The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-02
A LEaIsIAror.s STORY.

The peculiar political Changes which
have occurred IN Michigan within the
past few years, causing it to he transferred
from the list of surely Republican States to
that of doubtful ones, give seasonable in
terest to story told by Mr.. NJ. j. Ludington,
Jr., of Verona, that State, an ex-member
of the Michigan Legislature. Mr.. Lud-
ington, who is one OF Verona Mills most
progressive citizens, was elected TO the
Legislature by an appreciative constitu-
ency some six years. That Mr.. Luding-
ton has not figured largely in public lie
since he returned from the State capital
is due to q peculiar confederation Of
circumstances that aptly illustrate by
what apparently trivial matters a political
career may be made or unmade:
"The second day of August 1879" in
the honorable gentleman's words, 'was a.
very hot day, and ate a hot dinner and
got very warm. got into my buggy after
dinner ard started toward Verona Mills.
j had driven about three miles when met
q Northwest wind and hail storm. | got
q little wet and became chilled. ! drove
on home, sixteen miles distant, and when
! reached there felt sick. | went 10 bed
and my wife made me some ginger tea.
but not enough 10 sweat me. The next
morning pain, sharp and piercing as u
knife, caught me i'll the ankles and could
scarcely step. The next day / could not
walk at all. We did everything we could
think of, with NORWOOD and vinegar,
smartweed and other remedies, but with
no good effect. Neither my wife nor
could discover what the matter was.
"In three or four days could not stir
nor turn n bed. A doctor was called in
who said that | had rheumatism of the
worst kind. He relieved me great deal
and drove out the pain wherever it caused
swellings. got better in six months and
was able to walk little, but the disease
settled in my ankles and continued to
trouble me. Last October (18S4) l began
taking q prescription which the doctor
said would drive the swelling out OF my
ankles. In November the rheumatism be-
gan to scatter, first to my toes, then to my
hips and back and all over me. then
quit taking the medicine, as / was getting
worse. tried everything in my efforts
to get better, but continued To- grow worse.
| Finally l could not turn over in bed and
| il nearly took my life to draw long
breath. My vile had to put mustard
| plasters on my breast and side to ease me
s. that could breathe.
81 read an advertisement Of AthlophOros
in religious paper published at Detroit,
and though had not much faith in it
sent for bottle. thought should die
before it arrived, so great was my pain.
In thirty-six hours after had began taxi
ing the medicine / was cured of my rheu-
matism, have been able to sleep ever since,
| and have had no more pain. That was the
| 18th Of last May. I sent for and got six
more bottles from Detroit. After taking
four of them the swelling has nearly all
| gone, except in one of my ankles where |
was hurt last fall, and that is getting better
every day. Thank God for Athlopleros
| it has done everything for me-"
And all this long sickness came from a
hot meal taken on warm day, followed by
chill. If Mr.. Ludington returns to public
| life il may be safe to say that he will GO
around with a bottle of Athlophoros as a
cure for the physical evils from which moi
even Legislators are exempt.
Ifyou cannot get ATHI oruoEos OF your drug
Cist, we will seEd u cX'NrCSS paid. OF receipt o
regular pricc-one dollar pcr hottie, We prclcl
| that Won hwy IT, IRON, vcur druggist. hut II ht
ham, it. DO not be persuaded % Try something
else lrlt order q. oncr irNn rs. - III cot d
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