Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-04
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
A Physician Presents Some Startling
Facts.

The following story--which is attract
ing wide attention frem the press-is so
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves il we do not lay it before eur
readers entire:
To the Editor Of the Rochester (N. "
Democrat.
SIR: - On the first day of June. 1881,
l lay at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony
| then endured, for words can never
describe it. And yet, il few years
previous any one had told me that ]
was to be brought 80 low, and by so ter
rlble disease, l should have scoffed az
the idea. ] had always been uncom,
monty strong and healthy, and weighed
over 200 pounds, and hardly knew, in
my own experience, what pain or sick
ness We're. 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 notunderstand
why. Or they are exceedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite
the next This was just the way / felt
when th9 relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first hegas.
Still | thought nothing Of it; that prob.
ably l had taken cold which would
soon pass away Shortly after this ]
noticed heavy, and at times neuralgia,
pain in one side of my head, but as it
would come one day and be gone the
next, l paid little attention to is, Then
my stomach would get out of order aud
my food often failed to digest, causing
at times great Inconvenience. Yet,
even as a physician, l did not think
that these things meant Anything seri
Gus. | fanci6d | was suffering from
malaria and doctored myself according.
ly. But got no better. | 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 persistanC
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 became accustomed To them,
and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
by the fact that had no pain in the
affected organs or in their vicinity,
Why should have been so blind cam
not understand
/ consulted the best medical skill in
the land. ] visited all the famed
mineral springs in America and travel
ed from Maine to California. Still !
grew orse. No two physicians agreed
as to my malady One said l was troubl-
cd with spinal irritation, another,
dyspepsia; another, heart disease an
ether general debility; another, conges-
ton of the base of the brain; and so on
through long list of common diseases,
the symptoms of many of which
really had. In this way several years
passed, during which time | was stead
lily growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms l at first experienced were
developed into terrible and constant
disorders. My weight had been reduc.
ed from 207 to 1870 pounds. My life was
burden to myself and friends. ! could
retain no food on my stomach, and /
lived wholly by injections. 1 was
living mass of pain. My pulse was I'M
comfortable. In my agony l 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 l had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly
My water was filed with tube-casts
and albumen. l was struggling with
Bright's disease of the kidneys In its
last stagesl
While suffering thus received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at
that time rector of st, PauPs Episcopal
church, of this city. felt that it was
our last interview, but in the course Of
conversation Or. Foote detailed to me
the many remarkable cures of cases
like my own which had come under his
| observation. AS practicing physician
/ apA n orroAnufa IF ha cRhnaIu I dartAaA
! the idea OF any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least BEN
| eficial. So sslietous, however, was DR..
Foote, that / finally promised ] would
waive my prejudice. began its use on,
! the first day of June, 1881, and took it
according to directions. AT first it
sickened me; but this l thought was
! good sign for one in my debilitated con-
diti0n. / continued to take it; the sick
ening sensation departed and was final
" able to retain food upon my stomach.
! In few days / noticed decided change
for the better, rs also did my wife and
! friends. Ny hiccoughs ceased and |
experienced less pain than formerly. l
was so rejoiced at this Improved con-
dition 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 remedy for the good of hui
manity, wherever and whenever | had
an opportunity, and this letter is in full
fillment of that vow. Ny improvement
was constant from that time, and in lees
than three months l had gained %
pounSs in flesh, became entirely free
from pain and / believe owe my life
and present condition wholly TO Warn
ar'l safe cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re.investigated the subject Of kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and
the truths developed are astounding.
| therefore state deliberately, and as
physician, that believe more than one
| hdfOf the deaths iChich occur IN America
are caused by Brights disease Of the
Kidneys This may sound like rash
statement, but ! am prepared to verify
it fully. Bright's disease has no dis
tinctire features Of its own, (indeed, it
often develops without any pain wha.-
ever ia the kidneys or their vicinity,
but has the symptoms Of nearly every
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