Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-06
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some stnrtli


CAN IT BE THAT THE DANGER INDICATED Is
UNIVERSAL.
The following story-whch is attracting wide
attention from the press-is so remarkable
That we cannot excuse ourselves if we do not
ay 1t before our readers entire:
10 the Editor Of the Rochester IN. " Democrat.
SIR;-On the first day OF June, 1881, l 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 few years pre-
vious any one had told me that 1 was to be
brought so low, and by so terrible disease, I
should have scoffed at the idea. / have always
been uncommonly strong and healthy, and
weighed over no pounds, and hardly knew, in
my own experience, what pain or sickness
were. Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times they are unusually
tired and cannot account for it. They feel
JUL pains III various parts of the body and do
not understand why. Or they arc exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without appetite
the next This was just the way l felt when
the relentless ma,ady 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 a heavy, and AT times nouralgic
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 out of order and my food often
tailed 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 doctored myself accordingly. Bat l got
no better. next noticed n peculiar color and
odor about the fluids | was passing-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 seli-
ment settled. And yet did not realize my
danger for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, l finally became accustomed to
them, and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
by the fact that L had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why should have
been so blind cannot understand.
l consulted the best medical skill in the land.
l visited all the famed mineral springs i'll
America and Travelled from Maine to Califor-
mia. Still | grew worse. No two physic ans
agreed as to my malay. One said l was
troubled with spinal irritation, another, dys-
pepsia; another, heart disca &C; another, general
debility; another, congestion of the base of the
brain; and so on through long list of common
diseases, the symptoms Of N my of which
really had. In this way seve: a. years passed,
during which time l was steadily growing
worse. My condition had really become pitt
able. Tho slight symptoms | at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
slant di- orders. My weight had been reduced
from 201 to $50 pounds. NJ life was a burden
on my stomach, and lived wholly by injections
| was living mass of pain. My pulse was un-
controllable. In my agony frequently fell 10
| the floor and clut che1 the carpet, and prayed
| for death! Morphine had little no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and nights !
! had the death premo ltory hiccoughs con.
stantly. My water was filled with tuhe-casts
and aibumen. was struggling with Bright's
! Disease of the kidneys in its last stages.
| While suffering thus receive a call from
my pastor, the Rev. nr. Footc, at tAat time rec
tor of st. Paul S Episcopal church, o. this city.
/ felt that it our Ia ntcr\ Jew but IN The
+ course of CONVEX at OF DR.. Eco detailed to
me the many remarkable cures of cases like
my own VIII CHI had c.me under his obs erva-
ton. As pract cling MUSICIAN and a graduate
| of the schools, der .ded the idea of any m .d-
cine outs de the regular channels being IN the
least beneficial. So soltcitous, however, was
DIR. Foo.e, that i finally promised | ould
waive my prejudice. / b, gan its use on the
| ii st day of June, 1881, ard took i, ACCORDING to
directions. AT first it sic kened me; but this |
ought was Il good sign for enc in my debili-
/ tatcd condit on. | &C ntinred 10 take il; Il c
| sickening sensation d parted and was ii! ally
able to retain food II on y ston ach. in a + ew
days no iced decided cha &c for the etter
as a;so d d my wife and l!cEds. My lcC on his
ceased and expert need less pain than for
merly. was so rejoiced at this improv. d con-
dition that, u on what bel eyed but few
da let0re was my dyinr bed, vowed in the
presence of my ami,y and friends, should re-
cover | would both publicly and privately
make known this remedy for the COOL of hu-
manity, wherever and wherev | / al an op-
rortunity, and this letter is in fulfil iment o;
that VOW. My Improvement was constant
from that time, and i'll s. than three mont Is
La gained II pounds in flesh, became cn-
trcly free from pain an | believe l owe nv
lie and pc ent condition who ly t. Warmers
SAT. cure, the remedy which | used.
Since M recovery l have thoroughly REIN
vest gated the sIb;ect OF kidney dilcu ties and
Bright's disease, anl he truths develop d are
aston !di1%. 1 there 'ore state. deliberately,
and as n Physician, that | believe more thfa
Dn&-hGf the dodths rtich occur in -imericd are
rf:aSci by Byitl,t's diseds' Of The LidneY. This
ri,ay sound like Grash staten mt, b 1t am pre-
pared to verify It fully. Brsht's disease has
II, Il Siinctive featu es of its o;vn indeed, it
n:t'a develops without any pain VIII tteTSr in
:ie KID 1873 o. theit v!ctni ", bat hi; the
iYm " lns IN. Lriy eTery o.hor conn IN conf
aant. III ili'c! i OF peDplc die daily, whDse
Dlrial3 are l,h Iriz, o. p'lys;c:al ~ cettii-
,ayc occ irrins i I'm II .Irt DiSatie,'' pa
pleIy," ''Ptrl,ySi5,' ''Sonll O. noaint,"
III lclmetism,' ''Pa,u IN mia" All the other
common com ,,atHt', WI in reality it il FRI I,
B:isht's disols, o. the kidneys. Few ply -
clans, an few.r people. realize tho extent OF
MS iii 'clse or its d.n :etol3 All i1slior' ma
tire. 1t steals into The systcia ike tlt'cE,
mlnifoSts its PIE 'r1:e il at AL b. the comm l.
rs! symptoms al tastes itSet in tho c1lst-
tuition baforc tbs victim il aware of it. 1t is
NEARLY as her 'di acY Is rJlSln )sioI, q lith rs
common an fully "a fl al. + lt;rc fam lies,
inie.itins it FROM the.r ancestors, have died
md yet nole NJ the II l Abr !ilsE or realiA3 |
the myst ,ri0Ii plr,r walsh was rem, i :
then. Ins.ea of cD.l no So n2.ons it Often
Shows noae VIVA eve, bI brin IS dcl.h sud
denly, from colvulsiJn5, apoY.eXy or heart
disease.
As one who ms s-iTe:cl, and knows by bttcl
experiences WHAT nc tys. im2lo.c every on
VIII, reads t!eio wor g not to neglect til
slightest symptoms O. X; lae cii ficulty. No eat
can Effor to liz ,at 5lnh clt:lc IS.
mlke the f,reg liaG staten nts ba5cl upon
! facts watch | can slyS,altil'e to the letJer
The welfare of those wac IN y possibly be suf-
ferers S lch u, WA Is al Il II he induce n mt
! for ms to t tk3 the att1 have, and if | ca
, successfully warn Others fr1 he danger )u$
ra,h in WA. oh Iolro wal iel, an wi lin t.
EN- lure ell tt. pr1fcS son u AMI personal Goa
sequences. j. 3. uGSlOS, NJ. ID.
/ ROCHESTER,, y. Y, Dec. So
| D.. New"n IS III tx ect u cal from is
old congregation sr Wasr.,,ptoit.
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