The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-01-21
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To The Editor OF tie !.ochestey NY
Democrat
SIR:-On the first OF June, 1851. l
lay ut my residence in fhi city sur
rounded by my friends and waiiirg
for death. Heaven only knows til.
agony / then endured. for words can
never describe it. And yet, ii IL few
years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought 50 low, and
by SO terrible disease, I should
have scoffcd ut the idea. I had al
ways been uncOnmOEly strong and
healthy. and weighed over 900 pounds
and hardly knew, in my own eyper-
fence, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read thi.
statement ,ealize at times they are
unusually tired and cannot account
for it. They feel dull pains in yari-
ons parts Of the body aud do not un-
dclstand why. Or they arc exceed
icgly hungry one day and entirely
without appetite the next. This was
just the way felt when the rclent-
less malady which hal 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 II
heavy, and ut times neuralgia, pain
in one side or my head. hlt IL it
would come one day AMI ',e gone the
next, paid little attention To it,.
Then my stomach woi!d get out Of
order and my food Often tailed to III
gest, causing at times great incon
venience. Yet, even rs II physician.
did not think that these things
meant anything serious. fanci~a
I was suffering from malaria and
doctored myself accordingly. But
got no better. | mex, noticed !. rt.-
c,iliar color or udnr about the Gaii-
l was passing-;llso that lh.ta ~ re
large quantities one day and very
little the next, and that il persistent
roth and scum appeared upon the
surface, and sediment settled. And
yet / did not reaiiz" M danger, for,
indeed. seeing these symptom. con
tinually. finally became acr'i>to,n-
I'd to them, and my suspicion was
wholly d;sarmed by the fact that l
had no pain in the affected organs
or in their vicinity. Why / should
have ben SO blind I cannot under
stand!
consulted the best medical skill
in the land. I visited all tie famed
mineral springs in America anl 'iay-
eled from MaineLo California. :,till
grew worse No two physician.
agreed as to my ma.ady. Ons said
was troubled with spinal irritation
another, dyspepsia; another. nrurt
disease; another, general debility:
another. congestion II the base OF
the brain; and SO OH through IL long
list OF common diseases. the symp-
toms Of many Of which / rea ~ hi.d.
In this way several years passed,
during which time | Was steadily
growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms / at first experienced We're
developed into terrible AMI constant
disorders. NV weight had been re
duced from 2O7 to 100 pounds. Ny
l lllC Wd6 q UuIucu ~ SUI uIo
friends. / could retain no food on
my stomach, and lived wholly by IN
iections. I was a living mass of pain
My pulse was uncontrollahle. In my
agony / frequently fell 70 the floor
and clutched the carpet, ana pray. d
for death! Morphine had little or nc
effect in deadening pain. Far six
days and nights 1 had tie death-pre'
monitory hiccoughs constantly! My
water was filled with tnb--casts and
albumen. I was struggling Will
Bright's Disease Of the kidneys ii
its last stages!
While suffering thus l received /
call from my pastor. the Rev. DR.
FOOte, at that time rector Of st. Paul.
Episcopal church OF this city. fel
that 1t was our last interview, but il
the course Of conversation DR.. Foot,
detailed to me the many rcmalks.bl,
cures OF cases like my own which
mad come under his observation. A.
i practiciny physician and gradu
ate OF the schools, deridtd the ide,
II any medicine outside the regula
channels being in the least benetic
, ial. So solicitous, however, was ID
Foote, that I finally promised wonl'
waive my prejudice. l began it
use on the the first day Of June 1881
and took il according 10 direction
At first it sickened ne; but this
thought wis good sign for one !,
i my dehilitated condition. | cpntin
!. ned to take it: the sickening sensa
n ion departed and was finally abi
to retain food upon my stomach. i
few days l noticed decide
change for the better. "a also did in
wife aud friends. My hiocou2l
J, ceased and I experienced less pal
than fornerly.I was SO rejoiced /;
this improved condition that. upo
: what had believed but few day
{ before WAS my dying bed, I vowe'
in the the presence Of my family an
friends, should I recover I woul
both publicly and privately max
known this remedy for the good !
!. humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity and this lett
= is In fulfillment OF that vow. My in
plovement was constant from tn,
. time, and in less than three months
!, had gained 26 pounds in flesh, b.
!. came entirely free from pain and
!, believe / owe my life and preseI
!. condition wholly to Warmers sa
: ,.ure, the remedy which / used.
= Since my recovery I have tho
= oughly re-investigated the subject
: kidney difficulties and Bright's di
:, ease. and the truths developed a
astounding. therefore state. Il
lib.rately, an as a physician. that
!, believe more than one halt the deaf
:. Which occur in america are caus
i. By Brighfs disease of the Hi men
9 This may sound like rash sta,
/, ment, but an prepared to verify
= fully. Bright's disease us no Ill
n ,inctive features of its own, Gndet
), it often develops without any pa
/, whatever in the kidneys or that ,
!, cinity), but has the symptoms
h ,early every other common col
4 ,laint Hundreds Of people die d'
Y, whose burials are authorized