The Evening critic., 1884-01-24
WARNING In ADVANCE.
Certain Concealed Danger BrOugh
40 Light In the Experience OF
WeII-hnOWu Man. ~

Certain Concealed Danger BfOUknS
40 Light In the Experience OF -
WeII-knOwn Man. 70
Chicago journal. III
II the mon, women and children OF Aneflca
could see the danger that ls lurking around
them each day and on every side, thetmost
courageous would lose heart, appetite and
sleep. Air, oven in tho most opon Localities,
IA loaded with poison. Water Is liable W con-
tain animal matter that Will develop aii4 grow
after being taken into tho system. Mod Is
almost certain to be adulterated, whtle acci-
dents arc always imminent. 1t is perhaps
merciful provision that few Of thes9s sthlngs
are seen and fewer realized, but theirhanger
is oil tho greater for this very reason Most
people who read these lines are alrupst GER
tainly on the threshold OF what may be a Sc
that hiatt; 60 To- make life may may be- slapped Instantly
or by gradual degrees. The greatestdangers
are often the most client and least observed,
and no ore can ofrord TO neglect oven their
These truths were strikingly iilustrated In
the experience OF gentleman wellknown TO
most OF the American public; Mr.; ~; J; rtS Fer;
under the management OF Mr. w W. Kelly,
has been making such pronounced success,
is perhaps the best light comedian on the
stage. He is q gentleman OF slightlbulld, pos
seesing grace OF manner and mequlation OF
voice specially attractive becausepf its rarity.
He has worked hard and conscientiously In
the past, and his success Is the result OF merit
and labor. But for number OF yoars, and ln-
deed up to comparatively short time, Mr.
Ferguson was most tmystoriously aniicted, so
much 60, that ho refused numorpns tempting
offers to travel through the country as far as
California and played only In &ew York city
and Vicinity. Speaking 70 a rspresentatlve OF
~ was conscious that something was silently
but surely working against ny life. AT times
would feel shooting pains ah my oXtremi-
ties, and then again my nltiscles aud Joints
would fairly throb with agouy. j was fever
isb, uneasy and lost my amrttion and interest
In fife. These troubles grey until what were
al first minor pains and annoyances became
actual burdens OF agony. Ifseemed as though
l could feel the disease grawlng and creeping
10 every portion OF my body. II had been
careful In the boginning,T might. perhaps,
havo overcome what aHerward became 30
serious, but like everybd3y else, afflicted as
was, neglected the frsf Indications. At last
became 30 bad th1t could not leave the
houee and was conflneFfo my bed a good por-
tion OF the time md OF dpurse under tho imme-
dtate care OF physiciauf. They evidently did
all they could for mo Ind In fact did every.
thing except relieve glb."
"That, certainly, u no uncommon thing"
said the reporter, 'h4t It is evidont you have
been relieved. and{q have some curiosity to
know how"
"WeiI, during ths5lne of my sickness, re-
ceived very manytGalls from friends, and,
among others, froufone who was fully able to
sympathize with ~ as he had been through a
similar experlenufto the one 1 was then en-
during. He desd4bed his case minutely, and
not only insistedtupon my trying the same
remedy that curet him, but actually went out
and purchased adine OF It and administered 1t
with his own hapds. did not notice any spe-
cal effect for Mveral days, but / soon saw
that IL was beIInting me, and within fort
night l was lNte TO leave the house. / felt
that exercise Vbuld be a good thing for mo
and 30 took a walk each day and found my
strength incVheing constantly, so much so
that / walkat entirely across the Brooklyn
Bridge on th%nrst day IL was opened, being
really the nfst foot passenger that crossed
that structuff, all OF which was able to do by
means OF Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure,
which restoked me to perfect health and keeps
me in ex&llent and proper condition to-
day." "
Sand wasthe friendly tip your friend gaye
you when xou were sick In the form OF War
ner's SafeJiheumatic Cure what inspired the
name Of tie play you are now starring IMP
''No, ON hardly say 1t was, although l
really krHw OF no moro friendly tip that I
could girb the public than to cordially advise
them In {heir suffering To use the same rem
edy thapiftec me from the depths of rheu-
matte aEony."
1t haGbeen estimated from careful statistics
that thgre are no less than four millions of
people1n America who are suffering at this
seasonof the year from some form Of rheumat.
ic diqbulty. Why they will do so when It can
largely be avoided seems very great mystery.