The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-28

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Ptspsssd by E. <, ThOmp'ou, Tisu.vIlle
VIZ quote the following case, which ap
psared in the Pit6burg Dipatsh, septem
Der %, 1850:
A REMARKABLE C4EE-THR WONDERFUL
REcovERY OF WILLIE Cugr-SNATCHEl
FROM THE BRINE OF THE GRAvE-GIvKS
UP BY Two PHYSICIANS AMI YET REsToREI
TO HEALTH, AND ABLI TO LGBoR IN 4
MANUFACToRY.
Very seldom do we read OF an actual case
OF recovery, where hope had altogether
been lost, to parallel that which was Mon
day investigated by a DgpGtch reporter who
had heard in various quarters persons talk
ing 10 their friends OF cure, seemingly
little short OF marvellous, that had been
performed. The plain facts in the case re-
ferred to are these, as they were learned
from the mother Of the young man, his
pastor and other persons well known id the
community;
VIM, Lincoln Curtis is the name OF the
young man in question. He is now EN-
ployedat II. X. Porter & Co.'s locomotive
works, A year ago he resided with his
mother, on Grant street. About that time
he went to bed one evening with violent
pain in his shoulder, the result, he
thought, OF cold. The next morning tho
shoulder was greatly swollen, the pain was
intense, and aches were felt all through
his system. His case was speedily devel-
oped into violent form OF chronic rheu-
matism, among the first notable features Of
which was the paralysis OF his left arm:
He gradually grew worse, and in few
months the elbow and knee joints, and
both ankles, became enormously enlarged.
In March last the cheek bones began to
enlarge, that upon his left side particularly,
spreading his face out OF all resemblance
to his former self. The pain in all his joints
became intense; fever, with its deterior-
ating effects, was now added, and he be-
came rapidly reduced to the semblanCe Of
q skeleton, while vitality reached its lowest
possible Conditi0n, and his suHerings were OF
such IN indisCribablO character that those
who most loved him sometimes thought 1t
would be better II he was called away, At
this time physicians well known In this
Clly luluTlIltA HlS pNlCuto thut Nv MWh III
imminent danger Of total paralysis, and d.
reCtly aiterward they announced to hissor-
rowful mother that they could give no
hopes OF recovery.
On the 18th Of July, last, Drs, Hartman
and Lightner were consulted at tho St.
Clair Hotel, in reference to the case, Al.
ter careful examination Of the young
man they admitted that 1t was q most
serious case. yet" said they, while there
Is life there is hope" He began their
treatment, and almost at once the good Of.
fcCts were preCeptible, In two weeks
quite change for the better was precGiYed
In six weeks almost all the enlargement
had been reduced completely, while in |
spirits and strength the patient was quite
as well rs he had ever been in his life,
Nearly three weeks ago he resumed work
us n machnist at his old place, able to per
form MS much labor MS ever in his life.
The mother Of Willie Curtis, in stating
all those facts, said "lndced, cannot
look upon 1t us much less than marvellous.
My heart very Is full OF gratitude, for my
boys recovery was really like that Of one
snntChed from the jaws OF DEATH"
The pastor OF tho church where the
young man attended Sabbath School was
visited, and he confirmed the facts Of the
defOrmed bones, tho emaciated condition
from disease, and Of the doctors having
given him up. Theyoung man himselfe On.
tered the minister's house with the ~
porter, and the pastor, who had not seen
him since his recovery, was greatly sur.
prised ut his improved condition. Said he,
"if he had not spoken l would not have
known him."
As in most other cases Peruna and Man.
ain were freely used in this case, Either
DR.. Hartman or DR.. Lghtner will practice
Mt the st. james Hotel, Wheeling, W. Va,
from JanuNryl6th to the evening OF Jan.
uary 2Sth, 1881.
Consultation FREQ. MwGw