Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-17
WHO WAS BRIGHT

The name vi Bright is frequently on the
, Tongues of people hu know nothing. or little,
OF who q" Bright was. or the nature or the
peculiar dtrang,rurnt of vital function, with
" hich his name has long been linked br.
Bright WAS "A famous British surgeon aud anat-
uirllSt HI. made the kidneys and their Gl>"r-
,.rs his special study. He first pointed 0ni the
nature Of tn granular G'GthtratlTh 81 Inc y?
>u,.- of tn. kidney and showed the delnurali
latlcn Of iits,. al Eui., wlicn III such Il Condl-
iu: that their secret nS Lowers are 81 impaired
Il at tc urea j. not >'iiiiclrnt! separated tr4I"
the blood. In the unpleasant condition ot thu
I internal economy " hlt h i known rs " Bright
disease. abumcn l. carried OIL with the wa'.iy
c<cr..iiuns from the bladder. This 'mroYcrloh',
the y stem almost Il, lSr atty a. would culnouN
and systematic bleeding, for the albulncu l.
| needed in the body. being in fact. one "t the
great agents III nutrition. Ihnsr Who labor
under the iii adv antaEr of e" Bright di>caS.
M, liable, to yri,vuIl, congestion and inilAmma-
iiuri not only al Tia" kidneys. but of other I'M
| pnr,ani organs Coma. commissions. and app
| disease Thus i, will he seen that the nIaladI
! i, not a mere kidney ailmcnt. but one involving
the decay of the vital forces of the body;
Bright, disease l. provcrhially hard I"
| cure Nay more than tha'. ii is generally pro
uounccd inculahlr. ~ soon nS the patient
begin, To siow clrarc>idrnccs of being afflicted
! with this nialud, the doctors give HIM up and
| tell him To prepare for death They can allie
via,c his sttrriing- and do something to tenn
pnrarily urrc., his n,.s liable decay. but beyond
this they give him no hope. An eminent ply
! Sltlun recent ADDRESS tblblt ll' >tN JtI
s-y Medical Sucic y. said THE modern phy>i-
elan III lis mutitu'inou- drugs. hnds few rem
cdirs Medicine finds its highest
| triumuls in tLc pr,v cntion. not in the cure Of
disease Who cures rheumatism or
typhoid fever, or chronic Bright disease
and yet who refrans from ,prescrihingf
Now we will all agree that prevention Is a
great deal better than cure. But when We find
| some fellow mortal actually in the power Of Il
! terrible riscaSr. "Brights. for instance. II Is
| too late to talk of preventive measures some
| thing must be done towards cure, II cure he
possible. To thousands of ANXIOUS men ami
women the Ni'al question to-day IL. 'AN
| BRIGIITS DISEASE: BE REID /" others
| means of prrycntin:i may have interest. but 10
| those on whom the disease has It's Erlp tht
question Of cure is a personal matter OF m" or
death. All who are thus concerned Viii be
gr, atty interested in the experience OF scht.'-
man well known in Philadelphia v no WAS so
severely afflicted with Brights disease al
the physicians gave him up; His present. con
dition Of hcartiness is such rs haturail! 10
awaken curio,it! as To how MS recovery WAS
effected.
MIR. George W Edwards is II well known
Philad.phian now in middle life. HIS father
was one OF the most puhlic-spliltea ci!l|oH9 "i
the Quaker City, who did much To improve
| the place by the erection of u number ~ hotels
and other ciiiccs Of public value and Pcrmh,
men, adornmcnt. Mr. Edwards :. nlca "%'u u.
did his wife. The present Mr.. Edwards mus
inherited the disease from both tnth'r AMI
mother and nj an early period OF ms liio WAS
|
| caIne II confirmed invalid. with but httic nope
| oi recovery. -.
one Of our editorial staff who had himself
| been threatened with Bright 5 disease ana was
| anxious to see n man who had been brought
| out OF it, recently satisfied his curiosity 10y
| visit to MIR. Edwards. On being introduced TO
thu gchtlcmnn AT his place oi nuIi,i' :, ,h J..
thought there must lie some mrs, axe III .he
| person. 30 hearty and robust did MT. EDWARDS
appear But Mr. Edwards assured HIM that
he was indeed the ma and gave the account
4. u l.
| Yes. had Brights disease. MY iathcT an"
| mother died of il, SO did two OF m! brothers.
