The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-27
A STORY.
How He was Overcome and the
way by which He was Fl
naiIy Saved
Correspondence Spirit Of the Times.

hunting at BTookmere IN this State L -
timely and contains 50 much that can be
made valuable to all resGers, that ven
lure to reprodu. L entire
The day W. uost Indictment one n
the snow auitc ..ep Rabbit tracks were
plentiful, bu, icy principally led IN she
direction of a -.ge swamp. In which the
rabbits could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke
through the thin ice, sinking into the
half frozen mlre TO his knees. Notwlth-
standing these difficulties, the writer had
persevered. although a very small bag OF
game was the result. While tran ping
about through a particularly malariai
portion OF the swamp, a Wlddle aged man
suddenly came into view, carrying a muz-
zle loading shotgun and completely load
ed down with game of the finest deScrlp-
zion. Natural curiosity, aside from the
involuntary envy that lnstlncuvely arose
prompted the writer 10 enter into con-
yersarion with the man, with the follow
ing result =,
you've had fine success, where did
you get all that game?'
Right here, il the swamp
Its pretty rough hunting in these
DdIlS- tSpSCldlth NbSh Il Aiau SOSO ~ "
his waist every other step
Yes, it's not very pleasant, but | am
used to it aud don't mind 1t"
"IHow long have you hunted here
abouts.'
why, bless you, | have lived here
most of my life aud hunted up TO ten
years ago every wear.
How does it happen you omitted the
last ten years.
Because | was scarcely able to move,
much less hunt"
II don't understand you n
"Well, you see, about ten years ago,
after [ had been tramplng around all day
in this same swamp, | felt quite a pain in
my ankle. | didn't mind it very much,
but it kept troubling me for a day or two,
and | could see that it kept increasing.
The next thing | knew. | felt the same
kind of a pain in my shoulder and 1
found it panied me to move my arm.
This thing kept going on and increasing.
and though | tried to shake off the feel
ing and make myself think it was only a
little temporary trouble, | found that it
did not 90. Shortly after this my joints
began to ache at the knees and | finally
became SO bad that | had to remain ID
the house most of the time.
And did you trace all this to the fact
that you had hunted so mu'h IN this
swamp
No, / didn't know what to lay it 20,
but | knew that | was II misery. My
ioInts swelled until it seemed 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 vie with the others to see which
could become the largest and cause me
the greatest suffering. Ia this way sew
eral years passed on, during which time
| was pretty nearly helpless. | became
SO nervous and sensitive that | would sit
bolstered up in the chair and call to peo-
pie that entered the room not to come
near me, or even touch my chair. While
all this was & ing on, | felt an awful
burning heat and fever. with occasional
chills running all over nay body, but ea-
p~ecially along my back and through my
shoulders. Theu again my blood SEEM
ed to be boiling and my brain to be on
fr1."
Didn't you try to prevent all this
agony?'
Try, | should think | did try. |
tried every doctor hat came within my
reach aud all the proprietary medicines
could hear of. [ used washes and I'M
ments enough to last ne for all time, but
the only relief | received was By injec-
tions of %morphine."
We'll, you talk in a very strange man
ner for a man, 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 | am completely well and as
sound 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 reduced to their natural
size and my strength made as great as
ever before, by means of that great and
simple remedy, Warmers Safe Rheu-
matte Cure, which | believe saved my
life"
And SO you now have no fear of
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
gro wing 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 Inflammation had disap-
peared. If any reader is suffering from
any manner OF rheumatic or neuralglc
troubles and desires relief let him by
all means try this same great remedy.
And if any readers doubt the truth of
the above incident Orits statements let
them write to a. A. Coates, Brook
mere, \. y. who was the man with
the writer conversed. and con-
themselves Of its truth or falsity.
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