Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-12
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Remarkab Statement OF Personal
Danger and ProvIdential Escape.

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lis so remarkable that we cannot ex-
cuse ourselves if we do not lay 1t be-
fore 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 describe it. And yet il few
years previous anyone had told me
that was to be brought so low, and
scored at the idea. l 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 &C
count for 1t. They feel dull pains in
various parts OF the body and do not
understand why. Or they are exceed.
ingly hungry one day and entirely
without appetite the next This was
just the way felt when the relentless
malady which had fastened itself up
on me first began. Still l thought
no hing of it; that probably l had TAX.
en- a 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, l paid little attention 10 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, I did not
not think that these things meant
anything serious. / faucied ! wac
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
quantities one day and very little the
next, and that persistent froth and
scum appeared on the surface, and a
sediment settled. And yet | did not
lSultAc loi lhNSSos oOShhS
these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed to them, and my
suspicion was wholly disarmed by
the fact that | had no pain in the af-
fected organs or in their vicinity.
Why I should have been so blind /
cannot understand.
| consulted the best medical skill in
the land. | visited all the famed
mineral springs In America and travel
ed from Maine to California. Still |
grew worse. No two physicians
agreed as to my malady. One said l
was troubled with spinal irritation;
another. dyspepsia; another. heart
disease; another, general debility;
another 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 be-
come pitiable. The slight symptoms
| had at first experienced were de-
veloped into terrible and constant
disorders. My weight had been re-
duced from POI to $50 pounds. My
life was burde n 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 l
frequently fell to the floor and clutch.
ed the carpet, and prayed for death.
Morphine had little or no effect in
deadening the pain. For six days and
nights / had the death premonitory
hiccoughs constantly. My water was
filled with tube casts and albumen. l
was struggling with Bright's Disease
of the kidneys in its last stage!
While suffering thus | received a
cali 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 and in
the course OF conversation, DR.. Foote
detailed to me the many remarkable
cures OF cases like my own which had
come under his observation. As
practicing physician and a graduate of
| the schools, derided the idea OF any
medicine outside the regular channels
| being in the least beneficial. So solic-
| itous, however, was Dr. Foote, that /
finally promised / 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 agood sign
for one in my debilitated condition. l
continued to take it; the sickening SEN
sation departed and was finally able
to retain food upon my stomach. In d
few days noticed a decided change
for the better, as also did my wife
and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
ard experienced less pain than form
erly. l was so rejoiced at this i'm
proved condition that, upon what |
had believed buta few days before was
my dying bed, | vowed, 10 the pres
ence of my family and friends. should
| recover. | would both publicly and
privately make known this remedy
for the good CT humanity. wherever
and whenever had an opportunity,
and this letter is iii fulfillment of that
vow. My improvement was constant
from that time, and 10 less than three
iIouluS 'hdu SuiuCu 90 pouuuo III
flesh, became entirely free from pain
and believe l owe my life and pres
ent condition wholly to Warmers Safe
Cure, the remedy which / used.
Since my recovery, have thorough
ly re-investigated the subject OF Kid
ney difficulties and Bright's disease,
and the truths developed are astouud-
ing. | therefore state, deliberately,
and as physician, that believe more
than one-half the deaths which occur
in America are caused by Bright's dis
ease OF the kidneys. This may sound
like rash statement, but am pre-
pared TO fully verify it. Brights dis
ease has no distinct features Of its own,
(indecd, it 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 a physicians
certificate as occurring from Heart