National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05


cncc OF Leading Public nIen-Truths
for the Aged.
Syracuse IN. W Courier.
GLOW long has Inc been in public serviceW
Before the memory os tho oldest inhabi-
tant."
"And he has kept his name untarnshod
during all that periodY
absolutely ~
lie is man / should like to meet"
Tho above conversation occurred between
two gentlemen at one of our leading hotels.
The interrogation was from abroad, tho other
u resident Of this city. The conversation had
driftod into politics, and Hon. Thomas q.
Alyord was tho man whose record and quail
ties were being disguised. TO trace the his
tory of public men who have grown old i'll
tho service is u Iask both interesting to tho
Investigator and entertaining to those who
read his investigations. IL was with this
truth in mind that the writer set out to cali
upon the man about whom these politicians
were SO earnestly talking, at his spacious
residence on Turtle street.
Mr. Alvord, who has been and is, familiarity
known as "Old salt" owing to his advocacy
of the salt interest, IL now we'll advanced in
years being on the shady side Of seventy.
lie has long, white hair and snowy beard
which give him an o ppoaranco both digniied
and grand His voice is full and clear, and
the moment any stranger comes into his
presence ho cannot but be impressed with the
Inherent power of the man. Indeed he was
endowed by nature with an unusually strong
organization, both mentally and physically,
which all the strain of public life, both as
speaker Of the assembly and lieutenant gov
ornor, failed, for many yers, to in any way
undermine.
1t was during tho year 1881. while Mr..
Alvord was % member of tho assembly at
Albany that he first began to feel most pecu-
liar sensations. At that time he was in the
midst of very important work, which was
seriously interfered with by reason Of tho
mysterious troubles which seemed to assail
him. lie felt unaccountable nausea almost
constantly, accompanied by occasional violent
| retChings. History rocounts that Napoleon
the Great while in the midst of his public
career was frequently attacked by an enemy
greater than any he had ever faced, which
came'in the same insidious yet violent manner
as the terrible troubles that overlook Mr..
Alvord, and are to-day menacing SO many
thousands of others In speaking on this sub
| joct to tho writer, Mr.. Alvord said:
This same bitter experience came to mo
again in 1882 while | was o member of the
assembly, with symptoms identical with
those had felt tho year before. | believe II
was largely caused by my advanced years, fol
This. conclusion is evidently the correct one
for / was again attacked last summer while
away from all cares and recreating at my
| island in the st. Lawrence river. L eX
perienced painful sense of fullness in the
lower portion of tho body, accompanied by
sensations of feverish heat or chilling shud
ders. All efforts to move my limbs or body
were followed by intense WEAKNESS or eX
| haustion. Those who have reached my year
| can appreciate my sensations"
And did neither yourself nor tho physi
clans understand the cause or nature of thesI
troubles? ?"
at seems not entirely, for the physicians
failed to relieve me and kept growing worse
| suffered intensely, and tho only relief
could possibly obtain was by lying upon my
back, and this was only temporary"
But you are looking well and strong now
Mr.. Alvord. How did you bring about thu
changes"
"By using,a remedy which is very popular
and which have found wonderfully etlicien
Warmers Safe Cure. Indeed it has proven
remarkable in its power over me. believe
in it, and therefore recommend it to others
especially to those who are advanced in life
who feel u breaking down when there Is N
necessity, and whose lost vitality and man
hood remind them of their increasing years,
The interview then drifted to other topic
but as tho reporter gazed ut tho man who's
experience is so ripe and who has seen 8
much of the different phases of life, ne coul
not but wish that those who are sutlerin
from the various forms Of physical aimen
and especially those persons who are advance
in years, might SEQ and converse with tn
veteran whose experience and knowledg
have been so rich, and who is so firm q be
lever in the efficacy of the remedy that cure
him. There is no excuse for shortening life
us SO many have done and are doing. Thor
is no necessity for "breaking down" carly i
years. Premature decay and death are
disgrace to our modern civilization. The
are wholly needless, and men or women VIII
permit them when they can DO so easil
avoided should blame no one but themselve