The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-24
Over -Four Years on Foot.
a. 1000 Miles Trsyeled-The whole Civilized World
Walked OVer-AarYelIOus Results OfC0nstraih'
ed Muscular Action In q Case Of Paralysis.
From the st. Loui. Democrat, 18th

From the st. Louis Democrat, 1oth
The late war has been followed BY
many strange incidents of private for
tune, which afford an inexhaustible mint
of wealth to be worked by the novellsi
and romancer. One of singular and var
led novelty has come to our notice, which
battles the imagination IN any effort to
surpass it IN richness and effectiveness
We present TO the novelty-loying public,
for the first time, the true and wonderful
story which follows:
Colonel NJ L DeMahler is the name OF
the hero, as the reader must confess that
he is, after reading his adventures. he
is a nBtive OF Loudon county, Virginia,
the scion of long and honored line oil
Huguenots, who first settled In that
State about two hundred years ago. tie
received liberal education in Europe,
returning to this country just previous to
the opening of the conflict. He imme
diately raised a company of infantry,
rendered his sword to the Confederate
Government, and, under Lee was rapidly
promoted for gallantry and meritorious
conduct.
He received six wounds all involving
i serious fractures of bones, thereby 81
: GRIPPING him as to compel his retire
ment from the service.
In 1865, when Selma was threatened
by the Federals under Major General
Wilson, the Colonel who was passing
through that place, prompted by sense
of patriotic duty, assumed command of
q regiment and took mart in the terrible
battle which resulted in the capitulation
of the city. Here he received his seventh
and eighth wounds each more severe
than the others. One ball enterted his
abdomen near the navel and came out
just to the right Of the spinal conmn
the other entered and shattered the lett
shoulder, passed through both lungs, am
issued under the right arm. From these
he suffered severely, and as a consequence,
OF them and his other wounds, paralysis
ensued. atas.t f4.
The war closing soon, he went to Paris,
and after exhausting all the ordinary
modes of treatment, and deriving no ben
eft from them, by advice of members OF
the faculty of the University of France
! he undertook walking to obtain relief
He started from Paris in November, 1865,
so crippled that it was with difficulty
three quarters of mile was accomplish
ed the first day, and it required four days
for him to clear the suburbs of the city.
Taking southeanly direction he travel
ed with much difficulty through the vine
yards of France and made his way to
Spain "
The exercise now began to develop the
most satisfactory results, and it became
evident that continuation Of his tour
would wholly restore his lost health ami
vigor So he travelled through Spain,
the home of romance and exciting legends
of love and war, passed into Italy,
through Southern France, taking in his
route Florence with all her learning
Rome, with all her ancient and glorious
associations Naples, in all her loveliness,
with her matches beautiful bay and awe
inspiring Vesuyius; up tue western
shore of the Adriatic, stopping at Venice,
the Rome of the Ocean," and on to
Trieste. From thence, making an entire
circuit of Austria. Through the marshy
districts of the lower Danube, Transyl-
vania, Galicia, Moravia, Bohemia, down
through mountainous Styria, then up, en-
terlng Vienna from the South. From
here, passing through unhappy, but
proud, Poland, along the northern from
tier OF Prussia, into Hanover and the
Rhine country, thence south to Switzer-
land and on to Verona, thus making a
complete curcuit of continental Europe,
Turkey and Russia excepted
From Verona his travels described a
second, though more contracted circle,
with Frankfort as the central or pivotal
point, going through Bavaria, Saxony,
Southern Hanover, Westphalia and the
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smaller extent through Baden, Wurtem-
burg, Franconia, the land of the Hess,
and then around, entering Frankfort
from the northwest-thus making three
circuits in a spiral form 1
BY this time his health was very near
dy restored. He had contracted an insa-
table passion for travelling, and havingI
exhausted all the enticing portions of
Europe, he determined to embark for
America.
With this view he left Frankfort,
passing through Strasburg and Paris to
Ha vre, thence sailing for Vera Cruz,
Mexico, where he landed in February,
1867. From here he resumed his foot
journey, going southwest, then north to
the City of Mexico, east to Jalapa, then
northwest to Queretaro San Louis Poto
81 and Monterey, striking northward at
FL Paso. From here his route lay north
erly through New Mexico, northwest
Texas, the northern portion of the Indian
Territory to Baxter Springs, and thence
on to ST. Louis, Mo, reaching here in
July of the same year. From our city he
diverged south to Mississippi, through
the Gulf States, and then along the At
tic board visited the principal cities as
far as Augusta, Me, From this point he
struck West, following the course of the
lakes as far as Minnesota. From thence
he rnaHe another cnrcrit thrnnnh thnI