Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
A Miracle that Took FIaco in Our Midst
Unknown to the Public--The
"Details in Full.
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One of the most remarkable occurrences
ever given to the public, which took place
here in our midst, has just come to our
Knowledge and will undoubtedly awaken
as much surprise and attract as great at
tentirn it has already in newspaper
circles. The facts are, briefly, as ful!owS:
Mr.. William a. Cronh:c, young man
formerly residing at birmingham, a suburb
of Detroit, and now living at Is. Michigan
Ayonuo in this city, can truthfully say that
he has looked into the future world ana YET
returned to this. A representative of this
paper has iuterviewed him upon thls mn
por;ant subject and his experiences are
given to tho public for tie first time. de
said:
Il Lad been having most peculiar scnsa-
tions for a long while. My head felt dun
and heavy; my eyesight did not seem so
clear rs formerly; my appetite was uncer-
tam and l was unaccountably tired. IL
was an effort to arise in the morning and
y"t | could not sleep at night. My mouth
tasted badly, had faint nii-5onc sSnSa-
,ion in the pit of my stomach THAT food uld
not satisfy, while my hands ana feet lett
cold and c.ammy. l was nervous and lrrl-
table, and lost all cnthusiasn. AT times
my head would S en- to whiri and my heart
palpitatod terribly. l had no energy, no
ambition, and l seemed indifferent of the
present and thoughtless for tho future. l
tried to shake the feeling of and pursuade
myself II was simply cold or a little ma
laria. But it would not go was deter,
mined not to give up, and SO tIlno passed
along and all the while was getting worse.
1t was about this time that l notlcsi had
begun to bloat fcarfully. My limbs were
swollen that by pressing my fingers
upon them deep deprosSions would 10
made. Ny face also teGan to enlarge, and
continued 10 until l could scarcely sec out
of my eyes. One of my friends, descrlb-
ing my appearance at that time, said; 1T
is an animal cd SOnlethjng, but should like
to know what In this condition passed
several weeks of the greatest agony.
all SAT- lax nj, tlIt,I m q
eliminated. Nature could endure no more.
l became irrational and apparently tnscnsi,
BILE Cola sweat gathero,' on my ioretlead;
my eyes became glazed and my throat
ratified. l seemed to be in another sphere
and with other surroundings. knew
nothing of what occurred around me, al
though l have since learned IL was con-
sidcre1 as death by those who stood by.
1t was to me quiet state, and yet one of
great agony. l was helpless, hopeless, and
pain my only companion. remcm-
ber trying to see what was beyond me, but
the mist before my eyes was too great. |
tried to reason, but had lost all power. l
felt that it was death, and realized how
terrible it was. AT last the strain upon
my mind gave way and all was blank.
How long this continued l do not know,
but at last IrealiZed the presence o! friends
and recognized my mother. L then thought
it was earth, but was not certain. l grad
ualiy regained consciousness, however, and
the pain lcssened. l found that my friends
had, during my Inconsistencies, been CIV
ing me a preparation had never taken be-
fore, and the next day, under the influence
of this treatment, the bloatinS began TO
disappear and from that time on l steadily
improved, until to-day am we'll as ever
before in my life, have no traces of the
terrible acute Bright's disease, which so
nearly killed me, and all through the won
derful instrumentality of Warmers SAFE
Cure, the remedy that brought me I o life
after was virtually in another worhi."
You have had an unusual experience,
Mr.. Crombie," said the writer who had
been breathlessly listening to the recital.
Yes, l think 1 have" was the reply,
"and it has been a valuable lesson 10 me.
l am certain, though, there are thousands
of men and women at this very moment
who have the same ailment which came so
near killing me, and they do not know il.
/ believe kidney disease is the most decep-
tive trouble in the world. 1t comes like
thief in the night. 1t has no certain symp-
toms, but seems to attack each one differ
emily. 1t is quiet, treacherous, and all the
more dangerous. 1t is killing more people,
to-day, than any other one complaint. II
1 had the power I would warn the entire
world against it and urge them to remove
it from the system before it is too late"
One of the members of the firm of White
head & Mitchell, proprietors of the Bir-
mingham Eccentric, paid fraternal visit
to this office yesterday, and in the course
mentioned.
81 knew about his Sickness" said the
editor, " and his rerSarkable recovery. /
had his obituary all in type and announced
its next issue. 1t was certainly most
wonderful case"
Rev. A. r. Bartlett, formerly pastor of
the NJ. Z. Church, at BIZ minGham, and now
of Schoolcraft, Mich, in response to a tele-
gram, replied:
Mr.. w. A. Crombie was a member of
my congregation at the time of his sick
ness. The prayers of the church were re-
quested for him on two different occasions.
I was with him the day he was reported by
his physicians as dying, and consider his
a n mir
Not one person in a million ever comes
so near death as did Mr.. Crornbie and then
recover, but the men and women who are
drifting toward the same end are legion.
To note the slightest symptoms, to realize
their significance and to meet them in time
by the remedy which has been shown to be-
most efficient, is duty from which there
can be no escape. They are fortunate who
do shis; they are on tho sure road to death
who neglect it