The Osceola times., 1884-05-17
A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and seli-Tnnicted
Death. His sons final Rescue. Too
Late to save His Parent,

Late to Save His Parent.
The graphic occurrence that is de
scribed below is one of the mos. remark
able episodes in the domestic history o
America. 1t is absolute truth which car
readily be verified.
The inhabitants of the pleasant towr
| of Cortland, n. Y, were shocked one
morning by the announcement chat Mr.
| Clinton RIndge, one OF their most prom.
| inent ciuzens, had committed suicide
Ihe news spread rapidly and aroused
the entire nelghbUrhCod where Mr.
kindge was SO well and fAvorably known
| At tiIst it seemed impossible that any
one 50 quiet and domestic could do 30
rash deed, and the inquiry was head
| on every side rs to the cause. The tacls
as developed ON investigation proved TO
he as follows:
Mr.. Rindge was domestic in his tastes
and took the greatest enjoyment in the
society Of his children ana PRIDE in then
development. And indeed he had good
reason 10 be proud 10. they gave PROMISE
OF Iona .4,os of success ana usefulness,
But an evil day came. HIS youngest son,
William, began to show signs OF AN early
| decay. lie ielt unusually aired each DAY,
and would sometimes sleep the entire
afternoon ii permitted to do 80. His
head panied nim, not acute.y, but with
q dull, heavy teellng. There was sinK-
Ing sensation at the pit Of his stomach.
lie lost all relish for Iood and much OF
his interest for things about him. lie
tired maniully to overcome these feel
ings, but they seemed stronger than ms
viii. lie began 10 lose mesh rapidly.
The father became alarmed and consult
ed physicians as 10 the cause OF his son's
illness, but they were unable to explain.
Finally severe sores broke out ON his
arms and he was taken to Buffalo where
painful operation was performed re-
suitlng in the loss of mucn blood but
attoinIng little relief. The young man
returned home and council OF ply.
sicians was called. Alter an exhaustlve e
examination they declared there WAS no
hope OF final recovery an that he must
die within a very few days. To describe
tie agony which this announcement
caused the father would be impossible.
His mind failed to grasp its full meaning
at hrst; then finally seemed to compre-
hend it, but the load was too great. In
an agony Of frenzy he seized knife ana
took his own life, preierring death rather
than to survive his idolized son. At that
time William Rindge was too weak TO
know what was transpiring. His face
had turned black, his breath ceased en-
tirely at times, and his friends waited
for his death believing that the fiend
Bright's disease of the kidneys, from
winch he was suffering could not be re-
moved. In this supreme moment
Williams sister came forward and de-
clared she would make a final attempt
to save her brother. The doctors inter
posed, assuring her it was useless and
that she would only hasten the end by
the means she proposed to employ. But
she was ficm, and putting all back, ap-
preached her brothers side and admin
lstered remedy which she fortunately
had on hand. Within an hour he SEEM
ed more easy, and before the day was
over he showed slghs of decided i'm
provement These favorable signs con-
linued, and to-day William b. Rindge is
well, having been virtually raised from
the dead through the marvellous power
of Warmers Safe Cure, as can be readily
verified by any citizen of Cortland.
Any one who reflects upon the facts
above described must have feeling o..
sadness. The father dead by his own
hands, supposing his sons recovery to
be impossible; the son restored to health
TO mourn the loss of his father and the
agonized relatives with memory OF sad
ness to forever darken their lives. Had
Clinton Rindge known that his son
could recover he would to-day be alive
and happy, but the facts which turned
mis- BRAIN and caused him to commit
suicide were such as any one would ac-
cept as true.
However sad this case may be. the
truth remains that thousands of people
are at this moment in as great actual
peril as William Rindge and in as great
danger of causing misery if not death To
their friends. Liver and kidney diseases
are become the most common and most
dangerous of any or all modern CON-
plants. They are the most deceptive in
their beginnings and horrible in their
final stages. They are far more deceptive
than Consumption, and can rarely be
detected even by skillful physicians un-
less microscopic analysis be resorted to,
and few doctors understand how to do
this. Their slightest approach, or pos
sibility OF approach should strike terror
to the one who is threatened as well as
to all his OF her friends. These diseases
have no distinct symptoms, but come in
the form OF lassitude, loss of appetite.
aching muscles and joints, dull head
aches, pains in the back, stomach and
chest, sour stomach, recurring signs oil
cold. irregular pulsation of the heart, ard
freduent dizziness. If neglected, these
symptoms are certain to run into chronic
kidney and liver or Br gLt disease, from
which there is sure to be great amount
Of agony and only ore means of escape,
which is by the use of Warmers Safe
Cure. The importance of taking this
great remedy upon the slightest appear
ance of any Of the above symptoms can
not be too strongly impressed upon the
minds of all readers who desire 10 escape
death and pain and prolopg life with all
its pleasures and blessings.