Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-24
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. &"

CHAhlTf BEGlNS AT HOME.
In many of our large cities there have
recently been efforts towards putting char
ity on a 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
lind its 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. y.
\. Seelye. Mr.. Seelye is vigorous gen.
tleman in the prime of life, with a keen
eye to 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, owe have great many
old people in our care and a very prevalent
trouble is rheumatism. In many instances
the cases are old and chronic. You know
how difficult rheumatism is to eradicate
from those who have had it Cor many
years, and whose constitutions are badly
broken down. There was an old man at
the poor house whose case was a very ro-
mantle one. He was supposed TO be all
alone in the world. He thought his
family were all dead. He had long ago
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 4 new remedy that |
lad used in my own family with very great
benefit, and a bottle OF Athlophoros was
given the old man. Lame and .npOtent as
he was, it had an almost miraculous effect
upou him. He was enabled to walk
around the place. Soon he got 50 much
better that he could go out by himself.
Some 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 he dead, was not only
aIl%e, but engaged in prosperous business,
and with no idea that the venerable old
man was ia 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
.amily that yon referred to, Mr.. Seelye?"
1t was that of my wife. She had
'or long time been i'll. Her illness
developed into a severe attack of rheuma-
-;,,n. Her suIierings were intense. The
lortors tried various methods for her
"5liet, all of which failed. She was at
Glastonbury. spending the summer among
rirnds, in the hope of regaining her
lcllth. 1t was impossible for her to
'hrnge her position without agony. Find
'l5 that the doctors could do nothing, |
honght 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
if he could relieve her. He said he feared
not. Then | told him | would see what
could do. gave her dose Of Athlo-
Dhoros. To the great establishment of all
ot MS, in less than an hour there were very
positive symptoms of relief Within three
nonrs most of her pain had gone. She
,lrpt resttully 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,
had her in carriage taking ride
From the time she first tasted the medi-
cine her recovery began. Before long she
was a. well Us ever, and Is well
now. This is a wonderful medicine
that can thus so completely cast such a
disease rs rheumatism out of the system
g have unbounded confidence in Athlo-
phoros for all classes and conditions of
n,I ,,hntI,r nt bpn,a ahrpaI
,uong rich or poor, believe it is the thing
r4ut rheumatism ont of the system"
ii Won cannot get ATHLOPHORoS OF your drug
Is, we will send It express paid, on receipt or
n ;illr price-one dollar per bottle. We prefer
10 Won buy IL from your druggist, but II he
u. mi IT, 10 not be persuaded to try something
els. bat order ut once from us, as directed
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