The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-21
"GOING DOWN HILL"
HOW venerable IOwan EVaded the
Greatest Difficulty Which
Besets the Aged.
Burlington, Ia, Hawkeye.

Burlington, Ia, Hawkeye.
An account is going the rounds of the
press of a woman who was so afflicted
with rheumatism for fifteen years that
her entire muscular system became
rigid, and for for all that period she
was kept alive by cruel forced between
her teeth.
Appointment New York physician was
once asked what rheumatism was. He
replied, GOD only knows" He was
undoubtedly right, because rheumatism
seems to spring from a different cause
IN every individual case. If its origin
Is mystery, its effects are too well and
TOO widely known, for there is scarcely
any season OF the year when some per
sons are not more or less afflicted by it.
In general, however, it prevails mostly
among the aged, making their last Cfays
hard TO bear. A prominent physician
once remarked in our hearing, ETf the
aged could but escape the fortunes of
rheumatism, their last years as a rule
would be quiet, peaceful and painless"
Appropos OF the above, Mr.. w. De-
Gems, OF Pella, ILL.,, sends US a COM
munlcatlon which ordinarily we would
not publish except at so much a line.
But his experience has been so remark
able that we think we are justified in
giving place to it. He says:
Dear Slr;-I am 70 years of age.
MY LIE has been active. 1 am we'll
known IN this town, and what say
do not think will be doubted by any one
VINO knows me. Up to a year or two
ago l was the poSSessor of splendid
health, and hoped ] should wear out
my LIE gradually and gracefully. Two
years ago, however, l was overcome
BY that curse of old age, rheumatism.
When 1t first Frustrated me the pain
was so acute l thought 1t was neuralgia,
which medical authorities tell me indi-
Gates low state of the system.
Itancled that this attack was the be-
ginning of the end. / sent for a good
doctor, who trea ed me with electrical
and other agencies, but grew worse.
He finally said my case was a serious
rheumatic one. For six months I could
not use my limbs at all and was
handled by three strong persons, like
helpless child. Then came a period of
better feelings. but reaction followed,
and for SIX long months of pitifuI suffer
ing L was confined to the bed. For
over year [ groaned in agony. I tried
oil ISputdDtS lOIlOnS, uQlmenCS, pIaSCerS
and preparations, in vain. At this
stage my friend Elder Overcamp came
to see me, and upon his urgent recon-
mendation l began to use warmers safe
rheumatic cure, a few bottles of which
gave back to me the use of nv limbs.
| am now sleeping without pain, eating
without distress, and feeling as sprv as
L did when 1 was 60 years OF age.
! cordially recommend that preparation
TO all persons afflicted as l was. and es-
pecially to the thousands of aged men
and women whose last days are embit-
4 tered by this affection"
! Mr.. DeGens' letter is endorsed by
Elder Overcamp, who says he is mem
Der of his church, and his case to him
is surprising and marvellous. Mr.. F. W
! BrinkhOff also endorses the statement
/ in similar terms
There is no doubt that this is true
recital of the case, and Mr.. DeGens' ex-
perience should be an encouragement
to all others suffering as he did, to use
the means he so successfully employed,
for nothing better, if indeed rs good,
can be had in the market.