Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1887 — INJUSTICE CORRECTED. [ARTICLE]

INJUSTICE CORRECTED.

Convincing Verification of Widecast Public Statement*. In common with many publishers and editors, we have been accustomed to look upon certain statements which we hare seen in our columns as merely adroit advertising. Consequently we feel justified m taking the liberty of printing a few points from a private letter recent, y received from one of our largest patrons, as a sort of confession of faith to our readers. We quote: “We have convinced ourselves that by telling what we know to be true, we have produced at least a permanent conviction iu the public mind. Seven years ago we stated what the national disease of this country was, and that it was rapidly increasing. Tnree years ago we stated that a marked check had been given it “The statistics of one of the largest life-in-surance companies of this country show that in 1883 and 1884 the mortality from kidney disorders did not increase over the previous vears; other companies stated the same thing. It is not presumptuous for us to cla.m credit for checking these ravages. “Seven years ago we stated that the condition of the kidneys was the key to the condition of health; within the past five years all careful life insurance companies have conceded the truth of this statement, for, whereas, ten years ago, chemical analysis to determine the condition of the kidneys was not required, to-day millions of dollars in risks are refused, because chemical examination discovers unsuspected diseases of the kidneys. “Seven years ago we stated that the ravages of Bright’s Disease were insignificant compared with other unsuspected disorders of the kidneys of many misleading names; that ninety-three per cent of human ailments are attributable to deranged kidneys, which fills the blood with uric acid, or kidney poison, which causes these many fatal diseases. “'ihe uric acid, or kidney poison, is the real cause of the majority of cases of paralysis, apoplexy, heart disease, convulsions, pneumonia, consumption, and insanity; over half the victims of consumption are first the victims of diseased kidneys. “When the recent death of an honored exofficial of the United States was announced, his physioian said that although he was suffering from Bright’s Disease, tfiat was not the cause of death. He was not frank enough to admit that the apoplexy which overtook him in his bed was the fatal effect of the kidney poison in the blood, which had eaten away the substance of the arteries and brain; nor was Logan’s physician honest enough to state that nis fatal rheumatism was caused by kidney acid in the blood. “If the doctors would state in official reports the original cause of death, the people of this country would be alarmed, yea, nearly panicstricken, at the fearful mortality from kidney disorders.” The writers of the above letter give these facts to the public simply to justify the claims that they have made, that “if tne kidneys and liver are kept in a healthy condition by the use of Warner’s safe cure, which hundreds of thousands have proved to bo a specific, when all other remedies failed, and that haß received the indorsement of ilie highest medical talent in Europe, Australasia and America, many a life would be prolonged and the happiness of the people preserved. It is successful with so many different diseases because it, and it alone, can remove the uric acid from the blood through the kidneys. ” Our readers are familiar with the preparation named. Commendation thereof has often appeared in our columns. We believe it to be one of the best, if not the best, ever manufactured. We know the proprietors are men of character and influence. We are certain they have awakened a widespread interest in the public mind concerning the importance of the kidneys.. We believe with them that they are the key to health, and that for their restoration from disease and maintenance in health there is nothing equal to this great remedy. The proprietors say they “do not glory in this universal prevalence of disease; but having started out with the purpose of spreading the merits* of W arner’s safe cure before the world, because it cured our senior proprietor, who was given up by doctors as incurable, we feel it our duty to state the facts and leave the public to its own inferences. We point to our claims, and to their public and universal verification, with pride, and if the public does not believe what we say we tell them to ask their friends and neighbors what they think about our preparations. ” As stated above, we most cordially commend the perusal of this correspondence by our readers, believing that in so doing we are fulfilling a simple public obligation.