The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-02-06
l THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal
Danger and Provldential
Escape.

I-AO ut@ AIuttW 1bVCstSStef ~ 4 u OeHtO~Tut.
SIR. On the first day Of June, 1881,
lay at my residence 10 this city surrounded
by my friends and waiting for death.
Heaven only knows the agony then en-
dured, for words can never describe it.
And yet if few years previous any one had
lold me that / was TO be brought so low.
| and by so terrible disease, should have
scofftd at the idea. had always been un-
commonly 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 state
ment realize at times that they are unusually
tired and cannot account for it. They feel
dull pains in various parts of the body and
do not understand why. Or they are ex-
ceedingly hungry one day and entirely
without appetite TIE next. This was inst
the way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first be-
gan. Sill thought nothing Of it; that
probably had taken a cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this noticed
heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain 10 one
side of my head, but as it would come one
day and be Zone the next, psId little at
tention to it, Then my stomach would gel
out Of order and my food often fa led TO di-
gest, causing at times great incon venience
Yet, even as a physician, | did not think
that these things meant anything serious.
fancied was suffering from malaria and
doctor ed myself accordingly. But go. no
better. | next noticed peculiar color and
odor about the fluids was passing-also
that there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
iroth and scum appeared on the surface, and
sediment sellled. And yet did not real
ize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, | finally became
accustomed 10 tenn. and my svspican was
wholly disarmed by the fact that had no
pain in the affected organs or in their vicin
ity. Why l should have been SO blind
cannot understand.
| 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, con-
geslicn of the base of the brain; and so
on through long list Of common diseases,
the symptoms of many of which really
had. In this way several years passed,
during which time was steadily growing
worse. NV condition had really become
pltiable. The slight symptoms had al
first experienced were developed into ter
rible and constant disorders NV weight
had been reduced from 207 to $50 pounds.
My life was 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 uncomfortable
In my agony | frequently fell to the floor
and clutched the carpet, and prayed for
death. Morphine had little or no effect in
deadening the pain. For six DAYS and
nights l had the death-premonilory hic-
coughs constantly. My water was filled
with tube-casts and albumen. | was strug
Cling with BrIghts Disease of the kidneys
| in its last stages
| While suffering thus received call
| from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector of St. PauPs Episcopal Church,
of this city. felt that it was our last inter.
view, but in the course of conversation DR..
Foote detailed to me the many remarkable
cures of cases like my own which had come
under his observation. As a practicine
physician and graduate of the schools, /
derideo the idea of any medicine outside
the regular channels being in the least BEN
e6cial. So solicitous, however, was DR..
Fooie, that | finally promised l would
waive my prejudice. began lis use on the
first day of June, 1881, and took it accord
ing to directions. AT first it sickened me !;
but this thought was good sign for one
in my debilitated condition. l continued
to take it; the sckening sensation departed
and was finally able to retain food upon
my stomach. In few days noticed
decided change for the better, as also did
my wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
and experienced less pain than formerly.
was so rejoiced at this improved condition
that upon what 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
fuI6llment of that vow. Ny improvement
was constant from that lime, and in less
than three months had gained 26 pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
| beieue l owe my life and present condi-
ton wholly to Warmers Safe Cnre, the
remedy which used.
Since my recovery | have thoroughly re.
investigated the subject of kidney difficulties
and Bright's disease, aud the truths devel-
oped are astounding. / therefore state
deliberately. and as physicisn that l be.
lieve more than one haLf he deaths Which occur
in america are caused By Bright's disease of
the Kidneys This may sound like a rash
statement, but | am prepared to fully
verify IT. Brights disease has no distinctive
features Of its own, Indeed, it often devel
ops without any pain whatever in the kid
neys or their vicinity but has the symptoms
OF nearly every other common complaint.
Hundreds Of people die daily, whose bur ials
are authorized by physicians certificate
as occurring from ssHeart Disease "Apo-
plexy," Paralysis" "Spinal Complaint"
Rheumatism, "Pneumonio,n and other
common complaints, when in reality il is
from Brighi's disease Of the kidneys. Few
| physicians, and fewer people, realize the
extent Of this disease or its dangerous and
iDsidious nature. II steals into the system
like thief, manlfess its presence if at all
by the commonest symptoms and iastens
itself in the constitution before the victim is
aware Of it.. Ii is nearly as hereditary as
consumption, quite as common and fully as
fatal. Entire families, inherting il from
their ancestors, have died, and yet none of
the number knew or realized the mysterious
power which was removing them. Instead
of common symptoms it often shows none
whatever, but brings death suddenly, from
commissions, apoplexy, or heat disease. As
one who has suffered, and knows by bitter
experience what he says, | implore every
body who reads these words not 10 neglect
the slightest symptoms of kidney difficulty.
No one can afford TO hazard such chances.