Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02
A BROADWAY MERCHANTS STORY.
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Mr.. W. a. Davenport, holding response.
Bile position in the prominent wholesale no.
tion house of Butler Pitkin & Co, at 476
Broadway, related the following remarkable
story; it touches closely our social economy,
and involves question of personal safety
widely interesting TO the people of the two
countries 1.-Two years ago" said Mr. Dav-
export, "while connected with large whole
sale house down town as salesman, I hap
pened to speud a night in Newark. The next
morning, while standing on the platform of
the Market.street depot waiting for the train
to New York, | noticed near me a young
man on crutehes, his legs SO bent and dis.
torted that wondered how he could main
tain an upright position, much less move
about. He was, however, attended by a
stalwart co!ored servant, who, when the
train reachsd the platform and stopped, as.
sisted him tenderly and carefully into the
car, and placed him in comfortable seat
1 followed closely behind. and placed
myself In quite near proximity to them. As
the train moved out of the city, Ifelt ilnpelled
by sympathy, and perhaps by curiosity also,
to inquire concerning his ailment He replied
that for more than three years he had been
afflicted with rheumatism-siight at first,
but gradually becoming worse with every
changing season, until he was reduced to his
present condition-that all remedies had
failed so far, and az a last resort, he was on
his way to enter a New York hospital in
Fifteenth street, with @ faint hope of obtain
ing some benefit in that great Institution. [
expressed my sorrow and regrets in few
words. and then opened paper, which pur-
chased before entering the train, and the first
thing that caught my eye was the report of o
stubborn case of rheumatism which had been
thoroughly cured by st. Jacobs Oil. had
IS -, IL
remember, though L have since been told
that it is an old German remedy whose vir-
tues had been long tested in the old country.
Without saying anything handed the paper
to the invalid and pointed out to him the
notice | had just read. He seemed to study
it with care, but with no cheerfulness. as
appeared by his respondent countenance.
When we reached the Jersey City ferry he
still held the open paper in his hand, and in
the hurry and hustle of leaving the train and
getting on the ferry-boat, lost sight of him
and his servant. About year passed, and l
had forgotten all about him, when. one
morning on going down Broadway, I stepped
into the st. Nicholas to see if any of my
country customers were stopping at that
hotel, and while examining the register some
body tapped me on the shoulder. locked
up and saw before me tall, robust and
healthy young man, who, with smiling face
extended his hand, and said: You do not
remember me, see. No wonder. When we
| met year ago | was cripple on crutches
and rather lighter in weie hit than 1 am now.
| at once recognized my invalid travelling
| companion between Newark and JerseY City
| He then informed nre that on reading and
maturely considering the notice had called
| his attention to on the train, he had changed
his mind about the hospital plan, and instead
l had 10 hntp 4
procured half dozen bottles of st. Jacobs
| Oil. and commenced its use Immediately.
making his servant rub him with it
| thoroughly every day two or three times.
! In week he was able to get about bis room
without crutches ; 10 two weeks he was able
to discard all attention, being free from all
traces of the disease from which he once
| thought he would never recover returned
| home. said he, a new and healthy man, and
you can fancy the establishment of my friends
| when they saw me. / live in the country
just out of Newark, but spent my time mostly
in that city or New York, and I trust we
1t bore the name of Ezra D. Clarkson. I
carried 1t in my pocket for several days and
| carelessly lost or rnislaid it, much to my re.
greet, as / should like TO hand it to you but
his postotfice address is. suppose, Newark,
and no doubt he would be glad to answer any
inquiries made to him on the subject of his
remarkable cure. Now let me tell you what
| know about st. Jacobs Oil My last inter.
view with MIR. Clarlsson set me to thinking.
| had always entertained particular repug.
nance for what are called proprietary medi.
| cines, and refused to use them in any shape.
| but / harbor no such feeling now. I made
up my mind to try the Oil myself
should the occasion ever arise It was moi
very long in coming. A few months ago ]
caught violent cold in rain shower which
laid me upwith stiffened knee joints, attend
ed with throbbing, pains in my limbs anC
a disagreeable numbness in my feet ant
hands, and slow fever. I thought of Mr.
Clarkson and sent my servant to the neares
drug store for bottle of st. Jacobs Oil.
got my wife to apply it according to tn,
printed directions, and the next morning
was well. What do you think OF that
Now III give you another item. My wife
although a generally healthy and stron.
woman, has for years been subject to what H
called sick headache. never had it mysel
and don't know how it feels, but she suffered
severely with it on an average of once ;
week. That morning when l had found tn,
oil had so promptly and wonderfully relieved
me she was taken with one of these attacks
thought it worth while to try the efficac,
on her, SO / rubbed her forehead and temple,
aud the back of her neck well with it, and il
five minutes she was relieved from pain, auc
she has had but one slight attack since
which by the same means was promptly re
lieved in few minutes. Now. If you ash
me what think Of st. Jacobs Oil, will tel
you. l think there is nothing equal to it ii
the world. Although 1 had no return OF my
complaint since / was singularly relieved BY
its use-neither has my wife suffered from
the slightest symptoms of her old ailment-l
keep q supply of the oil always on hand
and wherever in my movements about town
either on foot or in the street car, 1 see lam,
man I stop; say, What is the mater !?
II he says rheumatism, l whisper in his ear
st. Jacobs Oil, and pass on. -