Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facta.

A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.
The following story-which is attract
ing wide attention from the press-is so
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves if we do not lay it before cur
readers entire:
To the Editor Of the Rochester On. "
Democrat.
SIk:-O the first day of June. 1851.
l 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 it. And yet, if 8 few years
previous any one had told me that l
was to be brought so low, and by so ter
rlble disease, should have scoffed a.
the ldea. / had always been uncom-
over 200 pounds, and hardly knew. in
my own experience. what pain or sick
ness were. Very many people who will
read this statement realizs at times they
are unusually tired and cannot account
fer it. They feel duh 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 tbs relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first tesas.
Still thought nothing of it; that prob,
ably l had taken q cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this /
nosiced heavy, and at times neuralgia,
pain In one side of my head, but as il
would come one day and be gone the
nexS, paid little attention to it. Then
my stomach would get out Of order ard
my food often failed to digest, causing
at times great inconvenience. Yet,
even as q ply stefan, l did not think
that these things meant anything seri,
Gus. l fancisd l was suffering from
malaria and doctored myself according.
ly. But gel no better. l next noticed
a peculiar color and odor about the
fluids l was passing that there
We're large quantities one day and very
little the next, and that a persistant
froth and scum appeared upon the sur
face, and sediment settled. And vet
l did not realize my danger, for, indeed
seeing these symptoms continually, /
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 can
not understand
consulted the best medical skill in
| the land. I visited all the famed
mineral springs in America and travel
ed from Maine to California. Still
grew " orse. Notwo physicians agree d
as to my malady. One said l was troubl-
ed with spinal irritation, another,
dyspepsia; another, heart disease; an
ether general debility; another, conges-
ton of the base of the brain; and so on
through long list Of common diseases,
the symptoms Of many of which
really had. In this way several years
passed, during which time was stead
lily growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms / at first experienced were
developed into terrible and constant
disorders. My weight lad been reduc.
ed from 207 to $50 pounds. Ny lii. vas
retain ne food on my stomach, and l
lived wholly by injections. l wa. a
living mass Of pain. My pulse was I'M
comfortable. In my agonv I 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 u avs and nights had the death
| premonitory hiccoughs constantly
| My water was filed with tube casts
and albumen. I was struggling with
| Bright's disease Of the kidneys in its
last stages!
While suffering thus l received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, at
that time rector of st. PauPs Episcopal
church, of this city. felt that it was
| our last interview, but in the course Of
| conversation D.. Foote detailed to me
| the many remarkable cures of cases
like my own which had capne undsr his
observation. As q practicInS physicIan
and graduate of the schools, derided
the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least ben
eficial. So selieitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that finally promises l would
waive my prejudice. began it's use on
the first day Of June, 1881, and took il
according to directions. At first it
sickened me; but this thought was a
good sign for one in my debilitated con-
dItien. l contisued to take it; the sick
ening sensation departed and was final
| ~ able to retain food upon my stomach.
In few days noticed a decided change
| for the better, as also did my wife and
friends. My hiccoughs ceased and |
experienced less pain than formerly.
! was 30 rejoiced at this improved con-
dition that, upon what I had believed
but a 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 hui
manity, wherever and whenever had
an opportunity, and this letter is in full
| fillment of that vow. My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months I had gained 26
| pounds in flesh, became entirely free
from pain and l believe I owe my life
and present condition wholly to Warn
er's safe cure, the remedy which l used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re.investigated the subject Of kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and
the truths developed are astounding.
/ therefore state, deliberately, and as a
physician, that l believe more than one
half of the deaths tcl,ich occur in America
are caused by Bright's disease of the
kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but I am prepared to verify
it fully. Bfight's disease has no dis
tinctive features of its own, Indeed, it
often develops without any pain wha :
ever Ill LIE kluHey5 Or Unelr Vicinity J,
but has the symptoms of nearly every
other complaint. Hundreds of people
die daily, whose burials are authorized
by physicians certificate as occurring
from Heart Disease" "Aroplexy,"
Paralysis, "Spinal Complaint, "
Rheumatism, Pneumonia" and
other common complaints, when in
reality it ID from Brisht's disease of the
kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer
paople, realize the extent of this disease
or It's dangerous and insidious nature.
1t steals into the system like thief,
manifests its presence if at all by the
commonest symptoms and fastens Itself
in the constitution before the victim is
aware of it 1t is nearly as hereditary
as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal. Entire families, inherit
ing it from their ancestors, have died
and yet none of the number knew or
realized the mysterious power which
was removing them. Instead Of COM
mon symptoms it often shows none
whatever, but brings death suddenly,
from commissions, apeplexy or heart
disease.
AS one who has suffered. ana knows
by bitter experience what he says, / i'm
plere every one who reads these words
not to neglect the slightest symptoms of
kidney difficulty. No one can afford
to hazard such chances