The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-05-03
AN ARMY ExpERlENcE
How an Old Veteran Escaped Annihiiation
and Lived to Impart Warning to others.
National Tribune of Wastiro,on.)


and Lived to Impart a Warning to others,
(National Tribune Of Vahirqton.)
A pleasing occurrence which has just
come to our notice in connection with the
New York State meeting OF the Grand
Army of the Republic is so unusual in
many respects that we venture to repro.
duce it for the benefit Of our readers.
Captain Alfred Rensom, ol New York,
while pacing the lobby of the armory, pre-.
vious to one Of the meetings, suddenly
stopped and scanned the face of gentle.
man who was in earnest conversation with
one Of the Grand Army officers 1t seemed
to him that he had seen that face before
partially obscured by the smoke Of battle,
and yet this bright and pleasant counten
ance could not be the same pale, and death
like visage, which he 50 dinly remembered
But the recollection. like Banauo's ghost.
would not "duwn" at command and haunt
ed him the entire daY. On the day following
he again saw the same countenence,
and ventured to speak to It's owner. The
instant the two veterans heard each others
voices, that instant they recognized ard
called each other by name. Their faces
amt forms had changed, but their voices
were the same. The man whom Captain
Rensom had recognized was Mr.. W. X.
Sage, OF ST.. John, Mich, q veteran of the
23d N. Y. Light Artillery and both mem
bers Of Bnrnside's famous expedition to
North Carolina. Alter the first greetings
were over Captain Rensom said
at hardly seems possible, Sage, to see
you in this condition, for thought you
must have been dead long ago."
"Yes, do not doubt 1t, for irI am not
mistaken, when we last met was occupy
ing couch in tho hospital, a victim of
yellow Jack IN It's worst form"
"l remember. The war seems to have
caused more misery since Its close than
when il was ia progress" replied the Can
tain. 81 meet old comrades frequently who
are suffering terribly, not so much from old
wounds as from the malarial poisons which
ruined their constitutions"
81 think 60 myself When the war
closed returned home and at times would
leel well. but every few weeks that con
founded 'all gone feeling would come upon
me again, My nervous system, which was
shattered IN the service, failed me entirely
and produced one of the worst possible cases
oi nervous dyspepsia. Most OF the time
had no appetite; then again / would be.
come ravenously hungry, but the minute
sat down to eat | luathed food. NV skin
was dry aud parched, my flesh dry and
hibby. | could hold nothing ON nv
stomach for days at time, and what little
did eat failed to assimilate. was easily
iatlguedi my mind was depressed; was
cross and irritable and many n night nv
heart would pain me so I could not sleep,
and when did | had horrid dreams and
irlghtlul Nightmares. OF course, these
things came on one by one, each worse than
the other. NV breath was foul, my tongue
was coated, my teeth derayed. had ter
rife headaches which would lcaye my ner.
vnus system completely shattered. In fact
my existence, since the war has been liv
ing death, from which | have often praved
ior release"
Couldn't the old surgeon do you any
good"
IL wrote him and he treated me, but like
every other doctor, failed. They all said
my nerve was gone and without that to
build upon | could not get well. When
was at my worst, piles OF the severest na
ture came upon me. Then my liver gave
out aud without the use uf catharticl |
'''''' wv '''fV uuNFlS Ut Hi. NV
bl"oi gotllke stream Of fire and seemed
literally To burn me alive"
"WcIl you might better have died in
battle. quick and without ceremony"
"linw many times / have wished I had
died the day we captured Ncwberne."
And yet you are now the picture OF
health"
"And the picture is taken from life.
am in perfect condition. NV nerve tone is
restoredi my stomach reinvigorated; INV
flesh is hard and healthy; in fact have
new blond, new energy aud new leasa uf
Ille wanlly as q result of using Warmers S
rIpne"lnac. This remarkable preparation
which ! consider the finest tonic aud stom-
ach restorer in the world has ov vercome all
the evil influences of malarial all the poison
"i the army, all traces of dyspepsia, all
mal-assmlatIon of food, and indeed made
a new man OF me-"
The Captain remained silent for a while
evidently musing oyer his recollpctions oi
the nast. When ne again raised his head
he said
ut would DO godsend If all the vcter.
ans who have suffered 30 intensely and
also all others in the land who are endur
ing so much misery could know of your cx-
pHrience, Sage, and the way by which you
have bcen resLured."
And that is why the aboye conversation
is recOunted.