The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
A HEROIC DEED.
Surprising Even the Deeds OF Prowess of
Every day Life.

A few months ago the country was thrilled
with the account Of e girl who, at the risk of
her life, when the whirling food of the
swollen rivers was wrestling great bridges
from their foundations, skipped along the
ties Of q Western railway, lantern in hand,
and saved . train from certain destruction.
The State OF lows awarded her suitable
medal for her bravery. In this instance it
was child who saved thu lives OF many
adults bat. as rule, the life of the child is
in the hands of older persons.s
In November, 1888 little eight-year-old
son OF Danish parents was suffering with
diphtheria. The attack was not sevare, bat
he did not seem to rally after the throa. ap.
peared perfectly we'll Nausea headache
and low fever succeeded the sore throas, aud
two or three days afterward his limbs began
to swell mysteriously. The skin became
very dry, vomiting was frequent. nose bleed
was persistent, and nothing would stay in
his stomach. sit was evident to our minds"
said Mrs. Thomas Schmidt, wife of the Vice
Consul of Denmark, residing at Motherhood,
N j., that some mysterious malady was
working ruin In bis system. Our physician
said he had the terrible Bright's disease. To
our suggestion that q certain preparation be
tried he made no objection. We gave him
six doses a day, two teaspoonfuls at
dose, IN sweetened water. II remained upon
q
marked improvement. The bowels became
gular without the use of cathartcs aud
the nausea diminished; in three weeks there
was subsistence of thu dropsy, and by the
middle of May the limbs were perfectly nor
NAL. He had good appetite, aud could
take three pints OF milk daily. By the first
Of May he was up, and though be had spent
six months in bed, he did not feel particu.
lsrly weak. In June he was out, feeling
perfectly we'll, and in July he weighed
eight pounds mora than he did before be was
taken sick. To day there is only slight
unfavorable condition in his system, and
the physicians say we have every reason to
believe the child will be perfectly we'll"
Mrs. Schmidt is certainly to bs congratu.
lated on the good results which followed the
use of Warmers cafe cure, and she says: I'VE
feel bound TO make this truly wonderful re.
cult known, and are perfectly willing to have
this letter published Gratifying as is the
result wrought it is by no means singular,
for Thousands Of children who seemed weak
and puny have bad their entire nature
changed and their future assured by prompt
use of the same preparation. Such disorders
are transmitted by Inheritance or arise from
child. epidemic diseases, the evil effects
Of which often prove fatal In later lite The
secret Of the iIl-health of many children is
that their kidnsYs aud liver are not perform.
Ing their natural work.
1t was brave feat of the brave girl who
crossed the swollen stream on the bridge to
save the lives of the passengers; but it is
Drawer deed and one worthy of wider Tecog-
milton which, seeing the perils awaiting
Childhood, free from prejudice, with pur-
pose only TO save by any effective means
preserves to US tie lives OF our children.