Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
HOW STOUT GOT STOUT.
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE
OF A RHEUMATIC SUFFERER.
All But ParaIyzed--Lost His Flesh and
Expected to Die---How He Got
Well and Strong.


(From The Vt. Sterling, H., Repabican.)
Few men are held in higher esteem
by their fellow townspeople than Jas.
w. Stout, of Riply, H., and it is due
no doubt partly to this popularity that
the record of the case has created such
widespread interest. While his ex-
perience is not without an equal, yet
it has been sufficiently remarkable to
demand the attention of thousands of
people in Illinois, among whom are
numbered some of the most eminent
physicians.
In January, 1893. Mr.. Stout was
stricken with what was then believed
to be sciatic rheumatism, and in short
time was barely able to hobble around
on crutches. and it seemed to his
friends that his days were numbered.
To-day he is a strong, hearty looking
man of 160 pounds
How this wonderful change was
brought about is most interesting as
told to representative of the Repub-
lican by Mr.. Stout himself:
II was afflicted with sciatic rheuma-
tism and lunbago in January, 1898.
became affected in the hip, running
down to the ankle and across the small
of the back to the left side, and soon
my whole system became afflicted,
causing me the most excruciating pain.
In a very short time became totally
unable to attend to any business what
ever, and the disease rapidly growing
worse, I had to take to my bed, where
lay suffering almost continuously for
months the most agonizing torture,
scarcely being able to move or be
moved. At one time / lay for six
weeks fiat on my back, the slightest
movement causing me such pain as
almost to throw me into commissions.
cannot begin to express to you the
intense pain / suffered. / was drawn,
by the severeness of the malady, over
to the left side; lost my appetite, had
no desire for food, and what little | did
eat could not digest, the digestive or
gans failing to perform their duty. add
ing greatly to my already precarious
condition. For weeks at time / was
unable to eat or sleep, suffering all
the time most intensely and at times
fearing would lose my reason, and
would have welcomed death to relieve
me of my sufferings.
II consulted with local physicians
and some of the most eminent special
lists of the larger cities throughout the
country, some treating me for one
thing and some for another, but with
out effect, and I received no relief
whatever. One physician told ne
had double curvature of the spine and
would eventually become paralyZed.
spent hundreds of dollars in the short
time was afflicted without receiving
the least benefit NY friends all
thought that there was no hope for
me whatever and said that / must die,
and myself had almost given up in
despair, when in September, 1898,
about eight months after / was first
afflicted, my attention was called to
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aware of great change for the better
in my almost hopeless condition. My
appetite came back and my digestive
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properly. took some more and grew
rapidly better-eould sit up in a chair
and my body began to Straighten out
continued the treatment and in a short
time was able to be about on crutches
Ny recovery from that time on was
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ment was numb and dead, now eXpe.
rienced a pricking, tingling sensation
/ was enabled to throw away my
erutches and walk upright once more
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