The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-01-30
A Thrilling Experience.
REMARKABLE STATEMENT OF PERSONAL
DANGER AND PRovipENTIAL ESCAPE.

tTbCtInH WlUe dtuentlOH lTOin tlt piece
is so remarkable that we cannot ex-
cuse ourselves il we do not Jay it be
fore our readers, even though its length
would ordinarily preclude its admission
to our limited space.
To me Editor Rochester, (M ~ Democrat
SIR,--On the first day of June, 1881,
/ lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony
l thrn endured, for words can never
describe it. Aud yet, il few years
previous any one had told me that
was to be brought so low, and by sc
terrible disease, I should have scot
fed at the idea. had always been
uncommonly strong and healthy, and
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly
knew, in my own experience, what
pain or sickness were. Very many
people who will read this statement
realize at times that they are unusually
tired and cannot account for it. They
feel dull pains in various parts of the
body and do not understand it. Or
they are exceedingly hungry one day
and entirely without appetite the next.
This was just the way ! felt when the
relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still
thought nothing of it that probably
had taken a cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly after this noticed
a heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain
in one side of my head, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next, l
paid little attention to it. Then my
stomach would get out of order and
my food often failed to digest, causing
at times great inconvenience. Yet,
even as physician, did not think
that these things meant anything seri
Gus. / fancied l was suffering from
malaria and doctored myself accord
ingly. But got no better. next
noticed peculiar color and odor about
the fluids was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day
and very little the next, and that per-
sistent froth and scum appeared upon
the surface, and sediment settled.
And yet did not realize my danger,
for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, finally became accustom-
ed to them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that l had
no pain in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why l should have
been so blind l cannot understand.
consulted the best medical skill in
the land. l visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine to California. Still l grew
worse. No two physicians agreed
as to ny malady. One said /
was troubled with spinal irrita-
ton; another, dyspepsia, another,
heart disease; anot her, ge n
eral debility; another congestion
of the base of the brain and so on
through long list of common diseases,
the symptoms of many of which / real
ly had. In this way several years
passed, during which time l was stead
lily growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. My weight
had been reduced from 207 to l3O
pounds. My life was burden to my
self and friends. l could retain no
food on my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections. l was a living mass of
pain. My pulse was uncomfortable
In my agony l frequently fell to the
floor and clutched the carpet, and pray
ed for death. Morphine had little or
no effect in deadening the pain. For
six days and nights l had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
water was filed with tube-casts and
albumen. I was struggling with
Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its
last stagcsl
While suffering thus | received a
call from my pastor, the Rev. DR..
Foote, at that time rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, of this city. l felt
that it was our last interview, but in
the course of conversation Dr.. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkS BILE
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 a
graduate of the schools, derided the
idea of any medicine outside the chan
nels being in the least beneficial. So
solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote,
that finally promised l would waive
my prejudice. ] began its use on the
first day of June, 1881, and took it &C.
cording to directions. At first it sick
kened me but this I thought was a
good sign for one in debilitated con-
dition. l continued to take it; the
sickening sensation departed and + was
finally able to retain food upon my
stomach. In few days ! noticed a
decided change for the better, as also
did my wife and friends. My hic
coughs ceased and / experienced less
pain than formerly. | was so reioiced
at this improved condition that, upon
what | had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, l vowed, in
the presence of my family and friends,
should recover would both publicly
and privately make known this remedy
for the good of humanity, wherever
and whenever ! had an opportunity,
and this letter is in fulflmnet of that
vow. My improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three
months | had gained rs pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe l owe my life
and present condition wholly to War.
ner's Safe Cure, the remedy which
used.
Since my recovery | have thorough
ly re-lnvestigated the subject of kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and
the truths developed are astounding.
| therefore state, deliberately, and as a
physician, that believe more than
one-haT the deaths sohich occur in
Anerica are caused By Brights dis
ease of the kidneys. This may sound
like rash statement, but | am prepar-
ed to fully verify it. Bright's disease
has no distinctive symptoms of its own
indeed, it often develops without any
pain whatever in the Kidneys or their
Vicinity,) but has the symptoms of
nearly every other common complaint.