Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-02-11
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling Facts

a Physician Presents Some Startling Facts.
The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press--is SO remark.
able that we cannot excuse ourselves IL we do
not lay II before our readers entire:
To THE EDITOR OF THE ROCHESTER,, (N ~
| DEMOCRAT.
Sm:LOn the first day OF June, 1881, l lay ut
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 1t, And yet, If few years pre-
yious any one had told me that l was TO be
brought so low, and by so terrible disease,
should have scoffed at the idea l had always
been uncommonly strong and healthy, and
weighed over 2O0 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
dull pains in various parts of the body and do
not understand why. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without
way | felt when the relentless malady which
had fastened itself upon me first began. Still
l thought nothing OF IT. that probably l had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this l noticed heavy, and at
times neuralgia, pain In one side OF my head,
but as IL 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 faied TO digest, causing at times great
Inconvenience. Yet, even as a physician, 1
did not think that these things meant any
thing serious. fancied was suffering from
malaria and doctored myself accordingly. But
j got no better l next noticed a peculiar
color and odor about the fluids | was passing
also that there were large quantities one
day and very little the next, and that per-
sistent froth and scum appeared upon the
sur ace and sediment settled. And yet |
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, | finally became
accustomed TO them, and my suspicion was
wholly dsarmei by the fact that HAD NO
PAIN in the affected organs or in their vicinity.
Why should have been so blind l cannot
understand
| consulted the best medical skill in the land.
l visited all the famed medical springs in
America and travelled from Maine TO California.
Still grew worse. No two physicians agreed
as TO my malady. One said / was troubled
with spinal irritation; another, dyspepsia; an
other, heart disease; another, general debility;
another, congestion OF the base of the brain;
and so on through a long list of common dis
eases, the sympt ms Of many of which i really
had In this way several years passed, during
which time was steadily growing worse. Ny
condition had really become pitiable. Tha
slight symptoms | at first experienced were
developed into terrible and constant disorders.
My weight had been reduced from 207 to 13l
pounds. My life was burden TO myself AMI
friends. ! could retain no food on my stomach,
mass Of pain. My pulse was uncomfortable.
/ In my agony frequently fell TO the floor and
clutcned the carpet, and PRAYED for death !!
Morphine had little or no effect In deadening
/ the pain. For six days and nights i had the
death premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
water was filled with tube-casts and albumen.
/ | was struggling W tn Bright's Disease OF the
/ kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus 1 received call from
my pastor, the Rev. DIR. FoOte, ut that timd
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal church, of this
city. felt that 1t was our last interview, but
! in the course of conversation DIR. Footc detail
! ed to me the many remarkable cures OF cases
like my own which had come under his obser-
'ation. AS practicing physician and gradu-
ate 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 would
waive my prejudice: 1 began IT'S use on the
! first day Of June, 1881, and took II according
to directions. AT first 1t sickened me; but this
/ thought was GOOD SIGN for one n my de.
bilitated cond ton. / continued 10 take 1t; the
sickening sensation departed and l was finally
able 10 retain food upon my stomach. In a few
days | noticed decided change for the better,
as also did m wife and friends. My hiccoughs
ceased anu experienced less pain than for
merly. / was so rejoired at this improved con,
dition that upon what had believed but a
/ few days before was my dying bed, l vowed in
the presence of my family and friends, should
| recover would both publicly and privately
make known this remedy for the good of hui
nanlty, wherever and whenever had an OPP
portunity, and this letter is a fuliillment of
/ that VOW. NV improvement was constant from
that time, and in less than three months had
gained 20 pounds in flesh. became entirely free
| from pain and believe owe my life and pres
ent condition wholly to Warmers safe cure,
the remedy which ! used.
Since my recovery / have thoroughly rein
vestigated the subject OF kidney difficulties and
/ Brights disease, aud the truths developed are
astounding. / therefore state, deliberately,
and as a physician, that / believe MORE THAN
! oNE-HALF THE DEATHS WHICH OCCUR IN AM
I ERICA ARE CAUSED BY BRIGHT's DISEASE OF
THE KIDNEYS. This may sound like rash
,atement, but | am prepared to verify it fully.
brights disease has no distinctive features OF
/ its own, Indeed, IL often develops without any
pain whatever in the kim Us or the vicinity,
( but has the symptoms Of nearly every other
common complaint. Hundreds of people die
daily, whose burials are authorized by physi-
clans certificate as occurring from Heart
[ Disease "Appoplexy," paralysis" ''Spinal
/ Complaint" "Rheumatism," Pneumonia, I"
/ and other common complaints,
when In reality 1t is from Bright's disease of
/ the kidneys. Few physicians, and few people,
realize the extent OF this disease or its danger
Gus and insidious nature. 1t steals into the
system like thief, manifests its presence II at
/ ali by the commonest symptoms and fastens IT.
/ self in the constitution before the victim is
/ aware Of IL. 1t Is nearly as hereditary as con-
sumption, quite as common and fully as fatal
| Entire families inherting 1t from their an
cestors, have died and yet none OF the number
! knew or realized the mysterious power whichwas
! removing them. Instead of common symptoms
! IL often shows none whatever, but brings death
suddenly from Commissions, apoplexy or heart
! disease.
AS one who has suffered, and knows by
bitter experience what he says, l iInpiore
! every one who reads these words not To neg
! lect the slightest symptoms OF kidney diff
/ fculty. No one can Afford to hazard such
chances
| make the foregoing statments based upon
| facts which can substantiate TO the letter.
/ The welfare of those VINO may possibly BE-
sufferers such az | was is an ample induce
! ment for me to take the step / have, and IL |
I can successfully warn others from the dan
/ geious path in which | once walked. l am
willing to endure all the pr OCCASIONAL and per-
1 sonal consequences J. b. HENION, NJ. ID.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 30.
Prince Bismarck wants 10 make the selling
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