National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-24
WARNING IN ADVANCE.
Certain Concealed Danger Brought 60
Light In the Experience or Well
Known alan.

Light In the Experience OF n Well
Known Alan.
ChicIO) journal.
IL tho men, women, and children Of America
could see the danger that is lurking around
them each day and on ovory side, tho most
courageous would lose heart appetite, and
sleep. Air, even in the most orcn localities,
is loaded with poison. Water Is Liable to con-
tain animal matter that will develop and
grow after being taken into the system Food
is almost certain to DO adultcratcd, while ac-
cidents arc always imminent II is perhaps
merciful provision that few of these things
arc seen and Tower realized, but their danger
is all the greater for this very reason. Most
people who read these lines arc almost GER
tainly on the threshold of what may DO
serious possibly fatal, danger. The forces
that go to make life may be snapped instantly
or by gradual degrees. The greatest dangers
are often the most silent and least observed.
aud no one can afford to neglect even their
slightest appearance.
These truths were strikingly illustrated in
the experience of u gentleman we'll known 10
most of tho American public Mr.. w. j. Fer
guson, who in tho play, "A Friendly Tip"
under the management Of Mr.. w. W. Kelly,
has been making such n pronounced success,
is perhaps the best light comedian on the
sessing grace of manner and modulation of
voice specially attractive because of its rarity.
lilo has worked hard and conscicntiously in
the past and his success is tho result of MORT
and labor. But tor number of years, and
indeed up to comparatively short time, Mr.
Ferguson was most mysteriously afflicted. so
much so that he refused numerous tempting
offers to travel through the country as far as
California and played only in New York city
and vicinity. Speaking to q representative
of this paper upon the subject, he said:
VI was conscious that something was
silently but surely working against my life.
AT times would feel shooting pains in my
extremities, and then again my muscles and
joints would fairly throb with agony. l was
fcverish, uneasy, and lost my ambition and
interest in life. These troubles grew until
what were at first minor pains and annoy
ances became actual burdens of agony. 1t
seemed rs though | could feel the disease
growing and creeping to every portion of my
body. If had been careful in the beginning
L might, perhaps, have overcome what after
wards became 80 serious, but like everybody
else, afflicted as / was, | neglected the first
indications. At last became so bad that
could not leave the house, and was confined
to my bed good portion of the time, and, of
course, under the immediate care of physi-
clans. They evidently did all they could for
me, and, in fact, did everything except relieve
me-"
That, certainly, is no uncommon thing"
said the reporter, "but it is evident you have
been relieved and 1 have some curiosity to
know how"
Well during the time of my sickness I
received very many calls from friends. and,
among others, from one who was fully able to
sympathize with me. as he had been through
n similar experience to the one l was then
enduring. He described his case infinitely,
and not only insisted upon my trying the
u mn AIrV NhaA ..n1 I...A
went out and purchased some of it and ad-
ministered 1t with his own hands. | did not
notice any special effect for several days, but
l soon saw that 1t was benefting me, and
within in fortnight l was able to leave the
house. l felt that exercise would be good
thing for me, and SO took walk each day,
and found my strength increasing constantly,
so much so that walked entirely across the
Brooklyn bridge on the first day it was
opened being really the first foot passenger that
crossed that structure, oil of which was en-
abled to do by means of Warmers Safe Rheu-
matte Cure, which restored me to perfect
health and keeps me in excellent and proper
condition to-day"
"And was the friendly tip your friend
gave you when you were sick in the form of
Warmers Safe Rheumatic cure what inspired
the name OF the play you are now starring
imp
mo, can hardly say it was, although 1
really know OF no moro friendly tip that l
could give the public than to cordially advis
them in their suffering to use the same
remedy that lifted me from the depths of
rheumatic agony"
1t has been estimated from careful statis-
tics that there are no less than four millions
OF people in America who are suffering at
this season of the year from some form of
rheumatic difficulty. Why they will do so
when it can largely be avoided seems very
great mystery