The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-01-26

The E~cape u Well knoun ex-Army
snrgson from ~ Unforeseen


N<<srs xdiors:
seldom appear publicly n print. bur she
facts connected with ny experience which
follow are % striking. and bear y closely up
IN the experience o. Others, that vcnture 10
repIo luce them entire:
In the Aonth ~ September. 1873 4 was
practicing me iicine IN >e1 0tieans- Tie suln-
ncr hal been excessively bot and everybody
WIS combining o. being exhausted aul fee.-
Ing tired. Il VAS not an ulffequent occur
renee % have patients ask for something 10
also partake ot the same universal lasstude
cr weakness. did MOI Aitrn me. ! supposed
that o.ct-Nork and exposure hal l1o iuccd
temporary physical plostsatiou, therefore 1
male trip 70 -. PAUL MINI. thinking that
arest a ; few weeks ~ cooler climate
would soon rein,isorate me Little ala
dream, however. what was IN store icr ne:
After getting settled In my rev qu Itcr-
took short wax every day. mi PATIENTLY
ava ted 4 return Of strength, but IN spite ~
and even any slight exercise became a.
borious and t.rcsomc. During this time
1 had frequent dun aching pains ia
my head, aud through ms hack and
hips, occ Asionl shooting pains IN various parts
Of the DO y, with soreness. shortuess " breath,
and palfitsfinn Of the heart Ny feet and
hands would he like Ice one dar. aud burn win
heat the next hid no desire for food. and
what did eat distressed me: my sleep De-
came disturbed with the frequent desire 10
urinate The quantity u nuld PASSED would
rro:n NV Then for davs Would = A, e.re
fcctly free from this desire and nothing .esmei
10 be the matter: nevertheless nIr debility
gradually increased My eyeliis Netr pulled
out my bowels we're alternately torpid aud
TOO active. the urine would be clear some days,
On others II would b. 81 high color anil depo-it
NJ N 80 lac.
would te whitish appearance and thin
greasy scum wOuli rise - the top lnc pains
In iry hesd back. chest joints. bowels nd
bones were horrible IL the extreme ! went
IN vain fro place ~ place and consute the
best medical authorities tie country afforis:
Iwou'd have chil oac day aud 4 burning
fever the next 1 suffered excruci .tin9.y Win
a numbncss Of my icct and hands. and a. the
base ~ tie brain and between my shoulders;
Al times NY limbs and body Nouli boat and
phyri ianssad ~ suffering from The dropsy
How could he 20 blind ID the teri bic
trouble that was dcx0urinx me. ! AZ mot
know: but there IRE thousands toisy who
are suffering from the me use +nl are as
ignorant 81 IT. natnse 4. rfss Ay skin was
again Il would be like saifrs,n. aud thi- terri
tc res less ess. and 1 m ght say wilness,
WAS followed by dull. heavy. dr0wsy ssnsA-
ton wins waste 10 mere skeleton cx-
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