The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-02-14
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Remarkable statement or Personal
Danger and Providential Escape.

| Remark able statement or Personal
Danger and Providenual Escape.
The following story-which 10 attracting
wide attention from the press--is 30 re-
markable that we cannot excuse ourselves
II we do not lay It before our readers.
| entire.
| To the Editor Rochester IN. ~ Democrat;
Sin: On the first day Of June, 1881, l
| lay at my residence In this city surrounded
! by my friends and waiting for death
Heaven only knows the agony then en-
dured, for words can never describe 1t.
| And yet, IL few years previous any one
| had told me that was to be brought 30
low, and by SO terrible disease, ! should
have scoffed at the idea. had always been
uncommonly strong and healthy, aud
weighed over zoo pounds and hardly knew,
In my own experience, what pain or sick
ness were. Very many people who will
read this statement realize at times that
they are unusually tired and cannot ac-
count for it. They feel dull pains in vari-
Gus parts of the body and do not under
stand why. Or they are exceedingly
hungry one day and entirely without APP
petite the next. This was just the way l
felt when the relentless malady which had
fastened itself upon me first began. Still
l thought nothing Of it; that probably
had taken cold which would soon pass
away. Shortly after this / noticed
heavy, and at times neuralgia, pain In one
side of my head, but as 1t 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 as a
physician, did not think that these things
meant anything serious. / fancied / was
suffering from malaria and doctored
myself accordingly. But got no better.
] next noticed peculiar color and odor
about the fluids was passing-also that
there were large quantities one day and
very little the next, and that persistent
frotb and scum appeared on the surface,
and q sediment settled. And yet did not
realize my danger, for, indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, l finally be-
came accustomed to them, and my
suspicion was wholly disauned by the
fact that l had no pain in the affected
organs or in their vicinity. Why should
have been so blind i cannot understand.
consulted the best medical skill in the
land. l visited all the famed mineral
springs in America and travelled from
Maine to California. Still grew worse.
No two physicians agreed as to my malady.
One said l was troubled with spinal irrita-
ton; another, dyspepsia; another, heart
disease; another, general debility; an
other, congestion of the base of the brain;
and 80 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 i was
steadily growing worse. My condition
haI ...N s.l.I .-ls
symptoms / had at first expe-
rienced 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. /
could retain no food ON my stomach, and
lived wholly by injections. 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 lit
tie or no effect in deadening the pain.
For six days and nights had the death
premonitory hiccoughs constantly. Ny
water was filed with tube-casts and al
bumen. was struggling with Bright's
Disease of the kidneys in its last stagesl
While suffering thus i received a call
from my pastor, the Rev. DR.. Foote, at
that time rector Of st. Paurs Episcopal
church, Of this city. I felt that 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 a practicing physician and
graduate Of the schools, l derided the
idea Of any medicine outside the regular
channels being in the least ben
efcial. So solicitous, however, was DR..
Foote, that l finally promised would
waive my prejudice. began its use on the
first day of June, 1881 and took it accord
ing to directions At first 1t sickened me
but this thought was good sign for one
in my debilitated condition. / continued
to take it; the sickening sensation de-
parted and was finally able to retain
food upon my stomach. In a few days
Noticed decided change for the better, as
also did my wife and friends. MY hic.
coughs ceased and experienced
less pain than formerly. was so
rejoiced at this improved condition that
upon what l had beloved but few DAYS
before was my dying bed, vowed, in the
presence OF my family and friends should
recover, 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
fulfillment Of that vow. My Improvement
was constant from that time, and in less
than three months had gained rs pounds
in flesh, became entirely free from pain and
believe l owe my life and present con-
dition wholly to Warmers Safe Cure, the
remedy which used
Since my recovery have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject Of kidney diff |
culties and Bright's disease, and the truths
developed are astounding. therefore
state, deliberately, and as a physician,
that l believe more than one-half the
deaths that occur In America are caused
by Bright's disease of tho kidDeys This