National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-08
A CAPTAIN SAVED.
How Member OF Her Majesty's Service
Escaped Destruction-IIis Graphic Ac-

How a Member OF Her Majesty's Service
Escaped Destruction-IIis Graphic Ac-
count.
Hamilton (Ont.J Spectator.
Some little commotion was occasioned SOW
eral months ago regarding the experience of
q gentleman we'll known in this city, and at
the time tho matter was subject of gen.
eral conversation. In order to ascertain all
the facts bearing upon the matter a repro
sentative of this paper was dispatched yester-,
day to interview the gentleman in question
with the following result: .,
Capt. w. H. Nichols, formerly in her maj
esty's service, is man well advanced in years,
who has evidently seen much of the world.
Endowed by nature with a strong constitu-
ton, he was enabled to endure hardships
under which many men would have sue
cumbed. Through all privation and OK
posure he preserved his constitution unim-
paired A number Of years ago, however he
began to feel strange undermining of his
life He noticed that he had less energy than
formerly, that his appetite was uncertain and
changing, that he was unaccountably weary
at certain times and correspondingly ener-
getic at others; that his head panied him,
first in front and then at the base Of the brain,
and that his heart was unusually irregular in
its action. All these troubles he attributed to
some passing disorder, and gave them little
attention, but they seemed to increase in vio-
| lence continually. To the writer no said:
81 never for amoment thought these things
amounted to anything serious and l gave
them little, if any, thought; but felt myself
growing weaker all the while and could in no
way account for it,"
did you take no steps to check these
symptomsY
Every little Il any / thought they were
only temporary In their nature and would
| n,.N h. ,N1N.
and kept increasing. Finally, ono day, after
more than year had passed, noticed that
my feet and ankles wore beginning to swell,
and that my face undor tho eyes appeared
puffy. This indication increased until my
body began to fill with water, and finally
swelled to enormous proportions. | was
afflicted with acute rheumatic pains and was
fearful ct times that it would attack my
heart. l consulted one of our most prominent
physicians and he gave me no hope of ever
recovering. He said that might live several
months, but my condition was such that
neither myself nor any of my family had the
slightest hope of my recovery. In this con-
dition q number of months passed by,
during which time had to sit constantly in
an easy chair not being able to lie
down, lest | should choke to death. The
slight pains | had at first experienced in
creased to most terrible agonies. My thirst
was intense, and a good portion of the time
was wholly unconscious When did recover
my senses / suffered 80 severely that my cries
could BIO heard for nearly mile No one can
have any idea of the agony endured. was
unable to eat or even swallow fluids. My
strength entirely deserted me, and / was SC
exhausted that / prayed day and night fol
death. Tho doctors could not relieve me, and
l was left in condition to die, and that too
of Bright's disease Of the kidneys in its mos
terrible form. / think should have dice
had / M Lon cd IF xubn hal
suffered very much as | had, and i resolved
to pursue the same course of treatment which
entirely cured him. / accordingly began ant
at once felt change for the better going OF
in my system. In the course of week tn,
swelling had gone from my abdomen ant
diminished oil over my body, and felt lik'
another man. L continued the treatment
and am happy to soy that was entirel,
cured through the wonderful, almost miracu
lous, power of Warmers Safe Cure, which
consider the most valuable discovery of mod
ern times"
And you feel apparently we'll now2"
YES, indeed. l am in good health, ca
heartily, and both the doctors and my friend
are greatly surprised and gratifed at m
} restoration, after / was virtually in tn
grave. My daughter, who has been terribl
troubled with q pain in her back, caused b
, kidney trouble, has also been cured by mean
of this same great remedey, and my famil
and myself have constituted ourselves kin
of missionary society for supplying the poe
of our neighborhood with the remedy whic
has been so invaluable to u.s."
As the writer was returning homo he r,
0 Elected upon the statements Of the noble oil
man with whom he had conversed, and W;
impressed not only with the truth of h
assertions, but also with tho sincerity of o
his acts. And he could not but wish that Il
0 thousands who arc suffering with min,
= troubles which become SO serious unle
taken in time might know of Capt. Nicholl
experience and tho manner in which he WI
saved. And that is the cause of this article