The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-26
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Deceptive and Issins ef Modern
l,iis Graphically Described. I

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ly sought DR.. Il, q. Martin. the gentleman
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what about this rurnor, Doctor, That
you ere going 10 meksa public statement
OF sema Important mattefsw
,"Just about the same as you will find IN
all rufnors-some truth; some fiction. l
had contemplated making n publication Of
some remarkable episodas that havo oc.
Cured In my life, but have not completed
ID a. YETI sah Hg#
what Is tho nature Of II, may l inquirer"
" Why, the fact that I afnfa human being
instead OF n spirit. Thave passed through
one Of the most wonderful ordeals that per.
haps ever occurred 10 any man. Tho first
intimatIon / had Of. II was sayeral years
ago, vhenI began 10 feei child a hight
and ~rettloss after retiring. Occasionally
this would be varied BY d soreness OF The
muscles and cramps in my arms and legs.
/ thought, as most people would think, that
IL was only a cold and so paid as little at
this i notieed 4 peculiar catarrhal trouble.
and my throat also became inflamed. As
II this were not variety enough / felt sharp
Mains in NV chest. and n constant tendency
10 L~eadacno.n
"Why didn't you tnke the matterIn hand
and check Il right where n wasW
"why DOESN'T everybody do so, Sim
MY because they think Il Il only some tri.
ling and passing disorder. Thes. troubles
dld MT come ali az once and / thought IL
unmanly TO heed them. I have found,
though. that every physical neglect must
be paid FOR and With large interest. Men
can not draw drafts on their Constitution
without houoring them sometimes. These
minor symptoms I have described, grew
until they were giants OF agony. Ibecame
moro nervous; had a strange futtcring OF
tho heurt, an inability 10 draw q long
breath and an Occasional numbness that
was terribly suggestive Of paralysis. How
could have been so blind as not to under:
aAnd did you do %nothingfD
"Yes, I Travelled. In the spring Of 1870
I wont to Kansas and Colorado, and while
In Denver, I was attacked with q mystcri.
Gus hemorrhags Of the urinary organs and
lost twe1ty pounds OF fesh In three weeks.
One day after my slurn 1 was taken with
a terrible chill and at once advanced 70 a
very severe attack OF pnsumouin.a Nv left
lung soon entirely ff'Icl VITA water and
my legs and body became twice their mt
nrai slrc. WIS DBL god 10 III upright in
bed for several veeks An the midst OF the
seyurest agony, with nv arms over NV
head, and in constapt fear, Of s~uffocation.b
save yoursslii"'
ayes, 4 made frantic efforts. Itried ev.
cry thing that seemed 20 oncr the least
prospect Of relief. / called A council OF
doctors and had them maks an cxhaustive
chemical aud microscopical examination
of my condition. Five OF the hest pbvai.
clans Of Syracuse and savoral from anoth.
81 e.Ly said Il must diei WIZ
4, seemed A.. ,hongs ,h.i, ...s~,,o, -.
trne for my fast hsc.,n. .ald r,v raa,,h
par.bed. NV avs. wnrs . Al siss".
stare nv bniv was cover.d s,,,h ana,,y
clsmmy death sweat, and 1 Rad INV fttss
ma ~ sns ansioss expressions Of my family
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