Huntsville gazette., 1886-01-30
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

The following StCry-Wnlcn Is autractlnS
wide attention from the press-is SO re-
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
if we do not lay it before cur readers en-
tire:
To the Editor Of the Rochester (N. ~ Demo-
crGt.
SIR:-On the first day Of June, 1881, I la1
at nv residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, if
few wears previous any one had told me
that was to be brought so low, and by SO
terrible disease, l should have scoffed at
the idea. had always been uncommonlIy
strong and healthy, and weighed over 200
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 it. They feel dull
not understand why. Or they ere 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 mo first began. Still
thought nothing of it; that probably had
taken a cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed heavy, and at
times neuralgic, pain in one side OF my
head, but as il would come one day and be
zone the next, paid little attention to IT.
Then my stomach would get out OF ORDER
and my food often failed to digest, causing
at times great lnconyenlence. YET, e En- a.
g physician, / did not think that these
things meant anything serious. fancled
was suffering from malaria ana Goc-
tored myself accordingly. But got no Det,
ter / next noticed a peculiar color ana
odor about the fluids was passlng-also
and very little the next, and that q persist
ent froth and scum appeared upon the sur,
face, and a sediment settled. And yet dld
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, hnally Dc
came accustomed to them, and my suSri
cion was wholly disa1med by the faco that
had 10 pain in the affected organs or IN
their vicinity. Why should have been So
blind 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 phy-
sicians agreed as 10 my malady. One SAID
was troubled with spinal irritation; an
other, dyspepsia; another, heart disease;
another, general debility; another, con-
gestion OF the base of the brain; and so on
through long list of common diseases, the
sympfonS of many of which really had.
In this way several years passed, during
which time I was steadily growing worse.
NV condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms l 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 a living mass OF pain.
My 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 thepain.
For six days and nights had the deatn-pre-
monitory hiccoughs constantly My water
was filed with tube-castS and albumen. l
was struggling with Bright's Disease OF the
kidneys in its last stages >,
While suffering thus l received call
from nv pastor, tho Rev. Dir. Foote, at that
time rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. felt that it was our last IN
terview, but in The course of conversa-
tion DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures OF cases
like my own which had come under
his observation. AS practicing physician
and q graduate of the schools, l dei'ided the
idea Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least beneficial. 80
solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, thatl
finally promised | would waive my prcJu--
dice. l began its use on the first day OF
June, 1881, and took it according to direc-
tions. At first it sickened me; but this
thought was good sign for one in my de-
bilitatcd condition. | continued to take it;
the sickening sensation departed and was
finally able TO retain food upon my ston-
ach. In o few days / noticed q decided
change for The better, as also did my wife
and friends. lily hiccoUghs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly. l
WAS so rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon my dying bed, | vowed in the
presence of my family and friends, should
recover, would both publicly and pri-
vately make known this remedy for
tue good of humanity, wherever and
whenever had an opportunity, and this
letter is i'll fulfiilment OF thatvow. My i'm
prOyemeEt was constant from that time,
and in less than three months l had gained
2' pounds i'll flesh, became entirely free from
pain and believe lowe 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 Bright's disease, and the truths de-
veloped are astounding. I therefore state,
deliberately, and as physician, that | be-
leve more than 0ae-hGlt' the deaths sol,ich occur
IN AaaeTicd are caused by Bright's disease Of
The kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but am prepared TO verify it
fully. Brlghts disease has no distinctive
features of its own, (indeod, 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
plaint. Hundreds Of people die daily,
whose burials are authorized by physi-
SicA Ccl tlliCdto as OcCuIllIlS HUN llodt
Disease" ""Apoplexv," Paralysis, ,""Spinal
Complaint, Y 'Rheu-natism," ''Pneumonia"
and the other COMMON complaints, when in
reality it is from Brght's disease of the
kidneys. Few physicians, and fewcr 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 If at all by the comnlonest 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 mono whatever, but
brings death suddenly, from convulsions,
apoplexy or heart disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, l implore
every one who reads these words not to
neglect the slightest symptoms of kidney
difficulty. No one can afford to hazard
nch chances.
l make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which l can substantiate to the
letter. The welfare of those who may Dos
sibly be sGferers such as was is an ample
inducement for me to take the step have,
and if can successfully warn others from