Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-13
4 THRILLING expkR,EMcE.

a THRILLING ExPkRtENcE.
N~snaskabps statsment a YsSasNsi Oaa4ss
and l.rsvldsnt u Escape.
The following stofy--waich Il AttrAcAlhS
wide attention frOM the press -s 10 10.
tnarkaOle that We cannot excuse 0Mtselses
II We DO NOT lay II before our feAdere eh.
tlres
70 tho editor Rochester IN. ~ Democrat:
slR On the arst day OF juno, 1881. I
lay ~ my residence In this city surrounded
BY my friends Ind waiting ft death.
Heaven only knows the sgohy ] then en-.
dured, for words can never de1crtbe II.
And yet, II a few years previous any one
had told me that ! was - be brought SO
low. and by so terrible q disease. should
have scohed ut the idea. l had always been
uncommoply strong and healthy. and
weighed over 400 pounds, ard hardly knew,
IN my cwn experiences. what pain or sick
ness were. Very many people Who will
read this statement realize At times that
they are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for IL. They feel dull pains In
various parts Of the body and do not UNDER
stand why. Or they are esceedinsly hun,
CRY one day and entirely without Appetite
he next, This sas Just the way ] felt
when the RELENTLESS maiady WHICH had
fastened itself upon me frst began. stu
tUOuGbN ncthlnk - W. tnuS paob0uty 4
taken . cod which would soon pass away.
shortly after This I noticed q heavy, and n.
times neuralgia, pain In one side OF my
head. but us IL would Come one day and be
gone the next. I paid little attention tn IT.
Then my stomach would get out OF order
and my food often failed to digest, causing
at time. great Inconvenience. Yet. even as
"A physician. l did not think that these
things meant anything serious. lfancied
was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But l got no better. l
next noticed a 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 sMm appeared on the surface,
and q sediment settled. And yet ! did not
realize my danger, for, indeed. seeing these
symptoms continually, l finally became scs
customcd TO them, and my suspicion xas
wholly disarmed by thc fact that ! had NO
pain in the affected organs OF In their
vicinity. Why I should have been 80 blind
I cannot understand.
consulted the best medical skill IN the
land. visited vii the famed mineral
springs IN America, and travelled from
Maine to California. Still l grew worse,
No two physicians agreed M to my malay
One said I was troubled with spinal irrtfaa
tion; another, dyspepsia; another. heart
disease; another, general debility: another.
congestion u the base OF the brain; ara SO
on through a long list OF common diseases,
the symptoms Of many OF which really
had. In this way several years passed,
during which time I was steadily growing
worse. My condition had really become
pitiable. The slight sy mptcms l had at
FIRST experienced were developed into terri.
BILE and constant disorders. Ny weight had
been reduced from 20i to l3o pounds. MY
life was IA burden tn myself and friends. !
could retain no food on my ston,arh and
ys...L hill, ks Su A~esrpA nae "A lic'n0
mas. Of pain, My pulse was uncontrollablc
In my agony l frequently fell to the floor
and clutched the carpet. and prayed for
death. Morphine had little or no enect In
deadening the pain. For six days and
nights I had the death -prcmonttory hic.
coughs constantly. NY water was siled
with tube-casts and albumen. was strng-
Cling with Bright's Disease Of the kidneys
In the last stagee. j..
While suffering thus I received 3 cal
from my pastor, the Rev. Or. Foote, at that
time rector Of St. Pauls Episcopal Church,
of this city. l felt that it was our last in
terview, but in the course Of conversation
DR.. Foote detailed to me the many remark
able cures OF cases like my W which had
come under his observation. As . practicinl
physiclan and q graduate Of the schools,
derided the idea Of any medicine outside
the regular channels being In the least ben
eHcial. go solicitous. however, was Dr.
! TUOuG, Guht ] UuoAiy osAi6 4 "ouSS N~sN
my prejudice. l began its use on the hrs'
day OF June. 1881, and took it according Il
directions. At first IL sickened ME; but TIL
l thought Was a good sign for one In my De
bilitated condition. l continued to take It
the slckening sensation departed. and ! wa
finally able 70 retain food upon my sto,n.
ach. In a few days | noticed a decides
change for the better. as also did my Wifi
and friends. NV biccoughs ceased, md
experienced less pain than formerly. ! wa
so rejoiced at this improved condition that
upon wh;t l had believed but = few day
before was my dying bed. | vowed, In thu
presence Of my family and friends, should
reco, or, ! would both publicly and private
~ make known this remedy for the good o.
humanity. wherever and whenever l hat
M opportunity. and this letter Is In fulfill
ment OF that vow. My Improvement wa
constant from that time, and In less tina
three months | had gained 20 pounds J
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and
believe I owe my life and present condition
wholly 70 Warmers Safe Cure, the remed.
which I used.
Since my recovery I have thoroughly re
investigated the subject OF kidney dificul
ties and Bright's disease, and the truth
developed are astounding. therefor
state. deliberately. and as "a physician, tina
/ believe more than oac-hdlf the ded'hs whic
occur IN Amsr1cu arc caused bv Bri0ht's d'sfds
Of the kidneys. This may sound like a ras
statement. but / am prepared to fully veri
~ 1t. Brlght's disease has no distinctly
features Of its own Indeed, II often de
velops without any pain whatever in III
kidneys or their vicinity. but has tn
symptoms of nearly every other common
complaint. Hundreds Of people die daily
whose buriais are authorized by q physl
clans certI6c ate as occurring from "Heal
Disease. y wApoplexy.- aParalysis," "Spin:
Com laint.' "~kheumatism,n aPneumonia,
n-@ 49,. an, ~ m m M whom 4
reality II is Rriyht's disease OF the kidney
Few physicians, and fewer people. reali1
the extent Of this disease or its daEgeroL
and insidious nature. II steals into III
system like a thief, mxnifests Its present
: II ut all by the comnionest symptoms An
fastens itself In the constitution before II
) victim Is q aware OF il. II Is nearly rs heIed
itary AS consumption. quite US common an
fully as fatal. Entire families, inheritiu
!. il from their ancestors. have died, and "
1 none Of the number knew or realized II
: mysterious power which was removiE
them. Instead OF common symptoms
: often shows none whatever, but brin;
death suddenly. from convuls'ons, apOplex
4 or heart disease. As oEc who has sufere'
and klows by bitter experience rha; !
!. says. | lmplore everyone who reads the
s words not to neglect the slightest symptom
. OF kidney dificul,y. No one can AFFORD
hazard such chances.
] make the foregoing statements has.
!. upon facts which I can substanttate - u
= letter. The welfare OF those who may po
: sihly he sufferers such as l was, Is an amp
o tnduccment for ms 10 take the step J hav
and II can successfully warn others fro
the dangerous psth In which l once wake
l am willing to endure all professional Al
y personal consequences.
J. X. HESloN, M. q.
Z. ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. II.
n Thn a., owt uf e}rulps.