Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-02-14
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Remarkable Story OF Personal
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The following story-whfch In at
tracing wide attention from the press,
is 90 remarkable that we cannot excuse
ourselves If we do not lay it before our
readers, entire:
10 the Editor Rochester IN ~ 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 1
then endured, for words cannot describe
it. And yet, if few years previous
any one had told me that ! was to be
brought so low, and by so terrible
dieease, I should have scoffed at the
idea. I had always been unconmonly
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 unusally tired and cannot account
for 1t. ThSy feel dull pains in various
parts Of the body and do not understand
why. Or they are exceedingly 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 began.
Still 1 thought nothing of it; that prob
ably had taken cold which would soon
pass away. Shortly after this I noticed
q heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain,
in one side of my head, but as it would
come one day and be gone the next, I
paid little attention to it. Then my
stomach would get out of order and my
food often failed to digest, causing at
times great inconvenience. Yet, even
Is a physician, I did not think that
these things meant anything serious.
I fancied I was suffering from malaria,
and governed myself accordingly. But
got no better. I next noticed pc
culiar color and odor about the fluids I
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
realize my danger, for indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually 1 finally
became accustomed to them, and my
suspicion was wholly disarmed by the
fact that had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why
should have been so blind cannot un-
derstand.
I consulted the best medical skill in
yhe land. visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine to California. Still / grew
worse. No two physicians agreed as
to my malsdy. One said was troubled
with spinal irritation; another dyspep-
sia; another, heart disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion OF
the base of the brain; and 80 on
through long list of common diseases,
the symptoms of which 1 really had.
In this way several years passed dur
ing which time was steadily growing
worse. Ny condition had really be-
come pitiable. The slight symptoms l
had at first experienced were developed
into terrible and constant disorders.
My weight had been reduced from 2O7
to $50 pounds My life was a burden
to myself and friends. 1 could retain
no food on my stomach, and lived Who'll
~ by injections. I was living mass
of pain. Ny pulse was uncomfortable.
In my agony 1 Frequently fell to the
floor and clutched 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 filed with tube-casts and al
bumen. 1 was struggling with Bright's
Disease Of the kidneys in its last stages!
While suffering thus received call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foots, at
that time rector of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church, of this city. 1 felt it was our
last interview, but in the course OF con-
versation DR.. Foote detailed to me the
many remarkable cures OF cases like my
own which had come under his observa-
ton. AS prscticing physician and
graduate of the schools, [ derided the
idea of any medicine outside the regu-
lar channels being in the least beneh-
cial. So solicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, finally promised would waive
my prejudice. 1 began its use on the
first day of June, 1881, and took it &C.
cording to directions. At first it sick
ened me; but this thought was a good
sign for one in SO debilitated condition.
I continued to take it; the sickening |
sensation departed and was finally |
able to retain food upon my stomach.
In q few days 1 noticed a decided
change for the better, as also did my
wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased
and experienced less pain than for
merly. 1 was so rejoiced at this i'm
proved condition that, upon what I had
believed but few days before was my
dying bed, vowed, in the presence OF
my family and friends, should I recov-
or, 1 would both publicly and privately
make known this remedy for the good
of humanity, wherever and whenever 1
had an opportunity, and this letter is
in fulhllment of that VOW. Ny improve
msnt was constant from that time, and
IN Iaaa than fbraa roopfha I had Oaina6 |