Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-05
4 Trainers Success with John l.. Sul-
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From the New York Tribune.l
 During the present season, when the side. walks are occasionally covered with ice, one is apt to slip and the result too frequently is 8 sprained ankle. Just what to do with an injury of this kind has frequently bothered the best physicians and sur geons. That nu- merous individual, John Smith, comes for- ward and says that such an injury is only trivial and that the victim can be on his feet again in twenty-four hours, with the ankle free from pain, strain or swelling. The per son was baptized John Smith, but is called
 ssHappy Jack" He is trainer of athletes
 and has piloted many pedestrians to victory in walking matches at Madison Square gar- gen during the last few years. Pedestrians vie with each other for ''Happy Jacks" ser- vices and one who secures him for trainer is generally favorite in the betting, and sin l gularly enough, nearly always finishes first l in the race.
 s"When a person gets sprained ankle," said ssHappy Jack" yesterday The goes to a ] nhyysieian. h-s the leg painted with iea;ae and stays in the house for week or ten days. ! How cured John L. Sullivan of sprained | ankle will serve to illustrate my system: I found John L. in his saloon in Boston, laid up with badly swollen limb. He asked
  I work.
 "What's thata said I, taking his foot and l removing lot of bandages."
 't'My doctor has painted my foot and an- | kle with iodine,' said Sullivan.
 ] All right, I fix you,' said l. went l over to grocery store and got pound of 1 common soda. Then got a pot of boiling water, put it in tub and put the soda into | it. Then I got some wollen rags, dipped them in the solution and wrapped them
 around the injured member: wrapped l dry cloths around on the outside, 50 that the 1 steam could do it's work thoroughly. l ! changed the bandages every fifteen minutes and had his nurse do the same when went home that night When I called the next I day Sullivan was all right. It would have taken two weeks for that iodine to have done | it's work"
 "A peculiarity about this treatment" said
 Happy Jack" is that no. swelling remains and that the flesh is not even discolored. | Sullivan thanked me and went on my way. l A few month later II was in New York, and, needing dollar or two, I accepted an offer to stand out in front of Fourteenth street store and give out circulars. got $1 day | for the work. One afternoon, Sullivan, in broadcloth and diamonds, came along, &C., companied by several richly dressed swells. l felt little ashamed and slunk back so I that he would not see mo. But he did, and ! leaving his companions, came up, and, | shaking me by the hand, said:
 why, old man, am glad to see you. You seem to be in hard luck His friends called to him to come along as they had an engagement, but he stayed there and talked l to me for fifteen minutes. As he left me, | felt something in my hand, and looking down saw that it was crumbled up $10 | bill I called to him, wishing to make him 1 take It back, but he would not listen to me, l and hurried away. Sullivan may have spent I & great deal of money in foolish dissipation, ! but none of his friends ever wanted for any- ! thing when John had money"