Milford chronicle., 1885-01-02
MAS N 4 TRAGEDYY
l.amentabIo Death Of Two YOUNG Ladies
and the Narrow Escape Of the Third
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Not long ago mother and daughter called
at the office Of a prominent New YORK physl-
clan. The young lady WAS fair OF race, grace
ful Of form, with q complexion lnellcaelils
health, and yet her mother sa d there was every
indication to her that she was the prey Of some
my-ter1ous disorder. At her request, the pnys-
ieian made a searching examination. Nothing
was discovered. At The opportunities ot the
motner another physician was called IN ana
another examination made with the same re-
suit. -.
In the same city another prominent .physi..
clan was visited recently by young lazy OF
attractive address, refined manners, ana WIN
She bad SCARCELY stated her case when her
lips quivered, her face paled, her arms dropped
10 her side, and she was dead.
She died alone with her physician, and gos-
sips made high scandal, but post mortem e1-
ANIMATION showed that her death was caused
bv a aconvulsion, and the voice of slander was
hushed. These are facts which can Oe SUD
stantiated if need be.
Medical science does not tell us all we ought
10 know, Il is small satisfaction for us that
death must lay our friends low before we can
find out the nature Of their diseases Lie Is
great mystery; and it is a sad commentary on
present human attachments that death Is the
only key which in many cases can unlock the
depths Of this mystery.
There is somt thing more to be dreaded than
cholera, more TO be feared than consumption,
which is preying upon the health OF our young
people, because, unlike them, its approach is
insidious, and we know Of its pre- enoe only by
the death it brings. MI. Charles Y. stephens,
the Well-knOWn exporter at lz25 lhnd ol.i
Louisville KY, had an experience somewhat
similar 10 the mother whose case IS above re-
lated His daughter, when but nine years CT
"a, HroofT She V
ceedngly languid, was frequently prosrated
with headaches and nervous depression, and
the feeling Of extreme fatigue grew upon her
constantly. She could scarcely breathei could
felain nothing on her stomach she Dloated SO
that she measured 45 inches around the waist,
and it seemed that she would go mad with ag-
ony. Every month she got worse and worse,
and finally, as dea'h seemed to be OBJ aiming
the mastery, in alarm her case and treatment
were telegraphed to q prominent New York
spec alist, who, after due deliberations Wlied
back that everything possible had been done
and that she could not recover. In three
MOI tbs from that time, however, she began to
amend, and in a few weeks was clothed with
health and in her right mind.
In the first case mentioned, death was
caused by what is called brighrs disease OF the
kidneys, in the second it Was found that uremlc
b God poisoning, caused by the same disease,
produced the fatal cohvulsioh, and in the
third case death was threatened by the same
disorder but was avert d, when every other
means failed, BY waIner's safe cure. This result
was accomplished three years ago and the
lapse OF time IS shown that it was not mere
temporary feet.
It is evident that medical men do not know
everything, and yet how strange it is that peo-
pie credit them with Omniscience and die In tiie
delusion. II am not surpfi ed, says candid
physician, 'iWhen kno the ignoIanc andin-
capacity Of tb6 ,'rofession concerning such
dirorders ri 45s ~ CON pound is doing such
effe~ -, - = 'taean accomplish what we
mot, people are very foolish if they do not
resort to its use.n
It seems to us that these three cases convey
a lesson and indicate course Of proceeding
which parents and young people cannot afford
to ignore.