The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-04-05
4 DANGEROUS AMBUSCADE.
Discovered Barely in Tfms-The Nest
Deceptive and Luring, OF 1Iodera
Evils Graphically Described.
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/ Something Of q sensation was caused in
this city yesterday by a rumor that one of
our best known citizens was about to pub
fish statement concerning some unusaal
experiences during his residence In SYRIA
cuse. How the rumor oris inated it Is i'm
possible to say, but. q reporter immediate
ly sought Dr.. S. q. Martin. the zen Iemsn-
in question, and secured the following in-
terview: q sl-.dlfi ss sstfts -zz7ss<
2" What about this rumor, Doctor. that
you are going to make public statement
of sCm- important mat ers"
:" Just about the same as you will find in
all rumors-solne truth; some ficoion. /
had con enpla ed max ng publication of
some remarkable episodes that have oc-
CURED in my Life, bu5 have not coinpjeted
IL as yet" Lett
"What is the nature OF it, may 1 inquirey'
"Why, the fact that I am a fllima 4 being
ms cad of spirit. have passed through
one II tine most wonder I'll ordeals that err
haps ever occurred o auy man. the first
intlmation ! had OF il was several years
ago, wuen began to I ell chilly at night
and re ,tless after retiring. occasionally
this would be varied by o soreness OF The
muscles and cramps in, my q ms and legs.
thought, as most people would think, that
it was only a cold aud 50 pail as little at
tentIon to it as possible. Shortly after
this noticed pecu lar catarrhal trouble
and my throat also became infiamed. As
if e. is were not variety enough ielS sharp
paius in my caest, and aconstant tendency
10 Q idac e." SIt; ast ~ b 1854
why didn't you take the matterin hand
ard check il right where it wasr' eyt2as
why doesn't everybody do sol Sim
ply because they think it Is only some tri-
fling and passing di order. These troubles
did not come all at once and / thought IL
unmanly to heed them. 4 have found,
though, that every physical neglect must
be pail for and with large interest. Men
can not draw drafts on their constitution
WITHOUT honoring them sometimes. These
MINOR symptoms / have described, grew
until they were & ants of agony. ] became
more nervous; had strange duttering Of
the heart, an inability to draw . long
breath and anaoccesioaal numbness thai
was terribly suggestive Of paralysis. How
could hav. been SO blind as not to under
stand what this meant Lean not imagine"
sand did you do nothingW
ayes, travelled. In he spring of 1879
went to Kansas and Colorado, and while
in Denver, was attacked with mysteri.
GUS hemorrhage of the urinary organs and
lost TIVE ity pounds of fesr in three weeks.
One day after my return was taken with
terrible chill and at once advanced to q
very severe attack of pneumonia My left
lung soon entirely q led vita water and
my legs and body became twice their nat
uraI size. was obi ged to sit upright in
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 yoursellr'
ayes, made frantic efforts Itried ev-
cry thing that seemed to offer the least
prospect of relief. called . council Of
doctors and had them make an exhaustive
chemical and microscopicaA examination
of my condition. Five of the best physi-
clans Of Syracuse and several from anoth-
er city said must dieI
1t seemed as though their assertion was
true for my feet became cold, my mouth
parched, my eyes wore fixed CLASSY
stare, my DO iy was covered with cold,
clammy death sweat, and read my fate
In the anxious expressions Of my family
and friends"
But the fndle?"
"Came at last. My wife, aroused to
desperation, beam to administer remedy
upon her own responsibility and while
8 ew better very SLOWLY, gained ground
surely un IL, In brief, have no trace Of the
terrible Brights di ease from VIII CHI was
dying, and am perfectly well man. This
may sound like q romance. but it is true,
and my life, health and what am are due
to Warmers Safe Cure, which I wish was
known to and use by the THOUSANDS who,
believe, are suffering this minute as was
originally. Does not such an experience
as this justify me In making public state
ment?n
"Itcertainly does. But then Bright's dis
ease is not common complaint, DOCTOR"
Not 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 a person may have 1t for years, each
year .tting more and more in its power
q id not suspect IL. It is quite natural
while my wife is even more so than am.
She knows Of its being used with surpris-
Ing results by many ladies for their own
p culiar ailments, over which 1t has singu-
lar power"
The statement drawn out by the above
in erv ew is andy confirm d by very
many OF our most prominent citizens,
among them being Judge Reigel. and
Cob ell James s. Goodrich. OF the Times,
while General Dwight H. Bruce and Rev.
Pro. w. P. Coddiagton, d. D., g We the
remedy their heartiest endorsement. In
tins age of wonders, surprising things are
quite common but an experience so unu ual
as that of DR.. Martins and occurring here
in our midst. may well caus comment and
teach lesson. IL shows the necessity of
guarding the slightest approach of lysi-
cal disorder and by the means which has
been proven the most reliable aud efficient.
l. shows the dep to which one car sink
and yet BE- rescued and 1t proves that lew
people need suffer il these truths are OBJ
served.