Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-05
a THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal Dan
Ger and Providential Escape.

ger and PrOvldeutial Escape.
The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is SO re-
markable That we can not excuse ourselves
II we do not lay it before our readers, even
though lis length would ordinarily pre-
eIude its admission to our limited space.
+. 10 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 vet, if
q lew years previous any one had told Lie
that was to be brought so low, and by so
tefr1hle disease, / should have scoffed aft
the idea. had always been uncommonlv
strong ard healthy, and weighed over 200
perienee, what pain or sickness were.
very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that thew are
unusually tired and can not account for il.
ihey lee. duIl pains in various parts of the
body and do-not understand it Or they
are exceedingly hungry one day and en-
tlreiy without appetite the next. This was
2oss the , way felt when the relentless
first began. Still thought nothing of H..
ohat probably l had taken a cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after this
noticed a heavy, and at times neuraIgic,
would come one day and be gone the next.
paid little attention to it. Then NV
stomach would get out of order and nv
1000 often failed to digest, causing at
Physician, 1 did not think that these
things meant anything serious / fancfed
L was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But got no better.
about the fluids I was passing-aIso that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that q persistent;
Irotn and scum appeared upon the surface,
anu SEDIMENT settled: And yet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally be.
came accustomed to them, and NV sus-
picion was wholly disarmed by the fact
tnat had no pain in the affected organs
or In their vicinity. Why 1 should have
been so blind 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 grew worse.
NO two physicians agreed as to my mala-
dy. One said 1 was troubled with spinal
Irritation: another, dyspepsia; another,
heart-dlsease; another. general debility
another, congestion of the base of the
brain; and so on through long list of
common diseases, the symptoms of many
of which I really had. In this way sever
al years passed, during which time 1 was
steadily growing worse. Ny condition
had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms l at first experienced were de-
veloped into terrible and constant disor-
d der Ny weight had been reduced from
POT to 49, pounds. My life was a burden
to myself and friends. I 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
frequently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
ph1ne had little or no effect in deadening
the pain. For six days and nights 1 had
the ath-premonitory hiccoughs constant
iy. My water was filed with tube-casts
and albumen. l was struggling with
Bright,s Disease OF the kidneys in its last
stages!
While suffering thus I received call
from my pastor, Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector OF ST. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. felt that it was our last in
terview, but in the course of conversation
DIR. 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 a
practicing physician and a graduate of the
schools, derided the idea of any medicine
outside the regular channels being in the
least beneficial. So solicNous, however,
was DIR. Foote, that I finally promised
would waive my prejudice. 1 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 a good sign for
one in my debilitated condition. I contin-
ued to take it; the sickening sensation de-
parted and l was finally able to retain
noticed a decided change for the better, as
also did my wife and friends. My hic-
coughs ceased and experienced less pain
than formerly. l was so rejoiced at this
improved condition that, upon what 1 be-
1ieved but few days before was my dying
bed, vowed, in the presence of my family
and friends, should recover would both
remedy for the good of humanity,
wherever and whenever l had an oppor-
tunity, and this letter is in fulfllment of
that VOW. My Improvement was constant
1<re, H.,
months I had gained twenty six pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and
believe owe my life and present condi-
ton wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, which
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject of kidney difficult
ties and Brignt's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. l therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician,
that believe more than One-half the deaths
,chich occur in ADseric0 are caused By
Bright's disease Of the kidneys. This may
sound like a rash statement, but am pre-
pared to fully verify it. Bright's disease
has no distinctive symptoms of its own Tin
deed, it often develops without any pain
whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity,
other 9th n' Common Complaint. Hundreds Of
people die daily, whose burials are author
lied by physicians certificate as occur.
ring from 7" Heart Disease" "Apoplexy,'
"Paralysis," "Spinal Complaint" "Rheu
matisni," pneumonia" and other COM
mon complaints, when in reality it is from
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Few ply
sicians, and fewer people, realize the ex-
tent of this disease or its dangerous and in
sidious nature. 1t steals into the system
like thief, manifests its presence if at all
by the commonest symptoms and fastens
itself upon the constitution before the VIC
tim is aware of it. 1t is nearly as heredi-
tary as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting
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, apo
suffered, and knows by bitter experience
what he says, I implore everyone who
reads these words not to neglect the slight
est symptoms of kidney difficulty. Certain
agony and probable death will be the sure
result of such neglect, and no one can af-
ford TO hazard such chances.
I am aware that such an unqualified
statement as this, coming from nue., known
as / am throughout the entire land as q
practitioner and lecturer, will arouse the
surprise and possible animosity of the
medical profession and astonish all with
whom | am acquainted, but / make the
foregoing statements based upon facts
which am prepared to produce and truths
which can substantiate to the letter. The
welfare of those who may possibly be suf-
ferers such as I was, is an ample induce
can successfully warn others from the
dangerous path in which once walked,
am willing to endure all professional and
j. B. HENION, NJ. D.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 90.