Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-07
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He was Overcome and the Way by
which, He was Finally Saved.

How He was Overcome and tho Way by
whichs He was Finally Saved.
Correspondence Spirit of the 7ynes.)
An unusual adventure which recently
occurredt to your correspondent while hunt
ing at Brookmere in this State is so timely |
n contains so much that can be made
valuable to all readers, that I venture to
reproduce it entire:
Inc day was a most inclement one and
the'snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were
dlrectlon of q largo swamp, in which the
RABBITS could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke through
the thin ice, sinking into the half-frozen
m.Ie to his knees. Notwithstanding these
difficulties, the writer had persevered, al
result. While tramping about through a
particularly malarial portion of the swamp,
a middle aged man suddenly came into
view carrying q muzzle loading shotgun
and completely loaded down with game of
the finest description. Natural curiosity.
aside from the involuntary envy that in
stlnctlvely arose, prompted the writer to
enter into conversation with the man, with
the following result:
You've q ino success, where did you
get all that gameW
Right here, in the swamp"
Its pretty rough hunting in these parts,
especially when a man goes up to. his waist
every other STEP"
"tYes, it's not very pleasant, but I am
used to it and don't mind it,"
"Aaw long have you hunted hereabouts?"
why, bless you, I have lived here most
of my life and hunted up to ten years ago
every sXc ysa IT, 81 .nno,
last ten years."
because 1 was scarcely able to move,
much less hunt"
"Idon't understand youY"
well, you see, about ten years ago., aft
er had been tramping around all day in
this same swamp, l felt quite a pain in my
ankle. l didn't mind it very much, but it
kept troubling me for a day or two, and 1
could see that it kept increasing. The next
thing l knew, l felt the same kind of a pain
in my shoulder and l found it panied me
to move my arm. This thing kept going
on n increasing, IL though I tried to
shake of the feeling and make myself think
it was only a little temporary trouble, 1
found that it did not go. Shortly after this
my joints began to ache at the knees and I
finally became so bad that 1 had to remain
in the house most of the time"
"And did you trace all this to the fact that
you had hunted so much in this swamp"
"No, didn't know what to lay it to, but
| knew that l was in misery. My 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-jointed. In fact,
every joint in my body seemed to vie with
the 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. l became SO nervous and sensi-
tive that I would sit bolstered up in the
chaif and call to people that entered the
room not to come near me, OF even touch
NV .nloi~ tNLi1o oil fh;e ,,.,~ -o:.- -,
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%
"Try, I should think I did try. I tried
every doctor that came within my reacl
and all the proprietary medicines Icoulc
hear of. l used washes and liniments
enough to last me for all time, but the only
relief | received was by injections of NOR
phine."
"Well, you talk in a very strange man
ner for a man who has tramped around OF
a day like this and in a swamp like this
How in the world do you dare to do iii?
Because l am completely we'll and a
sound as a dollar. 1t may seem strange
rheumatism all driven out of my blood; my
joints reduced to their natural size and m,
strength made as great as ever before, b.
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
matismw
"Why, no. Even if it should come on,
a easily get rid of it by using the sam
remedy"
The writer turned to leave, as it wa
growing dark, but before 1 hadreached tn
city precisely the same symptoms l ha.
just heard described came upon me witt
great violence. Impressed with the hunt
er's story, I tried the same remedy, an.
within twenty-four hours all pain and in
fammation 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 sam
great remedy. And if any readers doub
the truth of the above incident or it's state
ments let them write to A. A. Coates
Brookmere, N. Y, who was the man witt
whom the writer conversed, and convinc
themselves of its truth OF falsity. ]. R. c