The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-22
MIR. eILTs DAuGHIER.

Poor Katiel A great sufferer she was,
and most patiently did she endure in the
hope that at last her sufferings would
come to an end. She was just budding
into womanhood; fne-looking girl of
nearly nineteen, who had, previous to her
attack of illness, enjoyed robust health.
Let her mother tell the story, as she
told it to two of our editorial friends who
recently spent an evening at the house.
"Katie's illness came on slowly, with
great pain in her thigh and hip. For
while she kept on going to school, but the
pains became SO severe that she had to
stay at home, and most of the time lie
down on little lounge here in the sitting
room. We tried the best physicians we
could get. The disease bafied them all.
One said 1t was liberation of the thigh
bone, and wanted to have the poor child
undergo a terrible operation. 1t turned
out to be sciatic rheumatism. Poor
child how she did sufferl About four
o'clock in the afternoon she would begin
screaming with pain. She couldn't help
it. She would scream and moan till
about four in the morning. Then she
would fall asleep from WEAKNESS, and
sleep for some hours. This went on for
about eight months. During the nights
neither she nor could sleep.
"Katie was a great reader. One day,
In paper, she saw an advertisement OF
Athlophoros. She asked me to get it and
see if it wouldn't cure her. We had tried
a good many different things, but I
thought we would try this. And went
and got bottle. gave her dose of it
towards evening. 1t was simply wonderful
how it quieted thepoor child's pain and put
her into gentle sleep. She slept nicely
until ten. Then she was in great
perspiration. She walked, and gave her
another dose, for the first one had done
her SO much good. Then she fell asleep
again and slept till morning. Her pain
was gone. She had hardly any returns oft.
The Athlophoros did the work for her
most completely.
"But the terrible sciatica had drawn
Katie's leg up, and made it shorter than
it had been, by several inches. She was
lame for life, although the rheumatism
was all driven out of her. She had to walk
on crutches. One day she fell down stairs
and was so badly hurt that she had to be
taken to the hospital. There she suffered
a great deal, and after some weeks she
died.
"Father Tscheider, of the Paulist
Fathers, saw much of Katie during her
illness, and knows all about us. Go and
ask him, and he will tell you all about it.
Some time ago we gave letter about
Katie's case, and it was published. We
have had numerous inquiries in reference
to it, all of which we promptly answer.
az must tell you," continued Mrs. Gill,
"of our neighbor, Mrs. Summers, and her
eleven-year old boy. The boy had one of
the most terrible attacks of rheumatism |
ever knew a boy to have. / had little
Athlophoros left in the bottle from which
Katie had taken. I gave it to Mrs. Summers,
and she gave it to the child who was scream
ing with pain. When Mr.. Summers came
home, he was surprised to find the boy
sitting up, free from pain, and cheerfully
singing. / wish you would go and see
them. They live not far from here, on
West 18th street, No. 905."
Mr.. Gill added in his own behalf:
"I have had a good deal of rheumatism
myself, chiefly in my shoulders and arms.
But took Athlophoros and l got rid of
the trouble. did not have to take much
either. / found the medicine acted very
quickly"
The Rev. Father Peter Tscheider, assist
ant pastor of the Church ofthe Holy Fam
lily, was found at his pastoral residence, No.
AIT West 18th street, Chicago. Father
Tscheider took pleasure in saying that he
knew Mr.. and Mrs. Gill, and that he
esteemed them highly; also that he had
seen Katie frequently during her illness,
and knew all about her wonderful re-
covery from sciatica, and her subsequent
injury and her illness at the hospital.
If you cannot get ATHLoPHoRos Of your drug
gist, we will send it express paid, on receipt OF
that you buy it from your druggist, but II he
hasn't it, do not be persuaded to try something