The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-28
a 1ERRlnLE CONFESSION.
4 Phys1cfan Presents Some Startling
Facts.

A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
4 Physloian Presents Some Startling
Facts.
The following story-which Is attracting
wide attention from the press-is 80 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
SIR:-On the first day of June, 1881, Hay
my friends and waiting for death: Heaven
only knows the agony I then endured, for
can never describe it. And yet, II q
few years previous had told me
terrible a disease, I should have scoffed at
the idea. I had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 2OO
pounds, and hardly knew, in my own e1-
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
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 l had
taken a cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this I noticed a heavy, and at
times neuralgic, pain in one side of my
head, but as it would come one day and be
gone the next, 1 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
q physician, Ibid. not think that these
things meant anything serious. l fancied l
was suffering from malaria and doc
tored myself accordingly. But I got no bet
ter. I next noticed a peculiar color n
odor about the fluids I was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day
emit froth and scum appeared upon the sur
face, and q sediment settled. And yeti 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 I should have been so
blind can not understand
Iconsulted the best medical skill in the
in America and travelled from Maine to
California. Still 1 grew worse: No two ply
sicians agreed as to my malady.. One said
was troubled with spinal irritation; an
other, dyspepsia another. heart disease ase
| gestion Of the base of the brain; and so on
through q long list of common diseases, the
symptoms of many. of which l really had.
In this way several years passed, during
which time l 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
from POT to 100 pounds. My life was a bur
den to myself and friends. I could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived wholly
by injections. 1 was a living mass OF pain.
| Nv pulse was uncontro1lable. In my agony
l frequently fell to the floor and clutched
had little or no effect in deadeningt the pain.
For six days and nights I had the death-pre-
monitory hiccoughs constantly Ny water
was filed with, tube-casts and albumen. ]
kidneys in its last stagesl
While suffering thus I received q call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at thai
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Of this city: felt that it was eur last IN
tion DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures of case!
like, my own which had come undel
his observation. As a practicing physician
and a graduate of the schools, I derided thu
idea Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least beneficial. St
solicitous, however, was DR.. FoOte, that
finally promised / would waive my preju
dice. I began its use on the first day O
June, 1881, and took it according to direc
tions.. At first it sickened me; but this
thought was good sign for n in my de
bilitated condition. I continued to take it
the sickening sensation departed and I wa
uudly dUl6 " I6Udlu lOO0 upOA LuJ cbOAu
ach. In a few days I noticed a decides
change for the better, as also liz my wifi
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and
experienced less pain than formerly.
was so rejoiced at this improved condition
presence of my family and friends, shoul
Irecover, I would both publicly and pr
vately make known this remedy 70
the good of humanity, wherever an
whenever I had an opportunity, n thi
} provement was constant from that time
and in less than three months / had game
% pounds in flesh, became entirely free fror
pain and l believe lowe my life and pre-!
emit condition wholly to Warmers safe curt
!, the remedy which / used.
Since my recovery / have thoroughly n
investigated the subject of kidney difficu
ties and Bright's disease, and the truths d
deliberately, and as a physician, that / b
lieve more han one,haJ the deaths which occu
in Anericd are caused By Bright's disease Z
the kidaeys. This may sound like a ras
statement, but I 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 XII
> neys or their vicinity, but has b SYM
, toms of nearly every other common con
plant. Hundreds of people die dali.
clans certificate as occurring from "Heal
Disease, ''"Apoplexy, ""Paralysis, "'sSpin'
Complaint, n"Rheumatism," "PneumOnia
and the other common complaints, when
reality it is from Brights disease Of tt
kidneys. Few physicians, n fewer pc
pie, realize the extent of this disease or j
dangerous and insidious nature. 1t stea
into the system like a thief, manifests j
presence If at all by the commonest sym
toms and fastens itself in the constitute
before the victim is aware of it. 1t is nea
ly as hereditary as consumption, quite I
common and fully as fatal. Entire fam
lies inheriting it from their ancestors, hay
died and yet none of the number knew {
realized the mysterious power which W,
. removing them. Instead OF common sym
toms it often shows nom whatever, b'
brings death suddenly, from convulsjon
%apoplexy or heart disease.
As one who has suffered, and knows
bitter experience what he says, ! implo
every one who reads these words not
neglect the slightest symptoms of kidnt
. difficulty. No one a afford to hazal
such chances.
l make the foregoing statements has.
upon facts which I can substantiate to t.
as letter. The welfare of those who may pc
Y sibly be sufferers such as I was is an ami
ae inducement for me to take the step l hay
and if I can successfully warn Others fro
e. the dangerous path in which 1once Wake
Of I am willing to endure all the profession
IL and personal consequences.
q. j. B. HENION, NJ. D.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 30.
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p Alfonso's Unhappy Dog.