Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-01-29
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

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Facts.
The following story--which is attracting
wide attention from the press--is so re-
mnrxable that we can not excuse ourselves
IL we do not lay 1t before our readers en-
tire:
TO 0e Editor of ne Rochester IN ~ Demo
sm:-on the first day of June, 1881, / lay
at my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death: Heaven
only knows the agony. then endured, for
few years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought so low, and by so
terrible disease, should have scofred at
the idea. I had always been uncommonly
pounds, and hardly knew, in my own ex.
perience, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who will read this statement
realize at times they are unusually tired
and can not account for Il, They feel duh
not understand why. Or they are exceed.
ingly 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 1t; that probably / had
taken n cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed heavy, and at
times neuralgia, pain In one side of my
gone the next I paid little attention Ito to it. 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 physician, did not think that these
was suffering from malaria and doc
tored myself accordingly. But got no bet
ter. / next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids was passing-also
and very little the next, and that persist
ent froth and scum appeared upon the sur.
face, and q sediment settled. And yec did
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally be-
came accustomed to them, and my suspi-
cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that
I had no pair, in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why should have been SO
blind l can not understand I
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. visited all the famed mineral springs
in America and travelled from Maine to
California. Still grew worse. No two ply
sicians agreed as to my malady. One said
was troubled. with spinal irritation; an
another, general debility another, con-.
gestion of the base of the brain; and so on
through a long list of common diseases, the
symptoms of many. of which really had.
which time I was steadily growing worse.
My condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
01SOr0erS. My We1BnG nau Deen reduced
from 2O7 to 1s6 pounds. My life was bur
den to myself and friends. l could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections. was living mass of pain.
My pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
l 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-pre-
monitory hiccoughs constantly My water
was filled with tube-casts and albumen.
was struggling with Bright's Disease of the
kidneys in its last stagesl
While suffering thus / received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. L felt that it was our last in
ton DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures of cases
like my own which had come under
his observation. As practicing physician
and graduate of the schools, derided the
channels being in the least beneficial. So
solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, that /
finally promised l would waive my preju-
dice. l began its use on the first day of
tions. AT first it sickened me; but this /
thought was good sign for one in my de-
bilitated condition. 1 continued to take it;
the sickening sensation departed and was
finally able to retain food upon my stom-
ach. In. few. days / noticed q decided
change for the better, as also did my wife
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and I
experienced less pain than formerly. 1
was SO rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon my dying, bed, vowed in the
Irecover, would both publicly and pri-
vately make known this remedy for
the good of humanity, wherever and
whenever had an opportunity, and this
letter is in fulfillment of that VOW. My i'm
provement was constant from that time,
and in less than three months had gained
26 pounds in flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe owe my life and pres
ent condition wholly to Warmers safe cure
the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject of kidney difficult
ties and Brights disease, and the truths de-
yeloped are astounding. therefore state,
lieve more than one-halt The deaths chich occur
IN america are caused 6y Bright's disease Of
the Kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but am prepared to verify it
fully. Bright's disease has no distinctive
features of its own, Gndeed, it often devel-
ops without any pain whatever in the kid
neys or their vicinity, but has the symp-
toms of nearly every other common com
plant. Hundreds of people die daily,
clans certificate as occurring from 'Heart
Disease" ""Apoplexy, " Paralysis, ,""Spinal
Complaint, 'Rheumatism,n ''Pneumonia"
and the other common complaints, when in
reauUy IL is IrOm brlSnUS ulSeaSe OF Lne
kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer peo-
pie, realize the extent of this disease or its
dangerous and insidious nature. 1t steals
into the system like a thief, manifests its
presence il at all by the commonest symp-
toms and fastens itself in the constitution
before the victim is aware of it. 1t is near
ly as hereditary as consumption, quite as
common and fully as fatal. Entire fami-
lies inheriting it from their ancestors, have
died and yet none of the number knew or
realized the mysterious power which was
removing them. Instead of common symp-
toms it often shows none whatever, but
brings death suddenly, from commissions,
apoplexy or heart disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, I implore
every one who reads these words not to
neglect the slightest symptoms of kidney
difficulty. No one can afford to hazard
such chances.
l make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which can substantiate to the
letter. The welfare of those who may pos
sibly be sufferers such as l was is an ample
inducement for me to take the step have,
and il can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path in which Ionce walked,
am willing to endure all the professional
and personal consequences.
j. b. HENION, NJ. D.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 30.