Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-06
Out ofthe Depths.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS RESEARCHES
AND A REMARKABLE OCCUR
RENEE HE DESCRIBES.


regions IN Auerlca during the summer
aud one of The bleakesi during the win
ter. 1t affords ample opportunity 'or
the tourist, providing he chooses the
proper season. Still there are men and
women here who not only endure the
climate, but praise 1t unstinIiugly, and
! hat, too, In the face of physical hard
ships the most intense. The writer
heard uf striking illustration OF this |
few days since which is gwen here
with
Mr.. Joseph Jacques is connected
with the Vermont central railroad in
the capacity Of master mason. He Is
well advanced IN years, with a ruddy
complexion aud hale appearance. while
his general bearing is such AS to instant
" impress one with his strict honor and
integrity. Several years ago he De
came affl lc I'd with most distressing
troubles, ~hich prevented the prosecd-
tlon of bis duties. He was langu'd,
and yet restless, while at times a dlz-
ziness would come over him which
seemed almost binding. His will pow
er was strong. aud be determined not
10 give way 10 the mysterious influence
4 hich seemed undermining his lite.
But the pain and annoying symptoms
we're stonger than his will and he kept
growing gradually worse. About that
time he began TO nouce a difficulty IN
dra wing on his BOOTS. and it was with
the gretest effort that he was able TO
force his feet iuto them. In this man-
ner several weeks passed by, until do
ally one night, while 10 great agony, be
discovered that his feet had, in short
while. swollen to enormous proportions.
The balance If the narrative can best
be described in his ON words. He
SAID:
"When my wife discovered the fact
that | was 80 bloated, she sent for the
doctor Immediately. He made a most
careful examination and pronounced
me in a very serious condl ion. Not
| withstaudlng his care, 1 grew worse.
and the swelling 10 my feet gradually
extended ups ard in my body. The
lop of ny head panied me lerribl; in-
deed 80 badly that at times it seemed
almost a. il it would burst. Ny feet
were painfully cold, and even when
surrounded WITH bot flAnuels and IRON
felt as if a strong wlrd were blowing
ON them. Next my right leg be
came paral, zed. This gave me no PAIN
but i, was exceedingly annoying. About
this time | began to spit bloc most
freely, although my lunge were in per-
feet condition, and | knew it did not
come from them. NJ physicians we're
careful and untirIng 10 their attentions,
Int unable to relieve my suferlngs.
Nv neighbors and friends thought | vas
diving and many called to see me, fully
twenty-five on "A single Sunday that l
now recall. Al last my agony seemed
10 ,ulminale in the most Intense, SHARP
Mains have ever known or heard OIL
If red hot knives sharpened 10 the hl9h
a.t ,leOree had been run through my
body constantly they could not have
hurt me worse. | would sprinI up II
he'd sometimes as much as threa teet'
cry out in my agony aud leng for d alh
O ,e night the misery vas so intense
that [ arose and attempted to go IN th'
next room. but was unahle 10 lit M
swollen feet above the little threshold
/ that obslructed them. | lell lack upoT
tie be d and gasped 10 my agony. ou
feh unable even to breathe. 1t seemed
like death.
Several years ago Rev. DIR. }. &
Rakiu. nov OF Washington. wa7 STA
toned here as pastor Of 'he Congregi-
,;onal church. We all admired and r'-
: soec ed him, aud my lie renem hered
seeing somewhere that he had spoke
in be highest terms of a preparation
which had cured some OF his intimate
friends. we determined to try this re
medy. accordingly sent for it, and. t
make long story short, it completely
restored my health brought me b'cl
from the grave, and 1 owe all hAv'
in the way of health and strength I
) Warner's S,fe Cure, better known
a Warmers Safe Kidney aud Liver Cure
u [ am positive that if L had taken lhI
e medicine when 1 felt The fist symp
toms above described, l nigh have
, avoided all The agouy / Afterwards Ell
dused 10 say uothins If narrow escap'
, [ had from Death
4 In order that all possible Iacts bear
inc upon he subject might be known
called on De-. O,car + F,ssett. ~h
was ior nineteen years United 5 al'
Examining Surgeon. aud sno At "nde
K. Mr. Jacques during his sickness ii
STAT d that Mr.. Jacques had mo
II uronouuced case of -AlouminuriA q
/ Rights disease o { the kidneys. TIT
y an Analysis showed the presence
# albumen aud casts in great abundAnc
i and that he was IN condition "hei
, few if any ever recover. His recover
e was due to Warmers Sale Cure.
' Mr.. John W. Hobart, General NJ I"
N layer ofthe Vermont Central railr I'D
V stated that Mr. Jacques vas Que oil Il
Ell hest aud mosl faithful ofhIs emp!oye
that MS sickness had been an exceed
,ngly severe one aud the comp'ny vel
; net only glad TO aeaiu have his ser'
I'll ces, but grateful 10 'he ren'ed' tn
had cured so valuable man
tI Mr.. James NJ. Foss. assialant 81