The Delta independent., 1891-02-17
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement Of Personal
Danger and Providential
Escape.

Rem markable Statement Of Personal
Danger and Providential
Escape.
The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is 80 re-
markable that we cannot excuse ourselves
If we do not lay it before our readers,
entire:
10 the Editor Rochester IN. ~ Democrat
SIR. On the first day Of June, 1881 Il luy
at my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends aud waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, FOR
words can never describe it. And yet, ii
few years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought SO low, and by 30
terrible a disease, l should have scotfcu ut
the idea. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over =vu
POUNDS and hardly knew, in my own ex-
perience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read THIS
statement realize ut times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account 1or 1t.
They feel dull pains in various parts OF the
body and do not understand why. Or they
are exceedingly hungry one day and en-
tirely without appetite the next Tuis
was Just the way felt when the relentless
malady which had fastened itself upon
me first began. Still thought nothing OF
it; that probably had taken II cod wnicn
would soon pass away. Shortly after this
noticed u heavy, and at times neuralgic,
pain in one side OF my head, but as IL
would come one day and be gone the next,
i paid little attention to 1t. Then my
stomach would get out OF order and my
food often failed to digest, causing at times
great Inconvenience. Yet, even us puy-
sician, did not think that these tnluGs
meant anything serious. l tancied was
suffering from malaria and doctored my
self accordingly. But got no better. l
next noticed "a peculiar color and odor
about the fluids was passiug-also that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
froth and scum appeared on the surface,
and u sediment settled. And yet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, finally
became accustomed to them, and my sus-
picion was wholly disarmed by the tact
that had no pain in the af1ecLed organs
or in their vicinity. Why | should lave
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 maiady.
One said was trouble with spinal lrrita-
tion; another, dyspepsia; another, heart
disease; another, general debility; an
other, congestion 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. My condition had really
become pitiable. Tne slight symptoms 1
had at first experienced were developed
into terrible and constant disorders. My
weight had been reduced from .U7 to lou
pounds. My life was u burden to myself
and friends. could retain no food on my
stomach, and lived wholly by injections.
l was living mass of pain. MY pulse
was uncomfortable. In my agony ire
quently fell to the floor and clutched the
carpet, and prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect i'll deadening The pain.
For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. My
water was filled with tube-casts and albu-
men. l was struggling with Brights Dis
ease Of. the kidneys in its last stages.
While suffering thus l received call
from my pastor, the 81 Key; .n,. ~: Eoote, Ut
Church, of this city. felt that it was our
last interview, but in the course of conver
sation DIR. F'oote detailed to me the many
remarkable cures of cases like my own
which had come under his observation.
As q practicing physician and q graduate
of the schools, l derided the idea of any
medicine outside the regular channels
being in the least beneficial. So solicit
GUS, however, was DR.. Foote, that l
finally promised would waive my preiu
dice. 1 began its use on the first OF
June, 1851, and took it accoru.A-, 10
directions. At first 1t sickened me; but
this l thought good sign for one in my
debilitated condition. 1 continued to take
it; the sickening sensation departed and l
was finally able to retain food upon my
stomach. In few days l noticed y
decided change for the better, as also did
my wife and friends. My hiccoughs
ceased and 1 experienced less pain than
formerly. l was SO reioiced at this
improved condition that, upon what had
believed but few days before was my
dying bed, vowed, in tho presence of my
family and friends, should recover, I
would both publicly and privately make
known this remedy for the good of
humanity, wherever and whenever l had
an opportunity, and this letter is in fulfill
ment of that VOW. My improvement was
constant from that time, and in less than
three months had gained 26 pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain and
ton wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the
remedy which i used.
Since my recovery I have thoroughly
reinvestigated the subject of kidney diff
truths developed are astounding. there
fore state, deliberately, and as physician
that believe more than O1le-hdlf the
dedths tDhtch occur IN America are
caused bu Brtght's disease of the kidneys.
This may sound like rash statement but
am fully prepared to verify 1t. Bright's
disease has no distinctive feature Of its
own, Gndeed, 1t often develops without
any pain whatever in the kidneys or their
vicinity but has the symptoms Of nearly
every other common complaint Hundreds
Of people die daily, whose burials are
authorized by physician's certificate as
occurring from Heart Disease" sApo-
plexy," "Paralysis," "Spinal Complaint"
''Rheumatism, /" "Pneumonia," and other
common complaints, when in reality 1t Is
from Bright's disease of the kidneys.
Few physicians, and fewer people, realize
the extent Of this disease or its dangerous
or insidious nature. II steals into the
system like thief, manifests its presence
Il at all BY the commonest symptoms and
fastens itself in the constitution before
tho victim is aware of 1t. 1t Is nearly as
hereditary as consumption, quite as com
mon and fully as fatal. Entire families,
inheriting it 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 1t often shows none whatever,
but brings death suddenly from convul-
| sions, apoplexy, or heart disease As
| one who has suffered, and knows by bitter
experience what he says, 1 implore every
one who reads these words not TO neglect
the slightest symptom Of kidney difficulty
No one can afford to hazard such chance ).
/ make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which can substantiate to the
letter. The welfare OF those who may
possibly be sufferers such as / was, is an
| ample inducement for me to take the step
| have, and II ] can successfully warn
| others from the dangerous path in which 1
once walked, am willing tn endure all