Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1883 — NO HOME EXEMPT. [ARTICLE]

NO HOME EXEMPT.

Ha SottMß Those Mysterious Trouble, that toiAe to Kvaty HotMohoid Explained. The following article from the Democrat and Chronicle, of Rochester, N. Y-, is of so Striking a nature and emanates from so reliable a source, flint it M herewith republishe d entire. In addition to the tkluable ir atter it contains, it will be found exceedingly interesting: To the Editor Of the Democrat and Chronicle: 8m: My motives foi the l»«HMMtiono« the most unusual statements which are, first, gratitude for the fact that I have been fared from a most horrible death, and, second y, a desire to wirm all who read this statement against some of the most deceptive influences by which they have ever been sutfotinded. It is a fftro that to-day thoirsailds 6f people ate Withifi ft foot of thb grave andahey do not know it Tg tell how I wfts cftught away from just this pbtiton ahd to warn Albert against near.ng it, are my objects in this communication. On.thC Ist day df June, 1881,1 lav Mt my reidence lit this City surrounded by my friends and waitirig for dbath. Heaven only knows the agony I then endured, for words can never describe it And yet if a few years previous, any one had told me that 1 was to be brought so low, and by so terrible a disease, I should have scoffed at the idea I had always been uncommonly strong and healthy, had weighed over 200 pounds and hardly knew, in my own experience, what pain or sickness Were. Vety many people who will read this statement realize at times that they are And cannot Account for it They fftel dull and Indefinite pains in various parts of the body And dd not understand it Or they are exceedingly hungry one day and entirely without appetite the next This was just the way I felt when the iclentless malady which had fastened itself upon me first began Still I thought it was nothinm that probably I had taken a cold which would soon pass away. Shortly after thia I noticed a heavy, and at times a neuralgic pain In my head, but M it would come one day and be gone the next, I paid but little attention to it However, my stomach was out of border and my food often failed to digest causing at times great inconvenience. Yet I had no idea, even as a physician, that these things meant anything serious or that a monstrovs disease was becoming fixed upon me. Candidly, I thought Iwas suffering from malaria, and so doctored myself accordingly. But I got no better. I next noticed a peculiar color and odor about the fluids I was passing—also that there were large quantities one day and very little the next, and that a persistent troth and scum appeared upon the surface, and a sediment settled in the bottom. And yet I did nob realize niy danger, for, indeed, seeing these symptoms continually, I finally became accustomed to them, and my suspicion was wholly disarmed by the fact that I had no pain in the affected organs or in their vicinity. Why I should have been so blind I cannot understand. There is a terrible future for all physical neglect, and impending danger always brings a person to his senses, even though it may then be too lata I.realized, at last, my critical condition and aroused myself to overcome it. And, oh! how hard I tried! I consulted the best medical skill in th& land. I vi sited-all the prominent mineral springs in America and traveled from Maine to California. Still I grew worse. No two physicians agreed as to my ma'ady. One said I was troubled with spinal irritation: another, nervous prostration; another malaria; another, dyspepsia; another, heart disease; another, general debility; another, congestion of the base of the brain; and so on through a long list of commcn d senses, the symptoms of all of which I really had. In this way several years passed, during all of which time I was steadily growing worse. My condition had really become pitiable. The slight symptoms I at at. first experienced were developed into terrible and constant disorders—the little twigs of pain had grown to oaks of agony. My weight had been reduced from 207 to 180 pounds My life was a torture tomySelf and friends I could retain no food upon my stomach, and Jived wholly by injections I was a living mass of pain. My pulse was uncontrollable. In my agony I frequently fell upon the floor, convulsively clutched the carpet, and prayed for death. Morphine had little or no effect in deadening the pain. For six days and nights I had the death-pre-monitory hiccoughs constantly. My urine was filled with tube casts and albumen. I was struggling with Bright's Disease of the kidneys in its last stages. While suffering thus I received a call from my pastor, the Rev. Dr. Foote, rector of St Paul’s church, of this city. I felt that it was our last interview, but in the course of conversation he mentioned a remedy of which I had heard much but 'had never used Dr. Foote detailed to me the many remarkable cure's which had come under his observation, by means of this remedy, and urged me to try it As a practicing physician and a graduate of the schools, I cherished the prejudice both natural and common with all regular practitioners, and derided the idea of any medicine outside the regular channels being the least beneficial So solicitous, however, was Dr. Foote, that I finally promised I would waive my prejudice and try the remedy he so highly recommended I began its use on the Ist day of J une and took it according to directions. At first it sickened me; but this I thought was a good sign for me in my debilitated condition. I continued to take it; the sickening sensation departed and I was able to retain food upon my stomach. In a few days I noticed a decided change for the better as also did my wife and friends. My hiccoughs ceased and I experienced less pain than formerly. I was so rejoiced at this improved condition that, upon what I had believed but a few days before was my dying bed, I vowed, in the presence of my family and friends, should I recover I would both publicly and privately make known this remedy for the good of humanity, wherever and .whenever I had an opportunity. I also determined that I would give a course of lectures in the Corinthian Academy of Music in this city, stating in full the symptoms and almost hopelessness of my disea*e and ths remarkable means by which I have been saved. My improvement was constant from that time, and in less than three months I had gained twenty-six pounds in flesh, became entirely free from pain and I believe I owe my life and present condition wholly to the remedy which I used. Since my recovery, I have thoroughly reinvestigated the subject of kidney difficulties and Bright's disease, and the truths developed are astounding. I therefore state deliberately, and as a physician, that I believe more than one-half the deaths which occur in America are caused by Bright's disease of

