The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-07

Poor Katie! A great sufferer she was,
and most patiently did she endure in the
hope that at last her suferings would
come to an end. She was Just budding
into womanhood; fne-iooking 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.
kaie'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 bafilcd them all.
One said it was liberation of the thigh
bone, and wanted to have the poor child
undergo . terrible operation. 1t turned
out TO be sciatic rheumatism. Poor
child how she did suiierl About four
o'clock in the afternoon she would begin
screaming with pain. She couldn't help
j, She would scream and moan till
about four in the morning. Then she
would fall asleep from weariness, and
about eight months During the nights
neither she nor could sleep.
Katie was great reader. One day,
in q paper, she saw an advertisement Of
Athlophoros. She asked ME to get it and
see il it wouldn't cure her. We had tried
q good many different things, but /
thought we would try this. And went
and got bottle. / gave her dose of it
towards evening. IL was simply wonderful
how it quietcd the poor child's pain and put
her into gentle sleep. She slept nicely
until ten. Then she was in q great
perspira,ion. She walked, and / gave her
another dose, for the first one had done
i.cr SO muei, good. Then she fell asleep
again and slept till morning. Her pain
III. gon,. She had hardly any returns Oft.
A 'llopl,oros did the work for her
4 cs..i,lc<eiv.
t..s terrible sciatica had drawn
-, and made it shorter than
hv several inches. She was
although the rheumatism
- Il .s.,e.,o out of Lcr. She had to walk
oa .sa,eIes. Gne day she t.ll down stairs
and vas 50 belly hurt that si,e had 10 be
taken to lie hospital, There she suffered
: great deal, aud alter 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 lie will tell you all about it.
Some time ago We gave letter about
katie's case, and il was published. We
have had numerous inquiries in reference
to it, allofwhich we promptly answer.
must tell you," continued Mrs. Gill,
"ofour neighbor, Mrs. Summers, and hei
eleven-year old boy. The boy had one ol
the most terrible attacks Of rheumatism
ever knew boy to have. l had little
Athlophoros left in the bottle from which
Katie had taken. gave Il 70 Mrs. Summers
and slle. 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 70 and see
them. They live not Gar from here. or
West 18th street, No. 905."
AIs. t,iIl added In his own behalf:
/. have had good deal Of rheumatism
myself, chiefly in my shoulders and arms
But | took Athlophoros and got rid O
the trouble. did not have to take much
either. ] found tho medicine acted very
quickly"
The Rev. tather Peter Tscheider, assist
ant pastor Of the Church ofthe Holy Fam
lily, was found at his pastoral residence, No
All West 18th street, Chicago. Father
Tscheider took pleasure In saying that h,
knew Mr.. and Mrs. Gill, and that h,
esteemed them highly; also that he hae
seen Katie frequently during her illness
and knew all about her wonderful 70
covcry from sciatica, and her subsequen
injury and her illness At the hospital.
II you cannot get ATHIoPHoEos { your drug
gist, we will send 1t express paid. on receipt 8
rgular price-0ne dollar per bottle. We prefer
that you buy it from your druggist, but II be
hasn't II, do not be persuaded TO try something
els<, but order ut once from us, as directed
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