The National tribune., 1891-02-05
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal Danger
and Providentia1 Escape.


We cannot excuse ourselves if we do not lay it
before our readers, entire.
To the Editor Rochester (N ~ Democrat.
SIR: On the first day of June 1881, lay at
my residence in this city surrounded by my
friends and waiting for death. Heaven only
knows the agony | then endured, for words
can never describe it, And yet if n few years
previous any one had told me that / was TO be
brought so low, and by so terrible disease,
should have scotfed at the idea. / had always
been uneOmmOnly strong and healthy, and
weighed over 200 pounds and hardly knew. in
my own experience. what pain or sickness
were. Very many people who Will read this
statement realize at times that they are uu-
usually tired aud cannot account for it. They
feel dull pains in various parts Of the body and
do not understand why. Or they are exceed
ingly hungry one day and entirely without
appetite the next. This was Just the way felt
when the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still / thought
nothing Of 1t; that probably had taken cold
which would soon pass away. Shortly after
this / noticed a heavy, and at times nenralgic,
pain il one side of my head, but as il 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 20 digest
causing at times great Inconvenience. Yet even
as a physician. did not think that these things
meant anything serious. j fancied was suf-
feriug from malaria and dOctored myself ac-
cordingly. But / got no better. next noticed
peculiar color aud odOr about the fluids was
passing-alsO that there were large quantities
one day and very little the next, and that
persistent froth aud scum appeared on the sur
face, and a sediment settled. And yet I did
not realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, finally became ac-
custOmed 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 cannot understand.
j consulted the best medical skill in the
land. visited all the famed mineral springs IN
America and travelled from Maine to California.
Still | grew worse. No two physicians agreed
as to my malady. One said / was troubled with
spinal irritation; another, dyspepsia; another,
heart disease; another, general debility (;
another, congestion Of the base Of the brain :;
and so on through long list Of common dis
eases, the symptoms Of many Of which / really
had. In this way several years passed, during
which time | was steadily growing worse. My
condition had really become pitiable. The
slight symptoms / had at first experienced
were developed into terrible and constant dis
orders. My weight had been reduced from 2O7
to l30 pounds My life was a burden to
myself and friends. / could retain no food on
my stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
was living mass Of pain. My pulse was un-
cOntrO!lable. In my agony l freqently fell to
the floor and clutched the carpet, and prayed
for death. Morphine had little OF no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and nights
j had the death-premOnitOry hiccoughs con
stantly. My water was filed with tube-casts
and albumen. / was struggling with Bright's
disease Of the kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus / received a call from
my pastor, the Rev. Dr. FoOte, at that time
rector OF st. PauI's Episcopal Church, Of this
rifu 4 feIf fbaf - laaFi itfa Lrtf
in the course Of conversation Dr. FOOte detailed
10 me the many remarkable cures Of cases like
my own which come under his observation
As practicing % ysician and a graduate Of the
schools, derided the idea Of any medicine out
side the regular channels being in the least BEN
efcial. So solicitous however was DIR. FOote
that finally promised / would waive my pref
udiee. i began its use on the first day Of June,
1881, and took it according to directions. At
first it sickened me; but this / thought was
good sign for one in my debilitated condition.
j continued TO take it; the sickening sensation
departed and | was finally able 10 retain food
upon my stomach. In few days i noticed a
decided change for the better, as also did my
wife and friends. Ny hiceoughs ceased and /
experienced less pain than formerly. / was so
Teioiced at this improved condition that, upon
what i had believed but few days before was
my dying bed, vowed, in the presence Of my
family and friends, should / recover, / would
both publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good OF humanity, wherever and
whenever had an opportunity, and this letter
is in fulfllment Of that vow. My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less than
three months / had gained 20 pounds in flesh,
became entirely free from pain and believe
owe my life and present condition wholly to
| Warmers Safe Cure, the REMEDY which used.
Since my recovery / have thoroughly rein
vestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and
Brights disease, and the truths developed are
astounding / therefore state, deIiberatly, and
as a physician. that believe more than OHe-hqlf
The deaths Uhich occur IA dHeTied are caused by
Brighfs disease Of the Eidacys. This may sound
like rash statement, but am prepared to
fully verify it, BTight's disease has no distinct
i've features Of its own, (indeed, it often de-
velOps without any pain whatever in the kid
neys or their vicigity) but has the symptoms
Of nearly every other common complaint.
Hundreds Of people die daily, whose burials are
authorized by physicians certificate as occur
ring from " Heart Disease" "Apoplexy," Par
alysis," Spinal Complaint" " rheumatism" f"
Pneumonia" and other common complaints,
/ when in reality it is from Bright's disease of
/ the kidneys. Few physicians, aud fewer peO-
/ pie, realize the extent of this disease or its
/ dangerous aud insdiOus nature. 1t steals into
the system like thief, manifests its presence il
I at all by the cOmmOnest symptoms and fastens
aware Of it. Ii is nearly as hereditary as con-
sumption, quite as common and fully as fatal.
/ Entire families inheriting it from their ances-
/ tors, have died, and yet none Of the number
knew or realized the mysterious power which
was removing them. Instead of common symp-
| toms il often shows none whatever, but brings
/ death suddenly, from commissions, apOplexy, or
/ heart disease. As one who has suffered, and
/ knows by bitter experience what he says i'm
/ plOre everyone who reads these words not to
neglect the slightest symptoms of kidney diff
Guilty. No Cne can afford 10 hazard such chances.
I / make the foregoing statements based upon
/ facts which / can suhstantiate to the letter.
/ The welfare Of those who may possibly be suf-
ferers such as was, is ample inducement
/ for me to take the step have and If | can sue
| ccssfuily warn others from the dangerous path
/ in which / once walked, am willing to en-
dure all professional and personal consequences.
J. b. HENION, VI. ID.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec, 30.
To Hath Ohio Comrades.
| At the last Reunion Of the 1Iith Ohio there
was one comrade from each company appointed
/ IN get nm a roster of the living with their AL