The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-28
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE,
Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dan
ger and ProvidentiaI Escape.


able that We can not excuse ourselves if we
do not lay 1t before our readers. even though
its length would ordinarily preclude its ad-
mission to our limited space.
To the Editor Rochester IN. " 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 1t. And yet, IL q
few years previous any one had told me that
I was to be brought 80 low, and by so ter
rible disease, should have scoffed at the
idea. l had always been uncommonly
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 exceed
ingly hungry one day and entirely with
the way / felt when the re-
lentless malady, which had fastened
itself upon me frst began. Still thought
nothing OF it; that probably 1 had taken
cold that would soon pass away. Shortly
after this noticed heavy, and at times
IS it would come one day and be gone the
next. paid little attention to it, Then my
stomsch would get out of order and my food
often failed to digest causing at times great
Inconvenience. Yet, even as q physician,
did not think that these things meant any
thing serious 1 fancied was suffering from
malaria and doctored myself accordingly.
But | got no better. ! next noticed pecu-
liar color and odor about the fluids was
passing-also that there were large quauti-
ties one day and very little the next, and
that q persistent froth and scum appeared
upon the surface, and q sediment settled.
And yet 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 digestive
organs or in their vicinity. Why ! should
have been 30 blind can not understand.
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. l 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 malsdy. One
said was troubled with spinal irritation
another, dyspepsia; another, heart disease
another, general debility; another, conges.
ton 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 several years passed, during
which time 1 was steadily growing worse.
The slight symptoms / at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders. Ny weight had been reduced
from 207 to 80 pounds. My life was bur-
den to myself and friends l could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections. l was living mass OF pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
j frequently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Morphine
had little or no effect in deadening the pain.
For six consecutive days and nights 1 had
the death-premonitory hiccoughs constantly.
My water was filed with tube-casts and al
bumen. was struggling with Brights Dis
ease of the Kidneys In its last stages.
While suffering thus received a call from
my pastor, Rev. DR.. Foote, 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.. 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, L
derided the idea OF any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least beneficial.
So solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, that
finally promised would waive my prejudice.
began its use on 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 con-
ing sensation departed and L was finally
able to retain food upon my stomach. In
few days l noticed decided change for the
better, as also did my wife and friends. My
hiccoughs ceased and experienced less pain
than formerly. was 30 rejoiced at this i'm
proved condition that upon what had be-
lieved but few days before was my dying
bed, vowed, in the presence OF my family
and friends should i recover l would both
publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good OF humanity, wherever
and whenever l had an opportunity, and
this letter is in ful6llmeut OF that VOW. My
improvement was constant from that time,
and in less than three months had gained
twenty-six pounds in flesh. beca me entirely
free from pain and / believe / owe my life
and present condition wholly to Warmers
Safe Cure. the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject OF kidney Difficult.
ties and Bright's disease. aud the truths de-
veloped are astounding. therefore state,
deliberately, and as physician, that
believe more than enc half the deaths which
occur in America are caused by Brlghts
disease of the kidneys. This may sound
like rash statement. bat am prepared to
tin ctive symptoms Of its own, (indeed, it
often develops without any pain whatever
in the kidneys or their yiclnity,) but has the
symptoms Of nearly every other common
complaint, hundreds OF people Ole daily,
whose burials are authorized by physicians
certificate as occurring from "Hesrt Disease"
'Apoplexy," Paralysis" ''Soinal Conn
plsint," "Rheumstism," Pneumonia"
and other common complaints when
in reality it is from Bright's disease of
the kidneys. Few physicians and fewer peo-
Sle realize the extent of this disease or its
dangerous and insidious nature. 1t steals
into the system like thief, manifests its
presence II at all by the commonest symp-
toms, and fastens itself upon the constitu-
ton before the victim is aware of it. 1t is
nearly as hereditary as consumption, quite
as common and fully as fatal. Entire fam
lilies, inheriting it from their ancestors, have
died, yet none of the number knew or real
lied the mysterious power which was remov-
ing them. Instead of common symptoms it
often shows none whatever. but brings death
suddenly from conyulsions, apoplexy or
heart disease. As one who has suffered and
knows by bitter experience what he says, /
implore 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
TO one can afford to hazard the chances.
am aAare that such an unqualified state
ment as this, coming from me, known as
a m thrnuphnnt the pntirn land as a Dracti-