The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-02-23
NARROW ESCAPE
of n Well Known citizen of 500
ERafOn from m Horrible DeaIH

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OF Well Known citizen of soAtb
Easfon from n Horrible DeaI
From the Boston Herald.
journalist whose meanderlngs In sqntch OF
news led him Into the thriving viltgo OF
south Easton, yesterday, found thNrecent
escape OF Mr.. Caleb s. Lothrop Of tlNF place
from death I'm one OF It's most horGee aud
repulsiye forms TO be topic OF ge4nl com
men,, raros In reply to all inquses Tor a$lls tho
son william, up here at the shoe fafWry. He'll
Mr.. william b. Lothrop, the gebAemau al.
luded to, was found by the reprer In tho
factory OF Messra. Copeland u Hartwell,
where, with rolled up sleeves, hofas working
manfully at his familiar bonch& He greeted
his visitor cordially, aud exprefsod his Will
ingness to furnish all the Indignation In his
power respecting his fathers qkse.
sTens SG%S bSn yssgs s ss rn sas is9 1
my fathers undor lip. 1t st9fted likoa blood
blister and kept increasing nsize. Its prog
reRs was Glow until within 9hree years, whom
II grew moro rapidly, and &nally spread out
upon his cheek and upon w. lip, both outside
aud inside, extending dowHward to the gums.
II cracked open and split 6tlt like n seed-wart.
Several physicians werefconsulted, but they
could afford no relief, nm said that there was
no hope OF curing him7fhat the terrible cam
Ger would spread until Me face would DO lit
orally eaten or. You Go Imagine how suoh
horrible decision as tit& would affect mau's
peace Of mind. My Vher, who Is now 81
years old, was hard #orklng and Industrious
man, but about yeqt ago, so greatly had tho
prospect OF death from a l0athsome disease az
fected him, his minHbegan TO fail, aud wo
had TO keep an almBt constant watch upon
him. He had become burden TO himself.
The cancer emittaNa most rovoltiug stencil,
which permeatod me entire house.
"Well, this waa aHbout the condition of Affairs
whom, about four4nonths ago, read In the
Boston Herald "a advertisement OF Swlft's
Specific q. S. 8. .htnanufactured by tho Swift
Specific Co., OF Manta,. Ga. / saw that It was
highly recommH hded for blood diseases, and
sent for two lWttles. Father tried one, and
was not apparehtly much helped but the Soc
one had a mar#ed efroct, rs the cancer imms-
diately begau{o heal, and a healthier look adj
peared aboutthe edges. We pcrsisted In tho
treatment wuh Swift's Specific Is. s. 81, aud
now, after uS1ng III all eight large bottles and
four small qpes, all that remains OF the cancer
is small Tbot not so large rs pea, which
ia itself ste81ily disappearing. Naturally, my
fatheris Gfeatly cheered by his improved
condition, " His general health is very good,
and his mfhtal troubles have boen greatly
alleviateX There Is no doubt whatever that
Swifts s. bci1c (s. 8. 81 is entitled to every
particle u the credit for saving my father
from Oath most horrible to think OF. I have
spoken highly OF It's virtues 10 all my neigh.
bors, a4i am glad to be OF any use can In
spreading the good news."
The reporter stopped for moments con-
versa4bn in the business office OF the factory
pefor4 leaving the building. Both momber5
OF thoflrm expressed themselves as cognizant
OF th( main circumstances OF the case rs above
narL4ted "There is no humbug about IT,"
saiGthey. "Whatever Mr.. Lothrop told you,
yoYcan rely upon"