The National tribune., 1885-05-21
A HEROIC DEED.
Surprising Even the Deeds Of Promess OF Every.
Days!ife

few months ago the country was thrilled
with the account of girl who at the risk Of
her life, when the whrling food of the swollen
rivers was wrestling great bridges from their
foundations skipped along the ties of a West
ern railway, lantern in hand and saved a train
from certain destruction. The State of Iowa
awarded her suitable medal for her bravery.
In this instance it was child who saved the
lives of many adults, but, as a rule. the life OF
the child is in the hands of older persons.
In November, 1888, little eight year-old
son of Danish parents was suffering with diph-
liberia. The attack was not severe, but he did
not seem to rally after the throat appeared per-
fectly well. Nausea, headache and low fever
succeeded the sore throat, and two or three
days afterwards his limbs began to swell mys-
teriously. The skin became very dry, vomit-
ing vas frequent. nOse-bleed was persistent, and
nothing would stay in his stomach. "a 1t was evil
dent to our minds, says Mrs. Thomas Schmidt,
wife of the Vice Consul of Denmark, residing at
Motherhood, Y. j.. chat some mysterious
malady was working ruin in his system. Our
physician said he had the terrible Brights
disease. To our suggestion that certain prep
aration be tried he made no objection. We
gave him SIX doses day, two te1sp0onfuls at 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 catbartics and the
nausea diminished; in three weeks there was
SuDSldence or Inc drOpsy, and Dy the middle
of May the limbs were perfectly normal. He
had good appetite, and could take three pints
OF milk daily. BY the first of May he was up
and though he bad spent six months in bed, he
did not feel particularly weak. In June he
was out feeling perfectly well, and in July he
weighed eight pounds more than he did before
he was taken sick. To-day there is only
slight unfavorable condition in his system, and
the physicians say We have every reason to
believe the child will be perfectly we'll"
Mrs. Schmidt is certainly to be congratulated
on the good results which followed the use of
Warmers safe cure, and she says: We feel
bound to make this truly wonderful result
known, and are perfectly willing 70 have this
letter published" Gratifying as is the result
wrought, it is by no means singular, for thou
sands of children, who seemed weak and p1ny,
have had their entire nature changed and their
future assured by a prompt use of the same
preparation Such disorders are transmitted
by inheritance, or arise from children's cpl
demic diseases the evil effects of which often
prove fatal in later life. The secret of the i'll
health of many children is that their kidneys
and liver are not performing their natural
work
1t was brave feat OF the brave girl who
crossed the swollen stream on the bridge to
save the lives of the passengers: but it is
Drawer deed, and one worthy OF wider ree0gni-
ton which, seeing the perils awaiting child
hood, free from prejudice, with purpose only
to save by any effective means, preserves to Us
the lives of our children.