The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-01
A GLIDE DOWN THE BANIsrEss

Sliding down the banisters, though
swift and delightful way Of getting down
st .irs, is not popular method of descent
except among boys Of the hobble,iehoy
age. When, therefore, Mr.. Dolph Hofchkiss,
solid citizen OF Peoria, Ill, adopted that
style Of coming down from his room re-
Gently it augured that something out OF
the usual line had happened TO him. srcI.
was indeed the case. Mr. Hoichkiss, cx
plains as follows why he preferred the
railing to the stairs:
g 1t was last winter, during the month
of December. One evening after getting
home from the store was taken with u
severe pain in my ankle. 1t felt at FIRST
as if had sprained il. was up stairs
when the trouble first came on and
wanted to go down. The pain, however,
had increased 80 that found that it was
impossible to walk down the steps, AMI SD
| slid down the railing. From that night
began to grow worse, the pain became
more severe, and my ankle gradually
swelled up until it seemed as il the fesl,
would burst. Ii was almost impossible fer
me TO lie in bed, and the least noise or at
tempt to move me would cause me the
greatest agony.
"Alter being in bed month could not
stay there any longer. felt that must
have some kind of change, and So | was
moved into an easy chair, where ] lay for
two months, suffering more than words
can express. My trouble was rheumatism.
The doctors could do nothing for me. |
used about every medicine | had ever
heard of for rheumatism, and many diff
ferent remedies recommended by my
friends and neighbors, but nothing afforded
me any relief. A lady friend living in
Chicago, hearing Of my affection, wrote
me, saying: Try AthlophoroS. 1t cured
me-
al was very glad to try anything. |
had tried many different sorts of medicines,
but this was new to me. ! sent at once
and bought bottle and began using it. |
had terrible buzzing in my head at first,
but as it was said in the directions would
have this if the medicine took hold Of the
disease | stuck to it. The buzzing was
nothing with my suilerings. think it
was on Monday evening | first began
with the Athlophoros. BY the following
Saturday the pain was nearly all gone, the
swelling was very mnch reduced, and with
the aid of n pair of clutches | went ont for
the first time in three months.
81 continued taking the Athlorhoros
until had used four bottles. My pain
and swelling had then all gone, and had
no further use for crutches. / have not
felt any rheumatism since. Athiophoros
is very valuable medicine l recon-.
mend il whenever | have chance, and
never want to I've without some Athiopho
Us in the house in case should ever
gain be SO afflicted"
Mr. Hotchliss' residence in Peoria is al
No $40 Hancock street. Greatly as he
regrets the loss of three months valuable
time, not to speak Of all the suffering and
mental anguish he endured, he feels that
there is some slight compensation in the
fact that he was made acquainted with 3
medicine which can cure rheumatism and
rob that disease of all its ierrors. Mr.
Hotchkiss, ii is almost needless TO state
has never had occasion to repeat his rids
IN the railing.
1fyon cannot ret ATILoPHaRoS Of yonr drug
eist, We will send it eNpreSsisaid, on receipt 6
regular price-ou1 dollar per bottle. We prefc
| that you buy il fioIa yOur druggist. hut ii h
hasn't it, do not bc persuaded to try sumeIhiu.
else. but order II once from Us, us drceieti
ATHLorHol;os CO. lI2 Na!i Street. New York