The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-28
IT CAME SUDDENLY 1T WENT
PROMPTLY

Richmond, Indiana, is busy place,
with Its various manufacturing industries;
and one of the busiest men In it is MIR. A.
f. Croker, who is known throughout all
Indiana as prosperous real estate and
Insurance man. He is. gentleman In
middle life of great vitality, and of very
active temperament. Over year ago,
owing to severe overwork and great ex-
posure, he was suddenly Frustrated with
sciatic rheumatism. To one Of our CORES
pondents, who visited him at his Office
few weeks ago, Mr.. Croker told the story
of his illness and recovery.
Said he: 81 had been working very
hard; much harder and more continue
ously than any man ought to work. had
been much exposed to the severity OF the
winter weather. My health had been so
good that l was probably not as careful as
l should have been, relying on my strong
constitution to carry me through anything
and everything. One cold day, last win
ter, L was Unexpectedly taken with an
acute pain, which felt in my knee while
stopping. The pain extended rapidly
through thigh, stomach, head and brain.
The doctor, who attended me, said it was
q remarkable case of sciatic rheumatism.
He gave me a variety of medicines, the re-
suit of which was but slight and temporary
relief. / suffered intensely, and was for a
while laid aside from business, and con-
fined to my bed. My case was evidently
one requiring more powerful and efficient
remedy than the doctor had brought to
bear ON it.
"After some weeks of suffering, saw
an advertisement of Athlophoros. On
venture, and supposing that anyhow it
could not make me any worse than was,
/ bought bottle. The effect of the first
few doses of this medicine was wonderful.
Relief came almost Immediately. My
sciatica went away almost as quickly as it
came To have such relief as this medi-
cine gave me was as gratifying as it was
unexpected. L took nearly bottle of
Athlophoros, which cured me SO COM
pletely that | have not, since that time,
had occasion to take any medicine at all
l have recommended this to great many
friends, and / have heard nothing but
good words spoken of it. l think no med
cine is like it for removing rheumatism
and scattering sciatica."
Although druggists sell hundreds of DIFF
ferent kinds Of medicines, it sometimes
happens that one particular remedy &C
complishes SO much good that it stands
pre-eminently above all the others, and by
reason of its real merit attracts conspicuous
attention to ITSELF This is the case with
Athlophoros, the new remedy for rheuma-
tism. In the two or three years during
which this remedy has been before the
public it has made shining mark in
working cures, the reports of which have
in great numbers found their way to the
druggists who sold the medicine.
Calling on A. G.. Luken 81 Co.. of Rich
mond, Indiana, our correspondent found
that this was eminently the case at their
establishment, which is q leading drug
house in that busy city.
Mr.. Luken said: "Athlophoros is do
ing good work. We hear of great many
casesof cure, even though inmost instances
we do not hear of the names, which is
principally because we have taken no spe-
cial measures to secure them. But there
are great many of our customers who
have been so well pleased with it that they
have come for more. Old Mrs. Morse, a
widow lady of eighty-six years, has taken
six or eight bottles of it. Of course, you
know it cannot be expected entirely to
drive out an old and deeply-seated case Of
rheumatism like hers, but it has greatly
relieved her pain. Then there is Mr..
Croker, the Insurance and. real estate
agent, whom everybody in Richmond
knows. He was very sick man, but it
made him we'll. And there are number
of others right here in town. Out of town
there are many. Mr.. l.. w. Richly, the
druggist, at New Paris, Ohio, not far from
here, can tell you of several So can Mr..
w. #. Robertson, at Whitewater, Indiana.
The popularity of Athlophoros seems to be
based ON actual merit, and there is no de-
nying the fact that it has made its mark
among the people as an efficient remedy
6,r rhenmatisyn nelJraipia and sciatica"