Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
A LEGISLATORS STORY.

The peculiar political changes which have
occurred I'm Michigan within the past few years,
causing 1t TO be transferred from the fist of
surely Republican States 10 that of doubtful
ones, give a seasonable interest to a story told
by Mr.. M. j. Ludington, Jr., of Verona, that
State, an ex-member Of the Michigan Legisla-
ture Mr.. Ludington, who is one of Verona
Mills most progressive citizens, was elected to
ency some six years. That Mr.. Ludington has
not figured largely In public life since he re-
turned from the State capital Is due to pecu-
liar consJtenation of circumstances that apply
illustrate by what apparently trivial matters
political career may be made or unmade:
"Thc second day of August 1879" In the
honorable gentleman's words, twas very hot
day, and ate hot dinner and got very warm
] got into my buggy after dinner and started
toward Verona Mills. had driven about three
miles when i met q Northwest wind and hail
storm. got q little wet and became chilled
drove on home, sixteen miles distant and
when reached there felt sick. went to bed
and my wife made me some ginger tea, but not
enough to sweat me. The next morning IA
pain, sharp and piercing as knife, caught me
In thQtnlles and / could hardly step. The
next say l could not walk at ALL We did
everything we could think of, with NORWOOD
and vinegar. smartweed and other remedies,
but with no good effect. Neither my wife nor
could discover what the matter was.
'ln three or four days l could not stir nor
turn In bed A doctor was called In who said
l had rheumatism of the worst kind. He re-
lieved me II great deal and drove out the pain
wherever 1t caused swellii G.. | got better in
six months and was able to walk a little, but
the disease settled in my ankles and continued
to trouble me- Last October QSS4) l began
taking prescription which the doctor said
would drive the swelling out of my ankles.
In November the rheumatism began to scatter
first To my toes then to my hips and back and
all over me. then quit taking the medicine,
as ] was getting worse ] tried everything in
my efforts to get better, but continued to
in bed and it nearly took my life to draw a
long breath. My wife had to put mustard
plasters on my breast and side 10 ease me so
that could breath.
81 read an advertisement of Athlohporos in
religious paper published at Detroit, and
though had not much faith in 1t | sent for a
bottle. | thought l should die before it ar
rived so great was my pain. In thirty-six
hours after ! had began taking the medicine /
was cured of my rheumatism, have been able
Ia sleep ever since, and have had no more
pain That was the 14th of last May. / sent
FOR and got six bottles more from Detroit.
After taking four of them the swelling has
nearly all gone, except in one of my ankles
where was hurt last fall and that is getting
better ever day. Thank God for Athlophoros.
Ii has done everything for me.''
And all this long sickness came from a hot
meal taken on a warm day, followed by a chill.
If MIR Ludington returns 10 public life it may
be safe to say that he will go around with a
bottle of Athlophoros as q cure for the physi-
cal evils from which not even legislators are
exempt
Ifyou cannot get ATHLoPHoRos ofy ur druggist, we
will send It express paid on receipt Of regular price
from your druggist but If lie hasn't It. do not be per
suadcd To try something else but order ~ once from
New York