The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-02-10
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
4 Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

4 Terrible CORNERSTONE.
4 Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.
The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is SO re-
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
II We do not lay it before our readers en-
tire:
10 tie Editor Of TIE Rochester ~ ~ Demo
SIR:-On the first day of June, 1881, lay
ct my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, Tor
words can never describe 1t. And yet, II
few years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought SO low, and by SO
terrible disease, should have scoffed at
the idea. had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over wv
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 1t. They feel dull
pains in various parts of the body and do
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 it; that probably had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed a heavy, and at
times neuralgia, pain in one side OF my
head, but as it would come one day and be
gone the next, Ipaid little attention to 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
things meant anything serious. fancied
was suffering from malaria and doc
tored myself accordingly. But got no bet.
ter. next noticed peculiar color and
0dor about the fluids was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day
and very little the next, and that persist
entfroth and scum appeared upon the sur.
face, and sediment settled. And yet 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 pain in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why should have been 50
blind can not understand
Iconsulted 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. OnS said
| was troubled with spinal irritation; an
other, dyspepsia; another, heart disease
announcer, general uepHiVy, uHoohoi, Con-
gestion 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 steadily growing wOrSe.
NV condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders: Ny weight had been reduced
den to myself and friends. / could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly
BY injections was living mass of pain.
| Nv pulse was uncomfortable. In my agony
| / frequently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet, and prayed for death! Morphine
had little or no effect in deadening thepaln
For six days and nights had the death-pre-
monitory hiccoughs constantly NY water
was filed with tube-casts and albumen.
was struggling with Bright's Disease OF the
kidneys In its last stagesl :,
While suffering thus ! received q call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, 1t thai
time rector Of 1t. Paul's Episcopal Church
of this city. felt that 1t was our last in
terview, but in the course of converse
ton DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures of case'
like my own which had come undel
and graduate of the schools, derided thu
idea Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least beneficial. 81
solicitous, however, was DR.. FoOte, that
finally promised ! would waive my preju
dice. I began it's use on the first day O
June, 1881, and took it according to direc
tions. At first it sickened me; but this
thought wasa good sign for one in my de
bilitated condition. 1continued to take 1t
the sickening sensation departed and wa
finally able to retain food upon my stom
ach. In few days I noticed q decides
change for the better, as also did my wifi
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly.
was SO rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon my dying. bed, vowed in CHI
presence Of my family and friends, shOul.
vately make known this remedy TO
the good Of humanity, wherever an,
whenever ! had an opportunity, and thi
letter is in fultillment of that vow. My i'm
prOvement was constant from that time
and in less than three months had game
8 pounds in flesh, became entirely free fror
pain and believe lowe my life and pres
emit condition wholly to Warmers safe curt
the remedy which l used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly N
Investigated the subject of kidney difficu
ties and Bright's disease, and the truths d.
veloped are astounding. therefore statt
deliberately, and as q physician, that b.
lieve more Than 0ne-half the deaths Which Occl
in america are caused by Briyhfs disease Q
the Kidneys This may sound like ras
statement, but am prepared to verify
fully. Bright's disease has no distinctly
features of its own, (indeed,'it often deve
ops without any pain whatever in the kiC
neys or their vicinity, but has the SYM
toms Of nearly every other common con
plant. Hundreds Of people die daily
whose burials are authorized by phys
clans certificate as occurring from sHeal
Disease, "Apoplexy," "Paraly sis, ""Spint
. Complaint, "Rheumatism," "PneumOnia
and the other common complaints, when
reality it is from Bright's disease Of th
kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer PEI
pie, realize the extent of this disease or II
into the system like a thief, manifests |,
presence Il at all by the commonest SYM
toms and fastens itself In the constitutio
before the victim is aware of II. 1t is nea
ly as hereditary as consumption, quite 9
, common and fully as fatal. Entire fam
2 lies inheriting it from their ancestors, hav
I. died and yet none OF the number knew {
{ realized the mysterious power which We
, removing them. Instead of common sym
: toms it often shows none whatever, b,
brings death suddenly, from CONFUSION
e apoplexy or heart disease.
r rs one who has suffered, and knows b
9 hlttor experience what he says, / implol
. cry one who reads these words not
/, neglect the slightest symptoms of kidne
J difficulty. No one can afford to hazal
such chances.
l make the foregoing statements base
. upon facts which | can substantiate to Il
letter The welfare Of those who may pc