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 prom-
nent attorney of San francisco, who said that a
friend of his was dying of Bright's Disease and
that if we could do anything to send the treat
ment and a physician. Both were sent. The
doctor phoned back that me patient was at ,he
ease and was almost skeleton, and was In
coma. and that the priests had administered the
last rites and that the attending physician had
told the patients wife that 1t was only ques-
ton Of hours and he declared with considerable
sign the death certificate. The patient, San
Francisco business man. was In charge or the
nurses. They said that nothing had passed into
hours that 1t had ceased to act-would not hOid
peptonzed milk-and that they were waiting for
the end. Our consulting physician did not think
that there ono chance in a thousand but
started hard fight for that chance. Jumping
procured IA high twenty inch tube and the neces-
sary adtuncts and returned for an aii-night $
fight to keep the patient alive After four hours
pacted feces removed and the stomach
had almost ceased functoning, the patient was
fed and given both treatment and food per
rectum. The food and treatment were admin
istered and withdrawn every three hours. night
and day. The patient was given alcohol and
emulsion rub alternately every three hours. He
given no food by the stomach for ten days
except little champagne and cracked Ice Inc
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 a month he was walking around
the room, and in two months CONTRARY to the
strenuous advice of the physician he insisted on
taking q southern trip. lie was not as StronS AS
he thought and suffered a relapse The physician
telegraphed for and went South to attend
and bring him home. but the trip and consequent
relapse was serious that the patient expired
arrival in San Francisco.
This was battle against tremendous odds and
II is belief that il would have been won IL
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 in the Pacific
Building 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 IL the above was
not strictly true.
We consider the treatment that this physician
used in this case to aid the Renal Compound as
so important that 1t WAS at our 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
Brghts Disease Is durable in a great
majority OF all cases by the new emollient treat
ment-Fultons Renal Compound. 1t may be had
in your city of James O'DOnneN.
Literature mailed free. Address John ]. Full
ton Co., Gas Battery ST., San Francisco. We
desire to hear from and advise with every case
not making the usual recovery.