The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-01
OUT OF THE DEPTHS.
our Correspondents Researches and
a Remarkable Occurrence
He Describes.

MOoofo' GUtG1Io. Aho uPPS1 P~A
tion Of Vermont Is one Of the pleas
ATTEST regions in America during
the summer and one of the bleakes1
during the winter. 1t affords ample
opportunity for the tourist, provid
ing he chooses the proper season
but the present time Is not that sea-
son. Still there are men and women
here who not only endure the CHI
mate, bat praise it unstintingly, ano
that, too, in the face of physica
har0ships the most intense. The
writer heard of striking illustration
of this a few days since which is
given herewith:
Mr.. Joseph Jacques ia connected
with the Vermont Central Railroad
in the capacity of master mason.
He is well advanced in years, with a
ruddy complexion and hale appear
ance, while his general bearing is
such as to instantly impress one with
his strict honor and integrity. Sew.
eral years ago he became afflicted
with most distressing troubles, which
prevented the prosecution of his
| duties. He was languid, and yet
restless, while at times a dizziness
would come over him which seemed
almost binding. His will power
was strong, and he determined not
to give way to the mysterious fnfiu-
ence which seemed undermining his
life. But the pain and annoying
symptoms were stronger than his
will, and he kept growing gradually
worse. About that time he began
to notice 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 sew
eral weeks passed by, until finally
one night, while in great agony, he
discovered that his feet had, in q
short while, swollen to enormous
proportions. The balance of the
narrative can be best described in
his own words. He said:
"When my wife discovered the
fact that L was so blOated, size sent
for the doctor Immediately. He
made a most careful examination
and pronounced me in very serious
condition. Notwithstanding his
care, l grew worse, and the swelling
Of my feet gradully EXTEND
ed upward in my body.
The top of my head panied me ter.
ribly; indeed, so badly that at times
it seemed almost as if it would
burst. My feet were painfully cold,
and even when surrounded with
hot fannels and irons felt as if a
strong wind were blowing on then.
Next my right leg became par
alyzed. This gave me no pain, but
1T was exceedingly annoying.
About this time 1 began to spit
blood most freely, although my
lungs were in perfect condition, and
/ knew it did not come from them.
My physicians were careful and un-
firing in their attentions, but un~
able to relieve my sufferings. My
and friends thought | was
dying and many called to see me,
fully twenty-five on s single Sunday
that I now recall. At last my agony
seemed to eliminate in the most in
tenee, sharp pains I have ever
known or heard of. If redhot
knives sharpened to the highest
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
fest, cry out in my agony and long
for death. One night the misery was
so intense that Iarose and attempted |
TO go into the next room, but |
was unable to lift my swollen feet |
above the little threshold that OBJ.
structed them. [ fell back upon the |
bed and gasped in my agony, but |
FELT unable even to breathe. It |
seemed Like death.
Several years ago Rev. DR.. j. E.
Rankin, now of Washington, was
stationed here SIS pastor of the Con-
church. We all admired
and respected him, and my wife re-
seeing somewhere that
be had spoken in the highest terms
)f a preparation which bad cured
some of his intimate friends. We
determined to try this remedy, ac-
sent for it, and, to make q
ong story short, it completely re.
stored nay health, brought me back
rom the grave, and owe all I have
n the way of health and strength to
Warmers Safe Cure. better known
rs Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. L am positive that if / had
aiken this medicine when / felt the
irst symptoms above described,
night have avoided all the agony I
,fterward endured, to say nothing
If the mario " escape [ had from
leath."
In order that all possible facts
bearing upon the subject might be
known, called on DR.. Oscar F.
Fassett, who was for nineteen
years United States Examining
surgeon, and who attended
Mr.. Jacques during his sick
ness. He stated that Jacques
lad a most pronounced case of Al.
ouminuria or Bright's disease of the
kidneys. That an analysis showed
he presence of albumen and casts
n great abundance and that he was
n a condition where few if any ever
His recovery was due to
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