Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-26
A Modern Resurrection.
A MIRACLE THAT Took PLACE IN
OUR MIDST UNKNOWN TO THE
PUBLIC-THE DETAILS IN
FULL.
(Detroit Free Press.)

took place here 10 our midst, mas just
come to our knowledge and will un-
doubtedly awaken as much surprise
and attract as great attention as it has
already 10 newspaper circles. The
facts are, briefly, as follows: Mr.. Will
liam A. Crombie's, a young man
formerly residing at Birmingham, a
suburb of Detroit, aud now Lying at
287 Michigan Avenue in this city, can
truthfully say that he has looked into
the future world and yet returned to
this. A representative of this paper
has inte rviewed him upon this impor-
tant subject and his experiences are
gwen to the public for the first time.
He said:
Il had been having most peculiar
sensations for long while. Ny head
felt dull and heavy; my oversight did
not seem 80 clear as formerly; my
appetite was uncertain and 1 was un
accountably tired. 1t was an effort 10
arise IN the morning and yet 1 could
not sleep at night My mouth tasted
badly, / had a faint sll.gone sensation
in the pit OF nv stomach that food did
not satisfy, while my hands aud feet
felt cold and clammy. I was nervous
and irritable. and lost all enthusiasm.
At times my head would seem 10 whirl
and my heart palpitated terribly. l
had no energy. no ambition, and l
seemed Indifferent Of the present and
thoughtless for the future. l tried TO
shake the feeling of and persuade N.Y.
self it was simply cold or a little
malaria. But it would not go. L was
determined not to give up, and so time
passed along aud all the while l was
getting worse. 1t was about this time
that noticed [ had begun to bloat
feartully. MY limbs were swollen 80
that by pressing my fingers upon them
deep depression would be made, My
face also began to enlarge, and con-
tinued to until could scarcely see ou'
Of my eyes. One of nav friends, de
sc.lbing my appearance at that ume'
said: IT is an animated something, bu'
I should like 10 know what In this
condition 1 passed several weeks OF the
greatest agony.
Finally, one Saturday night. the
misery eliminated. Nature could en-
drre. 7 became irrational and ap-
paren.ly insensible. Cold sweat gath
cred on my forehead my eyes became
glazed and my throat ratified.
seemed to be in another sphere ant
with other surroundings. knew moth
Ing Of what occurred around me, al
though l have since learned 1t wal
considered as death by those who stoo'
by. 1t was to me a quiet state, en'
vet one Of great agony. l was helpless
hopeless and pain was my only com
panion. l remember trying to SCI
what was beyond me, but the mist be
fore my eyes was too great. tried t.
reason, but had lost all power. tel
that It was death, aud realized hoV
terrible it was. At last the strain up
on nv mind gave way and all was
blank. How long this continued | d.
not know, but at last l realized To
presence of friends and recognized 10
other. I thea thought it was earth
~, "a not certain. gradually re
oo;rod cor 'ciousness, however, and To
pain lessened. found that my friend
L.1 au.,,r o,v 'uceusciousness. bee
giving me a prepara.. W" uAu n0ss ss
taken before, aud the mex. "A'' ~ ~,
the influence of Ibis treatm %I' lu'
bloating began to disappear aud :,
that time on 1 steadily improved, un,
ta.day I am as we'll as ever before in
ms life. have no traces Of the terrible
acute Brigh's disease, which so nearly
killed me, and all through the wonder
full instrumentality of Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy that brought me to
life after 1 was virtually in another
world.'
You have had an unusual expert
ence. Ny Cromble,' said the writer
who had been breathlessly listening to
the recital.
Yes, 1 think 1 have was the reply
and 1t has been a valuable lesson to
me. l am certain, thoug, there are
I thousands Of men and women at this
very moment who have the same all
meut which came so near killing me,
and they do not know it. 1 be.leye
kidney disease is the most deceptive
trouble in the world. 1t comes like
thief in the night. 1t has no certain
symptoms, but seems to attack eact
one differently. 1t is quiet, treacherou;
and all the more dangerous. 1t is kill
log more people. to-day. than any
other one complaint. II 1 bad The
mower would warn the entire worlc
gainst it and urge them TO remove il
from the system before il IS too la.e.
One OF the members OF the firm o
Whitehead & Mitchell, proprietors o
the Birmingham Eccentric, paid fra
ternal visit to this Office yesterday, anC
in the course Of conversation, Mr
Cromble's cane was mentioned.
II know about his Sickness said th'
editor, 'and h., remarkable recovery.
had his osiDjary all in type and anuOun
csd in the Eccentric that he could no
live until its next issue. 1t was Ger
lainly most wonderful case.'
Rev. A. 4. Bartlett. formerly pastor
of the NJ. Z. Church, at Birmingham,
and now Of SCHOOLGIRL, Mich., in re
sponse - telegram replied:
Mr.. w. A. Conbie. was a membe