Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-29
A II EROIC DEED
Surprising Even the Deeds of Prewess OF
Everv-Day-Life.

Surprising Even the Deeds of Prewess OF
Everv-Day-Life.
A few months ago the country was thrilled
with the account OF a girl who, at the risk
OF her life, when the whirling flood OF the
swollen rivers was wrestling great bridges
from their foundations, skipped along the ties
of q western railway, lantern in hand, and
saved train from certain destruction. The
State of Iowa awarded her suitable medal
for her bravery. Ia this instance it was
child who saved the lives OF many adults, but
as rule, the life of the child is In the hands
of older persons.
In November, 1888, a little eight-year-old
son OF Danish parents was suffering with
diphtheria. The attack was not severe, but
he did not seem to rally after the throat ap-
pesred perfectly well. Nausea, headache and
low fever succeeded the sore throat, and two
or three days afterwards his limbs began to
swell mysteriously. The skin became very
dry, vomiting was frequent, nose-bleed was
persistent, aud nothing would stay in his
stomach. at was evident to our minds, I"
says Mrs. Thomas Schmidt, wife of the vice.
consul Of Denmark, residing at Meth
erwood, New Jersey, "that some
mysterious malsdy WAS working ruin in his
| system. Our physician said be had the terrible
"a
certain preparation be tried, he made no OBJ
lection. We gave him SIX doses a day, two
tesspooniuls al a dose, in sweetened water.
1t remained upon his stomach, and within a
week there was marked improvement. The
| bowels became regular without the use OF Ca
| thar,ics, and the nausea diminished; in three
| weeks there was aHuhsidence OF the dropsy, and
| ny the middle of May the limbs were perfectly
normal. He b ID good appetite, and could
| take three pints Of milk daily. By the first
OF May he was no, and though he had spent
six months 10 bed, he did not feel particularly
seak. Ia June he was out, feeling perfectly
we !, and in July he weighed eight pounds
mure than h. did before he was taken sick
Today there is only slight unfavoraole cou-
dllion in his system, and the physicians say
We have every rea.on to believe the child
will be perfectly WE'LL"
Mrs. Schmidt is certainly to be congratu.
lated on the good results which followed the
use OF Warmers safe cure, and she says: ave
| eel bound 10 make TINS truly wonderful re-
sult knoen, and sre perfectly willing to have
this letter published" Gratifying as is The
tsuIt wrought. ii is by no meahs singular
to- Thousands of chill iren, who seemed weak
and pnny, have had their entire pa,urt
changed and their future assured by a promp
use Of the same preparation. Such dlsorde,
are transmitted by inheritauce, or aris.
from chlldrens epidemic diseases, the evil ef
'erts OF which often prove ia al iu their lattl
fe. The secret OF the ill-health OF many
: hildren is that their kidneys and liver ar,
o not performing their natural worn.
, 1t was brave ieat of the brave girl WHIT
: crossed the swollen stream Oh the bridge Il
save the lives OF the passengers; but it is {
, braver deed, and one worthy OF wider recog
1 milton which, seeing the peril awaiting child
hood, free from prejudice, with a purpos'
, only to save by any effective means, preserves
to us the lives of our children.