The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-28


Unnown 60 the 1ablio-xhe Details
Detroit Free Press.)
One Of the most remarkable occurren-
ces 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 attention as it has already in news
paper circles. The facts are, briefly, as
follows: Mr.. William A. Crombie, a
young man formerly residing at Birming-
ham, suburb Of Detroit, and now iv-
ing at 287 Michigan Avenue in this city,
can truthfully say that he has looked
into the future world and yet returned
to this. A representative of this paper
has interviewed him upon this impor-
tant subject and his experiences are Civ
en- to the public for the first time. He
said: 49,
II had been having most peculiar SEN
sations for . long while. Ny head felt
dull and heavy ;my eyesight did not seem
clear as formerly ;my appetite was uncer-
tain and was unaccountably tired. It
was an effort to MISE in the morning and
yeti could not sleep at night. Ny mouth
tasted badly, lhad a faint all-gone sensa-
ton in the pit of my stomach that food
did not satisfy, while my hands and feet
were cold and clammy. was nervous
and irritable, and lost all enthusiasm. At
times my head would seem to whirl and
my heart palpitated terribly. I had no
energy, no ambition, and I seemed in
different of the present apd thoughtless
for the future. tried to shake the feel
ing off and persuade myself it was SIM
ply a cold or little malaria. But it
would not 60. I was determined not to
give up, and SO time passed along and all
the while was getting worse. It was
about this time that I noticed had be-
gun to bloat fearfully. Ny limbs were
swollen so that by pressing my fingers
upon them deep Impressions would be
made. My face also began to enlarge,
and continued to until I could scarcely
see out of my eyes. One ofmy friends,
describing my appearance at that time,
said: 1T is an animated something but
/ should like to know what" In this
condition I passed several weeks of the
greatest agony"
FINALLY, one Saturday night, the mis-
cry eliminated. Nature could endure
no more. I became irrational and ap-
parently insensible. Cold sweat gath
cred on my forehead; my eyes became
glazed and my throat ratified. Iseemed
to be in another sphere and with other
surroundings. I knew nothing of what
occurred around me, although I have
since learned it was considered as death
by those who stood by. It was to me a
quiet state, yet one of great agony. I
was helpless, hopeless and pain was my
only companion. I remember trying to
see what was beyond me, but the mist
before my eyes was too great. I tried to
reason, but I had lost all power. felt
that it was death, and realized how ter
rible it was. At last the strain upon my
mind gave way and all was blank. How
long this continued do not know, but
at last realized the presence of friends
and recognized my mother. T then
thoughtit was earth, but was not certain.
Igradually regained consciousness, how
ever, and the pain lessened. I found
that my friends had, during my uncon-
seriousness, been giving me preparation
I had never taken before, and the next
day, under the influence of this treat
ment, the bloating began to disappear
and from that time on steadily i'm
proved, until to-day am as 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
wonderful fundamentally of Warmers
Safe Cure, the remedy that brought me
to life after I was virtually in anothe,
world"
"You have had an unusual expert
ence. Mr.. Crombie," said the writer,
who had been breathlessly listening tc
the recital.
eyes I think I have," was the reply,
''and it has been a valuable lesson to
me. I 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 it. Ibeleve kid
ney disease is the the most deceptive
trouble in the world. 1t comes like q
thief in the night. It has no certain
symptoms, but seems to attack each enc
differently. It is quiet, treacherous, and
all the more dangerous. It is killing
more people, to day, than any other
one complaint. If I had the power !
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
Whitehead & Mitchell, proprietors of
the Birmingham Eccentric, paid a fra.
ternal visit to this Office yesterday, and
in the course of conversation, Mr.. Crom-
bie's name was mentioned.
II knew about his Sickness" said the
editor, land his remarkable recovery.
had his obituary all in type and an.
nounced in the Eccentric that he could
not live until its next issue. It was Ger.
tainly most wonderful case"
Rev. A. r. Bartlett, formerly pastor
of the NJ. E. Church, at Birmingham
and now of Schoolcraft, Mich, in re-
Spouse to telegram, replied:
''Mr. w. A. Crombie, was member
of my congregation at the time of his
sickness. The prayers of the church