The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-02-22
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He was Overcome and the Way by
which He was Finally Saved.

An unusual adventure which recently
occurred to your correspondents while hunt
ing at Brookmere in this State is SO timely
and contains so much that can be made
valuable to all readers, that l venture to
reproduce it entire:
The day was q most Indictment one and
the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were
plentiful, but they principally led in the
direction of la &c swamp, in which the
rabbits could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke through
the thin ice, sinking into the half-frozen
mire to his knees. Notwithst anding these
difficulties, the writer had persevered, al
though very small bag of game was the
result. While tramping about through a
pal ticularly malarial portion OF the swamp,
a middle aged man suddenly came in o
view carrying a muzZie loading sho! gun
and completely loaded down with game of
the finest description. Natural curiosity,
aside from the involuntary envy that in
stinctively arose, prompted the writer to
enter into conversation with the man, with
the following result:
You've had fine success, where did you
get all that gamer"
"kight Eere, in the swamp"
It's pref yrough hunting in these parts,
especially when man goes up to his waist
every other STEP"
eS, nOC very peasant DuL am
used to it and don'J mind it."
"How long have you hunte d hereabouts"
"Why, bless you, have lived here most
Of my life and hunted up to ten years ago
every year."
I" How does it happen you omitted the
last ten years"
because was scarcely able to move,
much less hunt"
~ dent understand your"
oil wei nh tavS nff
er had been tramping around all day in
this same swamp, felt quite pain in my
ankle. didn't mind it very much, but it
kept troubling me for day or two, and
could see that it kept increasing. The next
thing knew, felt the same kind of pain
in my shoulder and / found it panied me
to move my arm. This thing kept going
shake eff the feeling and make myself think
it was only little temporary trouble, 1
found that it did not go. Shortly after this
my joints began - ache at the knees and
finally became so bad that had to remain
in the house most of the time"
"And did you trace all this to the fact that
you had huntei so much in this swampP'
"No, l didn't know what to lay it to, but
l knew that was in misery. My joints
swelled until it seemed as though all the
flesh had left was punched at the join s !;
my fingers crooked in every way and some
of them became double ointed. In fact,
every joint in my body seemed to vie with
the others to see which could become the
largest and cause me the greatest suffer.
ing. In this way several years passed on,
during which time l was pretty nearly
helpless. became so nervous and sensl-
tive that would sit bolstered up in the
chair and call to people that entered the
room not to come near me, or even touch
my chair. While all this was going on, I
felt an awful burning heat and fever, with
occasional cilills running all over my body,
but especially along my back and through
my shoulders. Then again my blood seemed
to be boiling and my brain to be on fire"
Didn't you try to prevent all this
ngony"
airy, should think I did try. tried
every doctor that came within my reach
and all the proprietary medicines l could
hear OF. l used washes and liniments
enough to last me for all time, but the only
relief received was by injections of NOR
phine."
"Well, you talk in a very strange man.
ner for q man who has tramped around on
a day like this and in q swamp like this.
How in the world do you dare to do it 20
Because l am completely well and as
sound as a dollar. II may seem strange,
but it is true that was entirely cured; the
rheumatism all driven out of my blood; my
W IiciE udtuTdl Size anu
strength made as great as ever before, by
means of that great and simple remedy,
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure, which
believe saved my life."
And so you now have no fear of rheu-
matism.'
"Why, no. Even if it should come on, /
can easily get rid of it by using the sane
remedy"
The writer turned to leave, as it was
growing dark, but before had reached the
city precisely the same symptoms had
just heard described came upon me with
great violence. Impressed with the hunt
er's story, tried the same remedy, and
within twenty-four hours all pain and in
fammation had disappeared. If any read
er is suffering from any manner of rheu-
matte or neuralgia troubles and desires re-
lief let him by all means try this same
great remedy. And if any readers doubt
the truth of the above incident or its state
mentS lei them write to A. A. Coates,
Brookmere, n. Y, who was the man with
whom the writer conversed, and convince
themselves of lis truth or falsity. j. r. G..
A WARM day for the ladies-Fry day