Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-09
RETAIN YOUR SENSES.
COULD YOU IF YOU WERE CON-
FINFD IN AN ASYLUM.
Some Interesting Facts From a
Prominent Scientific Man Who
Has Had Most Valuable Elk
perienCe.
Chicago Journal.

We sometimes see III tie papers thrill
ing account Of where perfectly sane per
son has been confined in al asylum. Think
oft. reader! How long would you retain
your senses II you were confined with a
number Of lunatics, night and day, and
yet think Of the physicians in charge OF
these patients, who are compelled, day by
day and year by year, to live among them.
What wonderful opportunities they have
for studying characteristics and vagaries;
what wonderful chance for learning the
miserics OF lie and how best to overcome
them
We are brought to these reflections by
conversation lately had with DR.. ,.C. Spray
of l6i State Street, Chicago For nearly ten
years Doctor Spray was in charge Of the
Jefferson, now Dunning Institute, at Dun
ming. III. This tremendous institution CON.
tanned about twelve hundred patients in
the Insane Department, and fifteen hun
| dred in the intirmary. Among this large
! number OF y ms there were a vast num-
Der of physicai ailments. DR.. Spray, speak
ing about it said:
II traced the great cause for most o! the
mental and indeed physical disorders very
carefully, and while some authorities make
an estimate that seventy-tive per cent. OF
| the people in the United States are ail1ict cd
with some form of kidney disease l do not
| think that the rate is SO high, taking all
| ages into cor" Iteration. Before middle life
er middle life it is, l should think, fully
| that perccntagc.'
This is something terrible, Doctor Few
| people can certainly be aware that so large
| percentage eXists!:
The Doctor thought a moment and then
| sad: lit is a fact not generally recognized
| that where Il person has diseased kidneys
| and the organ fail to perform their tunc-
tionS of removing the waste and the impur
| ltleS from the ystem. 1t soon produces me-
! lancholia. As Il result our asylumS are I'LL
ed to Overlooking, while if the people
would strike the root ofthe matter and
see that their ..idneys were i'll good order,
there would be fewer patients in the
| asvlumS. ! have noticed that a large por-
ton OF all paresis cases had kidney difficult
| ties"
"What have you found, Doctor. to be the
standard and most reliable remedy in such
| cases?'
He said II wing SO many cases to treat
tried various remedies, and after a long
and exhaustive trial, finally decided that
Warner Safe Cure was the best, II ost etiec-
specially reliable i'll cases of incipicnt
Bri ats disease 1t is certain to stop it.
ana even in the advanced conditions it al
lays the disease, and to my surprise at first.
cured many cases. Before structural
changes SCI in. it is certain to cure, if pro-
| Has your experience while at the asy-
luin. Doctor, been confirmed i'll Your gen
era! practice since leaving it?''
Yes. l have occasion to use the Safe
Cure almost daily. Whenever find traces
Of albumen i'll the urine of q patient, pre-
scribed the Safe Cure, and in nearly every
instance where notice indications of merry
Gus torubles, ! analyZe the urine. and al
most invariably find that it is caused by
some affection Of the kidneys. 1now have
a patient to whom am giving. the Safe
Cure, and find that it is having the desired
effect. Some time ago gentleman came
to me, who had been examined for lie in.
ssurance, and traces of albumen were found
I advised the use of the Safe Cure, and he
! passed the examination without difficulty
after having used it,"
Il undcrst: ID. then. Doctor, that you
attribute a large percentage of the ills OF
life TO some disease of the kidneys, and
that you have found the remedy Of which
you speak the most effective i'll such
cases.
"Yes. l have no hesitation in saying
that Warmers Sa c Cure has my unquali-
fled endorsements. l use it constantly,
and would not do SO unless l thought ii
possessed curative qualities
The high standing. wide experience and
great success of DR.. Spray make his words
exceedingly impressive. Their sincerity
cannot he questioned, and their truthful
ness is absolu'. Impressed with this fact,
and realizing the importance Of the same,
I have transcribed his words in iull aud
give them herewith.
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