Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-02-15
A MopERN REsrRRECrIoN.
A Miracle that Took Place In Our Midst
Unknown to tho Publlc--Tbs
Details In Full.


UNKNOWN TO tho fuDiic-lho
Details In Full.
Detroit Free P,ess.)
One OF the most remarkable occurrences
ever given TO tho public, which took place
hero In our midst, hHs just come to our
knowledge ahd will undoubtedly awaken |
as much surprise and attract as great Az |
tentioh az It has already In newspaper
circles. The facts are, briefly, as follows; |
Mr.. William A. Crombie, young man |
formerly residing at Birmingham, q suburb |
of Detroit, and now living at 2SI Michigan
Avenue in this city, can truthfully say that
he has looked into tho future world and yet
returned to this. A representative OF this
paper has interviewed him upon this ini.
portapt subject and his experiences ato
given TO tho public for the first time. He
said:
tions for n long while. My head felt dull
and heavy; my eyesight did not seem so
clear as formerly; my appetite was uncer.
tain and was unaccountably tired. IL
was an effort to arise in the morning and
yet could not sleep at night. My mouth
tasted badly, had faint all.gone sensa.
tion in the pit of my stomach that food did
not satisfy, while my hands and feet felt
cold and clammy, i was nervUus and irrii
table, and lost all enthusiasm. At times
my head would seem tpwhirl and my heart
ambition, and seemed indifferent of the
present and thoughtlcss for tho future. l
tried to shake the feeling of and pursuade
myself 1t was simply acold OF little ma
laria. But it would not go. Twas deter.
mined not to give up, and 80 time passed
along and all the while was getting worse.
twas 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
foc ale tn artl n and
continued to until / could scarcely see out
of my eyes. One of my friends, describ-
ing my appearance ut that time, said: III
is an animated something, but 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.
l became irrational and apparently insensi-
BILE. Cold sweat gathered on my forehead;
my eyes became glazed and my throat
ratified. i seemed to be in another sphere
and with other surroundings. 1 know
nothing of what occurred around me, al
though l have since learned 1t was con-
sdered as death by those who stood by.
1t was to me quiet state, and yet one of
great agony. l was helpless, hopeless, and
| pain was my only companion. remem.
Der trying to see what was beyond me, but
| the mist before my eyes was too great. l
| tried to reason, but had lost all power.
| felt that 1t was death, and realized how
| my mind gave way and all was blank.
| How long this continued 1 do not know,
| but at last Irealized the presence of friends
| and recognized my mother. then thought
| 1t was earth, but was not certain. L grad.
ually regained consciousness, however, and
| the pain lessened. / found that my friends
had, during my Inconsistencies, been giv-
| ing Inc a preparation had never taken be-
fore, and the next day, uuder the influence
| of this treatment, the bloating began to
ufaa
improved, until to-day l am as well as ever
before in my life, have no traces of the
| terrible acute Brighps disease, which SO
nearly killed me, and all through the won
derful instrumentality of Warmers Safe
| Cure, the remedy that brought me to life
after 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 l have" was the reply
"and it has been n valuable lesson TO me
l am certain, though, there are thousands
of men and women at this very moment
who have the same ailment which came sc
near killing me, and they do not know it.
believe kidney disease is the most decep
tive trouble in the world. 1t comes like {
thief in the night. 1t has no certain symp
toms, but seems to attack each one differ
emily. Il is quiet, treacherous, and all the
more dangerous. 1t is killing more people
to-day, than any other ono complaint. L
| i naQ tle power L wOulu warn tue eHIlr'
world against it and urge them to remov'
it from the system before it is too late"
One of the members of the firm of White
head g. Mitchell, propretors of the Biz
mingham Eccentric, paid fraternal visi
to this office yesterday, and i'll the cours
Of conversation, Mr.. Crombie's name wa
mentioned.
81 knew about his Sickness" said tn
editor, "and his remarkable recovery.
had his obituary all in type and announce
in the Eccentric that he could not live unit
its next issue. 1t was certainly a mos
wonderful case"
Rev. A. R. Bartlett. formerly pastor o
the NJ. Z. Church, at Bi mingham, and no'
of Schoolcraft, Mich, in response to telt
gram, replied:
"Mr. w. A. Crombie was member Q
my congregation at the time of his sicl
ness. The prayers of the church were re
quested for him on two different occasions
/ was with him the day he was reported b
his physicians as dying, and consider hi
recovery almost miracle"
Not one person in a million ever come
so near death as did Mr.. Crombie and the
recover, but the men and women who ar
drifting toward the same end are legioI
To note the slightest symptoms, to reali7
their significance and to meet them in tim
by the remedy which has been shown to
most efficient, is duty from which theI
can be no escape. They are fortunate wh
: do this; they are on the sure road to deaf
who neglect it.