The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-28
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some start.
ling Facts.
Can IL BE that The Danger Indicated
Is Uhfvefsnis

euse ourselves il wo we do not lay it
before our readers entire:
To the Editor Of the Rochester IN. W Dem
ocrat:
SIR-0n the LIST day OF June, 1881, /
lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony
then endured, for words can never
describe 1t. And yet, II q few years
previous any one had told me that l
was to be brought 80 low, and by 80
terrible disease, should have scoffed
at the idea. had always been I'M
commonly 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 fead this statement
realize at times they are unusually
tired and cannot account for 1t. They
feel dull pains in various parts OF the
body, and do not understand why. Or
they are exceedingly hungry one day
and entirely without appetite the next.
This was just the way | 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 i noticed
q heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain
in one side OF my head, but ms it would
come one day and be gone the next, l
paid little attention 10 ii. Then my
stomach would get ont OF order and
my food often failed to digest, causing
at times great inconvenience. Yet,
even as q physician, / did not think
that these things meant ANYTHING seri-
Gus. fancied l was suffering from
malaria, and doctored myself accord
ingly. But / got no better. next
noticed peculiar color and odor about
the fluids l was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that q persist
.ent froth and scum appeared upon the
surface, and sediment settled. And
yet did not realize my danger, for,
indeed, seeing these symptoms con-
tinuatly, l finally became accustomed
to them, and my suspicion was wholly
disarmed by the fact that 1 had no pain
in the affected organs or in their vi
cinity. Why l should have been 30
blind cannot understand.
consultad the best medical skill In
the land. / visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine TO California. Still grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as
to my mslady. One said WIS troubled
with spinal irritation; another, dys-
pepsia; another, heart disease; an
other, general debility; another, con-
gestion Of the base OF the brain; and
80 on through long list of common
diseases, the symptoms OF many OF
which ! really had. In this way sew
eral years passed, during which time
was steadily growing worse. My con-
dltion had really become pitiable. The
slight symptoms / at frat experienced
were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from POI to 100 pounds. My
lie was burden to myself and friends.
could retain no food on my stomach,
and lived wholly by injections. Iwis
living mass OF pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony / fire.
quently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death
Morphine had little or no effect In
deadening the pain. For six days and
nights | had the death-premonitory
hiccoughs constantly. My water was
filled with tube-casts and albumen. /
was struggling with Brights disease of
the kidneys in its last stages!
While suffering thus | received
call from my pastor, the Rev. Dr..
Foote, at that time rector OF st. Pauls
Episcopal church, OF this city. l felt
that 1t was our last interview, but In
the course OF conversation DR.. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable
cures OF cases like my own which had
come under his observation. AS prac'
ticing physician and q graduate OF the
schools, derided the idea OF any
medicine outside the regular channels
being in the least beneficial. So solic-
itouS, however, was DIR. Foote, that l
finally promised | would waive my
prejudice. began its use on the frat
day OF June, 1884, and took it accord
ing to directions. AT frat 1t sickened
me; but this / thought was good
sign for one in my debilitated condi-
ton. l continued to take it; the
sickening sensation departed and l
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 hiccoughs ceased and l exper-
fenced less pain than formerly. was
30 rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon what had believed but
few days before was my dying bed, |
vowed, in the presence OF my family
and friends, should recover would
both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good Of
humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter Is
in ful6llment OF that vow. My i'm
provement was constant from that
time, and in less than three months l
had gained twenty-six pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain, and
believed owe my life and present
condition wholly to Warmers safe
cure, the remedy which | used.
Since my recovery have thor.
oughly re-investigated the subject Of
L,Anaxr 1tnnOulkiaa and prfuhf,a die