The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-07
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He Was Overcome, and the Way by
Which He Was Finally Saved.
Correspondenee Spirit of the Times.

correspondence Spirit of the Times
An unusual adventure, which recently occur
red to your correspondent while hunting at
Brookmere, in this State, is so timely and con
tains so much that can be made valuable to all
readers, that venture to reproduce it entire:
The day was most inclement one and the
snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were plentiful
but they principally led in the direction of large
swamp, in which the rabbits could run without
difficulty, but where the hunter constantly broke
through the thin ice, sinking into the half frozen
mlre to his knees. Notwithstanding these diff
fculties the writer had persevered, although q
very small bag of game was the result While
tramping about through a particularly malarial
portion Of the swamp, middle-aged man sud
denly came into VIEW carrying muzzle-loading
shotgun and completely loaded down with game
of the finest description. Natural curiosity
aside from the involuntary envy that instinct
lively 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
Fright here in the swamp
Its pretty rough hunting in these parts,
other STEP
Yes, its not very pleasant, but am used to it
and don't mind it.
How long have you hunted hereaboutsH
why, bless you, have lived here most of
my life, and hunted up to ten years ago every
year"
How does it happen you omitted the last ten
years.
Because I was scarcely able to move, much
less hunt
Il don't understand your
well, you see about ten years ago after I
had been tramping around all day in this same
swamp, | felt quite pain in my ankle. L didn't
mind it very much, but it kept troubling me for
day or two and l could see that it kept increas-
ing. The next thing l knew [ felt the same
kind of a pain in my shoulder, and 1 found it
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going and nceasing. and though | tried to
shake off the feeling and make myself think it
was only a little temporary trouble, found that
it did not go. Shortly after this my joints be-
gan to ache at the knees, and finally became
bad that had to remain in the house most of
the time
Did you trace all this to the fact that you had
hunted so much in this swamp
mo, didn't know what to lay it to- but
knew that in misery. My joints swelled
until it seemed as though all the flesh had left
was punched at the joints; my fingers crooked in
every way and some of them became double
jointed. In fact, every joint i'll my body seemed
TO vie with the others to see which could become
the largest and cause me the greatest suffering
In this way several years passed on, during
which time was pretty nearly helpless. ! be-
came so nervous and sensitive 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,
felt an awful burning heat and fever, with Occa
sional chills running all over my body, but es
pecially along my back and through my shout
ders Then again my blood seemed to be boiling
and my brain to be on fire."
Didn't you try to prevent all this agonyF
'"Tryl l should think did try. tried every
doctor that came within my reach and all the
proprietary medicines | could hear Of / used
washes and liniments enough to last me for all
time, but the only relief received was by in
jections of morphine"
well, you talk in very strange manner for
a man, who has tramped around day like
this, and in a swamp like this How in the world
do you dare to do it!'
because ! am completely well and as sound
as dollar. 1t may seem strange, but it is true
that was entirely cured; the rheumatism all
driven out of my blood; my joints reduced to
their natural size and my strength made as great
as ever before, by means of that great and sim
pie remedy, Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure,
which believe saved my life"
"And so you now have no fear of rheumatism"
"Why, no. Even if it should come on, | can
easily get rid of it by using the same 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 hunters story tried the same rem
edy and within twenty-four hours all pain and
inflammation had disappeared. If any reader is
suffering from any manner of rheumatic or neu
ralgic troubles and desires relief let him by all
means try this same great remedy. And if any
readers doubt the truth of the above incident or
its statements let them write to A. A. Coates,
Brookmere. N. Y, who was the man with whom
the writer conversed and convince themselves of
its truth or falsity. j.. C.