The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-09
AN 0AKVILLE MIRACLE.
The Remarkable Case Of Mr..
John W. Condor.
A Helpless Cripple For Years Treated by
the Staff of the Toronto General Hos
pital and Discharged as Incurable
The Story of his Miraculous
Recovery as Investigated by
an Empire Reporter


The Story OF his Miraculous
Recovery as Investigated by
an Empire Reporter
Toronto Emptre.)
For more than year past the readers of
the Empire have been given the particulars
OF some of the most remarkable cures of the
10Th century, ALL or nearly all of them. in
cases hitherto held by the most advanced
scientists To be incurabe. The particulars
OF these cases were vouched for by such
! leading newspapers as The Hamilton Spec
tatOr and Times, The Halifax Herald,
Toronto Globe, LIE Monde, MOntreal; De-
troit News, Albany, N. Y; Journal, Albany
Express and others, whose reputation
placed beyond question the statements
made.
Recently rumors have been ahoat of re-
markable case in the pretty little town of
| Oakville, of young man recovering after
| years of helplessness and agony. The En-
pire determined to subject the case to the
most rigid investigation, and accordingly
detailed one of our best reporters to make a
thorough and impartial investigation into
the case. Acting upon these instructions
our reporter went to Oakville, and called
upon Mr.. John w. Condor Who it was had
so miraculously recOyered) and had not long
been in conversation with him when he was
convinced that the statements made were
not only true but that 'the halt had not
been told" The reporter found Mr.. Condor
al work in one of the heaviest departments
of the Oakvlle Basket Factory, and was
surprised. in the face of what he knew of
this case, to be confronted by strapping
young fellow of good physique, ruddy coun-
tenance and buoyant bearing. This now
rugged young man was he who had spent
great part of his days on sick bed, suf
| fering almost untold agony. When the En-
| pine representative announced the purpose
of his visit, Mr. Condor cheerfully voIun-
teered a statement of his case for the benefit
of other sufferers Il am" said Mr. Cen
dor, " an Englishman by britt and came to
this country with my parents when nine
years of age, and at that time was as rugged
and healthy as any boy of my age. | am
now 20 years of age and it was when about
IA years old that the first twinges of inflam-
matOry rheumatism came upon me, and
during the Is years that interviewed between
that time and my recovery few months
ago, tongue can hardly tell how much suf-
fered. My trouble was brought on, think,
through 100 frequent bathing in the cold
lake water. The joints of my body began
to swell, the cords of my legs to tighten,
and the muscles of my limbs to contract. l
became helpless cripple, confined to my
bed, and for three months l did not leave
my room. The doctor who was called i'm
administered iOdide of potassium and other
remedies without any material beneficial
effect After some months of suffering be-
came strong enough to leave the bed but my
limbs were sttfened and l was untitled for
any active vocation. l was then hampered
more or less for the following nine years,
when was again forced to take my bed.
This attack was i'm 1886, and was great
deal more severe than the first. My feet,
knees, legs, arms, shoulders, and i'm fact all
parts of my frame were affected. My joints
and muscles became badly swollen, and the
disease even reached my head. My face
swelled to great size. l was unable to
open my mouth my jaws being fixed to-
gethel. l, OF course, could eat nothing.
My teeth were pried apart and liquid food
was poured down my throat. lost my voice
and could speak only in husky whispers
Really, l am unable to describe the state
] was in during those long weary months
With MY swollen limbs drawn by the tight
ening cords up to my emaciated body, and
my whole frame twisted and cOntOrted into
Undesirable shapes, l was nothing more
than deformed skeleton. For three long
weary months | was confined to bed, after
which l was able TO get up, but was a COM
plete physical wreck, hObblng around on
crutches, helpless cripple. My sufferings
were continually intense. and frequently
when would be hobbling along the street
l would be seized with paroXism of pain
and would fall unconscious to the ground.
During this time | had the constant
attendance Of med zeal m en-
but their remedies were unavailing. All
they could do was to try to build up my
system by the use of tonics. In the fall of
1SS9sand the spring of 1890 again suffered
intensely severe attacks, and at last my
medical attendant, as last resort, ordered
me to the Toronto General Hospital. | en-
tered the hospital on June 20th, 1890, and
remained there until Sept. 20 Of the same
year. But Notwithstanding all the care and
attention bestowed upon me while in this
institution, no Improvement was noticeable
in my condition. Alter using every available
remedy the hospital doctors-there was
about dOzen-came TO the conclusion that
my case was incurable, and was sent away
with understanding that | might remain an
outside patient. Accordingly from Sept
1890 to the end of January 1891, went to
the hospital once week for examination
and treatment At this stage l became
suddenly worse, and once more gained adj
mission to the hospital, where | lay i'm a
miserable suffering condition for two months
| VI HOit. III Tie SpllDR vi loJl L TeluTUeu
to Oakvile. and made an attempt to do
something toward my own support. i was
given light work i'm the basket factory, but
had to be conveyed to and fro from my
place of labor i'm a buggy and carried from
TIN. rig to table in the works on which
sat and performed my work. In August,
1891, / was again stricken down, and re-
NAMED in an utterly helpless condition until
January 1892. At this time Mr.. James, a
local druggist, strongly urged me to try DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Twas
prejudiced against proprietary medicines as
l had spent nearly all l possessed on numer-
GUS highyrecoommended sO-called remedies.
l had taken into my system large quantities
of different family medicines. / had ex-
hausted the list of linaments, but all in vain.
and was therefore reluctant to take DIR.
James advice. l, however saw strong tes-
timonials as to the value of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills as blood builder and nerve ton
| ic. and thinking that If could only get my