Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-01
AN OAKvILLE MIRACLE.
THE REMARKABLE CASE OF mr..
~ JOHN w. CONDOR.

A Helpless Cripple For ysau-Trssted by The Staff .
the Toroato General HespuI and Discharged o
ircursbIs-- The Story Of His Miraculous Recover
D Investigated BY an Empire Reporter
Toronto Emrire.j
For more than year past the reader
Of the Empire have beeu given the par
ticulars Of some Of the most remarkable
cures OF the 10Th century, all, or nearly
ali Of them, IN cases hitherto held By
the most nd yanced medical scientists tt
be incurable. The particulars Of thest
cases were vouched for by such leading
newspapers IN The Hamilton Spectator
and Times, The HALIFAX Herald, To.
ronto Globe. lie Monde, Montreal; De-
troit News, Albany, N. y; Journal,
Albany Express aud others, whose rep.
utstion placed beyond question tht
Statements made.
Recently rumors have been afioat OF
Q remarkable case Ia the pretty little
town Of OakvilIe, Of IA young man re
covering after years of helplessness ant
agony. The Empire deterninated tO
subject the Care 10 the most rigid In.
vestigati0n, and accordingly detailed
one OF our best reporters 10 make b
thorough and impartial invest igatiOb
structions our reporter went 10 Oak
vile, aud called upon Mr.. John w.
Condor (who II was had 40 miraculous
ly recovered) and had not long been IN
conversation with him " hen he war
convinced that the statements mad.
were not only true, but "the half had
not been told" the reporter found Mr.
Condor at work In one OF the heaviesi
departments Of the Oakville 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
oountenance and buoyaDt bearing.
This now rugged young man was
he who had spent u great part Of his
days upon sick-bed, suffering almost
untold agony. When the Empire rcp-
resentative snnounced the purpose OF
his visit Mr.. Condor cheerfully volun.
teered statement Of his case for the
benefit OF other sufferers. III Am,n
saId Mr.. Condor, IAN Englisnman by
birth, and came To this country with
my parents when nine years Of age.
and vt tnAt time was NJ rugged aud
healthy as any boy Of my aye. am
now 20 years Of age, aud II was when
about IA years old that the hrst tinges
OF infiammat0ry rheumatism came
upon me. and during the fifteen years
that intervened between that time and
my recovery u few months ago, tongue |
can hardly tell how much | suffered,
My trouble was brought on, think.
by too frequent bathing la the cold |
lake water. The joints of my body be.
gan 10 swell, the cords OF my legs to |
tighten, and the muscles OF my limbs |
70 contract. l became u hopeless Grip |
pie, confined to bed, aud for three |
months did not leave my room. The |
doctor who was called In admin istered |
preparations OF iodide and potassium
and other remedies without any mater
iAl beneficial effect. After some months
Of suffering became strong enough 10
leave the bed but my limbs were stif |
fened aud WAS unified for any active
vocation. was hampered more or less
for the following niue years, when l |
was again forced to take TO my bed,
This attack was In 1885, aud was q
great deal moro severe than the first
MY feet. ankles, knees, legs, arms,
shoniders, aud all parts OF my frame
were affected. My Joints aud muscles
became badly swollen, aud the disease
even reached my head. Ny face
lwelled 10 q great size. was unable
70 open my mouth, my jaws being
nxed together. /, OF course, could
pAt nothing. My teeth were prled
lp~rt and liquid food poured down my
'hroAt l Iost my voice, aud could
peak only In husky whispers. Really,
am unable to describe the state 1 war
u during those long weary months
With my swollen linbs drawn by the
ightening cords up 10 my emaoiated
'ody, and my whole frame twisted and
ontorted Into indescribable shapes, 1 4
vas nothing moro than def0rmed
keleton. For three long weary months :
Was confined 10 bed. after which =
rae nble 10 vet up, but WA a complete !
hysic4i wreck, hobbiipg around on
ruichsa helpless cripple. My suf
phngu were continually Intense, aud Y
when | would he hobbling q
long the street would be seixed with y
paroxlsm of pain aud would fall un. =
pnscious 70 the ground. Daring all ~
~ time J had the constant attendance
medical men, but their remedies ..
ere unAvailing. All they could do =
= uae of tonicA In the fall OF 1859 Il
u spring of 1890 again suffered in- al
nsely severe attacks, aid at last INV "a
ritaAl attendant, rs q last resort, or. al
red me 10 the Toronto General Hos al
lal. i Suffered the hospital on June ~
u. 1880. aud remained there until ci
ptsmber snth Of the same year. Hut, U
all the care aud atten, "a
= bestowed upon me while la thls ir- "
tuition. no Improvement was no ot
sabls la my condition. Amer using
nost every available remedy the hos
~ doctou--of whom there Was
~ . doxen--came Ia tbs con.
q % that my case WAS inearahle, of
! was sent away, with the under. N,
ndtng that l might remain an out ~
; patient. Accordingly nom Sep
Aher i6oo 10 the eud 81 January isal. th,
lent 10 the hospital once = week for I
snlnetioa and treatment. AZ this an
> ] heeanse s<stdenly worse, aud 9th
: nors gained sdmlssion Ia the hos- bel
y, whers lay Ia . miserable sufies. are
co0dttton for two mooths or mors. In
~ spring of 1891 l rvturned 10 VIII
Wills aud made an attempt cha
Do something toward my kss
support. I was given hight ten