Iron County news. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1890-189?, 1891-02-28
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement OF Personal
Danger and ProvidentIal Escape.

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The following story-which Is at
tracing wide attention from the press
is so remarkable that we cannot ex
cuse ourselves II we do not lay 1t be-
fore our readers. entire.
To the Editor Rochester On. " DEM
ocrat:
SIR-On tie first day OF June 1881,
lay ut my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and 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 so
terrible u disease, should have scoffed
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 statement
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 exceedingly hungry one day
and entirely without appetite the next
This was just the way l felt when the
relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still /
thought nothing OF it; that probably /
had taken cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly after this / no.
ticed q heavy, and at times neuralgia,
pain in one side OF my head, but as it
would come one day and be gone the
next l paid little attention to it.
Then my stomach would get out OF
order and my food often failed TO di-
gest causing at times great inconveni-
ence. Yet even as physician. did
not think that these things meant any
thing serious. fencied l was suffer-
ing from malaria and doctored myself
accordingly. But / got no better. /
next noticed peculiar color and odor
about the fluids l was passing-also
that there were large quantities one
day and very little the next and that
persistent froth and scum appeared
on the surface and sediment settled.
And yet did not realize my danger,
for indeed, seeing these symptoms
continually, l finally became accus-
toned 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.
i consulted the best medical skill in
the land. visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine to California. Still / grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as
to my malady. One said / was srou-
bled with spinal irritation; another,
dyspepsia; another, heart disease; an
other. general debility; another, con-
gestion Of the base OF the brain; and SO
on through a long list OF common dis
eases, the symptoms OF many OF which
/ really had In this way several years
passed during which time was stead
lily growing worse. My condition had
really become pitiable. The slight
symptoms | had at first experienced
were developed into terrible and con-
slant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from POI to $50 pounds. My
life was burden to myself and friends.
/ could retain no food on my stomach,
and lived wholly by injections. Twas
living mass OF pain. My pulse was
uncomfortable. In my agony l fire.
quently fell to the floor and clutched
the carpet and prayed for death. Nor
phine had little or no effect in deaden-
ing the pain. For six days and nights
/ had the death premonitory hiccoughs
constantly. My water was filled with
tube casts and alblmen. / was strug-
Cling with Bright's Disease OF the kid
neys in Its last stages!''
While suffering thus l received a
call from my pastor, the Rev. DR..
Foote, at that time rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, OF this city. / felt
that 1t was our last interview, but in
the course OF conversation DIR. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable
cures OF cases like my own which had
come under his observation. As prac-
ticing physician and a graduate OF the
schools, / derided the idea OF any med
icine outside the regular channels be-
ing in the least beneficial. So solicit
GUS, however was DR.. Foote, that
finally promised 1 would waive my
prejudice. began its 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 sickening sem
sation departed and was finally able
to retain food upon my stomach.
In few days / noticed decided
change for the better, rs also did my
wife and friends. My hiccoughs
ceased and Inexperienced less pain than