Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
AN 0AKVILLE MIRACLE.
THE REMARK ABLE CASE OF
MIR. JOHN w. CONDOR.

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pital and Discharged ms 1uournble
! The Story of His Miraculous
Recovery as Investigated by
an Empire Reporter.
Toronto EmpireD
For more than q 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
medical scienti to be incurable. The par
ticulars of these cases were vouched for by
such leading newspapers as The Hamilton
| Spectator and Times, The UalJdr Herdld,
Toronto GtoJe, lie Monde, Montreal; De
| trOit Ne,Cs, Albany, N. v; Journal, A.
| bany Express and others, whose reputation
placed beyond question the statements made.
Recently rumors have been af1oat of no.
markable case in the pretty little town of
| Oakville, of young man recovering after
years of heplessness and agony. The En-
| Dirc deter mined to subject the case to the
most rigid investigation, and accordingly
! detailed one of our best reporters to make
thorough and impartial investig cation into
the case. Acting upon these instructions
our reporter went to Oakvlle, aud called
upon Mr. John w. Condor who it was had
| 80 miracuously recoveredD and had not long
been in conversation with him when he was
convinced that the statements made were
not only true but that 'the half had not
been told" The reporter found Mr.. Con
dor at work in one of the heaviest depart
ments OF the Oakville Basket Factory, and
was surprised, in tho face of what he knew
| OF this case, to be confron ted by strapping
| of
countenance and buoyant bearing. This
now rugged young man was he who had
spent a great part of his days upon sick
bed, suffering almost untold agony. When
the Empire representative announced the
purpose OF his visit Mr.. Condor cheerfully
| volunteered q statement OF his cass for the
benefit of other sufferers. ~ am, ~ said
Mr.. Condor, IAN Englshman by birth, and
came to this country with my parents when
| nine years of age, ard at that time was as
rugged and healthy as any boy of my age.
| | am now 20 years of age, and i6 was when
about II years old that the first twinges of
! inhammGtory rheumatism came upon me.
and during the fifteen years that interviewed
between that time and my recovery few
months ago, tongue can hardly tell how
much | suffered. My trouble was brought
on, think, through too frequent bathing in
| began TO swell, the cords of my legs to
| tighten, and the muscles OF my limbs to
contract. | became helpless cripple, con
fined to bed, and for three months did not
leave my room. The doctor who was called
in administered preparations OF odide 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 stifen-
ed and l was untitled for any active voca-
ton. | was then hampered more or less for
thu following nine years, when l was again
forced to take to my bed. This attack was in
1856, and was a 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 dis
ease even reached my head. My face swell
ed to great size | was unable to opsn
my mouth, my Jaws being fixed together.
|, of course, could eat nothing. My teeth
were pried spert and liquid food poured
down my throat. | lost my voice, and
could speak only in husky whispers. Real
ly, | am unable to describe the state | was
in during those long weary months. With
my swollen limbs drawn by the Tightening
cords up to my emaciated body, aud my
whole frame twisted and contorted into indie
scribable shapes, | was nothing more that a
daformed skeleton. For three long weary
months | was confined to bed, after which
| was able to get up, but was complete
physical wreck, hobbliug around on crutches
a helpless cripple. My suiferings were con-
tinually intense, and frequently when |
would be hobblinC along the street | would
DO seized with paroxism OF pain and would
fall unconscious to the ground. During
| oil 10 inn | had Ia
Of medical men. but their remedies were
unavaling. All they could do was to try
to build up my system by the use of toncs.
In the fall of 1889 and spring of 1890 |
again suffered intensely severe attacks, and
at last my medical attendant, as a last re-
sort, ordered mo to the Toronto General
Hospital l entered the Hospital on June 20,
1871, aud remained there until September
10Th OF the same year. But, notwithstand-
ing all the care and attention bestowed up
on me while in this institution, no improve
Inent was noticeable in my condition. After
using almost every available remedy the
hospital doctors-of whom there were about
a dozen-came to the conclusion that my
case was incurabe, and | was sent away,
with the understanding that | might re
main an outside patient, Accordingly from
, September 1880 to the end of January 1891,
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animation and treatment. At this stage
became suddenly worse, and once more
gained admission to the hospital, where
, lay in miserable suffering condition fol
two months or more. In the spring OF
1891 returned to Oakvls and made an
attempt to do something toward my own
support. | was given light work
in the basket factory, but had to be-
conveyed to and from my place Of labor in a
buggy and carried from the rig to Il table in
the works on which | sat aud performed my
work. In August, 1891, l wss again stricken
down, and remained in an utterly helples:
condition until January, 1899. At this time
Mr.. James local druggist, strongly urged
me- to try DR.. Williams PAX Pills for Pale
People ! was prejudiced against pro
prietary medicines as had spent nearly
, all possessed on numerous highly recon
mended so called remedies. / had taken
into my system large quantities Of different
family medicines | had exhausted the
list of linments, but all In vain, and was
therefore reluctant to take MIR. James ad
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