The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-18
COMFORT FOR CRIPPLE,S
{From the MINNEAPOLIS Tribune \

| CC-hF Oh1 RUIZ CfIPPLES,
(From the Minneapolis Tribune)
y respected and we'll known citizen Of
the state, now testing the utility and
comforts Of crutchcs. submits the follow.
ing scrap Of personal history, witch may
prove valuable to others similarly alflic.
ted. He says:
My name is Jones. it is q very common
rame, of my father and also Of my moth
CT after her marriage, and as | have new
re, by word or deed, dishonorcd that
name, | have concluded to retain it. By
the way, have theory in regard to the
name of Jones, which viii! account for
the great number Of Jones. In the early
ages Of the world, everybody was named
Jones, but when one dishonored the name
he was kicked out Of his family, and as
sum ID some other cognomcn. By this
means the world has become acquainted
with the Smiths, Browns, Millcrs, Halls,
Greens, &C., &c.
A few weeks since 81 was unfortunate
enough to meet with very severe acct
dent, by which l had my ankle spraned,
and was compelled to borrow pair Of
crutches. On my appearance on the
street was accosted by Brown, who de-
sired to know what l was doing with
crutches? TO which replied by giving
HIM an accurate account of my misfor-
tune. Brown says, care you sure it is
not gout?' ''pc1 fcctIy so," l replied.
'Gout comes Oh slowly, sprains suddenly,
and am painfully aware of the moment
Of its occurrence "Now my dear friend
you must take good care Of yourself or
you will be on crutchcs for many months.
NV grandmother s aunt sprained her
ankle once, and she had to use crutches
all the days of her life. and she lived to
be nincty.sevcn years old. One thing I
would have you understand, lily dear
Jones, that sprains arc dangerous things,
but if you will battle your foot in warm
water and not use it, you may be able TO
bear your weight upon it. in six months.
Next came Miller, and to him l related
all that had happened to me, whereupon
he recommended nc to use cold water
and exercise as much as possible. Excr.
else was the best cure known to him. On
the first day | made my appearance upon
the streets i explained the cause Of my
lamcncSs to over two hundred persons,
all Of whom knew exactly the best rene.
dy and gave me the benefit Of their adj
vice, and that without charge. On the
second Gay about the same number asked
TX cause and extent of the accident. In
answer tc the usual question. "What in
the world is the matter with you, Jones -
proposed by Green, replied, ''possbly
a compound communicate Eyes. yes,
one bit me when was boy, and I was
On crutchcs for nine months. Vinegar
and salt will xii. the pizen." Next en-
countcred Smith, or rather Smith en-
countered me. Everybody knows a
Smith, but this Smith was distinguished
from all ether Smiths by the prefix John.
Xes, John Smith. TO him related ali
my troubles. like Smith, for he SYM
phthizrd with me, or at least he said he
did, and that it panied him greatly to see
man so thin, lean. lank and cadaycrous
as myself on crutches. Well, John
Smith had been unfortur ate in early life,
had spraincd his ankle, and was laid mp
for months. Nothing did him so much
good as bread and milk poultice taken
internally.
Another friend came down from St.
Cloud to see my ankle, and on looking at
it gave me the benefit of the following re.
f mark:
IL have been on crutchcs from sprain.
cd ankle for twenty years, and at no pc.
Rod of that time has my ankle looked as
badly as yours does at this very mo-
mcnt.'
I Three weeks have rolled by and in that
time have explained the cause Of the
c accident to l,7G3 persons. I have hac
r 1853 cures prescribed, all differing from
each other. Yesterday friend recon-
mended rattlcsnake's oil visited al
the drug stores in the city in search o
: rattlesnake oil, found nothing nearer il
Il than McLean's Vermifugc-o Of this tool
, two bott cs-one internally and one OK
u ternally, but cannot say how shall
e worm out Of it. just at this moment
i Aliens Ulccrine Salve has been recon
n mended and I shall use it unless another
e remedy is suggested before my servan
t gets back from the drug store.
;, Now | am thankful for the sympathy
u Of my friends, and do not wish to under
j. rate it, but is there profession in tn
G whole range of thought about which S,
y many men have superficial knowledg,
a as surgery and medicine It matter
S not what disease man has, every one h
l. meets has remedy plain, cheap, an(
just the thing to cure like charm!
It By railroad accident near Denver
c COL, the 10th, James Smith, telegraph
e frepairer, was thrown under the cars an,
It killed, and Mrs. John Lane and daughte
il of Denver were fatally injured.