The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-02-28

A Miracle That Took Place I'm Our Midst
Unknown TO the Public--The Details In
Detroit Free Press.l

A Miracle That Took Place I'm Our Midst
Unknown to the Public--The Details I'm
Full.
Detroit Free Press.l
One of the most remarkable occurrences
ever given to the public. which took place
here in our midst, has just come to our
knowledge, and will undoubtedly awaken as
much surprise and attract as great attention
as Il has already I'm newspaper circles. The
facts are, briefly, as follows: Mr.. William A.
Crombie, young man formerly residing at
Birmingham, a suburb OF Detroit, and now
living ut 2S7 Michigan avenue In this oily,
can truthfuly say that he has looked into
the future world and yet returned 10 this. A
representative of this paper has interviewed
him upon this important subject, and his ex-
periences are given 10 the public for the first
time. He said:
~ had been having most peculiar sensa-
tons for u long while. My head felt dull and
heavy; my eyesight did not SEEM SO clear AS
formerly; my appetite was uncertain, and
was unaccOuntably tired. IL was an effort to
arise in the morning, and yet l could not
sleep at night. My mouth tasted badly, had
n faint, allgone sensation i'm the pit OF my
stomach that food did not satisfy, while my
hands and feet felt cold and clammy. i was
nervous and irritable, and lost all enthusiasm.
At times my head would seem to whirl and
my heart palpitated terribly. had no energy,
no ambition, and seemed Indifferent of the
present and thoughtless of the future. L
tried to shake the feeling Off, and persuade
myself 1t was simply a cold or little
malaria. But it would not go. / was de-
termined not TO give up, and so time passed
along and all the while was getting worse.
1t was about this time that noticed had
begun TO bloat fearfully. My limbs were
swollen so that by pressing my fingers upon
them deep depressions would be made. My
face also began TO enlarge, and continued to
mill L pOIl6 eCarcplV of
One of my friends, describing my appearance
at that time, snid: III is an animated some
thing but 1 should like TO know what In
this condition passed several weeks of the
greatest agony.
Finally, one Saturday night, the misery
eliminated Nature could endure no more.
i became irrational and apparently insensi-
BILE. Cold sweat gathered on my forehead;
my eyes became glazed and my throat
ratified. 1 seemed to be i'm another
sphere and with other surroundings.
i knew nothing of what occurred around
me, although L have since learned
that IL considered rs death by
those who stood by. 1t was to me quiet
state, and yet one of great agony. j was
helpless, hopeless, and pain was my only
companion. i remember trying TO see what
was beyond me, but the mist before my eyes
was too great. i tried TO reason, but had
lost all power. l felt that it was death, and
realized how terrible it was. AT last the
strain upon my mind gave way and all was a
blank. How long this continued / do not
know, but at last realized the presence of
friends and recognized my mother. / then
thought II was EARTH but was not certain. |
gradually regained consciousness, however,
and the pain lessened. / found that my
friends had, during my Inconsistencies,
been giving me preparation L had never
taken before, and the next day, under the
influence of this treatment, the bloat-
ing began to disappear, and from that time
| staa1ilv imnrOUad until TO-DAY 4 "a q
well as ever before in my life, have no traces
OF the terrible acute Bright's disease, which
SO nearly killed me, and all through the won
derful fundamentally of Warmers Safe Cure,
the remedy that brought me to life after L
was virtually in another world
"You have had an unusual experience, Mr..
Crombie," said the writer, who had been
breathlessly listening TO the recital.
"Yes, think have" was the reply, land
Il has been valuable lesson TO me. / am
certain, though, there are thousands of men
and women at this very moment who have
the same aiment which came so near killing
me, and they do not know ii. / believe kid
ney disease is the most deceptive trouble in
the world. IL comes like thief I'm
the night. 1t has no certain symp-
toms, but seems to attack each one
differently. 1t is quiet, treacherous and all
the more dangerous. 1t is killing more people
to-day than any other complaint. II had
the power, / would warn the entire world
the system before IL is too late"
One OF the members of the firm of White
head Mitchell proprietors of the Blrming
ham Eccentric, paid fraternal visit to this
Office yesterday and in the course of con-
versation Mr. Crombie's name was men,
toned.
~ knew about his sickness" said the
editor. and his remarkable recovery. 1 had
his obituary all in type, and announced in
the Eccentric that he could not live until its
next issue. it was certainly most wonder
full case
Rev. A. X. Bartlett, formerly pastor of the
M. r. Church, at Birmingham and now of
Schoolcraft, Mich, in response to telegram,
replied:
"Mr. w. A. Crombie was member OF my
congregation at the time of his sickness. The
prayers of the church were requested for him
on two different occasions. ] was with him
the day he was reported by his physicians as
dying and consider his recovery almost u
miracle"
Not one person in million ever comes so
near death as did Mr.. Crombe and then re-
cover but the men and women who are drift
ing toward the same end are legion. To note
the slightest symptoms, to realize their Sig
nifcance, and to meet them in time by the
remedy which has been shown to be most
efficient, is a duty from which there can be
escape. They are fortunate who do this;
they are on the sure road to death who neg
lect IL.