McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE!
Remarkable Statement OF Personal
Danger and ProvIdential Escape.

Danger and Pr0yidential Escape.
The following story-which is attract
ing wide attention from the press-is so
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves il we do not lay it before our
readers, even though its length would
ordinarily preclude its admission to our
limited space.
To the Editor Rochester (Y. ~ Democrat:
SIR-On the first day of June, 1881.
lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony
then endured, for words can never de-
scribe it. And yet, if few years previ-
Gus any one had told me that l was to
be brought so low, and by so terrible a
disease, should have scoffed at the
idea. had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over
200 pounds and hardly knew, in my
own experience, what pain or Sickness
were. Very many people who will
read this statement realize at times that
they are unusually tired and cannot
account for it. They feel dull pains in
various parts of the body and do not
understand it. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next This was just the
way l felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first
began. Still thought nothing of it.;
that probably / had taken cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
this / noticed heavy, and at times
neuralgia, pain in one side of my head,
but as it would come one day and be
gone the next, paid little attention
to it. Then my stomach would
get out of order and my food often
failed to digest, causing at times great
inconvenience. Yet, even as a physi-
clan, did not think that these things
meant anything serious. 1 fancied 1
was suffering from malaria and doc
tored myself accordingly. But I got
no better. 1 next noticed a peculiar
color and odor about the fluids was
passing-also that there were large
quantities one day and very little the
next, and that persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and
sediment settled. And yet 1 did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally
became accustomed to them, and my
suspicion was wholly disarmed by the
fact that had no pain in the affected
organs or in the vicinity. Why should
have been so blind l cannot under
stand.
l consulted the best medical skill in
the land. visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine to California. Still l grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as
to my malady. One said I was trou-
bled with spinal irritation; another,
dyspepsia; another. heart disease; an
other, general debility; another, con-
gestion of the base of the brain; and
so on through long list of common
diseases, the symptoms of many of
which I really had. In this way sew
eral years passed, during which time 1
was steadily growing worse. My con-
dition had really become pitiable. The
slight symptoms I at first experienced
were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from 207 to $50 pounds. My
life was burden TO myself and friends.
I could retain no food on my stomach,
and lived wholly by injections. l was
a living mass of pain. Ny pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony l fire.
quently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
phine had little or no effect in deaden-
ing the pain. For six days and nights
I had the death-premonitory hiccoughs
constantly. My water was filled with
tube-casts and albumen. I was strug-
Cling with Bright's disease of the kid
neys in its last stages!
While suffering thus I received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote,
al that time rector of St. Paul Episco-
pal Church, of this city. 1 felt that it
was our last interview. but IN the
course of conversation DR.. Foote de-
tailed to me the many remarkable cures
of cases like my own which had come
under his observation, by means of a
remedy, which he urged me to try. AS
practicing physician and graduate
of the schools, l derided the idea of
any medicine outside the regular chan
nels being in the least beneficial. So
solicitious, however, was DR.. Foote,
that / finally promised 1 would waive
my prejudice. I began its use on the
first day of June, 1881, and took it
according to directions. At first it
sickened me; but this l thought was a
good sign for one in my debilitated
condition. I continued to take it; the
sickening sensation departed and was
finally able to retain food upon my
stomach. In few days l noticed de-
cided change for the better, as also did
my wife and friends. My hiccoughs
ceased and experienced less pain than
formerly. 1 was so rejoiced at this
improved condition that, upon what 1
had believed but few days before was
my dying bed, vowed, in the presence
of my family and friends, should 1 re-
cover I would both publicly and pri-
vately make known this remedy for the
good of humanity, wher, yer and when
ever 1 had an opportunity, and this
letter is in fulfillment of that VOW. My
improvement was constant from that