Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-06
A HARD FIGHT
The Story of a Failure

The writer was called to the phone by a promi-
nent attorney of San Francisco. who said that Il
friend Of his dying OF Bright's Disease ana
that IL we could do anything to send the treat
ment and physician. Both were sent. The
doctor phoned back that the patient was at the
end of years fight with chronic Brghts Dis
ease and was almost skeleton. and was in
coma, and that the priests had administered the
last rites and that the Attending pnSs,can nsa
ton Of hours and he declared with considerable
spirit that he had practically been called in to
Francisco business man, was in charge of the
nurses. They said that nothing had passed into
hours that it had ceased to act-would not hold
peptonized milk-and that they We're waiting for
the end. Our consulting physician did not think
that there was one chance in a thousand, but
started hard fight for that chance. Jumping
into carriage, he went to Wakelee & Co.'S.
procured II high twenty-inch tube and the neces-
sary adjuncts and returned for an all night S
fight to keep the patient alive: After four hours
nacted feces were removed and as the stomach
had almost ceased functioning. the patient was
fed and given both treatment and food per
rectum. The food and treatment admin
istered and withdrawn every three hours, night
and day. The patient was given an alcohol and and
was gwen no food by the stomach for ten days
except a little champagne and cracked ice. The
second day he began to move little. The fourth
day he was beginning to clear mentally. In two
weeks his stomach began to accept chicken and
solid foods In month he was walking around
strenuous advice of the physician) he insisted on
taking Southern trip. He was not as strong as
he thought and suffered relapse The physician
telegraphed for and went South to attend
and bring him home. but the trip and consequent
relapse serious that the patient expired
arrival in San Francisco.
This was a battle against tremendous odds and
1t is our belief that it would have been won If
the patient had followed the physicians advice
and given up the trip until he was stronger.
The attorney mentioned who called up by
phone the Hon. Barclay Henley the ex-
member Of Congress and well known lawyer of
San Francisco. His offices are in the Pacific
Building on Market street and he will doubtless
confirm these facts to any one who may be in
terested. We refer to this instance and his name
in connection Herewith without his consent. We
could hardly afford to do this If the above was
not strictly true.
We consider the treatment that this physician
used in this case TO aid the Renal Compound as
important that 1t at request written
up In detail giving the various prescriptions and
formulate. We will mail 1T to physicians who
may have critical cases like the above.
Brights Disease Is durable in a great
majority Of all cases by the new emollient treat
ment-Futons Renal Compound. 1t may be had
in yonr city Of James O'DOnnell
Literature mailed free. Address John ]. Full
ton Co.. 64o Battery ST. San Francisco. We
desire to hear from and advise with every case
not making the usual recovery.