Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-03-05
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dan.
ger and Prudential Escapc.

homhrhtDie statement OF Personal Dan.
ger and Provldential Escape.
The following story-which is attract
ing wide attention from the press-isso
remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves If we do not lay it before our
readers, entire.
TO the Editor Rochester IN ~ Democrat.
SIR On the first day OF June, 1881, lay
at my residence in this city surrounded 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, aRd by so
terrible disease, l should have scoffed at
the idea. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 200
pounds and hardly knew, in my own expert
ence, 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 ex-
ceedingly hungry one day and entirely
without appetite the next. This Nls just
the way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me 1irst be-
gan Still l thought nothing of it; that
probably had taken cold which would
soon pass away Shortly after this l no.
ticed 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 inconven-
"a n nh, gi,ia,, I ~
think that these things meant anything seri-
Gus. fancied l was suffering from ma
lara and doctored myself accordingly. But
| got no better. l next noticed peculiar
color and odor about the fluids was pass
ing--also that there were large quantities
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, see
ing these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed to them, and my suspi
cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that l
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 mineral springs
In America and Travelled from Maine to
California. Still grew worse. No two
physicians agreed as to my malady One
said was troubled with spinal irritation;
another, dyspepsia; another, heart disease;
another, general debility; another conges-
ton of the base of the brain; and so on
through long list of common diseases, the
symptoms of many Of which l really had
In this way several years passed, during
which time | was steadily growing worse.
My condition had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms | had at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders. Ny weight had been
reduced from 207 to 1870 pounds. My life
was burden to myself and friends. Icould
retain no food on my stomach, and lived
wholly by injections. was a living mass
Of pain. My pulse was uncomfortable. In
my agony frequently fell to the floor and
clutched the carpet, and prayed for death.
Morphine had little or no effect in deaden-
ing the pain. For six days and nights had
the death premontory hiccoughs constant
". My water was filled with tube-casts
and albumen l was struggling with
Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last
stages!
While suffering thus 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 it was our last inter-
view, but 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 a practic{ng
physician and graduate Of the schools, l
derided the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least bene-
fetal So solicitous however, was DR..
Foote, that l finally promised would waive
my prejudice. began its use on the first
day ofJune, 1881, and took it according to
directions. At first it sickened me; but
this / thought was good sign for one in
my debilitated condition. | continued to
take it; the sickening sensation departed
and was finally able to retain food upon
my stomach. In few days noticed de-
cided change for the better, as also did my
wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
and experienced less pain than formerly.
was SO rejoiced at this improved condition
that, upon what had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, vowed, in the
presence Of my family and friends, should
recover, l would both publicly and prl-
vately make known this remedy for the
good Of humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is in
fulillment of that VOW My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months l had gained 26 pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
believe owe my life and present condi-
ton wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the rem
edy which | used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
Investigated the subject of kidney diff
culties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding l therefore
state, deliberately, and as a physician, that
believe more than one-hdlf the d'dths Which
occur in America are caused by Brghts dis
ease Of The kidneys. This may sound like a
rash statement, but am prepared to fully
verify it. Bright's dseaseha no distinctive
features of its own, indeed, it often devel-
ops without any pain Whatcycr in the
kidneys or their vicinity but has the symp-
toms Of nearly very other common com
plant Hundreds of people die daily, whose
burials are authorized by physicians GER
tiicate as occurring from "Heart Disease"
"Apoplexy," paralysis" "Spinal Com
pl -" "Rheumatism, " "Pneumonia," and
other common complaints, when in reality
it is from Bright's disease of the kidneys
Few physicians, and fewer people, realize
the extent of this disease or it's dangerous
and insidious nature. 1t steals into the
system like thief mHnifests its presence
If at all by the commonest symptoms and
! fastens itself in the constitution before the
victim is aware of it 1t is nearly as hered-
itary as consumption, quite as common ant
fully as fatal Entire families, inheriting il
from their ancestors, have died, and yet none
of the number knew rrealized the mysteri-
GUS power which was removing them. In
stead Of common symptoms it often shows
none whatever, but brings death suddenly
from commissions, apoplexy, or heart dis
ease As one who has suffered, and knows