The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04
HOW he nsnArED.
The Strange Story of u Doctors Personal
Experience

The strange story Oh boctors ESrsohai
Experience
Tho Herald lays tho following state
ment before its rea ier5 with the assur-
ance that it is undoubtedly true in every
particular The writer is well ann
wild ly known citizen and his case is ia
miliar to large number OF our readers.
TO the Editor of the Herald:
SILL dislike the notoriety OF news
paper letter over my own signature, but
in Tins matte duty cOmpels me. A.
many are aware, was for years in Il
feeble condition, many people expecting
my death at any tiue. In 1879, while at
Denver, Colorado, | was attacked with Il
mysterious hrmmorrhage. lost twenty
pounds of flesh III three weeks. came
nome utterly broken down. My phvsi-
clans said some pecul iarity Of the west.
ern climate produced the disorder. ]
maue the journey again few mouths
later, Ii wver, without i'll eiiects,
but on nv return home was
prosrated with pn' umonia. My left
lung on entirely iii ca, and my les
aud bOuy bocam twice their naturrl
-ize. | was obliged TO sit upright in bed
tor several weeks i'll the must OF the
spverest agony, with my arms ov + my
head. was in constant fear If suffoca-
ing spells. When the pneumonia abated
the hemorrhages retu' ned. My legs
were twisted with Gran ps, my skin was
very hot and dry, my blood circulated
unevenly, my mouth was parched, !
was toriiiented with the pains If gravel
and ulucus in my fluids, and my back
ached eXcruciatiugly.
[ did not know what WAS my especial
disorder, but in April, 1881, u council of
~. "a. DE af4tnS a
said | could not pc SsiDiy recover. they
advised ma 10 try the virtues OF a Ger
tain mineral spring. WI pitiful help
lessness ( dragged myself TO the cars,
hut was Obliged to stop over at Worces-
t-r, ass. There | was again thoroughly
examined by fifteen Physicians, who
soncurred that Twas incurahle. Never
rieies,. continued my journey to the
springs, remained there several weeks,
but returned home without benefit or
hope.
Mydisorder was for years sapping and
mining my cpnstitusion before the iinat
attack WAS made. First had chills and
lever, then severe aud prolracted cold,
then restlessne,s at night, nervous irri-
tahility by day, constantly distressing
ackache, unusual disposition to Ca
tarrh, pain in the chest, torpid liver,
headache and duh sensation in the base
rheumatic pains affected my knee.
stomach and bowel arrangements came
in th, ir turn, with an.occasional flutser-
ing of INV heart, and an INABILITY to
draw long breath; quick fatigue fol-
lowed much conversation, irregularity
of appetite succeeded. Fitfui pains of q
net raj SIC order fitted about my body,
aud after aday OF hard work, my arms
would feel numb, So often had fears of
Ga f,ta af
back and arms ache that at tho close OF
work wou d lie on NV couch for an
hour With arms appraised In vain at
t. mpt for relief. After night of rest
lessi,ess and halIucinalioIs, ] would
awake i'm the morning with such dis
tressiug headache that Icould not arise
until had drunk acup of strong coffee
or tea.
The disease " hich had fastened on me
during all these years my physicians
said was Br,ghts disease OF the Kid
news. pronounced by every medical an-
thorily to I've incurable. Having ex
hausted all authorized remedies, dis
missed my medical attendants and be-
gan the use 81 Warmers Safe Cure iri
December, 1881. faithfully persevered
Tor two and ,ne.balf years, and II has
saved nv life and restored my health,
" hen twenty of the most competent
ph, siciats said ] could not recover
have taken over 2l0 bottles, following all
diet ruies aud directions.
have hitherto refrained from pub
fishing details of NV case, becd,is,'
WISHED 10 secure prrman' mt effects Dr.
fore s,iiink results, but as ! have been
n wei man for the last
wo vesrs aud able 10 attend 10 my bust
.ess daily. wi oily through The prepnra..
ton named, | feel that ought to spread
lis merits before the world Ii you 81.
lie TO publish what have writtenJ
s1all be gratified. Yours. etc,
DIR. 3, g. MARTIN.
Syracuse, N. Y, Orl- Is. 1874.
--lSyracuso Herald.