Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-02-27
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10 tne Editor Rochester IN. Fl Democrat.
at my residence In this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heayei,
only knows the agony I then endured. for
words can never describe It. And vet if a
few years previous any one had told me that
I was 70 DO brought 80 low. and by so ter-
fible disease. should havo scoffed at the
idea. Il had always been uucommonly strong
and healthy, and weighed over 200 pounds
anu anu hard!y know, IN my own experience.
people who will read this statement reaiizs
ae umes that they ara unusually tired and
cannot account for It. They feel dull pains
IN various parts Of the body and do not
hungry one day and entirely without appetite
the next This was Just tho way fell when
the relentless malady which had fastened 10
self upon me first began Still Thought
nothing s,a q it that probably had taken q
after this noticed heavy, and at times
neuralgia. pain In ono side Of my head, but
as 10 would come one day and DO gone the
next paid little attention to 1t. Then my
stomach would get out of order and my
food often failed to digest causing at tunes
great Inconvenience. Yeti even as a phy-
stefan, did not think that these things
meant anything serious. I fancied was
suffering from malaria and doctored myself
accordingly. But got no better. / next
noticed peculiar color and odor about the
huids was passing-olso that there were
largo quantities one day and very little the
next, and that persistent frot6 and scuu,
settled. And yet ] did not realize NV
danger. for, indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, finally became accustomed to
them, and my suspicion WIGS wholly disarmed
by the fact that l had no pain In the
should have been so blind cannot under.
stand.
consulted tho best medical skill In the
land. visited all the famed mineral springs
In america and travelled from Maine to
California. Still I grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as to my malady. One
said was troubled with spinal Irritation:
another, dyspepsia; another, heart disease:
eia general debility; another, ,conges-
through long list Of common diseases, the
symptoms OF f1any OF which really had.
In this way several years passed, during
which time was steadily growing worse
The slight symptoms 1 had at first expert.
enced We're developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had bean re.
duced from 2of to 100 pounds My life was
burden to myself and friends. / could
retain no food on my stomach, and I lived
wholly by injections. was a living mass
/ Of pain. Ny pulse was uncontrolable ii
my agony frequently fell to tho floor and
ciutched the carpet, and prayed for death.
Morphine had little or no effect In deadening
death-premonitory hiccoughs constantly.
My water was filled with tube-casts and
aibumen was struggling with. Bright's
disease of tho kidneys in its last stagesl
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 it was our last interview.
but in tins course of conversation Dr. Foote
detailed to methe many remarkable cures of
cases like my own which had como under his
observation AS praoticing physician and
agraduate of the schools, derided the idea
OF any medicine outside the regular channels
being in the least beneficial. So solicitious.
however, was Or. Foote, that finally prom.
Its use on the first day OF June, 1884, and
took it according to directions At first it
sickened me; but this thought was q good
sign for me in my debilitated condition. I
continued to take 1t; the sickening 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 I
was so rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon what had believed but a few
days before was my dying bed, vowed In
the presence of my family and friends
should recover, would both publicly and
privately make know this remedy for tho
good OF humanity, wherever and Whenever
had an opportunity, aud this letter Is in full.
fiilment of that vow. My improvement was
constant from that time and In less than
three months had gained twenty-six pounds
IN hesh, became entirely free from pain aud
believe owe my life and preser. condition
wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, tho remedy
which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re.
investigated the subject o; Eiiney difficulties
and Brights disease, and the truths deyeI-
oped are astounding. I therefore state, de-
liberately, and as a physician, that believe
more than one-hdlf tho deaths tohic1t occur
IN Americd are caused on Br-ighrs disease
OF the hidneas. This may sound like rash
statement. but am prepared to fully verify
it. Bright's disease has no distinctive feat.
ures of its own Indeed, it often develops
without any pain whatever in the kidneys or
their vicinity, but has tho symptoms of
Hundreds OF people die daily, whose burinis
are authorized by ,physician's certificate as
plexy," Paralysis Spinal Complaintn
| "Aheumatism," Pneumonia" and other
common complaints when IN reality it is
from. Bright disease OF the kidncys Few
tent Of this disease or ifs dangerous ' and md in
bielouo nhtuic. ~ nttulS INTO Inc By6t9m ike
rnler, manlrests Its presence II at all by the
commonest symptoms and fnstens itself in
the constitution before the victim is aware
Of 1t. 1t Is nearly as hereditary as consump-
tlon, quito as common and fully as fatal.
Entire families inheriting it from their an.
cestors have died. ana yet rons OF the num-
ber knew or realized the mysterious power
which was removing them. Instead OF COM
mon symptoms it often shows none what
ever, but brings death suddenly, from con-
yulsions, apopiexy or heart disease As one
who has suffered, and knows by its bitter ex-
perience what he says, impiore everyone
f,syho rsads tasSs words p9t e asglsGss The