The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
A HUNTERS STORY.
How he was Overcome and tho way
by Which he was Finally Saved.

"A hONIEkt.S SIORY,
How he was Overcome and tho way
by Which no was Finally Saved.
Correspondents Spirit Of the Times.
An unusual adventure which recently
occurred to your correspondent while
hunting at Brookmere in this state is so
timely and contains so much that can be
made valuable to all readers, that ven
ture to reproduce 1T entire:
The day was most Indictment one and
the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks
wero plentiful. but they principally led
in the direction of a large swamp, in
which the rabbits could run without diff
flculty. but where the hunter constantly
broke through the thin ice, sinking into
the hali-frozen mire to his knees. Not
withstanding these difficulties, the writ
er had preserved; although very small
bag OF game was the result. While
tramp'ng about through a particularly
malarial portion of the swamp, q middle
aged man suddenly came into view, car
rying muzzle loading shot gun and COM
pletely loaded down with game of the
finest description. Natural curiosity.
aside from the involuntary envy that
instinctively arose, prompted the writer
to enter into CONVEX 3ation with the man,
with the following result:
you've had fine success, where did
you get all that gamer"
Right here, in the sw mp"
Its pretty rough hunting in these
parts, especially when man goes up to
his waist every other STEP"
Eyes, it's rot very pleasant, but am
used to it and don't mind it."
"How long have you hunted here
abouts."
"Why, bless you. 1 have lived here
most of my life and hunted up to ten
years ago every year."
"How d 'es i happen you omitted the
last ten years."
Because 1 was scarcely able to move.
much less hunt"
II don't understand your"
"Well, you see, about ten years ago,
after had been tramping around all day
in this same swamp, felt quite pain in
my ankle. didn't mind il very much,
but it kept troubling me for day or two,
and could see it kept increasing. The
next thing l knew, felt the same kind
of pain in my shoulder and found it
panied me to move my arm. This thing
kept going on and increasing, and though
tried to shake off the feeling and make
myself think it was only little temper
airy trouble, found that it did not 20.
Shortly after this my joints began to ache
at the knees and finally became 80 bad
that had to remain in the house most
of the time"
"And did you trace all this to tho fact
that You had hunted 80 much in this
swamp"
mo. + uidn't know what to lay it to,
but l knew that l was in misery. NV
Joints swelled until it seemed as though
all the flesh l had left was punched at
the joints; my fingers crooked in every
way and some Of them became double
Jolnted: In iact, every joint in my body
seemed to vie with the others to see
which coald become the largest and
cause me the greatest suffering. In this
way several years passed on. during
which time was pretty nearly helpless.
| became so nervous and sensitive that
l would sit bolstered up in the chair
and call people that entered the room
chair. While all this was going on, I
felt an awful burning he t 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 10 be on fire.
Didn't, you try to prevent all this
agony"
Try, I should think did try. I tried
every doctor that came within my reac b
and all the proprietary medicines cou i
hear of. l used washes and liniments
enough to last me for all time, but the
only relief received was by injections
of morphine"
well. you talk in very strange man
ner for man, who has tramped around
on a day like this and in 4 swamp like
this. How in the world do you dare do
Because am completely we'll and
sound as dollar. 1t may seem strange.
but it is true that l was entirely cured :
the rheumatism all driven out of nv
blood; my joint reduced to their nat
ural size and my strength made as great
as ever before, by means of that great
and simple remedy, Warmers Safe, Rheu.
matte Cure, which l believe saved my
liie."
matism?'
"Why, no. Even if it should come on.
can eas!Iy get rid OF it BY using the same
remedy"
The writer turned to leave. as it was
growing dark, but before 1 had reached
the city precisely the same symptoms
had just herd described came upon me
with great violence. Impressed with the
hunters. story, tried the same remedy,
and within twen,y-four hours all pain
and inflammation had disappeared. Ifany
reader is suffering from any manner O,
rheumatic or neuralgia troubles and de.
sires relief Yet him by al means try this
same great remedy. And if any readers
doubtth truth of the above incidents or
its statements let them write to A. A.
Coates, Brookmore, N. Y, who was the
man with whom the writer conversed
and convince themselves of its truth OF