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A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
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The following story-which is attracting
wide attention from the press-is 20 remarx-
able that we cannot excuse ourselves IL
30 ~, - . reduers, entire
To the Editor Rochester IN " Democrat
SR-Op 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 endured for
Few years previous any one had told me that
L was to be brought so low and by so ter
rible disease L should have scoffed at the
idea. hal always been uncommoply strong
and healthy, AMI weighed over 200 pounds
and hardly knew, III my own experience.
what pain or sickness were Very many
people who will read this statement real;zs
at times tba. they are unusually tired sni
cannot account for it. They feel duh 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 it.
self upon me first began. Still thought
nothing OF 1t, that probably had taken a
cold which would soon pass away. Shortly
after this noticed a heavy, aud 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 1t. Then my
stomach would get out of order and nv
food often failed to digest causing at times
scan, / did not think that these things
meant anything serious fancied 1 was
suffering from malaria and doctored myself
accordingly. But got no better next
noticed peculiar color and odor about the
fluids 1 was passing--also that there were
large quantities one day and very little the
"nne,rsd S ON the surface and n set,megt
settled. And yet L did not realize my
danger. for indeed seeing these symptoms
continually, finally became accustomed to
them, and my suspicion was wholly disarmed
by the fact that | had no pain in the
affected organs or I'm their vicinity. Why
should have been so blind l cannot under
stand
l consulted the best medical skill in the
land. l 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 irritation;
another, dyspepsia: another, heart disease;
another, general debility: another. conges-
ton of the base OF the BRAIN and so on
through long list of common diseases, thu
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 had at first expert
enced were developed into terrible and con-
stant disorders. My weight had been re
duced from 201 to 1870 pounds. My life was
a burden to myself and friends. could
retain no food on my stomach, and l lived
wholly by injections. was a living mass
OF pain. NY pulse WAS uncomfortable. I'm
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 nights had the
death -premonitory hccoughs constantly.
I My water filled with tube-casts and
albumen. l was struggling with Brights
disease of the kidneys in its last stagesl
While suffering thus l received a call from
| my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote at that time
rector of st. Paurs Episcopal Church. of this
| city. felt that it was our last interview,
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 practicing physician and
( graduate of the schools, derided the idea
| of any medicine outside the regular channels
being in the least beneficial. So solicitious,
however, was DR.. Foote that finally prom
| its on the first day Of June, 1881, and
took it according to directions At first it
sickened me: but this thought was a good
sign for me IL :::y aebiiitatei condition. 1
| continued to take it; the sickening sensation
departed and was finally able to retain food
upon my stomach. In a few days 1 noticed
vile and the h, better e sse sd
50 rejoiced al this | improasd fas@
that, upon what had believed but few
days before was my dying bed, vowed i'm
the presence of my family ani friends,
should recover, l would both publicly and
! privately make know this remedy for the
| good OF humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is i'm full
fillment OF that vow My improvement was
constant from that time and in less than
| three months had gained twenty-six pounds
| I'm 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 difficulties
and Brights disease, and the truths deval-
/, crc:: Gio astounding. therefore state, de
| iberately, and Us physician, that believe
| more than one-hdif the deaths ,ohich occur
in America are caused or Rrights disease
| oT the hidneys. This may sound like u rash
| statement, but am prepared to fully verify
it, Brights disease has no distinctive feat.
| ures of it's own Indeed, it often develops
without any pain whatever in the kidneys or
their vicinity, but has the symptoms of
nearly every other common complaint.
Hundreds of people die daily, whose hurisls
are authorized by ,Physician's certificate as
occurring occurring from "Heart Disease" Apo.
PleSy,' Paralysis" Spinal Complaint"
common complaints. when in reality it i
rom Bright disease of the kidncvs Few
| pnEshianS, and fewer people, realize the ey
| 'Hnt or this disease or its dangerous onJ in
| S'u,o'lS nature 1t steals into the systam like
| thlef. nianifcsts its presence if nj all hv tho
! '''lo''s tt E:!:f'u,iis and tastens itself in
| the victim
OF IL. 10 is nearly as hereditary as consuu,no
| ION, quit" as common and fully as fatal
Eh.ire Families, inheriting it from their an
| teStHrs, have died, and yet none of the nun
',; uIr hne" or realized the mysterious power
winch was removing them Insteod Of com,
mon symptoms it often shows noue what
ever, out brings death suddenly, from con
Nn'Siohs, apoplexy or heart disease. As one
WHO mas SUFFERED, and knows by its bitter cx-
perience what he saws, | impior, cvcrvons
wh" reads these words not To neglect tbe
slightest symptoms of kidney difficulty, M
one can afford to hazard such chances.
make the foregoing tat.mcnts based
upon facts which can substantiote tn rho
letter: The welfare of those who may nos
sioif he sufferers such as was. is an nmnIe
,nducement for me to take the step have.
ana " can successfully warn Others from
the dangerous path i'm which | once walked
am willing to endure all professional and
personal consequences
j. Il. HENION, NJ. ID.
ROcHESTER