The Grange advance., 1875-08-18
COMFORT FOR CRIPPLES.
(From the Minneapolis Tribune \

COMFORT FOR CRIPPLES,
(From the Minneapolis Tribune.)
~ respected and well known citizen OF
the state, now testing the utility and
comforts Of crutches, submits the follow
ing scrap Of personal history, wich may
prove valuable to others similarly aftlic.
ted. He says:
My name is Jones. it is very common
name, of my father and also of my moth
er after her marriage, and as have nev.
re, by word or deed, dishonored that
name, have concluded to retain it. By
the way, have theory in regard to the
name of Jones, which will account for
the great number of Jones. In the early
ages Of the world, every body was named
Jones, but when one dishonored the name
he was kicked out of his family, and as
sumad some other cognomen. By this
means the world has become acquainted
with the Smiths, Browns, Millers, Halls,
Greens, &C., &c.
A few weeks since L was unfortunate
enough to meet with very severe acc-
dent, by which had my ankle sprained,
and was compelled to borrow a 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!' ''Pc1fectly so,'' I replied.
Scout comes on 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.
My grandmother aunt sprained her
ankle once, and she had to use crutches
all the days of her life, and she lived to
be ninety.sevcn years old. One thing I
would have you understand, n.y dear
Jones, that sprains are dangerous things,
but il you will bathe 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 I related
all that had happened to me, whereupon
he recommended NE to use cold water
and exercise as much as possible. Exer.
else was the best cure known to him. On
the first day made my appearance upon
the streets explained the cause Of my
lamcness to over two hundred persons,
all Of whom knew exactly the best reme-
dy and gave me the benefit of their ad-
vice, and that without charge. On the
second DAY about the same number asked
t4e cause and extent Of the accident. In
answer to the usual question, "What in
the world is the matter with you, Jones p
proposed by Green, replied, "possibly
a compound copaminuted-". "Yes, YES,
one bit me when was boy, and was
on crutchcs for nine months. Vinegar
and salt will xii. the pizen." Next l en-.
countered Smith, or rather Smith en-
countered me. Everybody knows
Smith, but this Smith was distinguished
from all ether Smiths by the prefix John.
Yes, John Smith. To him related all
my troubles. I like Smith, for he SYM
phthized with me, or at least he said he
did, and that it panied him greatly to see
a man so thin, lean, lank and cadaverous
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 heneflt of the following re.
mark:
81 have been on crutchcs from sprain-
ed ankle for twenty years, and at no Pc
riod of that time has my ankle looked as
badly as yours does at this very mo.
ment.''
Three weeks have rolled by and in that
time have explained the cause of the
| %o I hol
l,763 cures prescribed, all differing from
each other. Yesterday a friend recon.
mended rattlesnake's oil visited all
the drug stores in the city in search OF
rattlesnake oil, found nothing nearer it
than McLean's Vermifuge-of this | took
two bott. cs-one internally and one ex.
ternally; but cannot say how I shall
worm out of it.. just at this moment
Aliens Ulcerine Salve has been recon-
mended and I shall use it unless anothe,
remedy is suggested before my servant
gets back from the drug store.
| Now I am thankful for the sympathy
Of my friends, and do not wish to under
rate it, but is there a profession in tn,
whole range Of thought about which 81
many men have superficial knowledge
as surgery and medicine? 1t matter.
not what disease man has, every one h,
meets has q remedy plain, cheap, ant
Just the thing to cure like charm!
By q railroad accident near Denver
) COL, the 10th, James Smith, telegraph
) }repairer, was thrown under the cars an,
killed, and Mrs. John Lane and daughte
of Denver were fatally injured.