Connecticut western news., 1886-02-03
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
 Facts. CAN IT BE THAT THE DANGER INDICATED IS
 UNIVERSAL.


 CAN IT BE THAT THE DANGER INDICATED IS
 UNIVERSAL.
 The following story-which is attracting wide attention from the press-is so remarkable that we cannot excuse ourselves II we do not fay it before our readers entire:
 10 the Editor of the Rochester (N. Y.) Der ocrdt.
 SIR:-On the first day of June, 1881, lay at my residence in this city surrounded by my friends and waiting for death. Heaven only knows the agony then endured, for words caii never describe it, And yet if few years pre- vious any ono had told me that l was to be brought so low, and by so terrible disease, should have scoffed at the idea. l have always been uncommonly strong and healthy, and weighed over aD pounds, and hardly knew, in my own experience, what pain or sickness were. Very many people who will read this statement realize it 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 exceedingly hungry one day and entirely without appetite the next. This was just the way l felt when the relentless malady which had fastened itself upon me first began. Still l thought nothing of it; that probably had taken cold which would soon pass away. Shortly after this noticed q heavy, and at times neurafs<c pain in one side of my head, but as it would come one day and be gone the next, 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 physician, did not think that these things meant anything serious. fancied was suffering from malaria and doctored myself accordingly. But l get no better. next noticed a peculiar color and odor about the fluids l was passing-aso that there were large quantities one day and very little the next, and that q persistent froth and scum appeared upon the surface, and sedi- ment settled. And yet did not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these symptoms continually, I finally became accustomed to them. and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
 by the fact that had no pdin 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 I visited all the famed mineral springs in
 America and travelled from Maine to Calfor-
 mia. Still grew worse. No two physicians agreed as to my malady. One said was troubled with spinal irritation, another, dys-
 pepsia; another, heart disease; another, general debility; another, congestion of the base of the brain; and so on through a long list of common
 diseases. the symptoms of mrny of which really had In this way several years passed, during which time 1 was steadily growing
 worse. My condition had really become pitt.
 able. The slight symptoms l at first experi- enced were developed into terrible and con-
 stant disorders. My weight had been reduced
 from 207 to 130 pounds. My life was burden
 to myself and friends. could retain no. food on my stomach, and lived wholly by injections
 was living mass of pain. My pulse was un- controllable. In my agony frequently fell to the floor and clutched the carpet, end prayed
 for deathl Morphine had little or no effect in deadening the pain. For six days and nights l
 had the death-premonitory hiccoughs con.
 stantly My water was filled with tube-cas.s
 and albumen. was struggling with Brights Disease of the kidneys in it's last stages. While suffering thus received q call from
 my pastor, the Rev. Dr. Foote, at that time rec tor of St. Pauls Episcopal church, of this city. I fell at yyaS St interview. course of conversation Dr. Foote detailed to me the many remarkable cures of cases like my own which had come under his observa- tion. AS apracticing physician and graduate
 of the schools, derided the idea of any medl-
 cine outside the regular channels being in the
 least beneficial. So solicitous, however, was Dr. Foote, that I finally promised would waive my prejudice. l began its use on the first day of June, 1881, and took it according to | directions. At first it sickened me; but this i thought was c good sign for one in my debili- i tated condition. I continued to take it; the | sickening sensation departed and was hnall! | able to retain food upon mystomach. In afe" | days l noticed decided change for the better as hlso did my wife and friends My hiccough: ceased and 1 experienced less pain than for merly. was so rejoiced at this improve d con- dition that, upon what believed but few days before was my dying bed, vowed, in the
 presence of my family and friends, should re cover 1 would both publicly and privately
 
 msnity, wherever and whenever had an op- | portunity, and this letter is in fulfillment O. | that VOW. My improvement was constant | from that time, and in less than three months
 l had gained % pounds in flesh, became en I tireiy free from pain and 1 believe l owe my 1 life and present condition wholly to Warner i sa cure, the remedy which used.
 Since my recovery have thoroughly re-in-
 vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and | Brights disease, and the truths developed art | atnfn ln1tl tlNnr ofnl " | and as a physician, that l believe more t,dl 1 0nc-hdlf the dedths aphich occur in America ar, 1 caused by Brigllts disease Of the kidncF This 1 may sound like rash statement, but am pre- l pared to verify it fully. Brights disease ha'
 no distinctive features of its own dndeed, il | often develops without any pain whatever i'll l the kidneys or their viciniry), but has the
 symptoms of nearly every other common conl-
 plaint. Hundreds of people die daily, whose l burias are authorized by physicians certiti-
 cate as occurring from H cart Disease" Apo | plexy," Paralysis" spinal Complaint" l "Rheumatisln." "Pneum onia," and the other | common complaints, when in reality it is from l Bright's disease of the kidneys. Few phySi- | cians and fewer people, realize the extent ol i this disease or it's dangerous and insidious na- | ture. It steals into ths system like & thief | manifests it's presence if at all by the comm oa. | est symptoms and fastens itself in the consti- 1 tuition before the victim is aware of it. It is nearly as hereditary consumption, quite as common anu lu1ly dS ldstl. Alhlhlo ' | inheriting it from their ancestors, have died and yet none If the number knew or realize1 l the mysterious power which was reno sing | them. Insteal of common symptoms it oftet | shows none whatever, but brings death sud l denly, from convulsions, apoplexy or hearl disease.
 1 As one who has suffered, and knows by bitte l experience what he says, 1 implore every on l who reads these words not to neglect tn
 slightest tsymptoms of kidney difficulty. No on l can afford to hazard such chances.
 | make the foregoing statem ents based upo1 | facts which l can Substantiate to the letter | The welfare of those who may possibly be sui 1 ferers such as was is an ample induccme en 1 for me to t,ke the step have, and if l ca l successfully warn others from the dangerous | path in which once walked, am willing t: 1 endure all the professional and personal con | sequences. J. B. LENNON, M U. | ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 30,
 Consumption Gan Be Cured!
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