Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-12-24
now HE ESCAPED.
The Strange Story of a Doctors PERSONAL
Experience.
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The HERALD lays the following state
ment before its readers with the assurance
that it ls undoubtedly true in every par
ticular. The writer is well and widely
known citizen and his case is familiar TO q
LARGE number Of our readers
To The Editor Of the Herald: SIR:
dislike the notorIety OF newspaper
letter over my own signature, but IN This
matter duty compels me. AS many are
aware, | was for years in feeble condl-
t;ou, many people expecting my death at
auy time. In 1879, while at Denver, Col
orsdo. | was attacked with mysterious
hemorrhsge. 1 lost 20 pounds OF flesh in
three weeks came home utterly broken
down. My physicians said some pecull-
srity Of the western climate produced the
disorder. 1 made the journey again a
few months later, however, without Ill
effects, bat on my return home ! was
prostra,ed with pneumonia. My left lung
soon entirely filed, and my legs and body.
became twice their natural size. | was
Obliged to sit upright in bed for several
weeks In the midst of the severest
agony, with my arms over my head. l
was In constant fear of suffocatlon. Many
a night had deadly sinking spells.
When the pneumonia abated the hemor-
rhages returned. My legs were twisted
with cramps, my skin was very hot and
dry, my blood circulated unevenly, my
mouth was psrched, | was tormented with
the paius of gravel and mucus in my
fluids, and my back ached excrucia!lngly.
1 did not know what was my especial
disorder, but in April, 1881, council OF
riye of the best physicians OF Syracuse
said could not possibly recover. They
advised me to try the virtues of certain
mineral spring. With pItiful helplessness
/ dragged myself to the cars, hui was
Obliged to stop over at Worcester, Mass.
There | was again thoroughly examined
by fifteen physicians, who concurred that
l was incurable. Nevertheless, 1 contln-
ued my journey to the springs, remained
there several weeks, but returned home
without benefit or hope.
My disorder was for years sapping and
mining my constitution before the
final attack was made. First | had chills
and fever, then severe and protracted cold,
then restlessness at night, nervous irrits-
bility by day, constantly distressing back
ache, unusual disposition TO catarrh, pam
IL the chest, torpid liver, headache and
dull sensation in the base OF the BRAIN.
For five years painful rheumatic pains
affected my knee. Stomach and bowel
arrangements came IN their turn, with an
occasional fiutterIng of my heart, and an
inability TO draw a long breath; quick ia
tigue followed much conversation; irregu-
larity OF appetite succeeded. FItful pains
of q neuralgic order fitted about my body,
and after day of hard work my arms
would feel numb, so often had fears OF
paralysls. So terrible at times did my
back and arms ache that at the close OF
work would lie on my couch for an hour
with arms appraised in vain attempt for re-
lief. After a night of restlessne and
halluciuations, | would awake IN the
morning with such distressing heaGscne
that could not ARISE until had drunk
cup of strong coffee or tea
The disease which had fastened on me
dunng all these years my physicians said
was Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, pro-
nounced by every medical authority to be
lncurable. Having exhausted all author
lied remedies, | dismissed my medical
attendants and began the use of Wsrner's
Safe Cure IN December, 1881. 1 faith
fully perseveTed for two and one-half years,
and it has saved my life and preserved my
heath, tOhea tt0e,ity Of the most conn
peteit physicians said 1 cOutd not re-
cOUer. have taken over 200 bottles,
following all diet rules and directions.
lhave hitherto refrained from publishing
details of my case. because | wished to
secure permanent effects before stating re.
suits, but as have been comparatively a
well man tor the last two years and able
TO attend to my business daily, wholly
thr, ugh the preparation named, | feel that
ought to spread It's merits before the
world. If you see fit TO publish what l
have written shall be gratified.
Yours, etc,
DIR. S. g. MARTIN.
Syracuse, ". T., Oct. 10, 1884.