Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-02
OUT OF THE DEPTHS.
Our Correspondents Researches and
Remarkable Occurrence He Describes.

Our Correspondents Researches and .
Remarkable Occurrence Ho Describes
ST. ALBANs, VT, Jan. TO- 1884.
Messrs. Editors: The upper portion of
Vermont is one OF the pleasautest regions
in America during the summer and one Of
the bleakest during the winter. 1t affords
ample opportunity for the tourist, provid-
ing he chooses the proper season, but the
present time is not that season. Still there
are men and women here who not only en-
dure the climate, but praise it unstinting-
ly, and that, too, in the face Of physical
hardships the most intense. The writer
heard of striking illustration of this few
days since which is given herewith:
Mr. Joseph Jacques is connected with the
Vermont Central Railroad in the capacity
OF Master Mason. He is well advanced in
years, with a .uddy complexion and halo
appearance, while his general bearing IS
such 5 to instantly impress one with his
strict honor and integrity. Several years
ago he became afflicted with most distress
ing troubles, which prevented tho prosecu-
tiOn of his duties. He was languld, and
yet restless, while a. times u dizziness
would come over him which seemed almost
binding. His will power was strong, and
he determined not to give way to the mys-
terious influence which seemed undermine
ing his life. But the pain and annoying
symptoms were stronger than his will, and
he kept growing gradually worse. Abont
that time he be an to no ice a difficulty in
drawing on his boots, and it was 10y tho
greatest effort that he was able to force his
feet into them. In this manner several
weeks passed by, until finally one night,
while in great agony, ho discovered that
his feet had in short while, swollen to
enormous proportions. TIE balance of the
narrative can best be described in his own
words. He said:
"When my wife discovered the fact that
l was SO bloated, she sent for the doctor
Immediately. He mado a most careful tx
animation and pronounced me in very
serious condition. Notwithstanding his
care, l grew worse, and the swelling of my
feet gradually extended upward in my
body. The top of my head panied me ter
ribly; indeed, SO badly that at times it
seemed almost as if it would burst. My
feet were painfully cold, and even when
surrounded with hot fiannels and irons felt
ii 4 strong wind were blowing on them.
Next my right leg became paralyze This
gave me no pain, but it was exceedingly
annoying. About this time l began to spit
blood most freely, although my lungs were
in perfect condition, and knew 1t did not
come from them. My physicians were
careful and untiring in their attentions,
but unable to relieve my suffer-
.ings. My neighbors and friends thought
was dying and many called to see me,
fully twenty-five on Il single Sunday that
now recall. At last my agony seemed to
culmnate in the most I'M tense, sharp pains
l have ever known or heard OF. Ii red hot
knives sharrened to the highest degree
had been run through my body constantly
they could not have hurt me worse. L
would spring up in bed, sometimes as
much as three feet, cry out in my agony
and long for death. One night the misery
TO go into the next room, but was unable
| to lift my swollen feet above the little
threshold that obstructed them. l
| fell back upon the bed and gasped
| to breathe. 1t seemed like death.
"Several years ago Rev. DR.. j. f. Kan,
kin, now of Washington, was stationed
| here as pastor of the Congregational
| Church. We all admired and respected
him, and my wife remembered seeing
| somewhere that he had spoken in the high
| est terms of Il preparation which had cured
some of his intimate friends. We. de-
| termined to try this remedy, accordingly
sent for it, and, to make long story
| short, it completely restored my health,
! brought me back from the grave, ana 1
| owe all l have in the way of health and
strength to Warmers Safe Cure, better
| known as Warmers Safe Kidney and Liv-
Cure. l am positive that If had taken
| this medi icine when felt the first symp-
toms above described, might have avoid
| ed all the agony l atterward endured, to
say nothing of the narrow escape 4 had
from DEATH"
In order that all possible facts bearing
upon the subject might be known, l called
on DR.. Oscar +. Fassett, who was for nine
teen years United States Examining Sur
geon and who attended Mri . I.scApes dGqnes dHf
Had a most pronounced casa of albumin
uria or Bright's disease of the kidneys.
That an analysis showed the presence OF
albumen aud casts in great abundance and
that he in a condition where few, if
any, ever recover. His recovery was due
to Warmers Safe Cure.
Mr.. John w. Hobart, General Manager
of tie Vermont Central Railroad, stated
that Mr.. Jacques was Cne of the best and
III st faithful of his employees, that his
sickness had been an exceedingly severe
one and the company were not only glad
to again have his services, but grateful to
the remedy that had cured SO valuable u
man.
Mr.. James NJ. Foss, Assistant Superin-
tendent and Master Mechanic of the Yer
mont Central Railroad, is also able to con
firm this.
do not claim to be a great dfScoverer, but
do think l have found in the above a most
remarkable case and knowing the unusual
increase of Bright's disease feel that tho
public should have the Le1e1it of it.. 1t
seems to me a remedy that can accomplish
much in the last stages ought to do even
moro for the first approach of this decep-
tive yet terrible trouble. r. u.