Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE!
Remarkable Statement of Personal Danger
aud ProxidentiHI Escape.

VIDE attention from The preSs--ls so remark
able that we cannot excuse ourselves if We do
not lay it before our readers even though its
length would ordinarily preclude it's admission
10 our limited space.
To the Editor Rochester (N. Y } Democrat:
SIR: On the LIST day of June, 1881, I lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for death. Heaven only
knows the agony then endured, for words
Can never describe It. And yet, If few years
previous any one had told me that I WAS to
be brought so low, and by 80 terrible disease,
L should have scoffed at the idea. I had al
ways 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.
hey feel dull pains in various parts of the
body and do not understand it. Or they are
exceedingly hungry one day and entirely with
out appetite the nexe. This was Just the way
felt when the relentless malay which had
fastened itself upon me first began. Still l
thought nothing of it; that probably 1 had
taken q cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this I noticed a heavy. and at
times neuralgia, pain in one side of my head,
butts 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 physician, did
rot think that these things meant anything Sc
uous. fancied 1 was suffering from malaria,
aud doctored myself accordingly. But [ got
40 better. next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids was passing-also t. at
there were large quantities one day and yer
little the next, and that persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and sedi-
ment settled. And yet l 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 i'll their vicinity. Why l should
lave been so blind I cannot understand.
[ consulted the best medical skill IN the land.
[ visited all the famed mineral springs in
America and travelled from Maine to California.
Still grew worse. No two physicians agreed
as to my malady. One said l was troubled
with spinal irritation; another, dyspepsia;
another, heart disease; another, general d bill
Try; another congestion Of the base of the
brain; and SO on through long list of common
dis eases, the symptoms of many of which l
really had. In this way several years passed,
during which time I was steadily growing
worse. My condition had really become pitt
able. The slight symptoms I at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been reduced
from 2O7 to $50 pounds. My life was burden
0 myself and friends. l could retain no food
on my stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
was living mass of pain. My pulse was On
controllable. In my agony frequently fell to
the floor and clutched the carpet and prayed
for death. Morphine bad little or no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and nights
| had the death-premonitory hlccQughs con-
stantly, Ny water was filed with tube-cas.s
and albumen. / was struggling with Brig hts
Disease of the kidneys in It's last stages
While suffering thus / received call from
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote at that time
r1nfrx OfN 10 cf EN,r fa1N
that it was our last interview, but in the course
of conversation DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures Of cases like my own
which had come under his observation, by
means of remedy which he urged me to try.
AS pracdcine physician and graduate Of the
schools, derlded the idea of any medicine out
tide the regular channels being in the least
beneficial. So solicitous, however, was DIR.
Foote, thst,I finally promised L would wave my
prejudice. l began Its use on the first day of
June, 1881, and took Ii according to directions.
At first it sickened me; but this thought was
good sign for one in my debilitated condition.
continued to take 1t; the sickening sensation
departed, and was finally able to retain food
upon my stomach. In q few days noticed
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 few days before was
my dying bed, vowed In the presence of my
family and friends, should recover I would
both publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good Of humanity, wherever
and whenever had an opportunity, and this
letter is in fulflIment of that VOW. NV inn
provement was constant from that time, and in
less than three months had gained 26 pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain, and I
believe / owe my life aud present condition
wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the remedy
which fused.
Since my recovery have thoroughly REIN
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and
Brights disease and tine truths developed are
astounding. I therefore state, deliberately,
and as physician, that I believe more than
o11e-hdlf the deaths aobich occur. en- America are
caused By BrSglfS disease of the Kidneys
This may sound like rash statement, but am
prep AIRED to fully verify it. Bright's disease has
no distinctive symptoms of it's own, (ndeed, ii
often develops without any pain whatever in
the kidneys or in their vicinity,) but has the
symptoms of nearly every other common COM
plant Hundreds of people die daily, whose
burlals are authorized by PHYSICIANS certi6
cate as occurring from "Heart Disease"
"ApopIexy," Paralysis" "SpinaI Complaint"
sRheumatism, Pneumonia, and other COM
mon complaints, when in reality it is from
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Few physi
clans, and fewer people, realize the extent of this
disease or it's dangerous and insidious nature.
1t steals into the system like thief, manifests
its presence if at all by the commonest
symptoms and fastens itself upon the constitu-
ton before the victim is aware of it. It 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 symptoms it often
shows none whatever, but brings death sudden
ly, from commissions, apoplexy or heart disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, lmplore every
one who reads these words not to neglect the
slightest symptoms of kidney difficulty.
Certain agony and probable death will be the
sure result of such neglect, and no one can
afford to hazard such chances.
I am aware that such an unqualified state
ment as this, coming from me, known as am
throughout the entire land as practitioner
and lecturer. will arouse the surprise and posi-
BILE an1mosity of the medical profession and
astonish all with whom am acquainted, but
make the foregoing statements based upon
facts which am prepared to produce and truths
which can substantiate to the letter. The
welfare of those who may possibly be sufferers
such as was, is an ample inducement for me
to take the step have, and if can successfully
warn others from the dangerous path in which
I once walked, I am willing to endure all pro-
fesslonal and personal consequence.