Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-23
A PRIVATE LETTER.

Probably no man is better known or more high
y respected than Mr.. julius S. Carr. President OF
the Blackwell s Durham Tobacco Co., of Durham.
n. G. In every tobacco store in the United
States, and in many foreign countries BIackwell's
Durham Tobacco is sold, and 1t is a wel-knowp
tact that the sales Of this Company largely ex-
ceed those of any other tobacco manufacturer.
That such success has been obtained is due to ths
anergy, integrity and ability of Mr.. Carr, who
has SO successfully managed the affairs Of the
Company. Such letter as the following, writ
en- by Mr.. Carr to personal friend, whose only
interest in the matter referred to was desire to
10 friendly act, is certainly worthy of careful
:eading.
DURHAM, n. c., Feb. 25, 1885.
My DEAR MAC" I have delayed writing to
you, with reference to the Athlophoros remedy,
until could hear from friend of mine, gen
tleman of high character, who used Ath1ophoros
at my suggestion with very great benefit. He is
a tobacco manufacturer of high standing. have
waited to hear from him in order that might
his name officially. am satisfied, however, that
he must be at the New Orleans Exposition and
my letters have failed to reach him. So [ will
not delay answering your letter longer. You
want to know whether AthlophoroS is really
good as you thought when you so kindly sent me
couple bottles Ihad sister who was victim
of neuralgia and rheumatism She suffered in
tensely, and her condition gave her family and
friends much concern. Every known remedy
was tried, but without effect. When the bottles
you sent me came I sent one to my sister and one
to nay siSte" in law. My sister was so encouraged
from t. e of this one bottle that l put her
upon a thorough treatment of Athlophoros /
certainly owe you and AthorhoroS a great debt
of gratitude for the relief the remedy has given
her. She has almost completely recovered from
rheumatism, so much so that she has stopped the
use of Athlophoros and considers herself well.
My sister-in-law, to whom gave the other bottle,
was suffering fearfu1y with neuralgia, she had
become unconscious from the pain-the Athlo-
phorss relieved her entirely. l gave bottle Of
Athlophoros to an intimate friend who suffered
such intense pain in his head that he looked as if
his eyes would start from their sockets, and by
its use he has been greatly benefited, and tells me
that he received such relief from it that he c--
ders it by the box and keeps it ut all times in his
heuse-is neUer without it--cant afford to be, this
is the gentleman to whom I wrote I wanted to
send it'll this his opinion in his own hand-writ-
ing, but as stated, he must still be at New Or
leans. A very worthy colored man, house car
penter Jim Whitfield by name, lives in the house
adjoining my of all work. One morning
my man teld me that Jim was suffering so in
tenseIy from rheumatism that the neighborhood
was disturbed day and night by his cries of ag
ony. Wishing to test Athiophoros before nly
own eyes on a genuine case of acute rheumatism,
[ wrote the Athlophoros Company stating Jims
condition, and offering, if they would send me
the remedy, to see that it had a fair trial in his
case I confess, with all my confidence il Athlo-
phoros doubted whether it could help Jim, but
it was faithfully tried, and think the proudest
man now in all this community is Jim Whitfield.
He claims to be entirely relieved of all the rheu
matism, and not only that, but he says the stiff
| ness in his joints, which came with the rheuma-
tSm, has all been removed. Within thirty hours
after he began to use Athlephoros he felt like an
other person. These instances have all come
der my personal knowledge. [ very slow to
speak of or recommend any medicine, but when
remedy has the virtue and the merit that be-
lieve Ath lophoros has, cannot hesitate to rec
ommend it. I have given you Gcts-dont they
| answer your question fully, Yours truly.