St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal Dan.
ger and Providential Escape.


The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is SO re-
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
if we do not lay it before our readers, even
though it's length would ordinarily pre-
clude it's admission to our limited space.
To the Editor Rochester (N. " Democrat:
SIR-On the first day of June, 1881, 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
| a few wears previous any one had told me
! that was to be brought SO low, and by so
| terrible disease, should have scoffed at
| the idea. had always been uncolnmonly
| strong and healthy, and weighed over 200
/ 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 can not account 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 en-
tirely without appetite the next. This was
lust the way / felt when the relentless
malady which had fastened itself upon me
first began. Still thought nothing of it.;
that probably I had taken a cold which
| would soon pass away. Shortly after this
] 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,
| I 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 a
| physician, I did not think that these
| things meant anything serious / fancied
/ was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But [ got no better.
next noticed peculiar color and odor
about the fluids l was passlng-also that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that a persistent
| froth and scum appeared upon the surface,
and sediment settled. And yet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, | finally be-
came accustomed to them, and my sus-
picion was wholly disarmed by the fact
that had no pain in the affected organs
| or in their vicinity. Why should have
been so blind I can not understand.
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. | visited all the famed mineral
springs in America and Travelled from
Maine TO California. Still I grew worse.
No two physicians agreed as to my mala-
dy. 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 a long list of
common diseases the symptoms of many
of which really had. In this way sever
al years passed, during which time I was
steadily growing worse. My condition
had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms at first experienced We're de-
veloped into terrible and constant disor-
ders. My weight had been reduced from
207 to 100 pounds. My life was a burden
to myself and friends. | could retain no
food on my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. was living mass of pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
l frequently fell to the floor and c1utched
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 constant
ly. My water was filed with tube casts
and albumen. | was struggling with
Bright'ss Disease of the kidneys in It's last
stages!
While suffering thus received call
from my pastor, Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. I felt that it was our last in
teryiew, but in the course of conversation
DR.. Foote detailed to me the many remark
able cures of cases like my own which had
come under his observation, by means of a
remedy which he urged me to try. AS
practicing physician and a graduate OF the
schools, derided the idea Of any medicine
outside the regular channels being in the
least beneficial. So solicitous, however,
was DR.. Foote, that I finally promised l
would waive my prejudice. I began its
use the first day of June, 1881, and took it
according to directions. At first it sickened
| me; but this I thought was good sign for
one in my debilitated condition. | contin-
ued to take it; the sickening sensation de-
parted and I was finally able to retain
food upon my stomach. In a few days
noticed decided change for the better, as
also did my wife and friends. My hic-
coughs ceased and I experienced less pain
| than formerly. [ was so rejoiced at this
| improved condition that, upon what be-
! lieved but few days before was my dying
| bed, vowed, in the presence of my family
and friends, should recover would both
| publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good OF humanity,
| wherever and whenever | had an oppor--
| tunity, and this letter is in fulhllment OF
| that VOW. My improvement was constant
| from that time, and in less than three
months [ had gained twenty six pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and
believe ! owe my life and present condl-
ton wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, which
remedy used
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject OF kidney difficult
| ties and Bright's disease, and the truths
| developed are astounding. 1 therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician,
that believe more tim 0he-hd!T the deGths
90hich occur IN -1nsefiea are caused oy
Briglet's disease Of the kidneys. This may
sound like rash statement, but 1 am pre-
pared to fully verify it. Bright's disease
has no distinctive symptoms Of its own (in-
| deed, it often develops without any pain
whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity J,
but has the symptoms OF nearly every
other common complaint Hundreds OF
people die daily, whose burials are author
lied by physicians certificate as occur,
ring from Heart Disease" "a poplexy,'
Paralysis Spinal Complaint, Rheu-
matisnl, Pneumonia" and 9th 'er COM
mon complaints, when in reality i, is IRON
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Fe W phy'
sicians, and fewer people, realize Il 10 ex
tent of this disease or it's dangerous nd in
sidious nature. It steals into the 81 rsten
like thief. manifests its rarasence If Ut al