Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-02-21
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He Was Overcome and the Way
by Which He was Finally
Saved.
Correspondence 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 it entire:
The day was most inclement one
ALL the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks
were plentiful, but they principally led
in the direction of large swamp, in
which the rabbits could run without
difficulty, but where the hunter con-
stantly broke through the thin ice, sink
ing into the half-frOzen mire to his
knees. Notwithstanding these difficult
les, the writer had peroevered, although
very small bag of game was the re-
suit While tramping about throug Oh q
particularly malarial portion of the
swamp, a middle aged man suddenly
cane into view, carrying a muzzle load
ing shotgun and completely loaded
down with game of the finest descrip-
ton. Natural curiosity, aside from the
involuntary envy that instinctively
arose, prompted the writer to enter into
conversation with the man, with the
following result:
you've had fine success; where did
YOU get all that game?"
'h'ghG mere, IN she swamp.
Its pretty rough hunting in these
! arts especially when man gets up to
his waist every other step
Yes, it's not very pleasant, but I
am used to it AMI don't mind it,
How long have you hunted herea-
bouts"
why, bless you, I have lived here
most 0fmy life and hunted up to ten
wears ago every wear"
'How does it happen you omitted the
last ten years"
B, cause I was scarcely able to move,
much Jess hunt"
Il don't understand your"
"Well, you see, about ten years ago,
after [ had been tramping around all
day in this same swamp, [ felt quite a
pain in my ankle. [ didn't mind it very
much, but it kept troubling mo for day
or two and [ could see that it kept in
creaSing. The next thing | knew, | felt
the same kind of a pain in my shoulder
and [ found it panied me to move my
arm. This thing kept going on and in
creasing, and though [ tried 20 shake off
the feeling and make myself think it
was only little temporary trouble,
found that it did not go. Shortly after
this my joints began to ache at the knees
and [ fiually became so bad that I had
TO remain in the house most of the
time"
"And did you trace all thii to the fact
that you had hunted so much in this
swamp"
mo, [ didn't know what to lay it to.
but [ knew that [ was IN misery. Ny
Joints swelled until it SCENE. as though
all the flesh [ 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 we with the others to see
which could become the large. t and Cause
me the grratest suffering. In this way
several years passed on, during which
time [ was pretty nearly helpless. ]
became SO nervous and sensitive that
would sit boIstered up in the chair and
| call 20 people that entered the room not
to come near me, or even touch my
chair. While all this was going on,
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"
Cry, should think I did try. TRIED
every doctor that came within my reach
AID all the proprietary medicines J
| could he ar of. used washes and lini-
ments enough to last me for all time,
| but the only relief I received was by in
| iect Ons of morphine
well, you talk in very strange man
| neT for . mar, who has tramped around
| on a day like this and in a swamp like
| this. How in the world do You dare to
+ do it?'
Because I am completely well and
| as sUHnd as a dollar. 1t may seem
| strange, but it is true that | was entirely
| cured; The rheumatism all driven out of
| my blood; my JOINTS redu ed to their ma
| tural size and my strength made As great
| as ever b-fore, by means Of that great
! AMI simple remedy, Warmers Safe Rheu-
! matte Cure, which [ believe saved my
| life"
| "And 50 you now have no fear Of
| rheumariem?"
"Why, no. Even if it should come on,
! can easily get rid of it by using the
| same remedy"
The writer turned to leave, as it was
! growing dark. but before [ had reached
! the city precisely the same symptoms |
| had just heard described came upon me
| with great violence. Impressed with the
hunters story. | tried the same remedy,
| and within twenty-four hours all pain
and inf 4mmation had disappeared. If
| any r.ader is suffering from any
manner of rheumatic or neuralgia
troubles and desires relief let him
by all means try this same great
remedy. And if aRy readers doubt 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
with whom the writer conversed and
convince themselves of its truth or
falsIty. J. r. c..