Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-02-06
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Remarkable Statement OF Personal pnt,.
is ger and Provldcntiai Escape. ,.
Tho following story--which 10 attracting
wide attention from tho press--is so re.
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
II we do not lay 1t before our readers, even
though its length would ordinarily pre-.
cludc its admission to our limited space.
To the Editor Rochester IN. W Democrat.
SrR--On the first day Of June, 1881, i lay
ut my residence In this city surrounded by
my my friends nens ana an waiting for death Heaven
words can never describe 1t. And yet, II
few years previous any one had told me
that ! was to be brought SO low, and by SO
terrible disease, l should have scoffed at
strong and healthy, and weighed over 20o
pounds and hardly knew, In my own ex-
perience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and can not account for it.
They feel dull pains in various parts Of the
body and do not understand IL. Or they
nre exceedingly hungry one day and en-
tirely without appetite the next. This was
Just the way l felt when the relentless
malady which had fastened itself upon mo
first began. Still l thought nothing Of it;
that probably / had taken a cold which
would soon pass'away. Shortly after this
lnoticed heavy, and ut times neuralgia,
pain in one side Of my, head, but as it
paid little attention to 1t. Then my
stomach would get out of order md nv
food often failed to digest causing at
times great Inconvenience. Yet, even as a
physician, l did not think that these
things meant any thing serious. / fancied
was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But got no BETTER
next noticed peculiar color and odor
about about the fluids l was .passing-also that
there We're large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
froth and scum appeared upon the surface,
and sediment settled. And vet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally be-
came accustomed to. them, and my sus-
picion was wholly disarmed by the fact
that had no pain in the affected organs
or in their vicinity. Why l should have
been SO blind can not understand. "
consulted the best medical skill in the
springs In America and travelled from
Maine to California. Still / grew worse.
No two physicians agreed as to my mala-
dy;. One said was troubled with spinal
ayspepsa; an9ther
another, congestion Of tho base of the
brain; and SO on through long list of
common diseases, the symptoms Of many
of which really had. In this way sever.
stsySs;I1s a. years passed, during which time was
had really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms at first experienced were de-
yeloped into terrible and constant disor.
s61 ders. !, NY Ny weight had been reduced from
to myself and friends. I could retain no
food on my stomach, and lived wholly by
injections. was living mass of pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
frequently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death. Nor
phine had little or no effect in deadeninp
the pain. For six days and nights / had
the death h-premonitory hiccoughs constant-
ly. My water was filed with tube casts
and albumen. was struggling with
stagesl ...s...
While suffering thus I received call
from my pastor, Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. / felt that it was our last in
terview, but in the course of conversation
DR.. Foote detailed to me the many remark
able cures of cases like my own which had
come under his observation, by means of q
remedy which he urged me to try. As q
practicing physician and a graduate of the
schools, derided the idea Of any medicine
outside the regular channels being in the
least beneficial. So solicitous, however,
was DR.. Foote, that finally promised 1
would waive my prejudice. I began its
use the first day of June, 1881, and took it
according to directions. At first 1t sickened
me; but this thought was good sign for
one in my debilitated condition. l contin-
ued to take it; the sickening sensation de-
parted and was finally able to retain
food upon my stomach. In few days /
noticed decided change for the better, as
also did my wife and friends. My hic-
coughs ceased and experienced less pain
than formerly: was so rejoiced at this
improved condition that, upon what be-
lieved but a few days before was my dying
bed, vowed, in the presence Of my family
and friends, should recover would both
publicly publicly and nd priSEateiy ya make known this
wherever and whenever 1 had an oppor-
tunity, and this letter is in fulfllment Of
that vow. My Improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three
months had gained twenty six pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and
believe owe my life and present condi-
tion wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, which
remedy / used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject of kidney difficult
developed are astounding. I therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician,
that believe more than One-half the deaths
tohich occur in america are caused by
Bfght's disease, of the Kidneys. This may
sound like rash statement, but l am pre-
pared to fully verify 1t. Bright's disease
has no distinctive symptoms Of its own Tin
deed, it often develops without any pain
whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity,
but but has the symptoms Of nearly every
people die daily, whose burials are author
lied by physician's certificate as occur
ring from" Heart Disease" "Apoplexy,"
Paralysis, o"Spinal Complaint" "Rheu-
mon complaints, when in reality it is from
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Few ply
sicians, and fewer people, realize the ex-
tent of this disease or its dangerous and in
sidious nature. 1t steals into the system
like thief, manifests its presence If at all
by the commonest symptoms and fastens
itself upon the constitution before the vic
tim is aware of it. 1t is nearly as heredi.
tary as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting
nope of the number knew or realized tho
mysterious power which was removing
them. Instead of common symptoms It
often shows none whatever, but brings
death suddenly, from commissions, apo
plexy or heart disease. AS one who has
what he says, l implore everyone who
reads these words not to neglect the slight
| est symptoms of kidney difficulty. Certain
agony and probable death will be the sure
result of such neglect, and no one can af-
ford to hazard such chances. u1.
l am aware that such. an unqualified
statement as this, coming from me, known
as l am throughout the entire land as q
practitioner and lecturer, will arouse the
| surprise and possible animosity of the
medical profession and astonish MI with
wnom am acquainted, but 1 make the
foregoing statements based upon facts
which am prepared to produce and truths
which can substantiate to the letter. The
welfare Of those who may possibly be suf-
ferers such as was, is an ample induce
ment for me to take the step have, and If
l can successfully warn others from the
dangerous path in which once walked, /
am willing to endure all professional and
| personal consequences. n-
J. B. HENIoN, M. D. d.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 30. II N