The true northerner., 1884-03-06
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He Was Overcome, and the Way by
which He Was Finally Saved.

which He Was Finally Saved.
Correspond ence Spirit OF the Timesl
An unusual adventure which recently oc-
Cured TO your correspondent while hunting
at Brookmcre, in this State, is so timely aud
contains 20 much that can he made valuable
10 all readers, that venture TO reproduce IL
entire:
The day was most inclement one aud the
snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were penti-
ful, but they principally led I'm the direction
OF large swamp I'm which the rabbits could
run without difficulty but where the hunter
constantly broke through the thin Ice, sink
ing into the haif-frozen mlre to his knees.
Notwithstanding these difficulties, the writer
had persevered, although very small
bag OF game was the result.
Willie tramping about through par
ticularly malarial portion of the swamp,
middle-aged man suddenly came into view,
carrying muzzle-loading shotgun, and COM
pletely loaded down with game of the finest
description. Natural curiosity, aside from
the Involuntary envy that instinctivcly
arose. prompted the writer TO enter into con-
versation with the man, with the following
result:
you've had fine success; where did you
get all that gamer
"Right here in the swamp
"Its pretty rough hunting In those parts,
especially when man goes up to his waist
"Yes, it's not very pleasant, but am used
to IL, and don't mind it,
"How long have you hunted hereaboutsT'
"Why, bless you, have lived here most OF
my life and hunted mp TO ten years ago every
year.
'How docs it happen you omitted the last
ten yearsY
"Because ] was scarcely able to move,
much less hunt"
~ don't unde rstand your
swell, you see, about ten years ago. after
! had been trampng around all day in this
same swamp, felt quite pain in my ankle.
didn't mind 1t very much, but IL kept troub-
ling me for a day or two, and could see that
IL kept increasing. The next thing knew,
felt the same kind of pain in my shoulder
and IL panied me TO move my arm This thing
kept going on and increasing, and though /
tried TO shake oil the feeling and make my
self think IL was only little temporary
trouble. l found that ii did not go. Shortly
after this my joints began TO ache at the
knees and i finally became so bad that had
to remain in the house most of the time
'And did you trace all this 10 the fact that
you had hunted so much in this swamp
mo- didn't know what 10 lay 1t 10, but
knew that was i'm misery. My joints swcled
until IL seemed though all the flesh had
left was punched at the joints; my fingers
crooked in every way and some Of them be-
came double-jointed. In fact, every joint in
my body seemed 10 vie with the others 10 sec
which could become the largest and cause mo
the greatest suffering. In this way several
years passed on, during which time l was
pretty nearly helpless. became SO nervous
and sensitive that | would sit bolstered up in
the chair and call TO people that entered the
room not 10 come near me, OF even touch my
chair. While all this was going on. telt an
awful burning heat and fever, with occasional
chills running all over my body, but espe-
cially along my back and through my shoul-
ders. Then again my blood seemed 10 be
boiling and my brain TO be on fire."
Didn't you try to prevent all this agonyT'
'"rry? / should think i did try. i tried
every doctor that came within my reach and
all the proprietary medicines | could hear OF.
used washes and liniments enough TO last
,me for all time, but the only relief received
was by injections of morphine"
'Well, you talk in very strange manner
for man who has tramped around on day
like this, and in a swamp like this. How in
the world do you dare to do itY
because / am completely well and as
sound as dollar. II may seem strange, but
il is true that was entirely cured; the rhcu-
matism all driven out OF my blood; my joints
reduced TO their natural size and my strength
made as great rs ever before, by means of
that great and simple remedy, Warmers Safe
Rheumatic CLre, which l believe saved my
life"
"And so you now have no fear of rheu.
matismY"
"why, no. Even if it should come on,
can easily get rid of it 10y using the same
remedy"
The writer turned 10 leave, as 1t was grow
ing 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
disappeared. If any reader is suffering from
any manner of rheumatic or neuralgia
! troubles, and desires relief let him, by all
means, try this same great remedy. And II
any readers doubt the truth of the above
! incident or its statements, let them write TO
! a. A. Coates, Brookmere, N. Y, who was tho
| man with whom the writer convcrsed, and
convince themselves of its truth or falsity.
l. II. G.