Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-12


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10 the editor Rochester IN. " Deiaocras,
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 l then en-
dured, for words can never describe IT,
And yet, II n few years previous any one
had told me that / was u be brought so
low, and by so terrible a disease, ohould
have scoffed at the idea. had always been
nncommonly strong and healthy, and
weighed over 200 pounds, and hardly knew,
IN my own experience, what pain or sick
meas Werc. Very many people who will
road this statement realize at times that
they are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for II. They feel dull pains In
various parts OF the body and do not under
stand why. Or they are exceedingly hum
CRY one day and entirely without appetite
the next. This was just the way i felt
wheu the relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first began. still
thought nothing OF IL; that probably had
taken cold which would soon pass away.
Shortly after this noticed a heavy, and at
times neuralgia, pain in one side OF my
head, but as II would 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 10 digest, causing
at times great Inconvenience. Yet, even as
physician, l did not think that these
things meant anything serious. fancied l
was suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But got no better.
next noticed a peculiar color and odor
about the fluids l was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
frnfh and annQara0 the guFfnce.
and sediment settled. And yet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing these
symptoms continually, finally became ac-
customed TO them, and my suspicion was
wholly dlsarmed by the fact that l had no
pain In the affected organs or In their
vicinity. Why should have been 80 blind
cannot understand.
consulted the best medical skill I'm the
land visited all the famed mineral
springs In America, and travelled from
Maine to California. Still l grew worse.
No two physicians agreed as 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 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 l had at
first experienced were developed into terri
BILE and constant disorders. My weight had
been reduced from 207 to 100 pounds. My
life was burden to myself and friends. i
could 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
and clutched the carpet, and prayed for
death. Morphine had little or no effect In
deadening the pain. For six days and
n n 1A. 4. tN.N..xr III,
coughs constantly. My water was filed
with tube-casts and albumen. Twas strug-
Cling with Bright's Disease OF the kidneys
In the last stagesl
While suffering thus 1 received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at that
time rector OF st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
OF this city. l felt that IL was our last In
terview, but in the course of conversation
DIR. Foote detailed TO me the many remark
able cures OF cases like my own which had
come under his observation. AS practicing
physician and a graduate OF the schools,
derided the idea Of any medicine outside
the regular channels being I'm the least ben
efcial. So solicitous, however, was DIR.
Foote, that finally promised would waive
my prejudice. l began its use on the first
day OF juno, 1881, and took IL according to
directions. At first 1t sickened me; but this
1 thought was a good sign for one In my de-
bilitated condition. / continued to take It;
finally able to retain food upon my stom-
ach. In few days l noticed decided
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 l had believed but a few days
before was my 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 1 had
an opportunity, and this letter is in fulfill
ment of that vow. My improvement was
constant from that time, and in less than
three months l had gained 20 pounds in
flesh, became entirely free from pain, and l
believe owe my life and present condition
wholly to Wafners Safe Cure, the remedy
which used.
Investigated the subject of kidney difficult
tics 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 deaths tchich
occur Ga America are caused by Brf0ht's disease
Of the kidneys. This may sound like a rash
statement, but am prepared to fully verb
~ IL. Brights disease has no distinctive
features of its own Indeed, It often de-
velops without any pain whatever in the
kidneys or their vicinity, but has the
symptoms of nearly every other common
complaints Oh peOple ole
whose burials are authorized by physi-
clans certificate as occurring from @Heart
Disease, - aApoplexy," "Paralysis,n GSpinal
Complaint,n ERheumatism.n IPneumonia,p
and other common complaints, when in
reality it is 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 a thief, manifests It's presence
IL at all by the commonest symptoms and
fastens itself In the constitution before the
victim Is aware Of It. IL 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
mono of the number knew or realized the
mysterious power which was removing
them. Instead OF common symptoms IL
often shows none whatever, but brings
death suddenly, from commissions, apoplexy
or heart disease. AS one who has suffered,
and knows by bitter experience what he
says, implore 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 l can substantiate to the
letter. The welfare OF those who may pos
sibly be sufferers such as l was, is an ample
inducement for me to take the step have,
and II can successfully warn others from
the dangerous path In which once walked,
am willing TO endure all professional and
personal consequences.
J. b. HENIoN. M. d.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 30.
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