The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-25
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dan
ger and Provideutial Escape.

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SIR On the first day Of June, 1881, lay
ct my residence in this city surrounded by
myfriends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, Tor
words can never describe 1t. And yet, II
few years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought so low, and by so
terrible disease, should have scoffed at
the idea. l. had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 3OU
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 was just
the way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me- first be-
gan. Still l thought nothing of it.; that
probably had taken a 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-
ience Yet, even as a 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. 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
rod fhA
surface, and sediment settled. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed to them, aud my suspl-
cion was wholly disarmed by tine fact that
had no painin the affected organs or i'll their
vicinity. Why should have been SO 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 50 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 p had really become pitiable.
The slight symptoms had ut first expert.
enced were developed into terrible and
constant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from 2O7 to 1870 pounds. My life
was q burden to myself and friends. lcould
retain no food on my stomach, and lived
wholly by injections was living mass
OF pain. My pulse was uncomfortable. IN
my agony frequently fell to the floor ana
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 premonitory hiccoughs constant-
ly. My water was filed with tuhe-casts
and albumen. l was struggling with
Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last
stages! ta, .p5 D. A"rt5 ' t@
while suffering thus received call fr3ra
my pastor, the Rev. Dr. Foote at that tiae
rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church, OF
this city felt that 1t was our last inter.
view, but in the course Of conversation DIR.
Foote detailed to me the many remarkable
cures OF cases like my own which had come
under his observation, As a gpracticing
physician and graduate Of the schools,
derided the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least bene'
fetal So gsolicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that finally promisodI would waive
my prejudice. ] began its use on the first
day Of June, 1881, ard took 1t according to
| directions At first IL sickened me; but
this l thought was a good sign for one In
my dsbilitated condition. continued tc
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, rs 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 l had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, vowed, In the
presence Of my family and friends, should
! vately make known this remedy for the
| good Of humanity, wherever, and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter IL In
fulhllment Of that vow. Ny improvement,
WAS constant from that time, and ID less
than three monthsI Ind gained t2b pounds
| In flesh, became entirely free from pain and
I 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 din
| culties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, tina!
| believe more than 0ne-half the deaths phich
occur in America are caased BY Br'ghrs dis
ease of the kidneys. This may sound like q
rash statement, but I am prepared to fully
verify 1t. 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
burisls arc authorized by n physic;an's GER
tiicate as occurring from "Heart Disease"
"Apoplexy," paralysis" "Spinal Com
plaint," "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 its dangerous
and insidious nature 1t steals into the
system like thief, manifcsts its presence
II at all by the commonest symptoms ano
fastens itself in the constitution before the
victim is aware of it 1t Is nearly as hered.
itary as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal Entire families, inheriting il
from their ancestors, have died, and yet mont
of the number knew or realized the mysteri-
Gus power which was removing them. In
stead Of common symptoms 1t often showi
none whatever, but brings death suddenly
from commissions, apopleSy, or heart dis
ease. As one who has suffered, and know!
by bitter experience what he says, I i'm
| nlnre eHerynna who reada these words mo-