The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-01
A Visit to Macon. Ga.

Especial Correspondence Atlanta lGa.) Constitu-
ton, July 10, 1881
A representative of the Constitution
spent a portion of last week in Macon. and
was accidentally thrown with Mr.. j. A.
MAY, an employee of Schofield's extensive
iron-works, who startled your reporter by
remarking to him - feel kindly towards
everything apd everybody that comes from
Atlanta, because
! OWE MY LIFE
IS firm in your city, and will gladly give
you a history of my case.
"It was discovered" he said, "when |
was three years old that | had inherited
from some OF my ancestors scroIuous
blood-poison OF the worst type. As gre "
older the disease continued to grow worse.
| had tried i'm turn a score OF the best and
most noted physicians, and had taxed medi-
cine until it seemed farce. Before | was
twenty | had swallowed, IL seems to me,
TWO OF three drugstores, and was living
proof that there was no virtue in medicine
for my disease. The disease and medicine
combined had taxed my system until was
mere physical wreck. was sallow; had
no appetite; had lost flesh until was no
thing hut sores. skin, and bones. The
sluggish blood which flowed slowly through
my veins was full OF poison, and was in
such fearful condition that even pin
scratch would result in an liberated, run
ming sore that would take weeks to heal. |
had taken mercury until my joints were
still, and suffered so from
| MERCURIAL RHEUMATISM
that l was laid up every winter; and the
mercury had soaked into the marrow of
my bones until was an infallible barome-
ter, and could foretell TO certainty the ap-
proach OF rain by the aching in my joints.
Hearing OF Swifps Specific, l determined
to try 1t, but without any faith.
SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE CURE.
commenced improving with the first
bottle, and in short time the stiffness had
left my joints and the sores had disap-
peared from my body. l passed through
last winter without q faint OF rheumatism,
ana have had no appearance of the terrible
disease since. My general health improved
as swuts Specific drove out the monster
winch was eating my life away, and |
gained In flesh until l weigh $50 pounds,
which Is nearly double what it was when
| began the use OF the Specific. For the
flrst time in years enjoy my food. AS
an evidence that swift's Specific has elmi.
mated all the poison from my system. I
cut on one OF my fingers a few months
ago In the machine, and in less than two
weeks 1t Ind healed up nicely; and few
days ago l mashed my thumb with ham.
mer. and you can see 1t is healing up fast.
II either OF these accidents had happened a
year ago, the chances are that would have
lost my hand. In summing up, will say
that my experience proves beyond the
shadow Of doubt that Swift's Specific will
cure the worst case of blood poison, even
when II descends as an inheritance; that
II VIII cure mercurial rheumatism. and
drive the mercury out Of the bones, Joints
and system; and that it will build up the
general health, and is the best medicine in
the world. My case alone is enough to
convince anybody; but l have known it
used In number OF cases, and it has never
failed IN single nstance.''
Mr.. May will take pleasure in answering
any letters In regard TO his case.
Y. NJ. l., A.