Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-09
AN ARMY EXPERIENCE.
How an Old Veteran Escaped Annihi-
alatfon, and Lived 10 Imparta
warning Co Others.
[National 1ri5un< Of Washiagtoa :,

warning Co O0nerns
CNatioaal Tribune Of Wasaiastoa)
A pleasing. occurrence which has Just
come to our notice, in conn ection with
the New York state meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is so I'M
usual in many respects, that we venture
to reproduce it for the benefit of our
readers.
Captain Alfred Renson, of New York,
while pacing in the lobby OF The armory,
previous to one of the meetings, sud
denly stopped and scanned the face of
gentleman who was in earnest CONVEX
sation with one of the Grand Army Of
ficers. 1t seemed to him that he had
seen that face before, partially obscsr-
ed by the smoke of battle, and yet this
bright and pleasant countenance could
not be the same pale, and death-like Wis
age. which he so dimly remembered.
But the recollection, like Banquo's
ghost, would not down" at command.
and haunted him the entire day. On
the day following he again saw the
same countenance, and ventured to speak
20 its owner. The instant the two veter-
rams heard each others voices, that in
slant they recognized and called each
othSr by name. Their faces and FERNS
had changed, but their voices were tn
same. The man whonn Captain Rensom
had Re cognized was Mr. w Z. Sage, OF st.
Johns, Mich, a veteran Of the 23d n. Y.
Light Artillery, and both members of
Burnssde's famous expedition to North
Carolina. After the first greetings were
over, Captain Remson said:
1t hardly seems possible, Sage, to
see you in this condition, for thought
you must have becn dead long ago"
Yes, do not doubt it, fer if am not
mistaken, when we last met was occu-
plying couch in the hospital, victim
of yellow Jack in its worst form"
81 remember. The war seems to have
caused more misery since its close than
when it was in progress" replied the
Captain" Inject cid comrades frequently
who are suffering terribly, not so much
from old wounds as from the malarial
poisons which ruined their constitH-
tiohs."
81 think SO myself. When the war
closed l returned home and at times l
would feel well, but every few weeks
that COMPOUNDED .all-gone' feeling would
come upon me again. My nervous sys-
tenn, which was shattered IN the service,
failed me entirely and produced oae of
the worst possible cases of nervous
dyspepsia. Most Of the time had no
appetite; then again l would become
ravenously hungry, but the minute l
sat Down to eat loathed food. My skin
was dry and parched, my flesh loose and
flabby. l could hold nothing on my
stomach for days at time, and what
little did eat failed to assimilate. | Was
easily fatigued; my mind was depressed;
| was cress and irritable and many a
night my heart would pain me so could
not sleep, and when i did l had herria
dreams and frightful nightmares OF
course, these things came on one by one,
each worse than the other. My breath
was foul, my tongue was coated, my
teeth decayed. Ihad terrific headaches
which would leave my nervous system
completely shattered. In fact my ex-
istence, sisce the war, has been living
death, from which have often I.rayed
for release"
Couldn't the old surgeon do you any
good?'
Il wrote him and he treated me, put
like every other doctor, failed. They all
said my nerve was gone and without
that to build upon could not get we'll
When l was at my worst, piles of the
severest nature came upon me. Then
my liver gave out and without the use
of cathartics I could not move my bow
els at all. My blood got like stream of
! fire and seemed literally to burn me
alive"
"WeH you might better have died in
battle, quick and without ceremony"
How many times 1 have wished L
had died the day we captured Nsw-
berRew
"And yet you are now the picture OF
health
''And the picture is taken from life.
l am in perfect condition. My nerve tone
is restored; my stomach reinyigorated;
Eny flesh is hard and healthy; in fact |
hare new blood, new energy and new
lease of life wholly as the result of using
Warmers Tippecanoe. This remarkable
preparation, which | consider the finest
tonic and stomach restorer in :he world
has overcome all the evil influences of
malaria. all the poison of the army, all
traces of dyspepsia, all malasslmilatioa
Of food, and indeed made new man of
me"
The Captaia remained silent for
while evidently musing over bis recol
lections OF the past. When he again
raised his head he said:
ut would be godsend if all the vet
Grams who have suffered so intenss,l.
and also all others in the land W no ar
enduring SO much misery could k .Ow
of your experience, Sage, and the way
by which you have been restored"
And that is why the above coav, Is, :
finy, &c cd