St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-29

of the Empire have been given the par
ticulars of some OF the most remarkable
cures of the 10Th century, all, or nearly
all OF them, I'D cases hitherto held by
the most advanced medical scientists to
be incurable. The particulars of these
cases were vouched for by such leading
newspapers as The Hamilton Spectator
and Times, The Halifax Herald. Toron-
to Globe, lie Monde. Montreal; Detroit
News, Albany, N. Y, Journal. Albany
Express and others, whose reputation
placed beyond question the statements
made.
Recently rumors have been afloat of
remarkable case in the pretty little
town of Oakyille, of a young man re-
covering after years of helpleSsnesS and
agony. The Empire determined to sub
Ject the case to the most rigid inVestlga-
ton. ana accordingly detailed one of
our best reporters to make thorough
and impartial Investigation into the
case. Acting upon these instructions
our reporter went to Oakville, and called
upon MIR. John w. Condor (who it was
had so miraculOuSly recOvered) and had
not long been in conversation with him
when he was convinced that the state
mentS made were not only true, but
that 1.-The half had not been told" The
reporter found Mr.. Condor at work in
one of the heaviest departments Of
the Oakville Basket Factory, and
was surprised, in the face of what
ne knew of this case. to be confronted
by strapping young fellow Of good
physique, raddy cOuntenance and buoy
ant bearing. This DOW rugged young
man was he who had spent great part
of his days upon sick-bed, suffering
almost untold agony. When the En-
pire representative announced the pur-
pose of his visit Mr.. Condor cheerfully
volunteered statement of his case for
the benefit of other sufferers. II am,"
said Mr.. Condor, IAN Engllshman by
birth. and came to this country with my
parents when nine years of age, and at
tnat 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 intlamma-
tory rheumatism came upon me, and
during the fifteen years that inter-
vened between that time and my re-
coVery few months ago, tongue can
hardly tell how much l suffered. My
trouble was brought OIL, think, through
too 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 a helpless Grip
pie, confined to bed, aud for three
months did not leave my room. The
doctor who was called in administered
preparations of iodlde of potassium and
other remedies without any material
beneficial effect. After some months OF
suffering became strong enough to
leave the bed, but my limbs were stiff
ened and / was untitled for any active
vocation. | was then hampered more
or less for the following nine years,
when l was again forced to take to my
bed. This attack was i'll 1886, and was
great deal more severe than the first.
My feet, ankles, knees, legs, arms,
shoulders. and in 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. | was un-
able to open my mouth, my jaws being
fixed together l, of course, could
eat nothing. My teeth were pred
apart and liquid food poured down my
throat. lost my voice, and could speak
only in husky whispers. Really. am
unable to describe the state l was in
during those long weary months. With
my swollen limbs drawn by the tighten
ing cords up TO my emaciated body, and
my whole frame twisted and contOrted
into indeScribable shapes, was moth
ing more than deformed skeleton.
For three long weary months l was con-
fined to bed, after which [ was able to
get up, but was complete physical
wreck. hobbling around on crutcher
helpless cripple. My sufferings were
pnntinIIollv intnncn onh tIxr
when | would be hobbling along the
Street L would be seized with a par
OXysm of pain and would fall uncon-
scious to the ground. During all this
time | had the constant attendance of
medical men, 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 1899 and spring OF 1890 [ again suf-
fered intensely severe attacks, and at
last my medical attendant. as a last re-
sort, ordered me to the Toronto General
Hospital. l entered the Hospital on
June Goth, 1890, and ramained there un-
til September Goth 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. After using
almost every available remedy the hos
pital dOctOrS-of whom there were about
doZen-came to the conclusion that
my case was incurable, and | was sent
away. with the understanding that l
mightreman an outside patient. Accord
ingly, from September, 1890, to the end
of January, 1891, went to the hospital
once week for examination and treat
ment. AT this stage became suddenly
to the hospital, where l lay in miSer-
able, suffering condition for two months
or more. In the spring of 1891 | re-
turned to Oakville. and made an attempt
to do something toward my own sup
port. [ was given light work in the
basket factory, but had TO De conveyed
to aud from my place of labor in
buggy and carried from the rig to
table i'll the works, on which L sat and
performed my work. In August. 1891,
[ was again stricken down. and re-
manned in an utterly helpless condition
until January, 1892. At this time Mr..
James, local druggist, strongly urged
me to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. l was prejudiced against
proprietary medicines, as | had spent
nearly all l possessed on numer-
Gus highly recommended so-called
remedies. l had taken into my SyS-
TEN large quantities of different family
medicines. L had exhausted the list of
but all in vain, and | was
therefore reluctant 10 take Mr. James
advice. l, however. saw strong testi-
monialS as to the value of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills as blood builder and nerve
tonic, and, thinking thai If l could only
get my blood in better condition my
general state of health might be i'm
proved, resolved to give Pink Pills a
trial. With the courage born of despair
fought box, but there was no notice
able improvement, and l thought this
was like the other remedies | had used.
But urged on by friends | continued
taking Pink Pills, and, after using
seven boxes, l was rewarded by MOTTO
ing decided change for the better, Ny
appetite returned. my spirits began to
rise and had little fIeer use of my
and limbs, the old troublesome
swellings Subsiding. l continued the
until | had used twenty-five
boxes, when l left OF. BY this time |
had taken on considerable flesh, and
weighed as much as 100 pounds. This
was a gain of 90 pounds in few weeks.
My joints assumed their normal size, e,my