The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-04-16
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ence, what pain or sickne8S WERE Nery
many people who will read this statement
realize 1t 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 arc ex-
cecdiugiy 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 be-
gan. StiIl / thought nothing Of ii; 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 itwould come
one day and be gone the next, paid little
attention to il Then my stomach would get
out Of order and my food often failed to
digest, causing at times great inconven-
fence. Yet, even Is physician, did not
think that these things meant anything seri-
GUS fancied / was suffering from ma
laria and doctored myself accordingly. But
got no better. / next noticed peculiar
color and odor about tho 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 a sediment settled. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, sec
ing these symptoms continually, ! finally
cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that
had no pain in the affected organs or in their
vicinity Why should have been 80 blind
cannot understand
I 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 30 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 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 a burden to myself and friends: Icoufd
| retain no food on my stomach, and lived
| wholly by injections ! was q living mass
| Of pain Ny pulse was uncomfortable. In
| my agony frequently fell to the fioer and
clutched the carpet, and prayed for death,
Morphine had little or no effect in deaden-
| ing the pain. For six days and nights 1 had
| the death-premonitory hiccoughs constant
| ly. Ny water was filled with tube-casts
and albumen. / was struggling with
| Brlght's Disease Of the kidneys in its last
stagest
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 q practicing
ply stefan and graduate Of the schools, /
derided the idea Of any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least bene-
fetal So solicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that finally promised would waive
my prejudice. began its use on the first
day OF June, 1881, and took it according to
dfrections-At first it siekened me; but
this thought was good sign for one in
my debiiitated condition. continued to
| take 1T; 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 pri-
| vately make known this remedy for the
| good Of humanity, wherever and whenever
/ had an opportunity, and this letter is in
fulfllment of that vow. My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months had gained 26 pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
l believe owe my life and present condi-
| LII No. CAT fha
| edy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject Of kidney difi-
culties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. / therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, that
| | believe more than 0nc-hdlf the DEATHS tUhfch
occur In America are caused bv Br ghrs dis
ease Of the kidneys. This may sound like o
rash statement, but am prepared to fully
verify it. Bright's disease has no distinctive
features OF its own, Indeed, it often devel-
ops without any pain whatever in the
kidneys or their vicinity but has the symp-
toms of nearly every other common com.
plant Hundreds Of people die daily, whose
burials are authorized by physicians GER
tificate as occurring from ''Heart Disease"
| s.Apoplexy," eParalysis," "Spinal Com
PLANT" "Rheumatism, = s'Pneumonia," and
| uItiCN COupih nus WhCh Al ACalbtJ
1t 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. It steals into the
system like thief, manifests its presence
II at all by the commonest symptoms and
| fastens itself in the constitution before the
victim is aware Of it 1t is nearlya as hered-
| itary as consumption, quite as common and
! fully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting it
| from their ancestors, have died, and yet none
| Of the number knew or realized the mysteri-
Gus power which was removing them. In
stead Of common symptoms 1t often shows
| none whatever, but brings death suddenly,
! from commissions. apoplexy, or heart dis,
ease. As one who has suffered, and knows
by bitter experience what he says, i'm
| plore everyone who reads these words not
| to neglect the slightest symptoms Of kidney
| difficulty. No one can afford to hazard such
| chances.
I make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which / can substantiate to the
| letter. The welfare OF those who may pos
sibly be sufferers such as was, is an ample
inducenent for me to take the step have,
and if can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path in which once walked,
am willing to endure all professional and
personal consequences.
J. B. HENIoN, NJ D.
| ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec 80.
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