The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-21

A Physiciaa Presents aSsae Start.
liaE Facts.
CAN n BE THAT rHE DANGRR INDICATED
The following story-which is attract
ing wide attention from the psess-is ."
remarkable that We cannot excuse our
selves il we DO not lay il b+fors our read
ers entire:
To the Editor Of the Rochester (N ~
Democrat:
Sir On the first day Of June, 1881,
lay at my residence In this city sur
rounded ny nay friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony /
then endured, for words can never de-
scribe it. And yet, If q few years previ-
ous any one had told me that .yaa TO be
brought 90 low, snd bv 90 terrible dis
had always been unco,nmonly strong and
healthy, and weighed over 200 pounds,
and hardly knew, in my own experience,
what pain or sickness were. Very many
people who will read this statement real
ize at times they are unusually tired and
cannot account for it. They feel dull
pains in various parts of the body and do
not understand Why. Or they are ex-
ceedingly 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 I thought nothing of it;
that probably l had taken a cold which
would soon pass away. Shortly after
this noticed heavy, and at times neu-
ralgic pain in one side of my head, but
As it would come one day and be gone
the next, l paid little attention to it.
Then my stomach would get ont of or
der aud my food often failei to digest,
causing at times great Inconvenience.
Yet, even a. physician, did not think
that these things meant anything serious.
fancied was suffering from malaria
and doctored myse accordingly. But l
got no better. next noticed peculiar
color and odor about the fluids was pass
ing-also that there were large quantities
one day and very little the next, and that
a persistent froth and scum appeared
upon the surface, and a sediment settled
And yet | did not realize my danger, for
indeed, seeing these symptoms continu-
ally, l finally became accustomed to
them, and my suspicion was wholly dis
armed by the fact that Ihad 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 ph vsicians agreed as to my NAL
ady. One said | was troubled with spinal
irritation, another, dyspepsia; anotheE,
heart disease; another, general debility;
another, congestion OF the base of the
brain; and 80 on through long list of
common diseases, the symptoms OF many
&c .-,,;..h 7 -aaisy lad. In this way sew
eral years passed, during which time /
was steadily growing worse. My con-
dition had really become pitiabIe. The
slight symptoms l at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and
const ant disorder My weight had been
reduced from 207 to l30 pounds. My
life was burden 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 un-
controllable. In my agony | frequently
fell to the floor and clulched the carpet,
and prayed for death Morphine had lit
tie or no effect in deadening the pain.
For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly! My
water was filled with tube-casts and al
bumen. was struggling with Bright's
Disease Of the Kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus ! received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at
that time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
church, Of this city. I 1t that it was
our last interview, but IN the course of
conversation DR.. Foote detailed to me
the many remarkable cures of cases like
my own which had come under bis OBJ
servation. As practicing physician and
graduate of the schools, / derided the
idea Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least beneficial. SO
solicitOus, however, was DIR. Foote, that |
finally promised l would waive my preju.
dice. l began its use on the first day of
June, 1881, and took it according to d.
rectiOns. At first it sickened me; but
this | thought was a good sign for one
10 my debilitated condition. l continued
to take 1t; the sickening sensation de-
parted and was finally able TO retain
food upon my stomach. In q few days
noticed decided change for the better,
~ also did my wife and frends. MY hic.
coughs 'ased and experienced less pain
than formerly. was 80 rejoiced at this
improved condition that, upon what had
believed but few days before was my
dying bed, / vowed, in the presence Of
my family aud friends, should recover
| would both publicly and privately make
known this rcmedy for the good of hu-
manity, wherever and whenever had an
opportunity, and this letter is in fulfill
ment OF that vow. My improvement was
constant from that time, and in less than
three months had gained 2e pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain and
believe owe my life and present con-
dition wholly to Warmers Safe Cure. the
remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re-invessigated the sabjecs of kidney diff
icnlties and Bright's disease, and the
truths developed are astounding. there
fore state, deliberately, and as . ply
sician, that believe n0re than one hair
tks deskhs (Which occssv IL Amsr;cs arc
eosssd By BrisAt's Discuss Of tie KID