Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-02-12
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.


selves II we 90 not lay II DtloEc ouk
readers, entire.
TO ths Editor RocA<sfsr (x ~ Demoeraf:
SIR On the first day Of June, 1881, I lay
at my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death Heaven
snly knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe IL And yet,
Few years previous any one had told M
that was to be brought 50 low, and by 80
terrible o disease, / should have scofed NJ
the idea I had always been uncom moniy
strong and healthy, and weighed s-er 2W
poo-as and hardly knew. In my own expert
cuce, what pain or sickness were. Very
many people who will read this statemen'
realize At times that they are unusually
tired and cannot account for It. They fee.
duh pains in various parts Of the body and
do not understand why. Or they sre ex
ccedingly hungry ono day and entirely
without appetite the next This was jusi
the way / felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me nrst DO
gan. Still l thought nothing OF It; that
probably had taken q cold which woul6
soon pass away. shortly after this / no
ticed n heavy. aud nj times neuralgia, pain
In one side OF my head. but as 10 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 failed 10
digest causing at times great inconven-
fence. Yet, even rs physician, did not
think that these things meant anything seri-
ous fancied was suffering from ma
laria and doctored myself accordingly. But
1 got no better. l next noticed q peculiar
color and odor about the fluids was pass
ing-also that there were large quantities
one day and very little the next, aud that
persistent froth and scum appeared on the
surface, and a sediment settled And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed TO them, and my suspi-
cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that
had no pain in the affected organs or In their
vicinity. Why should have been so blind
cannot understand
I consulted the best medical skill In the
land. visited all the famed mineral springs
In America and travelled from Maine 70
California Still I grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as 10 my malady. One
said was troubled with spinal irritation;
another, dyspepsia; another. heart disease;
another, general debility, another conges-
ton Of the base Of the brain; and so on
through long list Of common diseases, ths
symptoms Of many Of which I really had
In this way several year, passed, during
which time 1 was steadily growing worse.
My condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms had at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders. Ny weight had been
reduced from eg7 to 80 pounds. Ny life
was a burden 10 myself and friends. Icould
retain no food on my stomach. and lived
wholly by injections ! was q living mass
Of pain Ny pulse was uncomfortable. In
my agony | frequently fell 10 the floor and
clutched the carpet, and prayed for death
Morphine had little or no effect In dcaden-
ing the pain For six days and nights had
the death premonitory hiccoughs constant
ly. My water was filed with tnbe-casts
and albumen. was struggling with
Bright's Disease OF the kidneys in it last
stagssl
While suffering thus received call from
my pastor, the Rev DR. Foote, at that time
rector Of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Of
this city. felt that IL was our last inter
view, but in the course OF conversation DR.
Foote detailed to me the many remarkable
cures Of eises like my own which had come
under his observation As . practicing
physician and n graduate Of the schools,
derided the idea OF any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least bene-
ncsaL So solicitous, however, was DR.
Foote, that finally promised I would waive
my prejudice l began its use on the first
day ofJune, ISL, and took IL according tc
directions. At first IL sickened me; but
this thought was a good sign for one in
my debiiitated condition I continued &c
take IL, the sickening sensation departed
and was finally able TO retain food upor
my stomach In . few days noticed de,
cided change for the better, as also did ny
wife and friends. Ny hiccoughs ceased
and experienced les. pain than formerly
was 80 reloiced NJ this improved condition
that, upon what had believed but few day.
before was my dying bed, vowed, in the
presence OF my family and friends, should
recover, l would both publicly and pri-
vately make known this remedy for the
good Of humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is ir
fulfilment Of that vow My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months had gained % pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
believe owe my life and present condi-
ton wholly TO Warmers Safe Cure, the rem
edy which used
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject Of kidney DIM
cultiss and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. l therefore
state, deliberately. and as physician, that
believe more uaa one-aaif the ds..ths srhieA
oeesr in Ansrsca are eassed By Brgars dis
eass ~ The ksinSys. This may sound like q
rash statement, but am prepared to fully
verify it. Bright's disease has no distinctive
features OF its own, Indeed, it often devel-
ops without any pain whatever ia the
kidneys or their vicinity but has the symp-
toms OF nearly every other common com
plaint Hundreds OF people die daily, whose
ourials are authorized by q physicians Ger
tincate As occurring from Heart Disease
"Apoplexy." Paralysis" "SpinL Com
paint '.Rheumatism,' - Pneumonia and
other common complaints, when in reality
Il Is from Bright's disease OF the kidneys.
Few physicians. and fewer people, realize
the extent of this disease or its danseroua
and insidious nature. It steals into ths
system ike thief. manifests its presence
II at all by the eonmonest symptoms and
fastens itself in the constitution before the
victim Is aware Of il IL is nearly Is hered-
Itary As consumption, quite rs common and
fnlly as fatal Entire families, inherftinx il
from their ancestors, have lied and yet nous
OF the number knew or realixei the mysteri-
GUS power which was removing them. In
stead OF common symptoms il often shows
none whatever, but brings death suddenly.
from commissions, apoplexy, or heart dis
ease As one who has suffered. and known
by bitter experience what he says, I i'm
plore everyone who reads these words no
TO neglect the slightest symptoms Of kidnes
dimculty. No one can afford 70 hazard such
chances
make the foregoing statements ba,ec
upon facts which can substantiate % thu
letter. Tue welfare Of those who may DO,
ably be sufferers such as I was, Is IN ann
tnducement for me to take the step have
and Il can successfully warn others from