Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-08
A DANGEROUS AMBUsCADE.
Discovered Barely in Time-Thc Most
Deceptive and Luring of Modern
Evils Graphically Described.
ISurncuse Journul.l

sLoA'S WV WV JttsJ 1
: Something of q sensation was caused in
this city yesterday by a rumor that one of
our best known citizens was about to pub.
lish a statement concerning some unusual
experiences during his residence in Syria.
cuse. How tile rumor originated it is inn
possible to say, but a reporter Immediate
ly sought Dr.. S. G. Martin. the gentleman
in question, and secured the following in.
terview:
What about this rumor, Doctor, that
you are going to make a public statement
OF some important mattersW
Jus about the same as you will find in
all cumbersome truth; some fiction. I
mad contemplated making a publication of
some remarkable episodes that have oc.
CURED in my life, but have not completed
it Is yet"
Why, the fact that l am a human being
instead of q spirit. / have passed through
one OF the most wonderful ordeals that per-
haps ever occurred to any man.. The first
lntlnation l had of it was several years
ago, when I began to feel chilly at night
and restless after retiring. Occasionally |
this would be varied by a soreness of the
muscles and cramps i'll my arms and legs.
! fRRseSnght, as most people would think, that
tAs1sEsE1;Std a peculiar catarrhal trouble
andsENsAfhroat also became infamed. As
Il ghlHssAsre not variety enough l felt sharp
pains IN my Chest, and a constant tendency
81 headache"
al d check it right where it was"
n Why doesn't everybody do SO? Sim.
nj ? because they think it is only some tri-
f g aud passing disorder. These troubles
d not come all at once and I thought it
u manly to heed them, l nave found,
nj ,1ph f1of wow vohuciro1 -..-A
b paid for and with large interest. Men
CT; ! not draw drafts on thelr constitution
ul lhout honoring them sometimes. These
nnor symptoms l have described, grew
Until they were giants of agony. I became
mlore nervous; had a strange autSering of
6Geath and a occasional numbness that
was terribly suggestive 81 pail par 81 a1y ysis: How
l could have been so blind as not to UNDER
stand what this meant 1 can not ilnagine.n
"And did you do nothingW
Eyes, I travelled. In the spring of 1879
l went to Kansas and Colorado, and while
in Denver, l was attacked with a mysteri.
lost twenty pounds of flesh in three weeks.
One day after my return 1 was taken with
a terrible chill and at once advanced to a
very severe attack of pneumonia. My left
lung soon entirely filled with water and
my legs and body became twice their nat
IL q oAAcs L was OD1iR6u ~ SlU upIlRuU Ill
bed for several weeks in the midst of the
severest agony, with my arms over my
head, and in constant fear of suffocation."
And did you still make no attempt to
save yourself"
Yes, l made frantic efforts. Tried ev.
cry thing that seemed to offer the least
prospect of relief. l called a council of
doctors and had them make an exhaustive
chemical and microscopical examination
of my condition. Five Of the best phYsi-
clans of Syracuse and several from anoth-
er city said l must die!
1t seemed as though their assertion was
true for my feet became cold, my mouth
parched, my eyes wore q fixed CLASSY
stare, my body was covered with u cold,
clammy death sweat, and 1 read my fate
in the anxious expressions of my family
and friends"
"But the ,~tndle:?"
"Came at last. My wife, aroused to
npon her OWL responsibility and while !
grew better very slowly, l gained ground
surely until, in brief, l have no trace Of the
terrible Brights di ;ease from which l was
dying, and am a perfectly we'll man. This
may sound like u romance. but it is true,
and my life, health and what 1 am are due
to Warmers Safe Cure, which I wish was
known to and used by tho thousands who,
1 believe, are suffering this minute as ! was
originally. Does not such an experience
as this justify me in making public state
ment"
"Itccrtainly does. But then Bright's dis.
case is not a common complaint, Doctor"
mot common! On the contrary it is
one of the most common. The trouble is,
few people know they have it. 1t has SO
few marked symptoms until its final stages
that q person may have it for years, each
year getting more and more in its power
and not suspect it. 1t is quite natural 1
should feel enthusiastic over this remedy
while my wife is even more so than l am.
She knows of its being used with surpris-
ing results by many ladies for their own
peculiar ailments, over which it has singu-
lar power"
The statement drawn out by the above
interview is amply confirmed by very
many Of our most prominent citizens,
among them being Judge Reigel. and
Colonel James S. Goodrich, of the Times,
while General Dwight H. Bruce and Rev.
Prof. W. P. Coddington, D. D., give the
remedy their heartiest endorsement. In
this age of wonders, surprising things are
quite common but an experience so unusual
as that of DR.. Martins and occurring here
in our midst. may well cause comment and
teach a lesson. It shows the necessity of
guarding the slightest approach Of physi-
cal disorder and by the means which has
been proven the most reliable and efficient.
1t shows the depth to which one can sink
and yet be rescued and it proves that few
people need suffer if these truths are OBJ
served.
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