Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-05
A rHR1LLlNa EXPERIENCE.

i THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal Dan
ger and Proyidential Escape.
The following story-which is attract
Ing wide attention from the press-is 81
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves If We do not lay it before oul
readers, even though its length would or
dinarily preclude its admission to oul
limited space.
To the Editor Rochester IN. ~ Democrat:
SIR:-On the first day of June 1881,
lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting fol
death. Heaven only knows the agony
then endured, for words can never de-
scribe it. And yet, if few years pre-
vious any one had told me that was to
be brought so low, and by SO terrible a
disease, should have scofed at the idea
l had always been uncommonly strone
and healthy, and weighed over zoe
pounds and hardly knew, in my own ex
perience, what pain or sickness were
Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account TO,
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 1 felt when the re.
lentless malady which has fastened itself
upon me first began. Still 1 thought
nothing Of it; that probably l had taken
a cold which would soon pass away
Shortly after this noticed a 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 at.
tention to it. Then my stomach would
get out of order and my food often failed
to digest; causing at times great incon-
venience. Yet, even as physician, I
did not think that these things meant
anything serious. / fancied was suffer-
inf from malaria and doctored myself &C.
cordingly. But I got no better. I next
noticed peculiar color and odor about
the fluids was passing-also that there
We're large quantities one day and very
froth and scum appeared upon the sur
face, and a sediment settled. And yet I
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 l had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why ]
should have been so blind l cannot I'm.
derstand.
l consulted the best medical skill in
the land. 1 visited all the famed miner
al springs in America and travelled from
Maine to California. Still l grew worse.
No two physicians agreed as to my mala-
dy. One said I was troubled with spinal
irritation; another, dyspepsia; another,
heart disease; general debility; another,
congestion of the base of the brain; and
so on through long list of common dis
eases, the symptoms of many of which I
really had. In this way several years
passed, during which time I was steadily
growing worse. My condition had really
become pitiable. The slight symptoms
at first experienced were developed into
'errible and constant disorders. My
weight had been reduced from 207 to 100
pounds. My life was burden to myself
md friends. I could retain no food on
my stomach, and lived wholly by injec-
slons. l was living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
frequently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor.
phine had little or no effect in deadening
The pain. For six days and nights had
the death-premonitory hiccoughs con-
stantly. My water was filed with tube
casts and albumen. l was struggling
with Bright's Disease of the kidneys in
its last stages!
While thus 1 received call from my
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at that time
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church, of
This city. l felt that it was our last inter-
view, but in the course of conversation DR..
Foote detailed to me the many remarka.
ole cures of cases like my own which had
come under his observation, by means of
a remedy, which he urged me to try. As
a practicng physician and graduate of
the schools, derided the idea of any
medicine outside the regular channels
being in the least beneficial. So solicit
Gus, however, was DIR. Foote, that I f.
rally promi ed would waive my preiu-
dice. l began its use on the first day of
June, 1881, and took it according to d.
rections. At first it sickened me; but
this l thought was a good sign for
one in my debilitated condition. 1 con-
tlnued to take it; the sickening sensa-
ton departed and was finally able to
retain food upon my stomach. In few
days noticed decided change for the
better, as also did my wife and friends.
My hiccoughs ceased and l experienced
'ess 1a II tns 1%ProveG tnat
upon what had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, I vowed, in
the presence of my family and friends,
should 1 recover I would both publicly
and privately make known this remedy
for the good of humanity, whatever and
whenever l had an opportunity, and
this letter is in fulfllment of that vow.
NV improvement 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 1
owe my life and present condition
wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the rem
edy which l used.
Since my recovery I have thoroughly
the subject Of kidney diff
iculties and Bright's disease, and the
truths developed are astounding. l there
fore state, deliberately, and as a physi-
cian, that believe more than 0,,e-half the |
ieaths Which occur in America are caused |
by Bright's disease Of the kidneys. This may
seem like rash statement, but am pre-
pared to verify it. Bright's diseate has
10 distinctive symptoms of its own, lin |
Iced, it often develops without any pain |
whatever in the kidneys or their vicini-
W but has the symptoms of nearly eve
y other common complaint. Hundreds
# people die daily, whose burials are au-
horized by a physicians certificate as
occurring from Heart Disease" Apo
,lexy," paralysis" "Spinal Complaint"