The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-01-30
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

wide attention from the press-is so re-
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
if we do not lay it before our readers en-
tire:
To the Editor Of tie Rochester (N " Demo-
crdt
SIR:-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
words can never describe it. And yet, if a
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. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over POO
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
pains in various parts of the body and do
not understand why. Or they are exceed
ingly hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next. mis- 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 heavy, and at
times neuralgia, pain in one side of my
head, but as it would come one day and be
gone 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 Inconvenience. Yet, even as
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 l next noticed a peculiar color and
odor about the fluids l was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day
and very little the next, and that persist
ent froth 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-
I had no pain in the affected organs or in
their vicinity. Why should have been so
blind can not understand
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
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
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 pitiable.
The slight symptoms l at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders My weight had been reduced
from 2O7 to 100 pounds. Ny life was bur-
den to myself and friends. | could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections. was a living mass of pain.
NY 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 stages
While suffering thus | received 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
terview, but in the course of converse
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 a graduate of the schools, | derided the
idea of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least beneficial. So
solicitous, however, was DR.. Foote, that
finally promised | would waive my preju-
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-
bilitated condition. I continued to take it;
the sickening sensation departed and was
finally able to retain food upon my stOm-
ach. In few days l noticed a decided
change for the better, as also did my wife
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and !
experienced less pain than formerly.
~ raipiaaH nf This ipnnrnynl condition
that, upon my dying bed, l vowed in the
presence of my family and friends, should
recover, l 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 fuitillment of thatvow. My i'm
proyement was constant from that time,
and in less than three months had gained
% pounds in 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. l therefore state,
deliberately, and as physician, that | be-
ieve more than O,e-hdlf the deaths Which occur
tn AmerjcG are caused By Brights disease Of
the Kidneys. This may sound like rash
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,
whose burials are authorized by physi
clans certificate as occurring from "Heart
Disease '|Apoplexy, - PARALYSIS, n"Spinal
Complaint, Rheumatism, "Pneumonia
and the ut har pOmn1nipfG W hpn in
reality it is from Bright's disease of the
kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer peo
pie, realize the extent of this disease or its
dangerous and insidious nature. 1t steal:
into the ystem like a thief manifests it,
presence if at all by the commoSest symp
toms and fastens itself in the constitution
before the victim is aware of it. 1t is near
ly as hereditary as consumption, quite a.
common and fully as fatal. Entire fami
lies inheriting it from their ancestors, have
died and yet none of the number knew OF
realiz the mysterious power which wa
removing them. Instead of common symp
toms it often shows none whatever, bu
brings death suddenly, from commissions
apoplexy or heart disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, | implor
every one who reads these words not t.
neglect the slightest symptoms of kidne,
difficulty. No one can afford to hazart
such chances.
l make the foregoing statements base
upon facts which can substantiate to tn
letter. The welfare of those who may pos
sibly be sufferers such as was is an ampl
indictment for me to take the step have
and if can successfully warn others iron
| the dangerous path in which Ionce walked
/ am willing to endure all the professions
and personal consequences.
J. B. HENlON, NJ. d.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec, 80.
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