Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-03-04
Toronto Empire.)

Toronto Empirel
For more than year past the read
ers of the Empire have been given
the particulars of some of the most
remarkable cures of the 18th century,
all, or nearly all of them, in cases
hitherto held by the most advanced
medical scientists to be incurable.
The particulars of these cases were
vouched for by such leading news
papers as The Hamilton Spectator
and Times, The Halifax Herald, Tor
onto 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 afloat
of remarkable case in the pretty lit
tie town of Oakville, of young man
recovering after years of helpless
ness and agony. The Empire deter
mined to subject the case to the most
rigid investigation, and accordingly
detailed one of our best reporters to
make a thorough and impartial in
vestigation into the case. Acting up
on these instructions our reporter
went to Oakville, and called upon Mr..
John w. Condor (who it was had so
miraculouSly rccovered) 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.. Condor at
work in one of the heaviest depart
ments of the Oakville Basket Factory,
and was surprised, in the face of
what he knew of this case, to be con-
fronted by strapping young man of
good physique, ruddy countenance
and bouyant bearing. This now
rugged young man was he who had
spent great part of his days upon
sick-bed, suffering almost untold
agony. When the Empire repres-
entative announced the purpose of
his visit Mr.. Condor cheerfully vol
unteered statement of his case for
the benefit of other sufferers. "Iam,"
said Mr.. Condor, ian Englishman by
birth, 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 y years of age, and it was when
about IA years old that the first
twings of inflammatory 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
suffered My trouble was brought
on l think through too frequent bath
ing in the cold lake water. The joints
of my body began to swell, the cords
of my legs to tighten, and the mus
cles of my limbs to contract. l be-
came a helpless cripple, confined to
bed, and did not leave my room for
three months. The docto whor was
called in administered preparations
of iodide of potassium and other rem
idies without any material beneficial
effect. After some months of suffer
ing became strong enough to leave
the bed but my limbs were stifened
and | was untitled for any active vo-
cation. was then hampered more
or less for the following nine years,
when l was again forced to take 10
my bed. This attack was in 1886,
and was a great deal more severe
than the first. Ny feet, ankles,
knees, legs, arms, shoulders, and in
fact all parts of my frame were at
fected. My joints and muscles be-
came badly swollen, and the disease
even reached my head. Ny face
swelled to great size. | was unable
to open my mouth, my jaws being
fixed together. l, of course, could
eat nothing. My teeth were pried
apart and liquid food poured down
my throat. l lost my voice, and
could speak only in husky whispers.
Really 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, and my
whole frame twisted and contorted
into indescribable shapes, I was no.
thing more than deformed SHELTON.
For three long months l was confined
to bed, after which was able to get
UP, but was complete physical