The Mineral argus., 1885-02-12
Arx1IxLIuo ExPE1IsNoE.


The following story-which is attracting wide
Intention from the prcss-is 40 remarkable
hat we cannot excuse ourselves, il we d. not
Jay it before our readers, evcn though it,
length would ordinarily preclude its admission
to our limited space.
To THE EDITOR ROCHESTER N. " DEMOCRAT
SIR.-On the first day Of June 1881, lay al
.',y residence in this city surrounded by my
riends and waiting for death Heaven only
knows the agony then endured. for words
an never describe it, And yet, il few years
previous any one had told mo that was to be
brought 30 low, aud by 40 terrible disease,
,hould have scoffed at the idea l had always
lcen uncommonly strong AMI healthy, and
weighed over ~ pounds and hardly knew, il
my own experience, what pain or sickness
were. Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they arc unusu.
ally 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
tho next This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened it.
self upon me first began. Still l Thought
nothing Of it; that probably l had
taken cold which would soon
pass away Shortly after this l noticed
q heavy, and at times euralgic, pain in one
eide Of my head, sbut as il 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 a.
times great Inconvenience. Yet even as ply
stefan, 1 did not think that these things meant
ANYTHING serious. l fancied l was suffering
from malaria and doctored my self according
IT, But got no better next noticed pecu-
liar color and oior about the fluid was pass
ing-also that there were large quantities one
day and very little the next and that persist
ent froth and scum appeared upon the sur
face. and a sediment settled And vet did
rot realize my danger, for indeed seeing these
symptoms continually. finally became accts-
tome, to them. and my su-I icion was wholly
lsaimed hy the fact that had no pain in the
affected organs or in their vicinity. Why ]
should have been 81 blind ! cannot understand
| consulted the best medical skill III the land
l visited all the famed mineral springs in Amer
lea and Travelled from Maine To California. Still
grew worse No two physicians agreed az Is
INV maady. One said l was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, dyspepsia: another,
heart disease: another, general debility; an
other, congestion OF the base of the brain; and
81 on through a long list Of common diseases,
the symptoms OF many of which really had
In this way several years passed, during which
time was steadily growing worse. My condi
ton had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms ! at first expc ricnccd were de
veloped into terrible and constant dis.
orders My weight had been re luced
burden to myself and friends conld retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. was living mass of pain. MY
pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony fire.
quently fell To the floor and clutched the carpet.
no eject in deadening the pain. For sin days
and nights had the death premonitory hic-
coughs constantly. My water was filled with
tube-ca-ts and aibumen. ] WAS struggling
with Bright's Disease Of the kidneys in its last
stages!
While suffering thus received q call from
my pastor, the Rev. DIR Foote ut that time rec
tor of ST. Pauls Episcopal church, OF this city
felt that il was our last interview, hut IN the
course of conversation DIR. Foote detailed to
me the many remarkable cures Of cases like
my own which had come under his observation,
by means of a remedy, which he urged me To
try As practicirg physician and n graduate
of the schools, deri,lcd the ilea Of any med
icine outside the regular channels being In the
least beneficial so solicitiou-, however, was
DR. Fooe. that ] finally promised l would
waive my prejudice. ! began ITS Use on the
first day OF June. lSsl, and took 1t according TO
directions. At first it sickened mo: but this ]
thought WAS a good sign for one IN my de
bitated condition. ] continued To take II;
the sickening sensation departed and was n
na!ly able To retain food upon my stomach. In
a few days ] noticed decided change for tho
better, "a also did my wife and friends. My
hccoughs ceased and ! experienced less pain
than formerly: was 50 reioiced at tins i'm
proved CONDITION that upon what ! bad be-
ieved few days before was my dying bed |
vowed in the presence OF my family and
friends, should recover would both public
" and privately make known this remedy for
the x nod Of humanity. wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is in fulfil
ment of thai vow. NV improvement was con-
slant from that time, and in less than three
months ! hid gained III pounds in flesh. be-
came entirely free from pain and believe
owe nv life and present condition wholly To
Warmers Safe Cuic, the remedy which used
Since nav recovery have thoroughly re in
vestisatcd the subject Of kidney difficulties and
Brght's disease, and the truths developed are
astounding. i therefore state, deliberately, and
as physician, that believe more than one half
the deaths which occur in America are caused
by Brights disease Of the kidneys This may
sound like rash statement, but am prepared
10 fully verify it, Bright's disease has no DIS
tinctive symptoms Of its own, tndeel, il often
develops without any pain whatever in the kid
neys or their vcinity,) but has the symptoms OF
nearly every other common coin plsint Hun
dreds of people die daily whose i'lrials are an-
thorized by a physicians certificate as occur
ring from Heart Disease, "Apoplcxy, Par
slysi-," Spinal complaint, "l;heumatism.'
"Pneumonia," and other common complaints,
when in reality It Is from Brights disease OF
the kidneys. Few physicians and fewer peo-
pie, realize the extent OF tins disease or its
dang rous and insidious nature. II steals in
70 the system liks thief manifests its presence
II at all by the commonest symptoms and
fastcns itself upon the constitution before the
victim Is aware of it, II is nearly ~ hered-
itary rs consumption, quite common and
fully a. fatal Entire families, in
teriting it from their ancestors, have
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, ap-
oplexy or heart disease. A one who has sur
l,, hat