Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-11
JUST AS BAD AS PAINTED.
Widespread Commotfon Caused by
the Terrible Confession Of Physi-
clan.

clan.
The story published in these columns
recently, from the Rochester, N. Y,
Democrat and Chronicle, created desl
Of comment here as it has elsewhere.
Apparently it caused even more COM
motion ia Rochester, as the following
from the same paper shows:
DR.. j. B. Henion, who is well known
not only in Rochester, but in nearly
every part of America, sent an extend
ed article to this paper a few days ago
which was duly published, detailing
his remarkable experience and rescue
from what seemed to be certain death.
It would be impossible to enumerate
the personal inquiries which have been
made at our office as to the validity of
the article, but they have been so num-
ersus that further investigation of the
subject was deemed necessary.
With this end in view representa-
tive of this paper cal:ed upon DR.. Hen
ion at his residence on Andrews street,
when the following conversation oc-
Cured:
''That article of yours, Doctor, has
created quite a whirlwind. Are the
statements about the terrible condition
you were in, and the way you were
rescued, such as you can sustain?"
"Every one of them and many addi-
tional ones. I was brought so low by
neglecting the first and most simple
symptoms I did not thiak was sick.
1t is true I had frequent headaches;
felt tired most Of the time; could
eat nothing one day and was
ravenous the next; felt dull pains
and my stomach was out of order
but did not think it meant anything
serious. The medical profession has
been treating symptoms instead of dis
eases for years, and it is high time it
ceased. The symptoms I have just
mentioned or any unusual action or ir-
ritation of the water channels indicate
the approach of kidney disease more
than a cough announces the coming of
consumption. We do hot treat the
cough, but try to help the lungs. We
should Dot waste our time trying to
relieve the headache, pains about the
body or other symptoms, bat go direct
~ to the kidneys, the source Of aost Of
these ailments"
sFThis then is what you meant when
you said that nore than one-half the
deaths which occur arise from Bright's
disease, is it Doctor?"
Precisely. Thousands of diseases
are torturing people to-day, which in
reality are Bright's disease in some of
its many forms. 1t is a hydra-hsaded
monster, and the slightest symptoms
should strike terror to every one who
has them. I can look back and recall
hundreds of deaths which physicians
| declared at the time were caused by
paralysis, apeplexy, heart disease, pneu-
monia, malarial fever and other COM
mon complaints, which see now were
caused by Bright's disease"
"And did all these cases have simple
| symptoms at 6rst?"
! 'Every one of them, and might have
been cured as was by the timely use
Of the same remedy. [ am getting my
eyes thoroughly opeaed in this matter
and think I am helping others to see
the facts and their possible danger al
so."s
Mr.. Warner, who was visited at his
/ establishment on North st. Paul street,
/ spoke very earnestly:
sit is true that Bright's disease had
increased wonderfully, and we find, by
reliable statistics, that from 10 to 80 it's
| growth was over $50 per cent. Look at
the prominent men it has carried off,
and Is taking off every year, for while
many are dying apparently Of paralysis
and apoplexy, they are really victims
of kidney disorder, which causes heart
disease, paralysis, apoplexy, etc. Near.
| ly every week the papers record the
death Of some prominent man from
| this sceurge. Recently, however, the
increase has been checked and I attrib.
ute this to the general use of nay REM
esy."
''Do you think many people are af-
/ aicted with it to-day who do not real
ize itp'
GA prominent professor in New Or
leans medical college was featuring
before his class on the subject OF Bright's
| disease, He had various fluids under
microscopic analysis, and was show
| ing the students what the indications
OF this terrible malady were. 'And
now, gentlemen he said. sas we have
seen the unh ealthy indication I will
| show you how it appears in state of
perfect health, and he submitted his
| own fluid to the usual test. AS he
| watched the result his countenance sud
! denly changed-his color and command
| both left him and in a trembling voice
he said: 'Gentlemen, have made pain
full discovery, I have Bright's disease of
the Kidneys And in less than a year
| Ao Was uSdus lHe SIISnl6sI INDICATIONS
of any kidney difficulty should be
enough to strike terror to any one."
"You know DR.. Henion's case?"
Eyes, I have both read and heard of
it."
SIT is very wonderful, is it not?'
"No more so than a great many
others that have come to my notice as
! having been cured by the same means.
''You believe then that Bright's dis
ease can be cHred?'
| ST know it can. I know it from my
! own and the experience of thousands
of prominent persons who were given
up to die both by their physicians and
friends"
''You speak Of your own experience;
what was it?'
"A fearful one. had felt languid
and untitled for business for years.
But did not know what allied me.
! When, however, found it ras kidney
difficulty Thought there was little hope
! and SO did the doctors. I have since
learned that one of the physicians of
this city pointed me cut to gentleman
on the street one day, saying: There
goes man who will be dead within a
year believe his words would have