Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-02-17
ATHRiLL,Nc EXPERIENCE.


remarkable Statement Of Personal l,.n.
ger and Providentlal Eseape.
Tho following story-which il attract
Ing wide attention from the pross-is %
remarkable that We cannot excuse our
selves It we do not lay it before our read
ers, entire.
To lie Editor Rochester IN. " Democrat.
SIR.-On the fret day Of June, 1881,
LAY at my residence in this city sur
rounded by my friends and waiting for
death. Heaven only knows the agony I
tnen endured, for words can never de-
scribe 1t. And yet, il . few years pre-
vious any one had told mo that / Wa
to be brought 20 low, and by 90 terrible
. disease. should have scofFed 1t the
idea. had always been unCommonly
strong and healthy, and weighed over
200 pounds and hardly knew. in my own
experience, what pain or sickness were.
Very many people who will read this
statement realize at times that they are
unusually tired and cannot account
parts Of the body and do not understand
Why: Or they are exceedingly hungry
ono day and entirely without appetite the
next. This was just the way felt when
the relentless malady which had fastened
itself upon me first began. Still I
Thought nothing Of it; that probably I
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 it would come
one day and be gone the next, paid
little attention to it. Then my stomach
would got out Of order and my food often
TAIL to digest, causing At times great
Inconvenience. Yet, even a. = phvoi-
clan, did not think that these things
meant anything serious. fsncied was
suffering from malaria and doctored my
| self accordingly. But got NO better.
next noticed peculiar color and odor
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, TOR. indeed, seeing
these symptoms continually, I finally be-
came accustomed to them, and my sus-
picion was wholly dissrmed by the fact
that had no pain in the effected organs
Or in their vicinity. Why 1 should have
I consulted the best medical skill In
the land. l visited all the famed min
eral springs in America and travelled
from Maine to California. Still I grew
worse. No two physicians agreed ~ to
| my malady. One said I was troubled
with spinal irritation another, dyspep-
! sia; another, heart disease; another,
general debility; another, congestion Of
the base Of the brain; and 90 on through
| . long list of common diseases. the symp-
toms 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 I had at first expo
rienced were developed into terrible and
| con tant disorders. Ny weight had been
reduced from 2o7 10 1870 pounds. My
life va. = burden to myself and friends
| could retain no food on my stomach,
living mass OF pain. My pulse was un.
comfortable. In my agony frequently
fell to the floor and clutched the carpet,
and prayed for death. Morphine had
little or no effect in deadenin9 pain.
For six days and nights had the DEATH
premonito'y hiccouxhs constantly. Ny
water was filed with tube-casts and
albumeu. was struggling with Bright's
Disease of the kidneys in it's last stages !
from my pastor, the Rev. DIR. Foote, at
that time rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church of this city. felt that it was
our last interview. but in the course OF
| conversation DIR. Footc detailed to me
| the many remarkable cures of cases like
my own which had come under his OBJ
servation. AS \ practicinR physician
and q graduate of the schools, ] 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 1 would
waive my prejudice. began it's use on
the first day of June, 1891. and took it
according to directions. At first it sick
ened me; but this thought was . good
sign for ono in my debilitated condition.
I continued to take it; the sicken'ng
sensation departed and was finally able
to retain food upon my stomach. In q
the better, as also did my wife and
friends. My hiccouyhs ceased and ex-
perienced less pain than formerly. Twas
80 rejoiced ut this improved condition
that, upon what l had believed but a
few days before was my dying he'd,
vowed, in the presence of my family and
friends. should recover, would both
publicly and privately make known this
remedy for the good of humanity,
wherever and whenever had an oppor-
tunity, and this letter is in fulfillment Of
that vow. My improvement was con-
slant from that time, and in less than
three months | had gained twenty-six
pounds in flesh, became entirely free
from pain, and l believe owe my life
and present condition wholly to Warmers
Safe Cure, the remedy which used.
Since my recovery l have thoroughly
re-investigated the subject of kidney
difficulties and Bright's disease, AID thu,
truths developed are astounding.
therefore state, deliberately, and ~ Q
physician. that believe more than QUE
half the deaths which occur in .imerico
are caused by Bright disease oj the Eidnevs
This may sound like . rash staten snt.
but l am prepared to fully verify it.
Bright's disease has no distinctive fea-
lures Of it's own, Indeed. it often de-
velopes without any rain Whatever in
the dneys or their vicinity, but has the
symptoms Of nearly every other common
com nlaint HunLre In of neol,la die daily