News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
4 rrrprprF CONFESSION,
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CAN IT BE THAT THE DANGER INDICATED -
UNIVERSAL.
Tho following story-whtch 10 attracIlhg, VIZ
attention from the press-s SO relll1'l AssOAt w
that we cannot excuse ourselves " W
Law II before our readers entire:
TO the Editor of the Rochester N. ~ Democrat
sIR;-On the first day Of June, 1881, l lay az
nv residence in this city surrounded " my
friends and waiting for death; heaVeh oLiy
knows the agony then endured, Tor Woros can
never describe it, And yet II re" yea - he
vious any one had told me that L was 70 nS
brought so low, and by SO terrible olse'l9e,
should have scoffed at the idea. nave aI"ays
been uncommonly strong and henlthy' ou1
weighed over 200 pounds, and hardly Knew IL
my own experience, what pain OF sicknsSs
were. Very many people VINO Will reau u LIS
statement realize at times they are unusuaily
tired and cannot account for it. They feei
dull pains In various parts Of the body ana 40
not understand why. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appeIlCe
the next This was just the way 1 1elt WheLi
the relentless malady which had 1asteheu
itself upon me first began. Still L thouSnt
nothing of it; that probably had taken cotd
which would soon pass away. Shortly aIter
this noticed heavy, and at times neuralglc
pain In one side of my head, but as Il Wouiu
come one day and be gone the next p"iI
little attention to it Then my stomach would
get out of order and my food OFTEN
failed to digest, causing al times great
inconvenience. Yet. even as physician olo
not think that these things meant anything
serious. fanced was suffering from malaria
and doctored myself accordingly. But got
no bettor. next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids was passtng-also that
there were large quantities one day and very
little the next, and that persistent froth and
scum appeared upon the surface, and sedl-
ment settled. And yet did not realize my
danger, for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, l finally became accustomed TO
them, and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
by the fact that / had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why should have
been SO blind cannot understand
consulted the best medical skill in the land.
l visited all the famed mineral springs In
America and travelled from Maine to CalifoT-
mia. Still ! grew worse. No two physicians
agreed as to my malady. One said / was
troubled with spinal irritation, another, dys-
pepsia; another, heart disease; another, general
debility; another, congestion of the base of the
brain; and so on through a long list Of common
diseases, the symptoms of many of which
really had. In this way several years passed,
during which time l was steadily growing
worse. My condition had really become pitt
able. The slight symptoms l at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been reduced
from 207 to $50 pounds. My life was burden
TO myself and friends. l could retain no food
on my stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
was O living mass OF pain. my pulSe WAS uIl-
controllable. In my agony frequently 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 con.
stantly! My water was filed with tube-casts
and albumen. was struggling with Brights
Disease of the kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus received a call from
my pastor tho Rev. Dr. Foote, at that time rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal church, Of this city.
felt that it was our last interview, but In the
course of conversation DIR. Foote detailed to
me the many remarkable cures Of cases like
my own which had come under his observa-
ton. AS practicing physician and graduate
of the schools, l derided the idea Of any medi-
cine outside the regular channels being In the
least beneficial So soDcitous, however, was
DR.. Foote, that / finally promised would
waive my prejudice. ! began Its use on the
first day of June, 1881. and took it according to
directions At first it sickened me; but this
thought was q good sign for one In my deolll-
tated condition. l continued to take IT. the
sickening sensation departed and was finally
able to retain food upon my stomach. In afew
DAYS noticed decided change for the better,
as also did my wife and friends, Ny hiccoughs
ceased and experienced less pain than for
merly. Twas so rejoiced at this improved con-
dition that, upon what believed but few
days before was my dying bed. vowed In the
presence of my family and friends, should re-
make known this remedy for the good Of hu-
mainly, wherever and whenever had an OPP
portunity, and this letter Is In fulfllment OF
that VOW. My Improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three months
l had gained 20 pounds in flesh, became en-
tirely free from pain and believe owe my
life and present condition wholly to Warmers
safe cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly rein
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and
Brights disease, and the truths developed are
astounding. l therefore state, deliberately,
and as physician, that 1 believe more than
One-hdlf the deaths lphich occur IN ABteTicd are
caused by Brtglts disease Of the kidneys This
may sound like rash statement, but am pre-
pared to verify it fully. Brights disease has
no distinctive features of its own Indeed, 1t
often develops without any pain whatever in
the kidneys or their vicinity, but has the
symptoms Of nearly every other common COM
plant Hundreds of people die daily. whose
burial5 are authorized by physicians cortih-
cato as occurring from Heart Disc ase,H - Apo
plexy," Paralysis" spinal Complaint"
''Rheumatism." pneumonia" and the other
common complaints, when in reality 1t Is from
Bright's disease of the kidneys Few physt-
clans, and fewer people, realize the extent Of
this disease or its dangerous and insidious ma
ture. 1t steals into the system like a thief,
manife5ts its presence If at all by the common
est symptoms and fastens itself in the oon5tl-
tuition before the victim rs aware OF It It "a
nearly as hereditary as consumption, quito as
common and fully as fatal Entire families,
inheritng 1t from their ancestors, have died
and yet mono of the number knew or realized
the mysterious power which was removing
them. Instead OF common symptoms 1t often
shows none whatever, but brings death sud-
denly, from commissions, apop4exy or heart
disease.
As one who has suffered, and knows by bitter
experience what he says, l imploFe evory one
who reads these words not to neglect the
slightest symptoms OF kidney difficulty. No one
can afford to hazard such chances.
make the foregoing statem7nts based upon
facts which can subssantiate to the lotter.
The welfare of those who may possibly be sut-
ferers such as l was Is an ample inducemsnt
for me to take the step have, and If can
successfully warn others from the dangerous
path in which once walked, am willing 10
endure all the professional and personal con-
sequences. J. Is. HENlON, NJ. u,
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Doc 80
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