The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-02-12
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement Of Persona! Danger
and Providont al Escape.

Remarkable Statement Of Persona! Danger
and Frovidont al Escape.
The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is so re- |
markabe that We cannot excuse ourselves |
If We do not lay it before our readers en- |
tire:
To the editor Rochester N. " 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 en-
dured, fer words can never describe it. !
And yet. X few years previous any one |
had told me that | was t. be brought SO |
low. and by SO terrible a DISEASE | should |
have scofed at the idea. / had always been !
uncommonly strong and healthy, and |
weighed over 200 pounds, II Il hardly knew, 1
III nts own experience. what pain or sick |
ness were. Very many people who Will |
read this statement realize ut times that
they are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for it. They feel dull pains in
various parts of h body and do not under
stand why. Or they are exceedingly hum
cry day ana entirely without appetite
the newt. This WIS Just the way l felt
whcn the relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon first began. Still
thought nothing Of ii; that probably | had
taken y cod which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed 4 heavy, and at
Vines neuralgic. pain i'll sid of my
I!ttii- nut Is II WOULD clfiS one DAY ana lie
gone iie neat, paid little attention 10 it.
Then my stomach would get out Of order
and my food often failed To digest, causing
AT times great Inconvenience. Yet, even as
a physician | did not think that these
things meant anything serious. fancicd |
was Suffering from malaria and ductnred
myself accordingly. But | got no better. l
next noticed Il peculiar color and odor
ahou; the fluids | WAS pas>ing-aiSn that
there were iar-e quantities one day and
Vtf tt,,j ha n ne ,i item
frpth and 'uiu appeared ou the surface
and Il sediment settled And Yet | did not
realize my danger. for indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, | finally became at
cuStoned II them, and my suspicion was
wholly disarmed by the fact that had nu
pain il the afec led organs or i'll their
vicinity. Why | should have been 50 Bling
! cannot understand.
consulted the best medical skill in the
land l visited all the famed mineral.
springs in America. aud Travelled from
Maine TO California. Still l grew worse.
No Two physicians agreed rs to my malady.
One said WAS troubled with spinal irrita-
ton; another. dyspepsia: another, heart
disease; another. general debility; another,
congestion of the base Of the brain; and >o
on through 4 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
ptiabis me slight symptoms L had ut
first experienced were developed into terri
bic and constant disorders. My weight had
been reduced from "H1 to 100 pounds. My
life was Il burden to myself and friends. !
could retain 10 food on my stomach, ard
lived wholly by injections. | was :. living
mas. OF pain. My pulse WIS unrUntrullable.
In my agony frequently fell To the ilt or
ana ciuttted the carpet, and PRAYED fnr
death. Morphine had little or no effect in
deadcuing the pain. Fer six days and
nights | had the death premuuitory hic-
coughs constantly. My water was filed
with tube-ca>ts and albumen. Twas strug-
Cling with Bright's Disease OF the kidneys
in the last stages.
While suffering thus l received call
from my pastor. the Rev. Dr. Foote, at that
time rector of st. Patils Episcopal Church.
of this city. | felt that it was our last in
tervlew, but i'll the course Of conversation
DIR. Foote detailed to ine the many remark
able cures of cases like my own which had
Come under his observation As a practic!ng
physician and Il graduate of the schools.
dcrided the idea of any medicine outside
the regular channels being i'll the least benz
efciaL 50 SOLICITORS. however. pr.
Foo'e, that finally PROMISED l would waive
my rejudice. | BEGAN its use on the first
day of June. 1881, and took it according 10
directions. At first it >ickened me; but this
L thought was Ii good sign for one in my de-
biiitated condition. | continued to take it:
the sickening sensation del artcd. aud | was
huuliS aDic 10 retain Itcii upon iiE StDft-
ach. In !. few days l noticed Il decided
change for the better also did Iuy wife
and friends. My hiycDu-h- ceased and !
experienced less pain than formerly. / was
SO Ieiuced at this improved condition that.
upon what / had believed but few days
before was nay dying bed | vowed. in the
presence of my family and friends, should |
recover. | would both publicly and private
ly make known this remedy for the good of
humanity. wherever and whenever | had
unit hi. fs4tt. fplt
ment of that vow. My Improvement was
constant from that tiine, and i'll less than
three months | had gained &c pounds III
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and |
believe | owe my life and present condition
wholly to Warmers safe Cure, the remedy
which | used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re-
investigated the subject Of kidney dificui-
ties and Rright's disease. aud the truths
developed are astounding. | therefore
state deliberately. and It physician, that
l believe more than Gne-hdif tie dtdls Thich
occur in america are caused by BTgit' : disease
Of the kidneys. This may sound like rash
statement, but am prepared to fully veri-
fy it. Bri-hts disease has distinctive
features of its own Indeed. it often de-
velops without any pain whatever i'll the
kidneys their vicinity, but has the
symptoms of nearly every other common
complaint. Hundreds of people die daily,
whose buriais are authorized by physi-
Disease -ApOplexy." "faralysis," "Spinal
Compia int,n skheumatism," "Pneutnonia."
and other common complaints, when in
reality il IS Bright 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 a thief, manifcStS Its presence
il at all by the commoneSt symptoms and
fasteus itself in the constitution before the
victim is aware Of it, 1t is nearly as hered-
itary as consumption. quite as common and
fuIIv as fatal. Entire families. inh"ritlns
IT from their ancestors. have died, ana yet
none of the number knew or realized the
mysterious power which was removing
them Instead of common symptoms it
often shows none whatever. but brings
death suddenly from conyulsions. apnplexy
or heart disease. As one who has suffered.
and knows by bitter experience what he
saws I implore everyone who reads ti:eae
words not to neglect the slightest symptoms
Of kidney tEific ulty. No one can afford to
hazard sch chances
| make the foregoing statements based
upon facts which | can Substantiate u the
letter. The welfare of those who may pos
sibiy be sufferers such a. | WAS. is an ample
iuducement for me to take the step / have,
and IL can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path i'm which once walked,
am willing t. endure all professional and
personal consequences.
J. Il. IIENION, NJ. u.
ROCHESTER, N Y, Dec 80
shock Would Make Him SPECIFICS.
SkinGint-What would You say it L
asked YOU take a drink at my expense?
Oldbov-Wouldn't say anything. I'd