St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-27
DANGERS II BolLERINsPEcTloA
SUDDEN cHAEcEs or TEMPERATURE
BRING ON PARALYSIS or
THE SPINE.
The Terrible Experience ola Jer-
sey City Boiler Inspector
Stricken Down and Pro-
nounced Incurable by tho Most
Eminent speoialists-Yet He
Recovered

AbCOVvCEO0s
From the Newark Evening News
There are but few classes of men In
the United States whose calling sub.
jects them to sudden changes OF tenn
grees that reach into the hundreds.
Boiler inspectors. probably, have more
OF this to contend with than any other
single class CT men In the country. and
they, soouer or later. feel the effects of
1t. and not small number OF them have
died at an age when they should really
begin to enjoy the fruits Of their labor.
Paralysis of the spine is one Of the
fruits Of an expert knowledge of steam
boilers. In the coolest season OF the
year the expert Is required to 20 intoa
boiler room and inspect boilers while the
temperature is cr0wding the mercury
up Into the hundreds. When bis work
Is done. he puts on his coat and goes
out in the cold. Tho result is easily
imagined.
For the past seventeen years Mr..
John Bird, one Of the best known men
OF Jersey City, has been All inspector
for the Hartford Steam Boiler lnsur-
ance Company. About two years ago
he began to suffer with paiHs in the
small OF this back. but ut first paid but
little attention to it. thinking that it
was nothing moro than severe cold,
or, at worst. an attack of rheumatism.
He went about his work as usual, and
the pain became more intense. Finally
he became SO bad that he could scarcely
use his limbs at all.
He called in 1T. Varick. of Jersey
City, who, after thorough examiha.-
ton. refused poipt blank 10 attend him.
He advised Mr.. Bird to consult Prof.
Corning. of New York. Mr.. Bird acted
OIL the suggestion without delay. and
sought the renowned specialist. After
going through rigid examination.
Prof. Corning told Mr.. Bird that his
spine was afflicted and that science could
not help him.
The history of the case is remark
able one. and is beat told In Mr.. Birds
own language. 10 reporter who called
at his handsomely furnished home at
l65 Wilton street, Jersey City, Mr.. Bird
said:
when I first decided to doctor for
my trouble learned that / had con-
tracted paralysis of the spine. called
in my family physician, DR.. Varick. who
refused to treat me, and advised HE TO
went 10 the professor and followed his
advice for eight months. but it did no
good at all. After this went 10 Pro-
fessor Thompson, who treated me with
electricity and compressed air. Some
times took as much as fourteen pounds
anu half Ill three hours. There are
very few men that can stand the conf
pressed air for more than haf-hour.
But Tor ail that l did not Improve
much. and began to lose all hope. A
number of friends of mine in New York
and Newark asked me repeatedly why
l dld NOT Try Dr. Williams FINK flllS
lot fale PEOPLE. Ihey Kept at IT SO
persistently that finally l decided to
give them trial"
wei, SIT. do You Know that they
nave done me more good than all the
Professors and Doctors In the world? l
ain hundred per cent better now than
when hrst began taxing them. l am
better IN health and III splrlss.and there