Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
HOW HE ESCAPED.
The Strange Story of a Doctor's Personal
 Experience.
[sYracuse. N. l.. HerAld.l


 The HERALD lays tho following statement before its readers with the assurance that 1t is undoubtedly true in every particular. The writer is & well and widely known citizen and his case is familiar to large number of our readers.
 To ho Editor of R.e Herald: SIR, dislike the notoriety of a newspaper letter over my own signature, but in this matter duty compels me. As many are aware, I was for years in feeble condition, many people expecting my death at any time. In 1879, while at Denver, Col, was attacked with 6 mysterious hemor- rhage. lost 20 lbs of flesh in three weeks. came home utterly broken down. My phy- scians said some peculiarity of the western climate produced the disorder. I made the journey again few months later, however, without i'll effects, but on my return home l was prostrated with pneumonia. My left lung soon entirely filed and my legs and body be- came twice their natural size. Twas obliged to sit upright in bed for several weeks in the midst of the seYerest agony, with my arms over my head. was in constant fear of suffo. cation. Many a night had deadly sinking spells. When the pneumonia abated the hemorrhages returned. My legs were twisted with cramps, my skin was very hot and dry, my blood circulated unevenly my mouth was parched, was tormented with the pains of gravel and muous in my haids, and my back ached excruciatingly.
 did not know what was my especial dis order, but in April, 1881, & council of five of the best physicians of Syracuse said could not possibly recover. They advised me to try the virtues of Q certain mineral spring. With pitt iful helplessness dragged myself to the cars but was obliged to stop over at Worcester, Mass. There I was again thoroughly examined by 15 physicians, who concurred that was incura- ble. Nevertheless, a continued my journey to the springs, remained there several weeks, but returned home without benefit or hope.
 My disorder was for years sappng and min | ing my constitution before the final attack was made. First had ohills and fever, then severe and protraoted cold, then restlessness at night, nervous irritability by day, constantly distressing backache, unusual disposition to | catarrh, pain in the chest, torpid liver, head | ache and dull sensation in the base ot the | brain. For five years painful rheumatic pains | affected my knee. Stomach and bowel de- engagements came in their turn, with an occa- sional fluttering of my heart, and an inability | to draw long breath; quick fatigue followed | much conversation; irregularity of appetite | succeeded. Fitful pains of a neuralgia order | fitted about my body and after day of hard | work, my arms would feel numb, 80 often had fears of paralysis. So terrible at times did work would lie on my couch for an hour with | arms upraised in vain attempt for relief After Il 6 night of restlessness and Authorizations, l Il would awake in the morning with such a dis dressing headache that l could not arise until | l had drunk cup of strong coffee or tea. The disease which had fastened on me dur | ing all these years my physicians said was | Brights disease of the kidneys, pronounc co | by every medical authority to be incurable. | Having exhausted all authorized remedies, l | dismissed my medical attendants and began the use of Warmers safe cure in December r, 1881. faithfully persevered for two and one | half years, and 1t has saved my life and re- stored my health, lolleH ttoenty of de most com. | petent physicians said coitld not recoUer. | have taken over 200 bottles, following all diet | rules and directions.
 have hitherto refrained from publishing | details of my case, because I wished to secure permanent effects before stating results, but c, have been comparatively a well man for th, last two years and able to attend to my bust ness daily, wholly through the preparation named, feel that ought to spread it's merits before the world. If you see At to publish what have written shall be gratihed.
 Yours, etc., DR. s. c. MARTIN
 SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct t6, 1884