Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-08
WAS 1T A TRAGEnYa
--s,,nentable Death of Two Young La
1les and the Narrow Escape of the


cincinnati Commercial Gazette
MOI long ago a mo ther and daughter
SalIed at the Office of a prominent New
OK physician. The young lady was
Ialr OF lace, graceful of form, with a com
PleXlon indicating health, and yet her
inotner said there was every Indication to
ner mat she was the prey of some mystic
rious disorder. At her request, the ply
stefan made a searching examinatior.
Nothing was discovered. At the impor-
tunltles OF the mother, another physician
was called IN and another examination
made with the same result.
IN less than three mouths the Young
lady was dead. 'O""s
In the same city another prominent
Physlcl was visited recently by a Young
lady Of attractive address. refined man
ners, and winsOme appearance.
she had scarcely stated her case. whom
ner lips quivered, her face paled. her arms
dropped to her side, and she was dead
ohe died alone with her physician. and
gOsslps made high scandal, but a post
mortem examination showed that her
death was caused by a convulsion, and
the voice of SANDER was hushed. These
are iacts which can be substantiated if
need be.
Medical science does not tell us all we
ought TO know. 1t is small satisfaction
LOT US that death must lay our friends
low before we can find out the nature of
thelr diseases. Life is a great mystery,
and 1t is a sad commentary on present
human attachments that death is the only
key Whlcn IN many cases can unlock the
depths of this mystery.
There is something more to be dreaded
tnan cholera, more to be feared than con-
sumption, which is preying upon the
nealtn OF our young people, because, I'M
ike them, its approach is insidiOus. and
we know OF its presence only by the
death 1t brings. Mr.. Charles E, STEPHENS.
the well-knOwn exporter at 1923 Third
street, Louisville, KY, had an experience
somewhat similar to the mother whose
case is above related. His daughter.
when but nine years of age, seemed sud-
denly TO droop. She was exceedingly
ianguld, was frequently Frustrated with
headaches and nervous depression. and
the feeling of extreme fatigue grew upOn
her constantly. She could scarcely breathe.
could retain nothing on her stomach.
she bl0ated so that she measured As inches
around the waist, and it seemed that she
would go mad with agony. Every month
she got worse and worse, and finally, as
death seemed to be obtaining the mastery.
IN alarm her case ana treatment were
autographed to a prominent New York
specialist, who, after due deliberation,
wired back that everything possible had
Deen uOne and that she could not recover
In three months from that time, however.
she began to amend, and in a few weeks
was clothed with health and in her right
mind.
In the first case mentioned, death was
caused by what is called Bright's disease
OF the kidneys, in the second it was found
that uTemic blood poisoning, caused by
the same disease, produced the fatal con-
YulslOn, and in the third case death was
threatened by the same disorder. but was
aYerted, when every other means failed,
by Warmers Safe Cure. This result was
accomplished three years ago, and the
lapse OF time has shown that it was not a
mere temporary effect.
1t is evident that medical men do not
know everything, and yet how strange it
is that people credit them with omnisci-
ence and yet in the delusIon. 81 am
not surprised" says candid physician,
''when know the ignorance and incapac-
Ity of the profession concerning such dis
orders, that that compound is doing such
effective work. If it can accomplish what
we cannot, people are very foolish if they
do not resort to its use.v
1t seems to us that these three cases
convey lesson and indicate a course of
proceeding which parents and young
people cannot afford to ignore.