Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-07

he following story MnANn - INTRIGUING
wide attention from the press-is 20 remark
able that We cannof excuse ourselves IL We
do not Law il before our readers. even though
its length would ordinarily preclude its ad
mission to our limited space.
To the Editor Rochester IN. ~ Democrat.
STR-On the FIRST day Of june, 1851, lay
ct my residence ii this city surrounded ~
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows flle agony then endured, Tor
words can never describe IL And yets u
few years previous any one had told me- that
l was % be brought 50 low, ana by 80 terri
BILE disease, should hare sc0fkod at the idea
had always been uncommonly strong and
healthy, and weighed over go pounds and
hardly knew In my own experiences, what
pain or sickness were. Very many people
who viii read this statement realize &C times
that they are unusually tired and cannot &C
count 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 ms was
just the way felt when the relentless malay
which had fastened itself upon me first BE-
gan Still 4 thought nothing or tt; Inat
probably / had taken q cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this noticed
q heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain IN one
side OF my head, but as il would come one
day and be gone the next, paid little atten-
ton TO il. Then my stomach would GET out
of order and my food often faile1 TO digest
causing at times great Inconvenience Yet,
even as q physician, did not think that these
things meant anything serious. ! fancied
was suffering from malaria and doctored my
self accordingly. But / got no better ]
next noticed peculiar color and odor about
the fluids was passing-also that there were
large quantities one day and very little the
next, and that q persistent froth and scum
appeared upon tho surface, and sediment
settled. And yet did not realize my dam
ger, for, indeed, seeing theseasymptoms con-
IN
them, and my suspicion was wholly disArmed
by the fact that had no pain IN the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why / should
have been SO blind cannot understand
/ consulted the best medical skill in the
land. visited all the famed mineral springs
in America and travelled from. Maine to Cali
fornia. Still grew worse. No two phs Sc
clans agreed as to my malady. One said
was troubled with spinal irritation; another,
dyspepsia; another, Heart disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion OF the
base OF the brain; and so on through q long
list of common diseases, the symptoms OF
many Of which really had In this way
several years passed, during which time /
was steadily growing worse. My condition
had really become pitiable. The slight gymp-
toms at first experienced were developed IN
to terribe.ard constant disorders. My weight
had been reduced from 207 TO 100 pounds.
My life was a turden to myself and friends.
lcould retain lao. food on my stomach, and
lived wholly by iu5ectiops. / was a living
mass OF pain Ny pulse wss uncomfortable.
In my agony frequently fell to the floor and
clutched the carpet, and prayed for death.
Morphine had little or no effect in deadening
the pain. For six days and nights had the
death premonitOry hiccoughs constantly. Ny
water was flied with tube-casts and albumen.
1 was struggling with Brights Disease of the
kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus / received a call from
NV Ya0afor. 20 Rav T1r Eoofa at, that time
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church, of this
city 1 felt that 1t was our last interview,
but in the course of conversation DR.. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable cures OF
eases like my own which had come under his
observation by means of remedy, which
ha urged me to try. AS practiclng ply
kician and q graduate OF the schools
Il derided the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels Icing in the least beneficial.
$50 solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, that
finally promised would waive my prejudice
IL began its use on the first day OF June, 1881,
land took it according to directions. At first
lit sickened me: but this thought was good
sign for. one in my debilitated condition.
continued to take it; the sickening sensation
departed 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. My hiccoughs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly. / was
so rejoiced at this improved condition that,
upon what had believed but q few days be-
fore was my dying bed, vowed. in the pres
ence of my family and friends, should re-
cover would both publicly and privately
make known this remedy for the good of hui
riaanity wherever and whenever had an OPP
portunity, and this letter is in fuiilment of
that vow My Improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three months
had gained 20 pounds in flesh, became en-
tirely free from pain, and believe owe my
life and present condition wholly to Warmers
Safe Cure the remedy which ] used
Since my recovery have thoroughly rein
vestigated the subject Of kidney difficulties
and Bright's disease, and the truths developed
are astounding therefore state, deliberate
w, and as a physician, that | believe more
than one-hdlf the deaths tOhich occur In
Amergcu are caused bN Brfght's disease Of
the kidneys. This may sonnd like q rash
Abatement but am prepared 20 fully verify
it Bright's disease has no distinctive svnlp-
toms of its own Indeed, it often develops
without any pain whatever in the kidneys or
their vicinity, but has the symptom of every
other common complaint Hundreds of psople
die daily, whose burials are authorized by g
physicians certificate as occurring from
ssHeart Disease, tApoplexy," PARALYSIS"
Spinal Complaint" rheumatism, sPneu-
monia.' and other common complaints when
i'm reality it is from Bright's disease of the kid
neys. ewphysicians and fewer people, realize
the ex 5ent of this disease or it's dangerous and
insidious nature. Itstealsinto the system like
thief, manifests its presenc5 If at all by the
c0mmonest symptoms and fastens itself upon
the constitution before the victim Is aware OF
IL. Il Is nearly as hereditary as consumption,
quite as common and fully as fatal Entire
families, inheriting it from their ancestors,
have died, and yet none Of the number knew
or realized the mysterious power which was
removing them. Instead Of common symp-
toms T. often shows none whatever, but brings