The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-04-04
AN ARMY EXPERIENCE.
How an Ola veteran Escaped ~
nihiIatiOn ana Lived 60 Impair II
WnrnInu ia others.

limitation ana Lived 10 Impark n
warning 10 Others.
National Tribune of Washington.
A pleasing occurrence, which has just ctno
70 our notice in connection with tho low
York State meeting OF tho Grand Army OF Nhe
Republic, Is so unusual In many respHts,
that we venture to reproduce It for the be1eat
OF our readers.
"Captain Alfred Rensom, OF New York, While
pacing IN the lobby OF the armory, previous 20
one OF tho meetings, suddenly stopped 4nd
scanned tho face OF n gentleman who waf In
earnest conversation with ono OF the urhnd
Army officers. II seemed TO him that no Had
seen that face before, partially obscurod by
the smoke OF battle, and yet this brighrnnd
pleasant counienance could not be thepame
pale and death like visage, which he sodlmly
remembered. But the recollection, litg Ban.
quo's ghost, would not down at conlmand,
and haunted him the entire day. On the day
following he again saw tho same cOuntennnce
and ventuted to speak TO It's owner. frho In
slant the two veterans heard each others
voicee, that instant they recognized and called
each other by name. Their faces and forms
had changed, but their voices weroiho same.
The man whom Captain RonBomS had recog
ni2ed was Mr.. W. X. sage, OF 81. J9hns, Mich,
a veteran OF the Twenty.third Non YORK Light
Artillery, and both members ~ Burnslde's
famous expedition TO North Cafbllna. After
the nrst greetings were over, Captain Rensom
said
in this condition, for thoughtiyou must have
been dead long ago"
"Yep, do not doubt IL, for ~ nm not mis-.
taken, wnen we last met vAs occupying a
couch In the hospital, n victim OF yellow
| Jack In Its worst FORM"
Iremember. The war sooIns 20 have caused
more misery since Its close fhnn whom IL was
| in progress" replied tho Captain. ~ meet old
comrades frequently who re suffering terri
bly,, not so much from old Wounds MS from tho
| malarial polsons which ruined their constitu-
| tlons."
~ think so myself. wb$h the war closed
hon md Mt 4 va
| but every few weeks that cbnfounded 'all.gono'
feeling would come upoH mo again, MY ner'
| vous system, which wa4ehatterod In the ser:
| vice, failed me entirelyinnd produced one OF
the worst possible casesof nervous dyspepsia.
Most OF tho time had y appetite; then agair
would become rayenpnsly hungry, but tho
skin was dry and parcled, my flesh loose and
nabby. l could hold Nothing on my stomach
for days at time, and what little / did eat
my mind was depressed was cross and irri.
table and many night my heart would pain
Ropf 80 mot aPd are
course, these thingR came on one by one, each
worse than the other My breath was foul,
| my tongue was coeted, my teeth decayed. 1
had terrific headsehes which would leave my
| nervous system completely shattered. In fact
| my existence, sinee the war, has been living
death, from whiqh have often prayed for re-
"couidn't ths old surgeon do you any
goodT
| 81 wrote him and he treated me, but like
every other dodtDr, failed. They all said my
nerve was goue, and without that to build
upon could 1bt get well. When was at my
work piles OF TIC severost nature came upon
me. Then myliver gave out, and without the
use OF cathardcs i could not move my bowels
at ALL My blood got like stream OF fire, and
seemed literally TO burn mo nlive."
"Well, you might better have died Ia battle
quick and without ceremony"
SHOW many times have wished had died
the day we eaptured Newberne"
| "And youhre now the picture OF health"
| "And the picture is taken from life. am In
| perfect condition. My nerve tone Is restored
| my stomach relnvigorated; my flesh is hard
| and healthy; In fact have new blood, new
| energy am n new lease OF life, wholly as the
result Of tpslng Warmers Tippecanoe. This
| remarkatle preparation, which Iconsidor the
| finest to15c and stomach restorer In the world
| ria, all the poison OF the army, all traces o
| uyepepatQ, all mal.assimilation of food, and
| Indeed ,Jnade new man of me-"
The Captain remained silent awhile, evil
| IDENTIFY tsnusing over his recollections OF thu
| past. When he again raised his head he said
at wpuld BIO n godsend II oil the veterani
| who have suffered so Intensely, and also al
| othersln the land who arc enduring 80 muci
| misery, could know OF your experience, Sage
| the way by which you have been restored"
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