The Opelousas courier., 1886-03-06
A CONFESSION.
Physician Presents Some Startling

fHciSs
IAN IT BE TIA H INC INDICATED IS
UNIVERSAL.
The following story-which is attracting wide
ntention from the press-is so remarkable
hat we cannot excuse ourselves If we do not
ay it before our readers entire:
70 the Editor of the Rochester On. " Democrat.
SLR:-On the first day of June, 1881, l lay at
ny resideEce in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for death. Heaven only
tnows the agony | then endured, for words can
lever describe it, And yet if a few years pre-
rious any one had told me that l was to be
brought so low, and by so terrible a disease, |
Ihould have scoffed at the idea. Ihave always
seen uncommonly strong and healthy, and
Weighed over 200 pounds, and hardly knew, in
ny own experience, what pain or sickness
we're. Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times they are unusually
tired and cannot account for it. They feel
2ull pains in yariSals parts OF the body and do
not understand why. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appetite
ie next. This was just the way felt when
;he relentless malady which had fastened
Itself upon me first began. Still l thought
nothing of it; that probably l had taken a cold
which would soon pass away. Shortly after
ibis | noticed q heavy, and at times neuralgia
pain in one side of my head, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next, l paid
ntIlc dUlC1lllItl = u 4 Z L. SAAtt HSbAA
get out Of order and my food often
Jailed to digest, causing at times great
inconvenience. Yet, even as a physician, l did
not think that these things meant anything
serious. | fancied | was suffering from malaria
and doctored myself accordingly. But | got
no better. | next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids | was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day and very
little the next, and that a persistent froth and
ecyryo ANNA rod IJnOD thn SIIrfapa and n Sa1i-
ment settled. And yet 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 50 blind l canno understand.
consulted the best medical skill in the land.
| visited all the famed mineral springs i'll
America and Travelled from Maine TO Califor-
Still | grew worse. No wv physicians
agreed as to my malady. On said | was
troubled with spinal irritation, another, dys-
pepsia; another, heart disease; another,general
debility; another, congestion of the base of the
brain; and SO on through a 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. My condition had really become pitt
able. The slight symptoms | at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been reduced
from 2O7 to 100 pounds. My life was a burden
to myself and friends. could retain no food
on my stomach and lived wholly by injections.
wasa living mass of pain. My pulse was I'M
controllable. In my agony l frequently fell 10
the floor and clutched the carpet, and prayed
for death. Morphine had little OF no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and nights !
had the death-premonitory hiccoughs con-
stantly! NY water was filed with tube-casts
and albunen. was struggling with Bright's
Disease of the kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus l received a call from
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. FoOte, at that time rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal church,o this city.
] felt that it was our last interview. but in the
course of conversation DIR. Foote detailed to
me the many remarkable cures of cases like
nv own which had come under his observa-
ton. As apracticing physician and a graduate
Of the schools. I derided The idea of any medi-
cine outs de the regular channels being In the
least beneficial. So solicitous, however, was
DR. Foote, that l finally promised l would
waive my prejudice. ! began its use on the
first day of June. 1881, and took it according 70
directions. AT first it sickencd me. but this |
thought was q good sign for one in my deblll-
tated condition. ! continued to take it; the
siekening sensation parted and | was finally
able to retain food uron mystomac1. In anew
days | noticed a decided change forthe better
as also did my wife and friends. My hlccoughs
ceased and | experienced less pain than for
merly. was so rcioiced at this improved con-
dition that, uron what | believed hut a few
days before was my dying bed, | vowed. in the
presence of my family and friends should re-
cover | would both publicly and privately
make knownthis remedy for the good of hui
manity. wherever and whenever had an OPP
portunity, and this letter is in fultillment o
that vow. My improvement was constant
from that time, and in less than three months
/ had gained 2e pounds in flesh, became en-
tirely free from pain AMI | believe owe my
life and present condition wholly to Warmers
safe cure, the-remedy which I used.
Since my recovery I have thoroughly REIN
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and
| Bright's disease, and the truths developed are
| astounding. I therefore state, deliberately,
| and as a physician, that | believe more than
| one-half the deaths Uhich occur in America are
cdstsed bg Bright's disease Of The kidneys. This
may sound like a rash statement, bit ] am pre-
pared to verify it fully. Bri5hts disease has
no distinctive features of its own Indeed, II
! often develops without any pain whatever in
| he kidneys or their vicinity, but has the
| ymptons of nearly every other common COM
olaint. Hiadrel Is of pcopls die. daily, WHOSE
5Iriais are Authorized By a physicians certih-
| ate as occ airing from Heart Disease, Apo
| ~plexy,n Paralysis" sSpinal Complaint"
| tRheuml tiSn," "P~Aounonla,' anu Inc OIneE
eomnon complaints, when in reality it is from
Bright's disease OF the kidneys. Few physl'
plans. and fewer people, realize the extent Oh
this disease or its dan gerols and fnsidlous ma.
lure. 1t steals into the system like a thlef
| manifests its presence if at all by the common
est symptoms aud fastens itself in the consti-
tuition before the victim is aware of 1t. IL L
| nearly as hereditary as consumption, quite rs
common AMI fully as fatal. Entire families
inheriting it from their ancestors, have diet
and yet none of the number knew or realized
the mysteriou, power which was remoVln!
them. Instead of common symptoms it Otter
shows none whatever, but brings death sud
denly, from commissions, apoplexy or hear
disease.
AS one who has suffered and knows by bite
experience what he says, | implere every on
who reads these words not to neglect tn
slightest symptoms o kidney difficulty. No on
can afford to hazard such chances.
Imake the foregoing staten ents based upol
facts which / can s~ubstantiate to the letter
! The welfare of those who may possibly be sui
ferers such as | was is al ample inducemen
for me to take the step have, and IL / ca
successfully warn others from the dangerou
path in which | once walked, | am willing t
endure all the professional and personal con
seauences. j. E. HENION, NJ. d.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 30,
Society ovrrloaks Il soifed reputation niue
more readily than it doesesoiled gloves.