The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

Inc fOllOWlng stOry-Wnlcn Is attracting
wide attention from the press-is so re-
markable that we can not excuse ourselves
II we do not lay II before our readers en-
tire:
To The Editor Of the Rochester (N ~ Demo
crdt.
SIR:-On the first day OF June, 1881, Ilay
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, II .
few years 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. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 3OO
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
felt when the relentless malady which had
| fastened itself upon me first began. stu
| thought nothing of it; that probably had
taken a cold which would soon pass away.
| Shortly after this noticed heavy, and at
times neuralgia pain in one side or my
| head but as it would como one day and be
gone the next, Ipaid little attention TO 1t.
| Then nv 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. ! next noticed "A peculiar color and
odor about tue fluids was psssing-also
that there were large quantities one day
| and very little the next, and that persist
eut froth and scum appeared upon the sur
| face, and a sediment settled. And yet did
not realize my danger, for indeed, seeing
| these symptoms continually, finally be-
| came accustomed to them, and my suspi.
cion was wholly dlsarr1ed by tho fact that
| 1 had no pain in the affected organs or In
their vicinity. Why should have been 30
| blind Gun not understand
| 1 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.
scians 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 80 on
tbroueh long list of common diseases, the
symptoms of many Of which really had.
| In this way several years passed, during
which time l was steadily growing worse.
Ny condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms | at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant
disorders. My weight had been reduced
from 9O7 TO iS8 pounds. NV life was bur
den to myself and friends. l could retain
| no food on my stomach, and lived whoily
by injections. was a living mass or pain.
Nv 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 the pain.
For six days and nights had the deatn-pre-
monitory hiccouShs constantly My water
| was filed with tube-casts and elhnmen
was struggling with Bright's Disease OF the
kidneys in its last stages
| While suffering thus I received . call
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, at thas
time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of this city. felt that it was our last in
terview, but In the course OF converse
tion DR.. Foote detailed to mo the
many remarkable cures OF cnses
like my own which had come under
his observation. As practicing physician
and graduate OF the schools, derided the
idea of any medicine outside the regular
channels being In the least beneficial. 80
solicitous, however, was DIR. Foote, that
finally promised would waive my preju-
dice. / began its use on the first day OF
June, 1881, and took 1t according to direc-
tons. At first it sickened me; but this
thought was a good sign for one in my de-
blitated condition. continued to take 1t;
the sckening sensation departed and ! was
finally able to retain food upon my stom-
ach. In a 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.
was SO rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon my dying bed, l vowed in the
presence Of my family and friends, should
recover, l w0ld 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 fufillment OF thatvow. My i'm
provement was constant from that time,
and in less than three months had gained
26 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. therefore state,
deliberately, and as physician, that l be-
lieve more Dan one-hdlf the deaths which occur
IN America are caused by Brighfs disease Of
| The kidneys. This may sound like a rash
statement, but am prepared to verify 1t
| fully. Bright's disease has no distinctive
features Of its own, Indeed, 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, ""Spinal
Complaint, "{heu:natism," "Pneumonia"
and the other common complaints, when in
reality it is from Brights disease of the
kidneys, Few physicians, and fewer 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 II at all by the commonest 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 none whatever, but
brings death suddenly, from convulsions,
apoplexy or heart disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, ! implore
every one who reads these words not to
neglect the slightest symptoms Of kidney
difficulty. No one can afford to hazard
such chances
| make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which can substantiatc TO the
letter. The welfare Of those who may pos
sibiy be sufferers such as | was is an ample
inducement for me to take the step have,
and il can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path in which Ionce walked,
am willing to endure all tho professional
and personal consequences: