Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-08
4 HEROIC DEED.
Surprising Even the Deeds of Proves of
Eyery-day-life

A few months ago the country was
thrilled with the account of a girl who.
at the risk of her life, when the whirling
flood OF the swollen rivers was Wrestling
great bridges from their foundations
skipped along the ties of western rail
way, lantern in band, and saved a train
from certain destruction. The State of
Iowa awarded her suitable medal for her
bravery In this instance it was a child
who saved the lives of many adults. but as
rule, the life of the child is in the hands
Of older persons.
In November, 1888, little eight-vear-old
son of Danish parents was suffering with
diphtheria. The attack was not severe. but
he did not seem to rally after the throat ap-
peared perfectly well, Nausea, headache
and low fever succeeded the sore throat.
and two or three days afterwards his limbs
began to swell mysteriously The skin be-
came very dry, vomiting was frequent.
noSe-bleed was persistent, and nothing
would stay on his stomach 1T was evil
dent to our minds says Mrs. Thomas
Schmidt, wife of the Vice-cOnSuI of Den
mark, residing at Netherwood, y. J.. hat
some mysterious malady was workingru ruin
in his system. Our physician said he had
the terrible bright's disease To our SUE
gestion that Il certain preparation he tried
he made no objection. We gave him six
doses day, two tablespoonfulS at a dose.
in sweetened water 1t remained upon his
stomach, and within week there was
marked improvement. The bowels became
regular without the Use of cathartics. and
the nausea diminished; in three weeks
there was a subsistence of the dropsv. and
by the middle of May the limbs were per-
fectly normal. He had a good appetite,
and could take three pintS of milk daily.
By the first OF May he was up, and though
he had spent six months in bed, he did rot
feel particularly weak In June he was
out, feeling perfectly well, and in July he
weighed eight pounds more than he did
before he was taken sick. To-day there is
only a slight unfavorabie condition in his
system, and the physicians say we have
every reason TO believe the child will be
perfectly we'll"
Mrs. Schmidt is certainly to be congratu-
lated on the good results which followed
the use of Warmers safe cure and she
says We feel bound to make this
truly wonderful result known, and are
perfectly willing to have this letter pub
lishcd." Gratifying as is the result wrought,
1t is by no means singular, for thousands
of children, who seemed weak and puny.
have had their entire nature changed and
their future assured by a prompt use of the
same preparation. Such disorders are
transmitted by inheritance, or arise from
children's epidemic diseases, the evil effects
of which often prove fatal in later life. The
secret of ill-health of many children is that
their kidneys and liver are not performing
their natural work
1t was brave feat of the brave girl who
crossed the swollen stream on the bridge to
save the lives Of the passengers; but il is n
Drawer deed, and one worthy of wider re-
cognition which, seeing the perils awaiting
childhood, free from prejudice, with pur-
pose only to save by any effective means,
preserves TO us the lives of our children.
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