this same great
remedy, and my family and myself have constituted
ourselves kind Of missionary society for supplying the
poor OF neghbOrhood with the remedy which has
been so invaluable to u.s."
As the writer was returning home he reflected upon
the statements Of the noble old with whom he had
conversed and was impressed not only with the truth
of his assertions but also with the sincerity all acts
har b,,t,
suffering with minor troubles which become serious
unless taken in time might know of Captain Nichols
experience and the in which he was saved And
that is the cause Of this article. 1t