West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-20
a THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dan
ger and ProyidsntIai Escape.

markablO that we can ret excuse Ourselves
~ we do not lay Il before our readers. even
though i;s length would ordinarily pro-
cludo its admission 10 our limited space.
IL n.c Editor Rochester IN - Dcniocraii
StH--On The lrst day OF June, 1881. lay
Ut my residence In this city surrounded by
my friends uni waiting for death. Heaven
only knowg ;he agouy Z then endured for
words can never describe IL. And yet, il
a lew years previous any one had told me
that was 10 DO brought so low. and by so
terrible disease, j should have scoffed at
the idea had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 300
pounds aud hardly knew, In my own ex-
perlence, what pain or sickness were.
very many people who will read this
statement realize nt times that they are
unusually tired and can not account Tor H.
ihey ieei duil pains in various parts of tho
body and do not understand 1t. Or thew
are exceedingly hungry one day and en-
tireiy without appetite the next. This was
just the way / felt when the relentless
malady which had fastened itself mon me
first began. Still thought nothing OF il;
that probably | had taken cold which
would soon T"ss away. Shortly after this
noticed heavy, andNpt times neuralgia,
pain in one side OF INV hcnd but "a N
would come one dry and ho gone the next,
i paid little attention To il. Then my
stomach would get out of order and my
food often failed 10 digest, causing at
times great Inconvenience Yet even ne N
= =
Things meant anything serious. / fanciod
i was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But got no better.
i next noticed q peculiar coloi. and odor
about the fluids l was passiu.,-nlso that
there were large quantities one day and
very little tho neNt, and that "A persistent
iruth aud scun appeared upon the surface,
and a sediment settled. And vet I did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
thcSc symptoms continually, ] finally be-
came accustomed TO them, and nv sus-
nlcion was wholly disarmed by the fact
that had no pain in the affected organs
or in their vicinity. why I should have
been so blind can not understand
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. l visited eli tho famed mineral
springs I'M America and Travelled from
Maine TO California. Still | grew worse.
no two physicians agreed as TO my mala-
dy. Ono said was troubled with spinal
irritation tta another, dyspepsia; another,
another, congestion Of tho base of the
brain; aud 50 on through a long list of
common diseases, the symptoms of many
OF which ready had. In this WY sever
al years passed, during which time / was
steadily growing worse. Nv condition
had really become pitiable The slight
symptoms mt first experienced were de-
Eeloped into terrible and constant disor-
derS. My weight had been reduced from
2OI TO 100 pounds. Ny life was q burden
TO myself and friends. ! could retain no
rood on my stomach, and lived wholly bv
inlectons. l was living mass of pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. I'm my agony
/ frequently fell 10 the floor and clutched
inc carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
phlne had little or no effect in deadening
Tue pain. For six days and nights ] had
tho death prelnon tory hiccoughs constant
ly. My water was filed with tube casts
and albumen. L was struggling with
Bright,s Disease OF the kidneys in It's last
stages!
While suffering thus l received n call
NJ hat
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
OF this city. | felt that il was our last in
tervlew, but in the course of conversation
DR.. FoOtO detailed to me the many remark
able cures of cases like my own which had
come under his observation, by means of n
remedy which he urged me to try. AS a
practlcing physician and u graduate of the
schools, / derided the idea of any medicine
outside the regular channels being in the
least beneficial So SOLICITORS, however,
was DR.. Foote, that ] finally promised
would waive my prejudice. i began its
use the first daY of June, 1881, and took il
according TO directions. At first it sickened
ME but this | thought was "a good sign for
one in my deGilitated condition. / contin-
ued To take it; the sickouiug sensation de-
parted and | was finally able to retain
food upon my stomach. In few DAYS ]
noticed a decided change for the better, as
also did my wife and friends Nv bic-
coughs ceased and | experienced less pain
! than formerly. ! was so reioiced at this
! improved condition that upon what | be-
/ licyed but "a few days before was my diving
! bed, vowed in the presence of my family
and friends, should recover would both
! publicly and privately make known this
remedy for tic good OF humanity.
! Wherever and Whenever ! had an oppor-
| tunitY, and this letter j. in fulhllmont OF
/ Ihat VOW My Improvement was constant
FROM tnut time, and In less than three
months had gained twenty six pounds in
! nesh, became entirely free from pain, and
! bcAcyo owe my lie and present cOndi-
! Noh wholly 70 Warmers Safe Cure, which
! remedy used.
Since my recovery 1 have thoroughly re-
/ Investigated the subject of kidney difficult
| ties and BrigEJ's disease, and the truths
/ developed arc astounding. 1 therefore
/ state, deliberately, and as a physician.
/ thut believe more iran ORe-hdlftHe deaths
/ 1chfCh occur IN Ilaerjc1 are caused In
/ B'7ghtS disease n the RidRey& This NAV
/ SOUND Ike a rash statement, but / am pre-
I pared 10 fully verify it, Betphttg. diseuse
I has no distinctive symptoms OF It's own lin
/ deed, NJ oftCn develops without any paiu
! whatever ia the Kidneys or their vicinity.
/ but mas the symptoms Of nearly every
/ OJDer common complaint Hundreds of
/ people die daily, whose rurials arc author
! lzed by pnyagilu's certificate as occur.
/ ring from Heart Disease" "Apoplcxv -
/ ~ faraiysiF' Spinal Complaint" "Rhcu-
/ matiSui,' 30 Pneumonia and other COM
/ mon complaints, when in reality e is from
/ BnShts disease Of the kidneys. FeNv phy-
! sicions, aud fewer people, realize the ex .
/ tent OF tnls diScuse or its dangerous and in
/ hidious nature. IL steals into the system
/ ike 70 thief, mnnifosts its presence if at an
/ ~ the commOneSt symptoms and fustcus
/ itself upon the constitution before the vic
/ tim Is aware Of It,. 10 is nearly as hcrcdi-
/ laiy as consumption, quito as common and
/ tuliy as fatal. Entire families. inhoritinp
I ~ from their ancestors, have died. and vet
/ none OF the number know or realized the
/ mysterious power which was removing
] them. Instead of common syiuDtOmg ID
. often shows uone whatever, but brings
oeoth suddenly, from convulsi0ns. apO-
/ pleNV or heart disease AS one who has
/ suffered, ond knows by bitter experience
/ what he says ] iupioro everyone who
/ reads these words not 10 neglect the slight
est syuptoms ot kidney difficulty. Certain
. agony nud probable death viii bc the sure
/ result Of such neglect, and no one can az
ford TO haz7rd such chances.
am aware that such an unquo1iGed
statement rs this coming from me, known
ns / otu throughout the entire land as m
practitioner and lecturer. will arouse tho
. surprise and possible luminosity of fhe
] medical profession aud ostonish all with
/ whom nm acquainted, but ] mako tho
I foregoing statements based upon focts
/ which am prepared 90 produce and truths
. which can subsiantiate - tho letter Tho
welfare OF those who may possibly h. suf-
forcrs such ns ] was, rs an ample induce
mcut Tor mo &C. taiso the stoD have. and n
. J can successfully warn others from the
dangerous path iu which once walked. 1
am willing % endure all professional oud
personal consequences.
y. b. HENION, N. ID.