San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-03
LESSONS FROM LIFE.
A Great National Calamity What II
Teaches.

GREAT Natlonal Calamity -"ndt IL
Teaches.
The last few years have played sad
havoc with many prominent men OF our
country.
Many OF them died without warning,
passing away apparently 10 the full Hush
O life.
Others were sick but a comparatively
short time. We turn toOur flies and are
zstonished to find that most OF them
died Of spoplexy, OF paralysis, OF nerv-
Gus prostr alton. OF malignant blood
humGr, OF bright's disease, OF kidney
disease, OF heart disease, OF rheumatism
or pneumonia.
Ii is singular that most OF our prOmi-
nent men die OF these disorder. Aiy
journalist who watches the telegraph
reports, will be astODished at the num-
Der Of prominent victims OF these dlsoT-
ders.
Many statements have appeared In
our paper with others TO the effect that
tn. diseases that carried of so many
rominent men In 1887. are really one
disease, taking different names accord
ny TO the location Of the fatal effects.
When q valuable horse perlshes, IL
becomes the nine days talk OF tine sport
Ing world, and yet thousands OF ordl-
nary horses are dying every day, their
aggregate loss Is enormous, and yet
their death creates no comment.
So IL is with individuals. The cause
uf death OF prominent men creates com
ment, especially when IL can be shown
that one unexpected disease carries OIL
most of them, and yet "vast numbers oil
ordinary men and women die before
their time every year from the same
cause"
Its said II the blood is kept free from
uric acid, that heart disease, paralysis.
nervous prostration, pneumonia, rheu-
Datism, and many cases OF consumption.
would never be- known. This uric acid,
We are told, is the waste OF the system
and 1t 10 the duty OF the kidneys to re-
move this waste.
We are told that II the kidneys are
maintained In perfect health, the uric,
kidney, acid is kept out OF the blood,
md these sudden and universal diseases
caused by uric acid will, In a large
measure disappear.
But how shall this be done? 1t lie folly
70 treat effects. IL there Is any known
way OF getting at the cause. that way
should be known to the public. We be-
lieve that Warmers safe cure, OF which
so much had been written, and so much
talked Of by the public generally, 10 now
recognized by impartial ply stclsns and
the public as the one specific for such
diseases.
Because public attention has been d.
rected TO this great remedy by means OF
,dvertislng, some persons have not be-
iieved In tie remedy. We cannot see
how Mr.. Warner could immediately
benefit the public In any Other way, and
his valuable specific should not be con-
demned because some nostrums have
come before the public In the same way,
any more than that all doctors should be
condemned because SO many OF them
are incomI etent.
1t is astonishing what good opinions
you hear on every side, OF that great
remedy. and public opinion thus based
upon an actual experience, has all the
weight and importance OF absolute
truth.
At this time Of the year. the uric acid
In the blood invites pneumonia and
rheumatism, ane there is not man who
Ioes not dread these monsters OF
disease; but he need have no fear OF
them we are told, II he rid the blood OF
he uric acid cause.
These words are strong, and may
sound like an advertisement, and be re-
jected as such by unthinking people, but
we believe they are the truth, and as
,uch should be spoken by every truth
loving newspaper,