Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
A MODERN RESURRECTION.
Miracle that Took Place IN our
Midst Unknown 60 the Public
The Details In Full.

Miracle that Took Place IN our
Midst Unknown 60 the Public
The Details In Full.
Detroit Free Pres
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, q
young man formerly residing at Birm-
ingham, q suburb of Detroit. and now
living at 2ST Michigan Avenue in this
city, can truthfully say that he has look
ed into the future world and yet return.
ed to this. A representative of this
paper has interviewed him upon this i'm,
portant subject and his experiences are
given to the public for the first time
He said:
Il had been having most peculiar SEN
sations for long while. My head felt
dali and heavy; my eyes;ght did not
seem so clear as formerly; my appetite
was uncertain and was unaccountablv
tired. 1t was an effort to arise in the
morning and yet l could not sleep at
night My mouth tasted badly, l had a
faint all-gone sensation in the pit of
my stomach that food did not sat
isfy, while my hands and feet felt
cold and clammy. was nervous aud
irritable, and lost all enthusiasm. At
times my head would seem to whirl and
my heart palpitated terribly. l had no
energy, no ambition, and / seemed in
different of the present and thoughtleSS
for the future. / tried to shake the feel
ing of and persuade myself it was sim
ply cold or little malaria. But It
would not go. was determined not to
give up, and so time passed along, and
all the while l was getting worse. 1t
was about this time that noticed had
begun to bloat fearfully. My limbs were
swollen so that by pressing my fingers
upon them deep depressions would be
maSe. My face also began to enlarge
and continued to until could scarcely
see out of my eyes. One of my friends
describing my appearance at that time,
said: 1T is an animated something, but
l should like to know what In this
condition l passed several weeks of the
greatest agony"
Finally one Saturday night, the mis-
cry eliminated. Nature could endure
no more. l became irrational and ap
parently insensible. Cold sweat gatn
cred on my forehead: my eyes becamr
glazed and my throat ratified. l seemei
to be in another sphere and with other
surroundings. l knew nething of what
occurred around me, alth ugh | have
since learned it was considered as death
by those who stood by. 1t was to me u
quiet state, and yet one of great agony
| was helpless, hopeless and pain was
my only companion. remember trying
to see what was beyond me, but the mist
before my eyes was too great. tried
to reason, but l had lost all power
felt that it was death, and realized h"N
terrible it was. AT last the strain up, Il
nay mind gave way and all was blank
How long this continued | do not KIN Nv.
but at last l realized the presence o.
friends and recognized my mother. !
then thought it was earth, but was not
certain. | gradually regained conscious
ness, however, the pain lessened. |
found that my friends had, during my
unconsciousness, been giving me prep
alation | had never taken before, and
the next day, under the influence OF
this treatment, the bloating began tc
disappear and from that time on stead
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 instrumentality
of Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy that
brought me to life after | was virtually
in another world"
You have had an unusual experience
Mr.. Crombie." said the writer who had
been hreathlessly listening 20 the recital.
eyes, think have" was the reply,
''and it has been valuable lesson to
me. | am certain, though, that there
are thousands of men and women al
this very moment who have the same
ailment which came so near killing NE,
and they do not know it. / believe kid
ney diseas. is the most deceptive troub
lie IN the world. 1t comes like thief
in the night. 1t has no certain symp-
toms, but seems to attack each one diff
ferently. 1t is quiet, treacherous, and
all tho more dangerous. 1t is killing
more people to-day than any other ONT
complaint. If 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 o.
Whitehead & Mitchell, preprieters of thu
B rrni1 CHAM Eccentric raid fratnrn"
visit to this Office yesterday, and in the
course of conversation, Mr.. Crombie't
name was mentioned.
81 knew about his Sickness" said the
editor, land his remarkable recovery.
had his obituary all in type and annouRc
ed in the Eccentric that he could not live
until it's next issue. 1t was certainly 9
most wonderful case"
Rev. A. r. Bartlett, formerly pastor
of the NJ. e. Church, at Birnine ham
and now of Schoolcraft, Mich, in re
spouse to telegram, replied:
"Mr. w. A. Crombie, was a member Of
my congregation at the time of his sick
ness. The prayers Of the church wert
requested for him on two different oc
casions. ] was with him the day ht
was reported by his physicians as dy.
ing, and considered his recovery almos
a miracle
Not one person in million ever come!
so near death IS did Mr.. Crombie anG
then recover, but the men and womer
who are drifting toward the same end,
are legion. To note the slightest symp
toms, to realize their significance and tC
meet them in time by the remedy which
has been shown to be most efficient, il
a duty from which there can be no es-
cape. They are fortunate who do this
they are on the sure road to death who
neglect it.