Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-30

IN many Of our large cities there have
recently been efforts towards putting char
ny ON . better system than before, and
directing the gifts Of the benevolent into
channels where they will do the most
good. Able-bodied tramps are made to
work, and exhibitors Of hideous deformi-
ties are sent to asylums. The money
which, under the old lack Of system, would
6nd it's way into the pockets of these mis-
cradle persons, is now given TO the deserv-
ing poor. The organization and manage
ment Of this charity business is
work Of magnitude and importance.
In New Haven, Conn, it is in the hand OF
Board of Associated Charities" whose
active man is the Secretary, the Rev. h.
N. Seelye. Mr. Seelye is a vigorous gen
tleman in the prime Of life, with keen
eye 10 detect fraud or 10 expose hypo-
critic. The conversation recently turned on
some Of the ailments OF the disabled, and
consequent hindrances to obtaining work.
Said Mr. Seelye, ave have great many
old people in our care and very prevalent
trouble is rheumatism. In many instances
the cases are old and chronic. You know
how difficult rheumatism is to eradicate
from II 1se who have had it for many
years, and whose constitutions are badly
broken down. There was an old man at
the pOor-house whose case was q very ro-
mantle one. He was supposed to be all
alone in the world. He thought his
family were all dead. He had long az
been given up by all his friends, for they
supposed he was dead. He was utterly
helpless with rheumatism. He had an
idea that if he could only get out he could
look up some Of his old friends and posi-
bly, find them. We had for some time been
experimenting with new remedy that
had used in my own family with very great
benefit, and bottle of Athlophoros was
given the old man. Lame and impotentas
be was, it had an almost miraculous effect
upon him. He was enabled to walk
around the place. Soon he got SO much
better that lie could go out by himself.
Bome friends gave him money enough to
push his way to Hartford, and there, sure
enough, he found that his son, whom he
had thought to be dead, was not only
alive, but engaged in a prosperous business,
and with no idea that the venerable old
man was in the land of the living! The
meeting between the two is described as
being something worthy the best skill Of
the dramatist."
"What was the experience in your own
family that you referred to, Mr.. Seelye?"
at was that of my wife. She had
for long time been ill. Her illness
developed into u severe attack Of rheuma-
tism. Her suiIerings were intense. The
doctors tried various methods for her
relief, all OF which failed. She was at
Glastonbury, spending the summer among
friends, in the hope of regaining her
health. II was impossible for her to
change her position without agony. Find
ing that the doctors could do nothing,
thought would try bottle of Athlopho-
ros just to see if there was anything in it.
When ! took it to her one afternoon,
found one of the doctors with her, trying
in vain to afford her relief | asked him
II he could relieve her. He said he feared
not. Then told him | would see what
could do. / gave her dose of Athl
phoros. To the great establishment of all
Of us, in less than an hour there were very
positive symptoms of relief Within three
hours, most of her pain had gone. She
slept restfully that night, which she had
not done before for a long time. And now
let me tell you that within twenty-four
hours after | had given her the first dose,
l had her in carriage taking ride.
From the time she first tasted the medi-
cine her recovery began. Before long she
was as well as ever, and is well
now. This is wonderful medicine
that can thus so completely cast such a
disease as rheumatism out of the system.
81 have unbounded confidence in Athlo-
phoros for all classes and conditions of
people and whether at home or abroad,
among rich or poor, believe it is the thing
10 rout rheumatism out of the system"
II you cannot get ATILoPHoROs Of your drug
gist we win send 10 express paid, on receipt OF
regular price--one dollar per bottle. We prefer
that you buy II from your druggist, but II he
hasn't II, do not be persuaded to try something
else, but order at once from us. rs directed
Co, III Wall Street, New York.