Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-30
ALEGIsLATuR's STORY.

The peculiar political changes which have
occurred Ia Michigan within the past few years,
causing IL 10 be transferred from the list OF
surely Republican States 20 that OF doubtful
ones, give seasonable interest 10 a story
told by Mr.. NJ j. Ludingtos, Jr., OF Verona.
.nat state, an eK-membtr Of the Michigan
Legislature Mr.. Ludington, who is one OF
verona Mills most progressive citizens. was
elected 10 the Legislature by an appreciatiye
constituency some six years. That Mr.. Lud-
ngton has not figured largely In public life
since he returned from the State capitol Is due
10 peculiar confederation of circumstances
mat aptly Illustrate by whltlapparenty trivial
matters political career may be made Cor I'M
made:
The second day of August, 1871 in the
honorable gentlcman's words was n very
not day' ana | ate a hot dinner and got very
warm. got into my buggy after dinner and
started toward Verona Mis- / had driven
about three miles when met "A Northwest
wind and hail storm. I got a little wet and
became 'chilled. | drove on home sixteen
miles distant. and when / reached there felt
sex. ! went 10 bed and my wife made me
some ginger tea, but not enough 20 sweat me-
me next morning pain. sharp and sirrcing
Is hhuc, caught me in the ankles and
could hardly step. The next day / could not
walk AT all. We did everything we could
thlnk OF, with NORWOOD and vinegar smart
weed ana other remedies, but with no GOOD
ELECT Neither my wife nor | could discover
what the matter vas
I'm three or our days could not stir nor
turn IN bed. doctor was called i'm who SAID
had rheumatism OF the worst kind He re
heNel me great dcui ana drove ont the pain
Wherever II caused sWelngs got bcttcr in
SIX months and Was able 90 Wn :, little. but
tue disease settled IN my uue.c- and continued
10 trouble me. Last Gctulr' 'lNN4l ] began
taking "a lrcscripto n which lLo doctor said
would urlNc the swelling uut of NV ankles. In
November the rheumatism began go scatter
iTst Ia Toes then fl ftt. lff.. nd raL- NJ
all over me then quit lak.ug 'hc medicine,
as ! was getting worse. ] tired everything ia
my efforts to get better bat continued 20 grow
worse. Finally ! could not tutn over In bed
ana II nearly took my life 10 draw a LONG
breath. My wife had TO pat mustard plasicrs
on my breast and side 10 cas- me 50 that ]
could breath
81 read an advertisement of Athlophoros in
a religious paper published at Detroit, and
though had not much faith i'm IL I sent for a
bottle. ! thought should die before II ar
rived, so great was my pain. I'M thirty-siN
hour, after had begun tahlur the medicine /
was cured Of my rheumatism. lave been able
10 slcepeyer since, and have had DO more pain.
That was ON the l,th % last May sent for
and got six bottle more from Detroit. After
taking four OF them the -welling has nearly
all gone except in one Oi INV ankles where
was hurt last fall, and that is getting better
every day. Thank Golror A'hlop.oros.
IL has done everything for me-
And all this long sickness came from hot
meal taken on warm day. followed Dy a
chill II Mr. Ludingtuu returns o. public life
IL may be- safe 10 say that he viii 20 around
with a bottle Of Athophoros as cure for the
physical evils from which NOT ven legislators
are exempt.
II you cannot get AliiLopuONus ui your druggist.
We VIII send 10 express paid. on receipt az reg liar
price-oue dollar per bottle. We prefer WOW
be persuaded TO Try sometime elise. uut ulucr at
once from u~ "a directed. AIHLupIlORuS CO., IL
Wall street. New York.