The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-06-23
A Narrow Escape.
The Grnphlc Account OF n Mo-t Wonderful
Occurrence.

Spe5iai oarfc~pedsase B..-tou Hsrda
An event taken place in the city 50 re-
markable in lis nature that | venture To
describe it in full The principal in the
affair Is Mr. Serc Smith. son of torntliu,
b. Smith of the State Insurance Depart
ment at Albany who i well known
stands very high and in every way re-.
liable. | have had long and most in.
interesting interview with him, which !
tranScribc and send YOU in his own words
trusting it may prove valuable 10 Hour
readers
During the last year" he said. Il
could not understand what was the troub-
lie with me. had always felt strong and
hearty hut | gradually beeamr aware that
something was undermining me first be-
gan to feel droW>y and then in day or
two | would be unnatnraly wide awake.
Strange pains would come in different
parts of my body. Ny head did not ache
much but it Usually felt heavy. Wa
sometimes hungry and sometimes | hated
food. While my sleep wa> very irregular.
| could not understand what j. meant
but thought it might pas away after a
time; but it did not don't see how
could have been 80 blind but / suppose |
was like most people WHO are troubled in
the same NAY. and Thought it nothing
dangerous After awhile noticed pc
culiar color and oder about the fluid | was
passing; that they We're dark at time- and
very light at others. Finally / began To
to gain tle>h but | knew ii was unnatural
and that Wa bloating This frightened
me and consulted physicians Who were
very kind IN their attentions but did not
help me in the least My father then
went with me Ia New York and W con
suited the eminent br. keYc> who treated
me for several weeks 1t that time my
condition WAS horrible. | was bloatcd
from head 10 foot, it was almost impo~si-
BILE to breathe and could not sleep. In
several places on on nv body the skin
burst open, 80 great Was the pressure
from within. The agony endured was
indcscribable Then the doctor told me
my case Was hopeless that had Breht'>
disease IN it, worst form and that | had
only few days to live
Fortunately had friend who accom-
panied Inc and would not see me die
without struggle. lie did not urge. he
thStSi'd on my making one more effort and
ana ana 80. noticed an improvement
al once III four days the swelling greatly
decreased and the pain wholly ceased.
continued 10 improve and am a well man
to-day and owe my life to the marvellous
effects OF that wonderful preparation
Hunt Kennedy. | believe this i, the
greatest medicine that was ever discover
ed by man, and only wish the whole
world might know what it has done for
me.
know there are thousands Of people
troubled rs was and in just as great
danger but they do not realize it. Bright :
disease Is the most deceptive, the most
horrible malady the world has ever known
III has no settled symptoms, but assumes
every llnnaginablc form had no idea
II was Bri9lts disease that was under
mining me until began to bloat and now
that am we'll and enjoying life | feel
IKE telling everybody about my miracn-
ious escape. l. it any wonder this town
l. aroused over my rc>urrcCtiOn:"
Such Is the account of probably as mar
row an escape from death rs was ever
known. The first symptoms which Mr.
Nhltli fclt were such a. many other feel
Dht 40 not consider worth noticing II
PLAIN, however that the early indications
OF dangerous disease cannot be triiieo
Will but must be met promptly, and by
sncll remedy IL has been proven to be-
indeed Il friend in time of need
WINrHEor
The Dinsley Shipping bill has beer
signed by the President. and is now law
The President informed Mr.. Dineley on
Friday that the supervising Inspector Of
steam vessels thought that the first sec.
ton of the bill would not authorize tn,
payment from the treasury of certain cx
penseN of inspectors. Mr., Dingley said
1t was the intention Of Congress, 10 have
all the EXPENSES paid from the treasury
and snggcsirl 70 the President TINT n sun.