The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-12

love and sympathy which have reached me
from other suffering ones. | would gladly
respond to the kind messages if it was in
my power, but can only send my grateful
thanks by the hand of friend. in this
way
little over one year after the above APP
peared in the Circular Letter the weary
hours of this sufferer were over.
Another writes: Il have been sufferer
for % years; for the last ten have not walk
ed step, and the last nine have not been
able to lie down. have to sit in my chair
both day and night
Another writes: ''Only think. | have
been an invalid 81 years! Forty-ni
weary years | have been confined to this
bed of pain and weakness. 1t is astonish-
ing how much the human system can en-
dure. | was only eighteen years old when
this disease settled internally, so that |
could not walk. But could sit up short
time during the two years and half. but
all these 40 years could not take a step or
sit in my chair to have my bed made, but
am taken up by kind of machinery. 1t
is sad trial But then have so many
blessings, SO much to thank God for. Oh.
how thankful | feel for my eyes and the
use of my hands. | can do so much for
myself. l have done a good deal of light
work while lying ON the bed. This has
been a great comfort. can do but little
now | am so weak
Il am now 20 years old No one thinks
am 70 till tell them; my hair is but lit
tie gray.
Il have many letters from the Shut In
Band, but cannot answer them all. | am
glad | know of it and belong to it. God
bless all the poor suffering ones.
EXTRACTS FROM THE ''sHUT IN VISITOR"
Another writes: among the many bless
ings and favors extended to me during a
shut i'll life of % years with spinal disease,
it has been my Heavenly Fathers good
pleasure to, through the kindness of my
friends and correspondents, John G. Whit
tier and Frances Willard, to introduce me
to your suffering band. y
Another writes: Il have been shut in
more than 40 years, and entirely unable
to walk for 80 years; am at present wholly
dependent upon friends for every comfort
of my life; cannot turn myself in bed. or
move my feet in the slightest degree, and
my arms are almost useless, only having
strength in my hands to sew, knit or write,
with great effort. These sufferings and
privations are the result of spinal disease
Another writes: GLOW | wish | could
see you all, and learn from each the story
of shut in life-not from curiosity, but
from true sympathy, having myself been
wholly confined to my bed for II years.
Another writes: 1T is nearly Is years
since was laid aside, and my suferings at
times are intense. | have not to bear my
whole long illness at once, but minute by
minute.
One hundred and seven million. two hun
hundred minutes, in the 206 years, the
writer's of the above extracts have had to
bear their mental as we'll as their physical
suffering. Who will help me ascertain
band have been wholly confined to beds of
torture? Also the number of years that
have been spent by self-sacrifcing relatives
and friends in ministering to this army of
suffering, helpless humanity?
What stupendous exposition of the
ignorance of the people regarding the great
est work of Nature, this Societyis, Anex-
position which should cause every person
of common sense to blush scarlet with
shame at such state of affairs
An exposition which should set people
to asking each other if it is not about the
day and age of the world Ito begin to COM
| mence'' to learn how to run this machine
one trillion times more wonderful, and
precious than even the Corliss engine, so
there will not be SO many boilers, escape
valves, journals, cogs, wheels pulleys.
levers etc., etc, out OF repair?
From my point of view this society,
which has as yet received but little no.
tice from the outside world, is entitled to
more consideration than all other societies
in the world combined. and furthermore
from my point of view, sketch of it
and its objects should be kept standing in
the columns of every paper in the land un-
til every invalid every humanitarian, and
even those to whom this sketch is partic-
ularly dedicated, thoroughly comprehended
why this society should receive the seri-
Gus attention of the whole civilized world.
And until they rise en- mdsse and demand
that the State, after thoroughly impressins
upon every mind that knowledge Of
and obedience to hygienic and physiological
laws are sacred duties they owe to them
selves, to future generations and to society,
shall educate every person within its Dor
ders in the best known Hygienie, Physio-
lgical, Psychological, chronological, Phys
iognomic and Philanthropic laws.
GOLDEN TEXTS FOR THE MILLIONS.
is there anything better in a State than
both men and Women be rendered the very
best? There is not Plato.
"A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit. "-,I6sus
Cordially invite correspondence by
letter with every one who takes any inter