The morning call., 1893-12-10
TO ODD FELLOWS.
The Credit Due of Lar
sens Recovery.
His Brethren i'm the Lodge Coun-
seled Him to Try DIR. Pioufs
Wonderful Remedy.

So many vendors of quack medicines
and patent postrums are abroad in the
land that 1t is not difficult for cheap
healers of manifold ailments to purchase
the names of irrespons ble citizens VINO
Will vouch for so-called remedy AT so
much voucher.
The voluntary statement OF we'll
known citizen, relating to the Denehclai
effects of an established remedy, as
brought under his individual notice, con-
stitutes very different testimonial. Such
an acknowledgment is of infinite value TO
every one, so unfortunate as to be al1'cted
with the same disease. 1t is the purest
spirit Of benevolence which influences one
to leave the retirement which is his own,
and narrate for the benefit OF sufferers the
remedies which his observation has con-
vinced him are efficacious.
A well-known business man, entertain
ing a party of friends at dinner last night,
related an incident which constitutes a
case In point. The story he told was full
nf interest and engaged the close attention
Of his auditors:
Liars Larsen is a Dane by birth. but a
naturslZed American citizen" the busi-
ness man said. "he came to this State
on ship from Boston. AS he is now 56
wears old and is a HORSEPOWER and good
citizen his word is well worthy OF cre-
dence. He Is engaged by the Armour
Packing Company. and has been with it
for long time. giving satisfaci ion. He is
a member of Magnolia Lodge Ne. 20, aud
Wlldey Encampmsnt No. %. OF the Inde-
pendent order of Odd Fellows. and this
fact Is mentioned because 1t is directly
due to the Odd Fellows that he is to-day a
well man.
Seven months ago he had been TO work
as usual and, though not feeling quite
well. never dreamed but that he would be
at work the next day. In the morning, to
his surprise, Ee felt great pain in his right
leg, and he could not bear to stand on it.
ln few hours it began to swell from the
hip down and the pain was excruciating
he sent for his family physician and that
gentleman soon told him hat he had rheu-
matism. II is one thing to say what ails a
man, quite another to heal him. The
worthy doctor prescribed liniment and
medicine to be taken internally. Mr.. Lar
sen gladly took all that was given him.
DE consumed two bottles of medicine
used untold bandaging and liniment, and
still the leg pained night and day and was
terribly swollen. For week he did not
get out of his bed. and for seven weeks be
lay in a big rocking chair looking at his
acheful. swollen leg. He tried all kinds of
medicines. when one happy Sunday the
visiting Committee of his lodge called and
one of them said: Lars. why don't you
try DIR. PlOuf's cure for rheumatism?'
He had heard Of so many cures that did
not cure that it was only when the visit
ing committee of the other lodge called
and they urged him to try the medicine that
he sent bis son to the Nucleus building
and got three bottles. That is really all
there is to tell.
Larsen took the three bottles and was
able TO ut his slipper and de.clorhes on
for the first time in over two months. Be-
fore he had taken the sixth bottle he was
walking round, and found that the stiff
ness in his neck. which he had suffered
from for years, had vanished. Then he
went to DR.. Plouf and said: L have never
been in your office before, doctor, but
told my boy that If your medicine cured
me would be the first TO acknowledge it.
Here you see me well man. / followed
your directions faithfully. You keep my
address, 419 Thirteth street. and If any
one wants TO know the good your medicine
does send them to me. I'll be only too
glad TO save them the suffering / have gone
thruuph.' y"