The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-25
A CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.


Some six months ago, young gentleman, board
ing at the Spencer House, caught cold in his breast
producing rheumatism and such general derange-
ment Of the system that he unable to attend to
business. The rheumatism extended to every pOr-
ton Of his body, and he suffered intensely being
often compelled to lie in bed for several days at a
time. His physcians-of whom he had the abest
prescribed in vain, and their unfortunate patient
was finally advised to go South, the only chance
of recovery.
What added an additional pang to the young
mans condition that he was engaged to be mar
ried to beautiful young lady, and the day fixed for
their nuptals had already passed some three weeks
1t was with great effort he consented to begin his
travels and nothing less than the that it
was the only way to save his life would have in
duced him to undertake the difficult step He would
not care, the afflicted said, on his own account, but
to die lust as he was the point of being united to
"Clarissa" was more than he could bear with firm
ness. And then, he continued, how would she sup
port his absence how could she be herself when he
was hundreds of miles away, and liable at any mo-
ment to Il fatal termination of his disease?
At last the patient deeming it better for his own
sake and that of the lovely Clarissa, he departed,
taking with him the fond remembrance of her tear
fully tender adeu. He visited the famous Hot
Springs of Arkansas, the mild climate of Florida,
and the genial shores of Cuba to purpose. All
the medical gentlemen with whom he consulted told
him he could not live that the most that could be
done was to render him easy and retard as long
as possible his steady progress to the grave.
w cary OF physicians, attempted cures ana lie
itself, he came home to die, and again went to the
Spencer House, thinking he would there receive
from the kindly proprietors all the attention he
could at any place, not in every sense home. he
was carried from the boat to hotel, and, more
dead than alive, placed in the comfortable apart
ment he had before occupied. On the sixth day
after his return, he learned that his betrothed-
thinking her lover could not survive, and wishing
probably to lose no time in her connubial relations
had been married the day previous to another per-
son, more wealthy, if less meritorious than he All
the friends of the deceived lover thought that this
would prove fatal at once in his then state of health
but instead of their antcipations being realized in
week from the day of the reception of the unsus-
pected news he arose from his bed and rapidly re-
covered and in less than month was as we'll as
ever.-Cincinndti Inquirer.
Inc Washington, Potomac River, and Richmond
kallroad, issued round trip tickets on Saturday,
running to the 9TH October, for Sc. This arrange
ment VIII enable every one who desires it an oppor-
tunlty OF being in Richmond during the Agricutu-
raj falr, and to attend the Broad Rock races near
Richmond.
THANKsGIvING.-Gov Melville, of Mississippi,
mas appointed Thursday, the 25th of November as
day of thanksgiving throughout the State.
The main building of the Kentucky Female Or
phan school, at Midway, Woodford county, was
burned on Sunday morning. Loss about $1,000,