The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-14
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dam
ger and Providentinl Escape.

Remarkable Statement OF Personal Dam
ger and Providentini Escape.
The following story-which is attract
ing wido attention from the press-is so
remarkable that we cannot excuse our.
selves If we do net lay 1t before our
readers, entire.
20 the Editor Rochestsr IN ~ Democrat.
SIR On the first day Of June, 1881, 1 lay
at my residence in this city surrounded by
my friends and waiting for death. Heaven
only knows the agony then endured, for
words can never describe it. And yet, IL o
few years previous any one had told me
that was to be brought so low, and by so
terrible n disease, should have scofFed at
the idea. l had always been uncommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over 200
pounds and hardly know, 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 was lust
the way felt when the relentless malady
which had fastened itself upon me first be-
gan. Still l thought nothing of it; that
probably had taken a cold which would
soon pass away. Shortly after this i no.
uced heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain
in one side Of my head, but as it would como
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-
ience. Yet, even as physician, did not
think that these things meant anything seri-
Gus. l fancied 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 q
persistent froth and scum appeared on the
surface, and sediment settled And vet
did not realize my danger, for, indeed, see
ing these symptoms continually, l finally
became accustomed to them, and my suspi-
cion was wholly disarmed by the fact that l
had no pain in 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 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-
tion of the base of the brain; and so on
through a long list Of common diseases, the
symptoms of many of which / really had
In this way several years passed, during
which time l was steadily growing worse.
Ny 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 1870 pounds My life
was burden to myself and friends Icould
retain no food on my stomach, and lived
wholly by injections l 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 deaden-
ing the pain. For six days and nights had
the death-premonitory hiccoughs constant
ly. Ny water was filled with tube-casts
and albumen. l was struggling with
Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last
stages
While suffering thus Ireceived 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 inter
view, 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 q practicing
physician and a graduate of the schools, ]
derided the idea of any medicine outside the
regular channels being in the least bene-
fetal. So solicitous, however, was DR.
Foote, that finally promised would waive
my prejudice. began it's use on the first
day of June, 1881, and took it according tc
| directions. At first it sickened me; but
this thought was good sign for one in
my debilitated condition. l continued II
take it; the sickening sensation departed
and was finally able to retain food upor
my stomach. In few days noticed a de
| cided change for the better, as also did my
| wife and friends. Ny hiccoughs ceased
and experienced less pain than formerly
was so rejoiced at this improved condition
that upon what had believed but few days
before was my dying bed, vowed, in, the
presence of my family and friends, should
/ recover, 1 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 ant
believe owe my life and present condi
tion wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the rem
| edy which used.
Since my recovery have thoroughly re
| investigated the subject of kidney diff
oulties and Brights disease, and the truth:
developed are astounding / therefore
state, deliberately, and as physician, tina
| ] believe more than one-hdlf the deaths tUhtcl
| occur in America are caused By Brights die
ease of the kidneys. This may sound like q
| 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
plaint Hundreds of people die daily, whose
burials are authorized by a physicians GER
tificate as occurring from "Heart Disease
| "ApOplexy," "Paralysis," "Spinal Com
plaint," ''Rheumatism," =" "Pneumonia," and
other common complaints, when in reality
it is from Brights 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 its presence
If at all by the commonest symptoms and
fastens itself in the constitution before the
victim is aware of it. 1t is nearly as hered-
itary as consumption, quite as common and
fully as fatal. Entire families, inheriting it
from their ancestors, have died, and yet none
of the number knew or realized the mysteri-
Gus power which was removing them. In
stead Of common symptoms it often shows
none whatever, but brings death suddenly,
from convulsions, apoplexy, or heart dis
ease. AS one who has suffered, and knows
by bitter experience what he says, i'm
plore everyone who reads these words not
10 NEGLECT the slightest symptoms of kidney