Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-13
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement Of Personal Dam
ger and Proyidential Escape.

SS~ss~@
ger and Providential Escape.
The following story-which is attract
ing wide attention from the press-is SO
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves if we do not lay it before our
readers, entire:
TO the Editor Rochester On. " Democrat:
SIR: On the first day Of June, 1881,
lay at 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 de-
scribe it. And yet, if few years pre-
vious any one had told me that was to
be brought 80 low, and by SO terrible
disease, should have scOffed at the
idea. had always been uncommonly
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 ale exceedingly hungry
one day and entirely without appetite
the next. This 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 cold which would soon pass
away. Shortly after this l noticed a
heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain in
one side of my head, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next,
paid little attention to it. Then my
stomach would get out of order and my
food often failed to digest, causing at
times great inconvenience. Yet, even
as physician, I did not think these
things meant anything serious.
fancied was suffering from malaria
and doctored myself accordingly. But
got no better. next noticed a peculiar
color and odor about the fluids was
passing, also that there were large auan-
titles one day and very little the next,
and that persistent froth and scum
appeared ON the surface, and q sediment
settled. And yet / did not realize my
danger, for, indeed, seeing these symp
toms continually, l finally became ac-
customed 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.
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 l was troubled
with spinal irritation; another, dyspep-
sia; another, heart disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion of
the base of the brain and so on through
a long list of common diseases, the symp-
toms of many of which really had. In
this way several years passed, during
which time was steadily growing worse.
NV condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms had at first expe-
rienced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from 2O7 to 130 pounds. My life
was burden to myself and friends. /
could retain no food ON my stomach, and
lived wholly by injections. was liv-
ing mass of pain. My pulse was uncon-
trollable. In my agony 1 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
hiccoughs constantly. My
water was filled with tube-casts and
albumen. | was struggling with Bright's
disease of the kidneys in its last stages
While suffering thus received a cali
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote,
at that time rector Of st. Paul's Episco-
pal church, OF this city. I felt that it
Of conversation DR.. Foote detailed to me
my own which had come under his OBJ
M NJ tsnsv ~ 80,
and graduate OF the schools, I derided
The idea OF any medicine outside the reg !
llar channels being in the least benefi-
sial. So solicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that finally promised l would
the first day of June, 1881. and took it
to directions. At first it sick
ened me; but this I thought was good
[ continued to take it;e the sickening
able to retain food upon my stomach.
for the better, as also did my wife and
perienced less pain than formerly. 1
was SO rejoiced at this improved condi-
tion that, upon what had believed but
u lcW udyS DCIOIc was luy Oy Ucu,
vowed, in the presence ofmy family and
friends, should recover, would both
publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good Of humanity, wher-
ever and whenever had an opportuni-
ty, and this letter is in fulfllment of
that VOW. My improvement was con-
slant from that time, and in less than
three months had gained twenty-six
pounds in flesh, became entirely free
from pain, and believe l owe my life
and present condition wholly to, War
ner's Safe Cure, the remedy which I
used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject OF kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, and the
truths developed are astounding. I
therefore state, deliberately, and as a
that / believe more than one
half the deaths auhich occur in America
are caused by Brights disease Of the hid
neys. This may sound like rash state
ment, but am prepared to fully verify
it. Bright's disease has no distinctive
features of it's own, (indeed, it often de-
velops 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. 7 "Apoplexy,' 'Paral-
ysis, "Spinal Complaint" "Rheuma-
tia,r, - tfPnov v,norio ~ apd other C0un.