Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
WHAT STRUCK HIM.
The Mystery ola Deadly A tack solved
BY Newspaper Paragraph.
Boston Herald

Boston Herald
"How are Americans liked in Eng
land "
And M, B. F. Larrabee. of 40 Chester
Square, ex-director of the New York &
Boston Despatch Express Company,
who has recently returned from o con-
siderable residence in London, answer.
ed; II they have gosd recommends
tons and behave themselves they are
well treated, but they will like the
English people, any way, when acquain-
tance rlpens intoconfidence."
"How do the English compare with
Americana"
THE finest looking men in the world
can be seen on pleasant days of the
London season, promenading Piccadil-
| ~. The English ladies. however, are
neither so neat in appearance nor SO
graceful of form and movement as the
Americans, but they seem to enjoy
more robust health"
Are English people longer lived than
our people?'
II don't know. / have not fully in
vestigated. But remember once hear
ing read newspaper paragraph entiJl-
ed Why do En- lishmen Live Longer
than Americana" That paragraph, by
the way, once solved a great mystery
for me.
'Ah, indeed. another tribute to the
power of the press'?' suggested the re-
porter.
Eyes, if you so please to call it, In
/ 1879, when | was residing at the Com
monwealth hotel, in this city had oc-
casi9n TO do some business in Washis <
ION street When got to the corner of
Franklin, seemed to feel blow in the
breast and fell TO the pavement like a
dead man. When | recovered conscious
ness / was taken to my hotel | first
thought perhaps some enemy had struck
me, but my physicians assured me that
such could not be the case and advised
strictest quiet. For six long weeks
was unable to lie down. was violent
| ly i'll, and my physicians said | would
probably never walk the streets of Bos-
ton again. | did not want to die, hut
who can expect to live when all doctors
say he cannol?" And Mr.. Larrabee
smiled, sarcastically, and expressed
himself very freely concerning the mum
Der of common disorders which are
controlled by remedies which physicians
will not employ.
But bow about that paragraph
Eyes, yes. When | was obliged to
sit up in bed day and night for fear of
sutfocation, and hourly expected death,
my nurse begged the privilege of read
ing that paragraph to me. | refused
him at first but he persisted. 1t des-
cribed my condition 50 exactly, that
for the first time | began to realize
what had Frustrated me. | was filled
with a strange kope / at once dismiss
my physicians and Immediately began
Warmers Safe Cure. In few months,
| was restored to perfect health, not.
withstanding mine was one of the worst
possible cas- - of bright's disease of the
kidneys, which all my physicians
and had the best specialists in Boston,
said was incurable. tell you when a
man gets into the desperate condition
was in, he doesn't forget what rescues
him. "
"But were the effects permanent
THAT was five years ago" said Mr..
Larrabee, "and for thirty years | have
not been so well as during the past five
years. If | had known what / do now
| would have checked the matter long
ago, for it was in my system for years
revealing itself in my blood, by frequent
attacks of chllls, iaundice, vertigo
typhoid fever, nervousness, wakefu
nights, etc, etc. took oversforty bot
ties before got up and over one hun
bred and fifty before ] was we'll / have
commended that treatment in Thousands
lof cases of general debility. kidney anC
jliver disorder, etc, and have never hearC
i'll concerning it. | bank on it"
Speaking of paragraphs, how do En-
glish papers compare with American, ii
this particular"
well, they have fewer witty para
graphs, but the smaller papers, like the
Pail Mall Gazette, st. James Gazette
and TRUTH abound in sharp, incisive
paragraphs without wit. In general,
American papers make the most Of
news, the London papers make the most
Of opinon."
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