Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-27
THE Old MANS pRA YER.
rraviaentfallY Answ cred, nfut
la very gnexpected way.

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CHuRcHv1LLE, Y y. Nov Is. 1885,.
To the Editor Of sac Democrat and ehron-
sla:~ihe experlenea Of any person o.
tending over long pertod Of time rust
teaches While no two experiences In this
world are exactly alike. there Is snch sim
iIsfisy between them as 10 make one which
IA valuable "a fact Of benefit 20 all.
Your correspondent the other evening
heard the following inseresllng experienced
relsted. The speaker was an old man, yet
his head Vas erect, his step firm and elastic
aud his voice clear and distinct He said
i have been q hard working man all my
life and afs now ~ years OF age. From the
time ! was old enough to work until
my forty fifth year did all tho hard labor
Incident % farm lie. have oyerworted
both physically and mentally. aud In the
bOdy had been subjected began to toll upon
me. The first change noticed Mas n dull
heavy pain across the small OF ms back
rhis was followed BY sharp, shooting pains
In my head and general feeling OF lassi
Jude The next radicei chsnge noiiced
was a scaniy and highly coiored urine
Soon after chronic diarrhWa set In aud my
bowels moved ~ often AZ twenty times a
day. still kept about the house, however,
until one dag passed opt Of the back door
into the yard, wheu suddenly a terrInc pain
shot up my back and into my head. my Wis
ion became blurred, whirring sound Allied
my ears and upon attempting to grope
my way back into the house a dlxzlness
seized me aud sank 10 the ground when
1 Eegained Consciousness wac In my bed,
having been placed there by members OF my
family who found me In the yard insensibie.
For week. &i.ef week l was compelled 20
haye II changed. l had long before this 70
iiQuished hil business and resigned myself
70 my fate. AZ this time my condition wHs
simply terrible, and only those who saw me
darling those dark hours and have seen me
since my restoration 10 health, eau form any
ide9 OF the shadow Of death through Nlilch
passed, The water that passed me burned
like molten iron and during the passage
great beads OF perkpirntion stood out all
over my body; my back aud shoulders ached
until I imagined myself spread upon the
rack my feet aud legs were av0lien 80 that
the skin cracked open, resulting in local ul-
cerstions; my eyes burning with infamma-
tiOn, failed me day BY day, until my sight
became almost obliferatsd: 4 terribly Of
fensive saliva oOzed from my mouth contina
uoHsly; there was a catarrhal discharge
from the nose, q swelling OF the glands Of
the neck and my entire system bscame sur
became affected, aud finally my right ear
was rendered entirely useless Sill ms
face and hands grew thinner aud thinner
and my feet and legs .iargef and larger
sible 70 warm them, aud the latter 50
hot that fsnoied that that parf Of nv body
was in furnace. My nervous system wis
completely shattered, my manhood entirely
destroyed and my reason almost detilroned.
doctors said ;;:.:i i..; q ~ =; s:.es;
gave me up, and Hs for myself, my daily
prayer was that God IN his inhnite mercy
would haye compassion aud pot an end 10
my miscries. snch was my condition, when,
after the doctors and medicines had been
tried 10 vain, commenced TO use Warn
erfs safe Cure The very first bot
tie gave me relief My water passed freely
aud increased In quantity; my bowels as
sumed their normal condition the bioat ia
ny legs and feet subsidized; the sores on my
feat healed; my hearing and eyexighL re-
turned; the catarrhal discharge aud offens.
I've saliva disappeared. and my mind be-
came sound and active.
l lefl my bed aud again resumed my bust
ness. fortified with a go0d appetite. aud
relish for food / arise every morning al
O'Clock and do hard Days work before go
ing 10 he'd. ara strong and healthy, enjoy
life and can do as inneil hard work In TWEEN
ty-four hours IS any man of my age In thls
or any othercOnntry''
Such was the story of Mr.. J. M HItehfne,
one Of the oldest and most respected Of our
uitisrns. E. a.