The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-05

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The following story--which is attracting wide
/ attention from the press-is $50 remarkable
that we cannot excuse ourselves, if we do not
lay it before our readers, even though It's
length would ordinarily prsclnds lite admission
! TO our limited space "a
~ I'm Ebtron HssnssTsa IN ri Dn,ochl1:
, srR-on the FIRST day OF June, issi, 1xs "
my residence in this city surrounded by my
/ friends and waiting for death Heaven only
knows the agony I then endured, for words
cannever describe it And yet, II : few years
previous any one had told me that WAS to be
| brought 80 low, and by so terrible disease, l
should have scoffed at the idea had always
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly knew, in
my own experience, what pain or sickness
were Very many people who will read this
statement realise at times that they are untsu-
4 ally, tired and eanh5t, asddint fer il They,
feel dull pains in various parts Of the body and
do not understand Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appetite
the next This was just the way 1 felt when
I the relentless malady which had fastened it.
self upon me first began. Still I thought
nothing Of it; that probably bad
taken cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly - after this l 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 spaid little attention to
j it Then my stomach would get out of order
! and my food often failed to digest, causing at
/ times great inconvenience. Yet even as ply
stefan, [ did not think that these Things meant
anything serious. l fancied / was suffering
| from malaria and doctored my self according
| ly. But got NO better. next noticed q pecu-
! liar color and cdor about the fluid / was pass
| ing--alstj that th6re we're large Quantities one
day and very little the next, and that persist
! ent froth and scum appeared upon the sur
| face, and sediment settled And yet did
not realize my danger, for indeed seeing these
! toned to 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 Amer
lea 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 debility; an
other, congestion of the base of the brain; and
so on through 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 condi-
ton had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms I at first expe rienced were de-
! veloped into terrible and constant dis;
orders My weight had been reduced
from 2o7 to 100 pounds My life was a
burden to myself and friends Icould retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. was living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncomfortable In my agony fire.
quently 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 hic-
coughs constantly. My water was filled with
tube-casts and albumen. / was struggling
with Brights Disease of the kidneys in its last
stagesi
While suffering thus 1 received q call from
my pastor, the Rev DR.. Foote, atthat time rec
tor of St Paul's Episcopal church, of this city.
felt that 1t 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 practicing physician and graduate
of the schools, derided tho idea of any med
icine outside the regular channels being in the
least beneficial So soicitious; however, was
Dr. Foote, that l finally promised I would
waive nv prejudice. I began it's use on the
first day of June, 1881, and took 1t according to
directions. At first it sickened me; but this l
thought was a good sign for one in my de-
blitated condition. l continued to take II;
the sickening sensation departed and was f.
nally able to retain food upon my stomach. In
few days 1 noticed a decided change for the
better, as also did my wife and friends. My
hiccoughs ceased and experienced less pain
than formerly. was 80 rejoiced at this i'm
proved condition that, upon what l had be-
1ieved few days before was my dying bed, |
vowed, in the presence OF my family and
friends, should I recover I would both public
w and privately make known this remedy for
the 6 BOD of humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is in fulfil
ment of that VOW. My improvement was con-
months hid gained 26 pounds in flesh, be-
came entirely free from pain and believe
owe my life and present condition wholly te
Warmers bafe Cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly REIN
yestigated the subject Of kidney difficulties and
Brights disease, and the truths developed are
astounding therefore state, deliberately, and
as physician, that believe more than one-half
the deaths which occur in America are caused
by Bright's disease of the kidneys This may
sound like rash statement, but am prepared
to fully verify it Bright's disease has no dis
| tinctive symptoms of its own, Indeed it often
develops without any pain whatever in the kid
neys or their vicinity but has the symptoms OF
nearly every other common complaint Hun
dreds of people die daily, whose burials are au-
ring from Heart Disease" "Apoplexy," "Par.
alysls, ~" Spinal complaint" Inflammation"
''Pueumonia," and other common complaints,
when in reality it is from Brights disease OF
the kidneys Few physicians, and fewer peo-
pie, realize the extent of this disease or it's
ofoo1o
to the system like thief, manifests its presence
if at all by the commonest symptoms and
! fastens itself upon the constitution before the
victim Is aware of it It is nearly as hered-
itary as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal Entire families, in
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 suddenly, from commissions, ap-
oplexY or heart disease. As one who has suf-
fered, and knows by bitter experience what
he says, 1lmplore every one who reads these
words not to neglect the slightest symptoms of
I kidney difficulty. Certain agony and proba-
BILE death will be the sure result of such neg
lect and no one can afford to hazard such
chances
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 possible
animosity of the medical profession and aston
ish all with whom I am acquainted, but / make
the foregoing statements based upon facts
which l am prepared to produce and truths
which l can substantiate to the letter. The
welfare of those who may possibly be suffer-
ers such as l was, is an ample lnducement Tor
me to take the step i have. and if can success
fully warn others from the dangerous path in
which once walked, am willing to endure all
professional and personal consequence.
M J. B. HENuON, NJ d.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec 30
The Boy of the Burning Deck.