the kidneys. This may sound like 'a statement, but I am prepared to fully verify it. Bright's di-ease has no distinctive symptoms of its own, (indeed it often develops without any pain whatever in the kidneys or their vicinity),. but has the symptoms of nearly every other known complaint. Hundreds of people die daily, whose burials are authorized by a physician's certificate of .“Heart Disease.” •‘Apoplexy,” “Paralysis,” “Spinal Complaint,” “Khematfsm,” “Pneumonia,” and other common diseases, when in reality it -was Bright's disease of the kidneys. Few physicians, and fewer people, realize the extent of this disease dr its dangerous and insidious nature. It steals into the system like a thief, manifests its presence by the commonest symptoms, and fastens itself upon the constitution before the victim is aware. It is nearly as hereditary as consumption, quite as common and fully as fatal Entire families, inheriting it from their ancestors, have died, and yet none*of the number knew or realized the mysterious power which was removing them. Instead of common symptoms it often shown none whatever, but brings de£th suddenly, and as such is usually supposed to be heart disease. As one who ba, suffered, and knows by bitter experience what he says. I implore every one who reads these words not to a Leet the slightest; symptom of kidnejr culty. Certain agony and possible death will be the sure result of such neglect, and no one can afford to hazard such chances. I am aware that such an unqualified statement as this, coming from me, known as I am, throughout the entire land as a practioner and lecturer, will arouse the surprise and possible animosity of the medical profession and astonish all with whom I am acquainted, but' I make thp foregoing statements, based upon facts upon which I am prepared to produce, and truths which lean substantiate to the letter. The welfare of those who may possibly be sufferers such as I was. is an ample inducement for me to take the step I nave, and if I can successfully warn others from the dangerous path in which I once walked, I am willing to endure all professional and personal consequences. J. B. Heston. M. D. “Don’t you think, Clara, that you could love me a little?” And Clara answered, with her most engaging smile, “Yes, Fred, a very little.” Vbbt few people nowadays suffer from suggestion of the brain.— Mr>. Partington. Dyspepsia. Dyspepsia and sick headache do not return to those who have used Great German Hop Bitters. Bold by all druggists. ▲ arax> has been attested while disguised as an old woman. The old woman disguised as a girl is still at large. A Happy Wife. “My dear husband, I never slept so soundly as I ao now, after using German Hop Bitters. ” Sold by all druggists. Does a man make a rye face when he asks if it is good for a drink? Conyeb’b Ga.— Dr. W. H. Lee says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters is a good medicine and many are usin£ it in this place.”