The bee., 1884-02-23
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
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One or the most remarkable occurrences
ever given to the public, which took plaCJ )
here In our midst, has lust come 20 our
knowledge and will undoubtedly awaken IS
much surprise and attraHt as great attention
as as IL mas already In newspaper circles. Inc
facts are, briefly, as follows: Mr.. William
A. Crombie, q voting man formerly residing
at Birmingham, suburb of Detroit, and
now living at 2S7 Michigan avenue, in this
city, can truthfully say that he has looked
into the future world and vet returned to
this A representative of this paper has in
terviewed him upon this important subject
and his experiences are given to the public
for the first time. He said:
81 had been having most peculiar sensa-
tions for long while. My head felt dull and
heavy; my eyesight did not seem so clear as
formerly; my appetite was uncertain and
was unaccountab'y tired. 1t was On effort
to arse in the nlJrning and yet / coh'd not
sleep at night. My mouth tasted badly, |
my stomach that food did not at'sfy, while
Iny hands and feet felt cold and clammy.
was nervous and irritable and lost all en-
thusiasn1. AT times my head would seem TO
whirl and my heart pa a'pitated terribly.
hal no energy, no ambition, and L seemed
indifferent of the present and thought esS Tor
the future / tried to shake the feeling OF
il1lSSu ~ WdN SltipAJ y CA
Little malaria. But it would not go. was
determined not to give up, and so time a ed
along and all the while 1 was getting worse.
1t was about this time that noticsd had be-
gun to bloat fearfully, My limbs were swol-
leu SO that by pressing my fingers Upon them
deep depressions would be made My faco
also began to enarge, an continued to until
L could scarcely see out of my eyes. One OF
my friends, describing my appearance at
that time, said: 1t is an a imated some
thing, but SHOULD like TO know what. In
this Condition passed several weeks Of the
greatest agony.
s Finally, one Saturday night, the misery
eliminated. Nature could endure no more
lbecame irrational and apparently insensible.
Cold sweat gathered On my forehead; my
eyes became glazed and my throat ratified
| seemed to b, in another sphere and with
other surroundings. / knew nothing Of
what occurred are und me, although
rave since learned it was considered as
death by those who stood by. 1t Was TO me
quiet stata, and yet one of great agony. I
was helpless, hopeless and pain was my only
companion. remember trying to see what
WIS beyond me, but the mist before my eyes
was too great. | tried &c reason, but had
lost all power, | felt that it was death, And
rea ized how terrible it was At last the
strain upon my min gave way AMI all was
q blank, How long this continued 90 not
know, but a5 last realized the presence Of
friends and recognized my mother. | then
thought it was earth, but was not certain. /
gradually regained consciousness. how
overland the pain les ened. foun1 that my
friends had, during my unconsciousneSS, been
giving me pre-. aratiDn bal never taken
before, and the next day, Under the influences
OF this treatment, the coating began to dis
appear and from that time ON | steadily i'm
proved, until to-day am as well as ever be-
fore In my life, have no traces of the terrible
acute Bright'S disease, which so nearly killed
me, and all through the wonderful instru
mentality of Warmers Safe Cure, the renla
edy that brought mo to life after was virtu-
ally in another worldn
Gu nave had an unusual experience, Mr..
Crombie,n said the writer, who had been
breathleSSlY listening TO the recital.
Yes, | think | have" was the reply,
and it has been valuable lesson to me, /
am certain, though, there are thou sands of
men and women at this very moment who
have the sa ne ailment which came so near
killing me, aud they do not know it, be.
lleve kidney disease is the most deceptive
trouble in the world. 1t comes like a thief in
the night 1t has no certain symptoms, but
seems to attack each one differently. It is
quiet, treacherous, an all the more danger
Gus. 1t Is killing more people, to-day, than
any other one complaint. If had the power
w. "SbA IL bAS OiiGliC nOI u dSalilSO 10 anu
urge them to remove it from the system be-
fore it is too la.e."
One of the members of the firm Of White
head & Mitchell prOprietOrs OF the BirminS-
ham Eccentric, paid fraternaI visit to this
office yesterday, aud IN the course of conver-
sation, Mr. Crombies name was mentioned.
Il knew about his sickne S, said the editor,
'and his remarkable recovery. [ hal lis
obituary ell III type and announced in the Ec-
centric that he could not live, until itS nay
issue. 1t was certainly most wonderful
case"
Rev. A. r. Bartlett, formerly pastor of the
NJ. f. Church, at Birmingham, aud now of
Schoolcraft, Mich, in reSpons. to a telegram,
replied:
MIR. W. A. Crombie was a member Of nv
family at the time of his sickness; The pray-
ers of the church were requested for him ON
two different occasions. | was with him on,
the day he was reporsefl by his physical IS as
dying. and consider his recovery almost a
miracle"
Not one person In q million evpr comics sd
near death as did Mr.. Crombie and then re.
cover, but the men and women VINO are
drifting toward the same enl, are legion. To
note the slightest SYM tJnS, to rea.ize their
slSnlhcnnce and 10 m 2et them in time BIZ the
remedy which as been shown to be most
efficient, IS duiyfrom which there can be no
escape They are fortuna who do this: thoy
are ON the sure read to death WHO neglet it
Detroit Free Press,
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