The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-28
A PITIFUL FATE!
HOW Minister'S Good Deed Landed
Him in An In sane AsyIum.--The
Story of his Escape.

| SIOEy OA ms Escape
To the Editor of the liI,caukee Sentinel:
SRI have read a good many stories
of late concerning the confinement OF
sane persons in lunatic asylums, and /
am thereby prompted to relate bit OF
personal experience.
La the year 1855, whilesI was serving
the Methodist Episcopal Church in a
New England town, neighbours house
took ire. In common with others.
stood on the edge of the roof, passing
buckets OF water, exposed to intense
heat'on one side and freezing winds on
the other. | took a fearful cold. For
twenty-five years it worked havoc in
my physical and mental systems. NeY-
ertheless, | continued in my ministerial
duties. l preached many a sermon
when suffering intense agony. At GER
tain periods, however, l would be COM
paratively well, and then again nv head
would get heavy, my breathing labored
my appetite tickle. l would lose inter
est in life; feel sleepy at midday, and
WakeIul at midnight. My heart occa-
slonally gave me great concern. Not
knowing to the contrary, l attributed
this Ill feeling to malaria. But even
tually mental strength faded away, and
was utterly Frustrated. l was caute-
rlzed, cupped, blistered. and treated by
many physicians in many different
ways.
My case was a puzzle as much to my
physician as to myself. For one of them
at first prescribed for delirium tremens,
and yet l never had tasted Intoxicating
liquors. Another said 1 had brain d.
sease, another spinal difficulty, another
nervous prostratiOn, heart disease, etc.
Ny mind eventually gave way, and in
1882 l was confined in the Brattleboro,
Vt, Insane Asylum for six months.
When l knew where was, l demanded
instant release. l then made a visit to
Oceanic, n. j., but | had reckoned too
much on my strength. | again lost my
reason for a considerable period.
That l was in desperate condition is
evident. My blood had become infected
with virus, which infiamed my brain oc-
casionally and doomed me to an early
death; for no physician gave me any
hope OF cure. finally found out what
my real disorder was, and undertook
my own treatment. In few months l
was restored to such state of health as
l never expected to enjoy That was
over three years ago, and my physical
and mental health have remained intact
to this day.
Last March I came west, and engaged
in garden farming. In all that time l
have not lost days work; have appar-
emily enjoyed the most vigorous health
and 1 expect to live the full term of
life. The remedy / used was warmers
safe cure, and if 1 should live a
thousand years, | should never tire of
telling its praise.
You Wilt confess with me, Mr.. Editor,
that such a change is remarkable. And
you will, also, [ am sure, agree with
me, when I say that whatever created
such mental and physical restoration
is deserving the highest praise.
Worry truly yours,
REV. E. d. HOPKINS.
Lodges Corners, WiS.
There are undoubtedly thousands who
have an experience similar to the above,
TO whom Mr.. Hopkins recital will APP
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