The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-02-25
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement of Personal Dan.
ger and Providential Escape.

remarkable that we cannot excuse our
selves if we do not lay it before our
readers, entire
To the Editor Rochester IN y Democrat:
SIR On the first day of June, 1881, I lay
at my residence in this city surrounded by
myfriends and waiting for DEATH Heaven
only knows the agonyI then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, if a
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 / had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 200
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 n IS just
the way felt when the relentletc malady
which had fastened itself upon ms hrst be-
gan. Still I thought nothing of it; that
probably had taken a cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this no.
ticed heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain
in one side of my head, but as itwould 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-
fence. Yet, even as physician, did not
think that these things meant anything seri-
Gus. fanced 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
persistent froth and scum appeared ON the
surface, and sediment settled. And yet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see-
ing these symptoms continually, I finally
became accustomed to them, and my suspi-
| cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that
had no painin the affected organs or in their
vicinity. Why should have been SO blind
cannot understand
| 1 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 ma1ady 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, the
symptoms of many Of which 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
constant disorders. My weight had been
reduced from 207 to $50 pounds My life
was burden to myself and friends. Icould
retain no food on my stomach, and lived
wholly by injections. I was a 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 deaden-
ing the pain. For six days and nights had.
the death premonitOry hiccoughs constant
ly. My water was filled with tube-casts
and albumen. l was struggling with |
Bright's Disease Of the kidneys in its last !!
stages!
While suffering thusL received call from |
my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at that time |
rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church, of |
this city. felt that it was our last inter- |
view, but in the course of conversation DR.. |
Foote detailed to me the many remarkable /
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 in the least bene-
fcia So solicitous, however, was DR.. |
Foote, that finally promised would waive |
my prejudice began its use on the first |
day ofJune, 1881, land took it according to
directions. AT first it sickened me; but
this thought was good sign for one in
my debilitated condition. l continued to
take it; the sickening sensation departed
and was finally able to retain food upon
my stomach In a few days noticed de-
cided 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 Ihad believed but few days
before was my dying bed, vowed, in the
presence of my family and friends, should
recover, I would both publicly and pri-
vately make known this remedy for the
good of humanity, wherever and whenever
had an opportunity, and this letter is in
fulillment of that VOW. My improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months had gained 26 pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
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 diff
culties and Brights disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. | therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, that
1 believe more than one-half the dsaths qphtch
occur in America are caused by Briqht's dis
ease Of the kidneys. This may sound like
rash statement but am prepared to fully
verify it. 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
Durials are authorized by II physicians GER
tificate as occurring from Heart Disease"
'Apoplexy," "Paralysis,' "Spinal Com
ol t." "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
md insidious nature. 1t steals into the
system like thief, manifests its presence
f at all by the commenest symptoms and
'astens itself in the constitution before the
1ictim is aware of it 1t is nearlya as hered-
tary as consumption, quite as common and
ully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting it
rom their ancestors, have died, and yet none
VI the number knew or realized the mysteri-