Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-09
Over the Cataract.

" oldllltH AIltl llGC-
less followers were pushing their way
into central Africa, they came one day.
Ia the bank ofa mighty river. Foot
sore aud weary they quickly launch
their boats, and find rest and change In
floating upon the smooth surface of the
stream.
Soon, however, the watchful eye of
the great explorer sees unmistakable
signs of the near presence of a cataract.
The current grows swift, tiny bubbles
float hy. The signal is given to land,
and the party seeks safety on the low,
shelving bank.
One daring spirit however, pushes his
little canoe into the middle of the
stream aud goes resolutely forward,
with the seeming intention of finding
whether the river is navigable.
In vain his comrades shout and ges-
ticulate, rushing wildly along the river
bank in persuit. Not until the loud
thunder of falling water breaks upon
his ears does he attempt to turn.
Alas, it is too late.
The oars were wrenched from his
hands, the boat is wildly tossed about,
mere atom in the seething waters,
and in a brief moment, which seems an
age to the lockers on, it is dashed to
pieces against hugh bOwlder on the
very brink of q frightful precipice.
In vain our comrades are kindly warn
ing us of our danger. Our columns
have often portrayed the fearful scourge
that surrounds us. Often we hear
the expression as this fearful sc0urge
more prevalent than in Olden times?"
We say "No."
In Brutus and Julius Cesar's time,
in the dark ages, we read of powerful
men heen stricken down. The same
obstacles are met. The victim sue
cumbs to the disease. The recent dis
c0veries of the microscope has develop
ed the real causes of so many terrible
fatalities and brought out the fact that
many of the symptoms which are call
ed diseases are but symptoms of kidney
disorder.
People do not die because of the kid
ney ulcerating and destroying their
spinal column, but because the poison
Gus waste matter is not extracted from
the blood as it passes through the kid
news, the only blood purifying organs,
but remains, forcing it's way through
the system, attacking the weakest or
gan.
The doctors call this disease, when
in reality it is but symptom.
Understanding this, the reason why
Warmers Safe Cure cures so many COM
mon diseases is plain. 1t removes the
causes of disease by putting the, kidneys
in healthy condition; enables them
to perform their functions and remove
the poisonous acids from the blood;
purifies the blood and prevents the
poisonous matter coursing through the
system and attacking the weaker or
gans and procuring a malady which the
unsuspecting victim fears is, and the
heartess practitioner pronounces, a
disease, because of his inability to re-
move the cause.
He avoids the real cause and keeps
his patient in ignorance because OF his
inability to cope with an advanced kid
ney difficulty.
Any honest practitioner will admit
that there is nothing laid down in the
old or in the modern medical works
that is a specific for advanced kidney
disorder. His bigotry and code prevent
him from publicly adopting any pre-
parations not discoverd by his kind,
and not recommended by his instructors
25 or 80 years before, He forgets that
this is progressive world, and that
most of the great scientific and medi-
cal discoveries of the present day have
been made outside of the medical pro-
fessi0n.
The public, knowing these facts,
should heed the warning and seek safe
ty from the great danger that surrounds
them and look for help outside the pro-
fession too bigoted and too self-reiiant
to learn or concede that science is out
stripping their medica and leaving
them and their obsolete methods far
behind.