The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-22
(I~toit Free Press.)

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(I~frou Free Press.)
One OF the most remarkable occurrences
ever given 20 The public, which took place
here Ia our midst, has just come 70 our
knowledge and Will undoubtedly awaken
as much surprise and attract a. great az
tention ns Il has already IN newspaper
circles. The facts are. briefly, al follows:
Ar. William A. Crombie, q young man
formerly residing at Birmingham. 4 suburb
o. betroit, and now living " ~ Aichiga IN
Avenue IL Ills city, can %trutAfully say that
he has-lookcd into the future world and yet
returned 70 this. "A representative OF this
paper has interviewed him upon this inn
portant subject and his experiences are
given 70 the public Tor tue first time. He
said:
~ had been having most peculiar scnsa-
iions for Z long while. Ny head felt dull
and heavy; my eyekight did not seem 80
clear 8 formerly; my appetite was unc~r-
was an effort 20 ari<s ia the morning and
yet l could not sleep at night. Ny mouth
tasted badly. l had . faint all-gone sensa-
ti0n In Tho pit Of my tomac tuat food did
not satisfy. while my hands and feet felt
cold and ciammy. ! was nervous and irri-
table, aud LOST all enthusiasm. At times
my bead would ssem towhiri aud my heart
p~alpitated terribly. 1 had no energy, no
ambition. and l seemed indifferent II tie
| present and t~couehtiess for the future. /
| tried 70 shake tie feeling on and pursuade
myself N wss simply . cold or : little ma
mined not - give ~, and 80 time passed
along andrii The while l was getting WORSE.
IL WAS about this time that ! noticed l had
begun 70 bloat fearfullv. NY limbs wore
swollen 80 that w pressing my fingers
upon them deep deyressions would be
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continuedto until ! could scarcely ses OUT
Of my eyes. Que u my friends, descrih-
Ing my appearance - that time, said ~
Is an anilne<<d sOm<tixA1, but ! should like
20 know what In this condition 4 passed
several weeks Of The greatest agony.
FINALLY, one Saturday night, the misery
eliminated. Nature could endure no more.
] became irrational and apparently insensi-
bic. Cold sweat gathered on my fofencad;
my eyes became glazed and my throat
ratified. seemod T. be In another sphere
and with other surroundings. knew
though l have since learned II was con
sidcred as death by those who stood by.
II was 20 me q quiet state, and yet ono OK
great agony. 4 WAS helpless, hopeless, and
pain was my only companion. l remeni-
Der trying 70 see what was beyond me, but
the mist Lefore m eyes was too great. I
tried 10 reason. but I had lost all power. l
felt that il was death, n realized how
terrible Il was. AZ last the strain upon
my mind co<e way q all was q blank.
How long this continued 1 do not know,
hut AZ last realized the presence Of friends
and recognized my mother. 4 then thought
II was earth, but We not certain. grad
unliy reRained CONSEQUENCES, however, and
the pain lesscned. ! found that my friends
had, during my Inconsistencies, been Civ
ing me q preparation / had never taken be-
fore, and the next day, under the influence
80 ~ 4xuU&..U<& 80. EI|u|ImM |.4MuU ~.
disappear and from that time on ! steadily
improved, until to-day ! am as well as ever
before III nv life. have no traces of the
terrible acute Brixht's disease. which 90
nearly killed nie. and AL through shc won
dcrful insfrumcnfality or Warmers Safe
Cure. the remedy thai brought me 70 life
after 1 was virtually in another world
1" You have had an unusual experience.
Mr.. Cromh6c.r said the writer who had
been brrathlessly listening 70 the recital.
Yes, ! think ! have" was the reply,
"and 1t has been = valuable lesson 70 me.
! an certain, though. tLere are thousands
Of men and women az this very monient
who have the same ailmcnt which came 50
near killing ms, and they do not know II.
I believe kidney di~crsc Is the most dcccp-
tive trouble IN the world. Il comes like q
thief IN the night. II has no certain synip-
toms, but seems % attack each one diftef-
entity. II II quiet, trcochcrous, and all the
more dangerous. II II killing more people,
to-day. than any other one complaint. n
had the power I would warn the entire
world against II md urge them TO remov
II from the system before X Il too latc.v
One Or the member 81 the firm 81 White
head a Mitchell, proprietors q The Biz
mmgham Eccentric, paid a fraternai visit
70 this office yesterday, and IL the course
Of conversation, Mr.. Crombic's name was
mentioned.
~ knew about his Sickness said tho
editor. "and his rc1Sarkable recovery. l
had his obituary al II type and announced
in the Err1nfric that lie could not live until
rs next issue. II was certainly q most
wonderful case"
Rev. "A. II Bartlett. formerly pastor of
the NJ. II. Church. AZ birmingham, and now
Of schooicraft, Mich, IA response n q telc-
gram, replied:
"Nr. M. "A. Crombie was . member o.
nv congregation at the time of his sick
ness. The prayers OK the church were re-
qncstcd for him on Two different occasions.
was with him the day ~ was reported ~
his physicians rs dying, and consider bis
recovery almost a mirnc1e.'
Not one person IN \ million ever comes
81 near death az did Mr. trOmhie ana then
recover. but the men and women who are
drifting toward Tie Same end are legion.
10 note Tho slightest symptoms, 10 realize
their Significance and 10 meet them III timc
IN the remedy which has becn shown 70 h.
most efficient. Il q duty from which there
can be no escape. They are fortunate who
40 this: they are on the sure road % death
who neglect Il.