Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28
A HUNTERS STORY.
How he was Overcome and the Way by
which He was Finally Saved.

Correspondence Spirit Of the Iimes.)
An unusual adventure which recently
occurred to your correspondent while hunt
ing at Brookmere in this Stat. is so timely
and contains so much that can be made
valuable to all readers, that venture to
reproduce it entire:
The day was a most Indictment one and
the snow quito dep. Rabbit tracks were
plentiful, but they principally led in the
direction of O la sc 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. Notwiths' anding these
difficulties, the writer had perseve-ed, al
though a very small bag of game was the
result. While tramping about through q
particularly malariai portion OF the swamp,
q middle aged man suddenly came into
view carrying a nuzzie loading shotgun
and completely loaded down with game of
the finest description. Natural curiosity,
aside from the involuntary envy that i'll
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"
"Right Lere, in the swamp"
It's pretty rough hunting in these parts,
especially when man goes up to his waist
every other step"
Yes, it's not very pleasant, but 1 am
used to it and don'5 mind it."
'HOw lOrg have you hunted hereabouts? ?"
"Why, bless you, have lived here most
of my life aud hunted up to ten years ago
every year."
=" How does it happen you omitted the
last ten years"
Because was scarcely able to move,
much less hunt"
~ don't understand you?"
well, you see, about ten years ago. aft
er had Leen tramDing 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 l
could See that it kept increasing. Tie next
thing l knew, felt the same kind of pain
III my shoulder and found it panied me
to move my arm. This thing kept going
On and increasing, and though l tried to
shake eff the feeling and make myself think
it was only little tempo airy trouble, l
found that it did not go. Shortly after this
my joints began to ache at tho knees and
finally became so bad that l had to remain
in the house most of the time"
land did you trace all this to the fact that
you had hunte so much in this swamp"
"NO, didn't know what to lay it to, but
KNEW that was in misery. My joints
swelled until it seemed as though all the
Fl sh had left was punched at the join s;
my fingers crooked in every way and some
of them became double jointed. In fact,
every joint in my body seemed to vie with
tie 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 sensi-
tive that would sit lolstered 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
occasional chills 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
agony"
"lry, l should think 1 did try. tried
every doctor that came with n my reach
and all the proprietary medicines could
enough to last me for all time, but the only
relief received was Ly injections of NOR
phine."
"Wel1, you talk IN very strange man.
ner for man who has tramped around on
day like this and in a swamp like this.
How in the world do you dare to do it"
because l am completely we'll 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 over 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 iS by using the sane
remedy"
The writer turnel to leave, as it was
growing dark, but before had re ached the
city precisely the same symptoms had
just heard described came upon me with
gre at violence. Impressed with the hunt
er's story, tried the same remedy. and
within twenty-four hours al rain and in
Illumination 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 let them write 10 A. A. Coates,
Brookmere, N. Y, who was the man with
whom the WI tier conversed, and convince
themselves of lis truth or falsity. ]. r. C..
A WARM day for the ladies-Fry day
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