Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-01-31
OUT OF THE DEPTHS
Our Correspondents Researches and Re.
markable Occurrence He Describes.


and one of the bleakest during the win
ter. 1t affords ample opportunity for
the tourist. providing he chooses the
proper season, but the present time is
not that season. Still there are men
and women here who not only endure
the climate, but praise it unstintingly,
and that, too, in the face of physical
hardships the most intense. The writer
heard of striking illustration of this a
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 ruddy COM
pleXion and hale appearance, while his
general bearing is such as to instantly
impress one with his strict honor and
integrity. Several years ago he became
afflicted with most distressing troubles,
which prevented the prosecution of his
duties. He was languid, and yet rest
less, while at times dizziness would
come over him which seemed almost
binding His will power was strong, and
he determined not to give way to the
mysterious influence which seemed I'M
dermining his.life. But the pain and an
noying symptoms were stronger than his
will, and he kept growing gradually
worse. About that time he began to:noties
a difficulty in drawing on his boots, and
it was by the 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,
he discovered that his feet had, in a
short while, swollen to enormous pro-
portions. The 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 made a most
careful examination and pronounced
me in very serious condition. Not
withstanding his care, l grew worse,
and the swelling of my feet gradua lily
extended upward in my body. The top
of my head panied me terribly; indeed
so badly that at times it seemed almost
as il it would burst. My feet were pain
fully cold, and even when surrounded
with hot flannels and irons felt rs if
strong wind were blowing on them.
Next my right leg became paralyzed.
This gave me no pain, but it was ex-
ceedingly annoying. About this time |
began to spit blood most freely, although
my lungs were in perfect condition, and
L knew it did not come from them. Ny
physicians were careful and untiring
in their attentions, but unable to re-
lieve my sufferings. My neigh
bors and friends thought was dy-
ing and maLy called to sec me, fully
twenty-five on a single Sunday that 1
now recall. At last my agony seemed
to eliminate in the most intense, sharp
pains have ever known or heard of.
If red hot knives sharpened to the high
est degree had been run through my
body constantly they could not have
hurt me worse. / would spring up in
bed, sometimes as much as three feet,
cry out in my agony and long for death.
One night the misery was so intense
that / arc Q and attempted to 90 into
the next Toom, but was unable to lift
my swollen feet above the little thresh-
old that obstructeG them. fell back
upon the bod and gasped in my agony,
but felt unable even TO breathe. 1t
seemed like death.
''Severai years ago Rev DR.. j. +.
Rankin, now of Washington, was sta
toned here as pastor of the Congrega-
tional chu CHI. We all admired and re-
spected j m, and my wife remembered
seeing somewhere that he had spoken
in the highest terms of n preparation
which had cured some of his intimate
friends. We determined 10 try this
remedy, accordingly sent for it, and to
make long story short, it completely
restored my health, brought me back
from the grave, and owe all have in
the way of health and strength to Warn
er's Safe Cure, better known as Warm
er's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. am
positive that if l had taken this medi-
cine when | felt the first symptoms
above described, | might have avoided
all the agony | afterward endured, to
say nothing of the narrow escape had
from death. p"
In order that all possible facts bear
ing upon the subject might he known,
ca lied on DR.. Oscar +. Fassett, who
was for nineteen years United states
Examining Surgeon, and who attended
Mr.. Jacques during his sickness. He
stated that Mr.. Jacques had most pro-
nounced case of Albuminuria or Bright's
disease of the kidneys. That an analy-
sis showed the presence of albumen and
casts in great abundance and that he
was in a condition where few if any
ever recover. His recovery was due TO
Warmers Safe Cure.
Mr.. John w. Hobart, General Mana
ger of the Vermont Central railroad,
stated that Mr.. Jacques was one Of the
best and most faithful of his employees,
that his sickness had been an exceed
ingly severe one and the company were
not only glad to again have his ser
vices, but grateful to the remedy that
had cured so valuable man.
Mr.. James M. Foss, assistant super
intendent and master mechanic of the
Vermont Central railroad, is also able
to confirm this.
do not claim to be a great discover
err. but do think / have found in the
above most remarkable case and
knowing the unusual increase of
Bright's disease feel that the public
should have the benefit of il. 1t seems
to me remedy that can accomplish so
much IN the last stages, ought to do
even more for the first approach of this
deceptive yet terrible trouble. +. b.