II came on me slowly and graduniiN; pass"
much albumcn. and many epthcllal Gust
| who IA are the surest indications OF mo ray ages
Of the disease. For three years was so pros,
| trutcd as To be unable to attend To business.
| WINS utterly exhausted. Not only was nnable
| To walk with comfort but coulds arccl! Walk
at ALL IavcraScd hardly an hours sitep IN
twenty four and even that little was broken
and unsatisfactory. Nearly all .he al'ir hs nui
fcrcd with severe ucurulSic pain ~ my neal
and rheumatic pain i'll my JOINTS VI! uise,' 9
was miserable. was nervous ana cohlihuiif
disturbed. At the 81. George iiottl Where
lived found il impossible To take my hieaiS
nj the table for Ey nerves were IN such a stare
that the rafting OF the knives and forks nl'
trcssed me und compelled me 10 leave 'ic an
inc-rooIn The little | was able TO eat was
| hr1uyht Ia my room. | could take little
meat but no vegetables; and can assure you
that eating was not u pleasure To me -,
Ibid | take much medical treatnieh'i 'h'
YES. but | cannot say that il did he any appar-
mi pood unless. perhaps. in case OF the last
physician " no attended me. lie brouSi, me
upto condition III winch there Mus SON,
| in me for the Compound OAyS gen otahe mona a.
compound oxygen Did YOU try that; and
what did il do for You ,
Yes that was what brought me 10 "itic
| YOU see me now. Ii was this way was III "
| yer, exhausted condition. and my friend, MI.
iiagan OF Front street. who had been naue
new man by it told me that he Thought tiicrt
would be some chance for me II wouid II!
| compound Oxygen. The prospect 6td mol at
first seem very encouraging. Yet thouSht !
would make the trial 80 Frustrated was
that walking from the II. George holci 10
Sturkcy x Pnlcn's office which Is not oN or iiasi
a mile completely used me up. ana had TO
rest for two hours after making the effort.
This was my FIRST attempt al HolnS ou.; .n.,' !
this when went To the Office Tor treatment l
took u cab. for the first few visits. But tic
ne cssity for tie cab did not last great While.
The Compound Oxygen did not begin 10 10 us
work suddenly but what il did ii did well. In
about ten days the severe pains In my menu
were greatly relieved, and before many more
DAY they were gone. Then began 10 gam III
strength. Gradually the rheumatic pains went
away, my digestion improved so that eating
was not the torment il had been. | soon became
able to enjoy refreshing sleep and tins added
to my comfort and gave me new strength:
For tive months 1 took the Oxygen Treat
ment at Starkey X Palens office. daily dining,
When first began to take II was 80 weak
that could not inhale for more than zen or .,f
fifteen seconds. by steady practice and with
. increasing strength. l found myself aoie u
inhale for nearly minute at time. began
in March, 1882. and finished in May. BY this
time was 30 well that needed no moro treat
ment.
Have you ever had occasion to resort 10 the
treatment again r
, Never but once. Then thought felt some
indications of return Of my old trouble. The
use of the Compound Oxygen for very short
time set me to rights. Now am able TO attend
to business regularly and checrfully. live IN
the country ana come TO town every day.
sleep soundy take good deal Of active excr
, cise eat pretty much everything want. and my
digestion il good. What more can ask for ;
"You are a firm believer in COMPOUND OAY
GEN, then. MIR. EdwardsT
Most certainly and thoroughly. After what
II has done for me am free to speak well OF H.
and to recommend it to others as great vital
izer and restorer
Such use as this one Is surely calculated
TO make people think. Thinking is good act
ing is better. In such diseases as "Brght's
there Is no time to be lost. II you have even
the slightest indication of an attack send to Drs
Starkey & Palen. ll09 Girard Street. Philadel
phia for their treatise on Compound Oxygen
and inform yourself thoroughly as TO its natur,
and action. II will be mailed free.
DeGiers, Prime Minister of Russia, has
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