Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-06
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Remarkable Statement Of Personal Dan :
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S0HaA1AaDIe 50tAbotne0Gs 81 SerAonal Dan
ger and Provtdentia1 Escape.
The following story-which is attracting wide
attention from the press-is 80 remarkable
that we cannot excuse ourselves, if we d. not
lay it before our readers, even though it's
length would ordinarily preclude its admission
to our limited space.
To THE EDITOR ROCHESTER, On. ~ DEMocRAr:
S1R.-On tho 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
eau never describe it And yet, if few years
previous any one had told me that was to be
brought so low, and by 80 terrible disease,
should have scotfed at the idea had always
been uncommonly strong and healthy, and
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly knew, in
ray own experience, what pain or sickness
were Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they are unusu-
allv tired and cannot 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 entirely without appetite
he next This was Just the way I felt when
The relentless malady which had fastened it.
self upon me first began. Still I thought
nothing of it; that probably L had
taken cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly aftor this l noticed
a heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain in one
aide of my head, but as it would come one day
and lie gone the next T paid little attention to
it, Then my stomach would get out Of order
and NV food often failed to digest, causing at
times great Inconvenience Yet even as ply
sic:an, I did not think that these things meant
ANYTHING serious l fancied l was suffering
from malaria and doctored my self according
". But 60: 10 better J. next noticed pocu-
liar color and odor about the duia was pass
ing--also that there were large quantities one
dav 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
symptoms continually, l finally became accus-
toned to them, ard my suspicion was wholly
flisarmcd 10y tho fact that I had no pain in the
affected organs OF in their vicinity. Why |
should have been 80 blind cannot understand.
I consulted tie best medical skill in the land.
( visited all the fa'aed mineral springsin Amer
lea and travelled from Maine to California. Srill
grew worse No two physicians agreed as to
my malady. One said I 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 Il long list OF common diseases,
the symptoms OF many ct which really had.
In this way several Years passed, during which
time was steadily growing worse. My condi-
ton had really become piriable. The slight
SYMPTOMS | at first eXper fenced We're de-
yeIoped into terrible and constant dis
orders Ny weight had beer, reduced
from ~. to 40 poun IS. My life was a
burden to myself and friends lcould retain
no food on my stomach, ard lived wholly by
injections. Twas living mass of pain. My
pulse was uncomfortable In my agony fire.
tlue1ltv fell to the floor and ciutched the carpet
and prayed for death Morphine had little or
no effect il. dealeniny the pain. For six days
and nights had the death! prcmonltory lllc-
coughs constantly My water was filled with
tube-casts and albumen ] was struggling
with Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last
stages!
While suffering thus Irecc;ved call from
my pastor, the Rev DR.. Footc at that time rec
tor of St Paul's Episcopal church, of this city.
| felt that it WAS our last interview, but IN the
course of conversation DR.. Footo detailed to
me the many remarkable cures of cases like
my own which had come under his observation,
bv means of a remedy which he urged me to
tIy AS a practciDs physician and graduate
OF the schools, l tlerlued the idea of any med
icine outside the regular channels being in the
least DenG]lClal 90 1OWCf0I, WIS
Dr. Foote, that finally promised I would
waive MY prejudice. ! began its use on the
first day Of June. 1881, and took 1t according to
directions At first it sickened me: but this l
thought was good sign for one Ii my de-
bilitated condition. I continued to take it.;
the sicken;ng sensation departed and l was il
nally able to retain food upon my stomach. In
few days r"'iced . decided change for the
better. as also lid my wife and friends My
h,ccOughs ceased and J. experienced less pain
than formerly. | was go reioiced at this i'm
proved condition that, upon what had be-
lieve'l a few days before was my dying bed, I
vowed, ia the presence Of my family and
friends, should ! recover would both public
" and privately make known this remedy for
the & otl of humanity. wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is in fulfil
mel't OF that VOW. My Improvement was CON
slant from that time and i'll less than three
months nd gained rs pounds in flesh, be-
owe my life and present condition wholly to
Warmers Safe Gu G, the remedy which used
Since nv recovery have thoroughly re- in
vestigntel the sub ject of kidney difficulties and
BrlEsht's disease: and the truths developed are
astounding. / therefore state, deliberately, and
as a physician, thar balicve mo- than one half
the deaths which occur in America are caused
by Bllgi,ts disease Of the kidneys. This may
sound like a rash statement, but am prepared
to fully verify it, BrghJs disease has no dis
tnct've symptoms Of its ow J, (indee |, it often
develops without any pain whatever i'll the kid
neys or their vicini1yD but has the symptoms of
nearly every other common coraulaiAt. Hun
dreds Of people die daily, whose burals are au-
thorized by physicians certificate as occur
ring from Heart Disease" ''Apoplexy," ''Par-
alys,s," Spinal complaint s'Kheumatism. :"
"Pneumonia," and other common complaints,
when in reality it is from Bright's disease of
the kitluey's. Few physicians, and fewer peo-
v1a 1Eiu,a t},p toni .,r fnIc
dang 4rous and insidious nature. 1t steals in
to the system like thief, nanifests its presence
if at all by the commoneSt symptoms and
fastons itself npoa tho constitution before the
victim is aware Of it. It is nearly as hered-
itary as consumption, quite as common and
teriting 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 suddenly, from commissions, ap-
fered, and knows by bitter experience what
he says, Ilmplore every one who reads these
words not to neglect the slightest symptoms OF
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 an,
throughout the entire land as practitioner and
lecturer will arouse the surprise and possible
luminosity of the medical profession and aston
ish all with whom am acquainted, but l make
the foregoing statements based upon facts
which I am prepared to produce and truths
which can sUbsUantiate to the letter The
welfare of those who may possibly be suffer
ers such as I was, is an ample inducement for
me to take the step / have. and if can success
fully warn others from tho dangerous path in
which once walked, am willing to endure all
professional and personal consequence.
= J. B. HEN1oN, M. D.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec So
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