The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-08
THE BRIDGE OF DEATH.
An Alpine Guides Sad Fate-Dangers to
he Avoided,

BE Avoided.
One day in August, in the summer OF
1864, two Austrian noblemen were crossing
the Grand Plateau in their descent OF one OF
the loftiest mountains Of Switzerland. They
had crossed the Grand Crevasse in the morn
Ing by snow bridge which, though appa-
rently insecure, carried them safely over
They reached it again OH their return late In
the afternoon. The leading guide had ad-
vanced to the middle of the bridge, when, to
the CONSERVATION of his fellow travellers, he
suddenly disappeared from their sight The
bridge had rallen beneath his weight; he had
proc leded with too little caution, and had
disappeared forever in the abyss below. They
tied together ropes and let them down into
the crevasse. but no hand seized them, no
voice arose frorl the darkness
How few Of us realize the Importance OF
trifies, or that incidents which in themselves
seem wholly insignificant lead oItentimes to
most momentouS results. A single gram OF
sand holds in vise-like grip the delicate me-
chanism Of your most reliable time-piece
The business man, tied down to his absorb
ing cares, goes home at night with throb.
bing brow and lame back. This continues
q day or two and lie remarks to his wife that
he is so overworked he thinks he had better
take something to brace him up a little. He
tries q tonic and for q few days feels better.
He tiattes himself he is well. Poor man, how
little he realizes that the trifing indisposition
was a voice warning him that the tired and
everworked kldr eys, the most important
primary organs Of the system, had ceased to
perform their proper functions They mo
longer eliminate properly the waste matter
OF the system, and uric acid accumulates.
That means disease. The body cannot be
healthy unless it be free from this poison. II
the b.ooI channels become Wit ated with it,
as they must be unless it is carried out Of the
systsnl, the man is liable to disappear from
the walks Of life almost as suddenly as tho
guide who went down with the insecure but
unsu spe tel bridge. So many Of the ordin-
ary diseases SO CALI are the direct resu is
of the action Of this poison that it is diff
cult to tell how ono will be carried away.
This was precisely the experienced OF Her
man Urban of tie celebrated firm Of safe
manufav vturers, McNeale & Urban, Of Gin
cinnati, y. He has always been a very active
businessman, and overcome many commercial
difficult es, but about five years ago he be-
began to run down with sort Of general de-
biity, headache, want Of spirit and nervous
ness. "There seemed to be no life in my
blood no vgor in my muscles, no marrow in
my bones" he says. He tried physicians in
vain. Four years after this SAD experience he
reports that lie used Warmers safe cure at
that time and his Frustrated condition was
completely cured and had remained so to
date. II am," he remarks, more than
anxious that other business men, worn down
and likely to be overcome by kidney disease
whose manifestations are 80 mysterious that
they cannot positively identify the disease,
should try. the msgnifcent remedy thatdid so
much good to ME.