The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE!
Remarkable Statement OF Personal
Danger and ProvIdentiaI Escape.

ing wide attention from the press-is sc
remarkable that we cannot excuse our.
selves if we do not lay it before our
readers, even though its length would
, ordinarily preclude its admission to our
limited space.
To the Editor Rochester (N ~ Democrat:
SR-On the first day of June, 1881. I
lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony
J. then endured, for words can never de-
ccribe it. And yet, if few years previ-
Gus any one had told me that l was to
be brought so low, and by so terrible
disease, L should have scoffed at the
idea. l 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 l felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first
began. Still thought nothing of it;
that probably l had taken a cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
this l 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, 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 a physi-
clan, l did not think that these things
meant anything serious. fancied
was suffering from malaria and doc
tored myself accordingly. But I got
no better. l 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 a persistent 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 accustomed to them, and nv !
suspicion was wholly disarmed by the '
,act that had no pain in the affected
organs or in the vicinity. Why Ishould
rave been so blind L cannot under q
tand. ess#1 Ts.a.
| consulted the best medical skill in e
he land. visited all the famed min P
raj springs in America and Travelled
rom Maine to California. Still / grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as
o my malady. One said | was trou- "
led with spinal irritation; another, L
another. heart disease; an b
ther, general. debility; another, con- Il
estioD of the base of the brain; and 81
} on through long list of common u
the symptoms of many of NJ
hich | really had. In this way sey- n
al years passed, during which time 1 n
as steadily growing worse. My con- IN
ition had really become pitiable The TO
light symptoms I at first experienced W
ere developed into terrible and con-
ant disorders. My weight had been O,
'duccd from POI to 100 pounds. NY d di
fe was burden TO myself and friends.
could retain no food on my stomach, +
i'd lived wholly by injections L was
living mass of pain. My pulse was
lcontrollable. In my agony I fire. of
lently fell to the floor and clutched dr
e carpet, and prayed for death. Nor Ell
line had little or no effect in deaden- pa
g the pain. For six days and nights ca
had the death-premonitory hiccoughs
My water was filled with
be-casts and albumen l was struo- CIV
ing with Bright's disease of the kid
US in its last stages!
While suffering thus received call CIR
I'M my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, , IRA
that time rector of st. Paul Episco- s scr
| Church, of this city. I felt that it Gu
Is our last interview. but IN the 12C
urse of conversation DR.. Foote de- eae
led to me the many remarkable cures GER
cases like my own which had come
der his observation, by means of a
nedy, which he urged me to try. AS Y
'racticiDg physician and a graduate for
the schools, [ derided the idea of
7 medicine outside the regular chan
S being in the least beneficial So ace
fictitious, however, was DR.. Foote, nov
It / finally promised [ would waive rea
prejudice. l began its use on the ent
t day of June, 1881, and took it 1 Adl
ording to directions. At first it NJ
zened me; but this 1 thought was a
I'd sign for one in my debilitated 90 .
ldltlon. continued to take it; the -,
xening sensation departed and was
lily able to retain food upon my $
mach. In few days 1 noticed de- 81
ed change for the better, as also did Is
wife and friends. MY hiccoughs Eigl
sed and experienced less pain than
nerly. | was so rejoiced at this ~
proved condition that, upon what so'S
believed but few days before was e:
dying bed, vowed, in the presence \ 6lce
ny family and friends, should l re- Eb ru,
err | would both publicly and pri-
ely make known this remedy for the A
d Of humanity, wher yer and when 1'A'
l had an opportunity, and this
er is in fulfillment of that VOW. NV We
rovemrnt was constant from that tSde
:, and in less than three months I will
gained 26 pounds in flesh, became milk
rely free from pain and | believe L est eTo
my life and present condition
lily to Warmers Safe Cure, the rem I'll
which | used. conf