Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-03
Dangers Of Boiler inspecting
Sudden Changes of Temperature
Bring on Paralysis Of the Spine.
The Terrible Experience Of Jersey City Boiler
Inspector. Stricken Down and Pronounced
IncurabIe by The Most Eminent Specialists.
Yet He Recovered.
From the Newark Evening News.

From the Newark Evening news
| There are but few classes of men in the
United States whose calling subjects them
to sudden changes of temperature that at
times will vary in degrees that reach into
the hundreds. Boiler inspectors, probably
have more of this to contend with than any
other single class of men in the country and
they, sooner or later, feel the effects of it
and not a 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 go into a boiler room and ir-
spect the boilers while the temperature is
crowd ding the mercury up into the hundreds.
When his work is done, he puts on bis
coat and goes out in the cold. The result
is easily imagined.
For the past seventeen years, Mr.. John
| Bird, one of the best known men of Jersey
City, has been an inspector for the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Insurance Company.
About two years ago he began to suffer with
pains in the small of his back, but at first
paid but little attention to it, thinking that
it was nothing more 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 DR.. Varick of Jersey City,
who after thorough examination refused
point blank to attend him. He advised Mr..
Bird to consult Prof. Corning of New York.
| Mr.. Bird acted on 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 remarkable
one and is best told in Mr.. Birds own Ian
guage. To reporter who called at his
handsomely furnished home at 1G5 Wilton
Street, Jersey City, Mr.. Bird said:
| when first decided to doctor for my
trouble l learned, that | had contracted
paralysis of the spine. / called in my family
physician, DR.. Varick, who refused to treat
me and advised me to 60 to Prof. Corning
of New York, | went to the Professor and
followed his advice for eight months, but it
did no good at all. After this | went to Pro-
fessor Thompson, who treated me with cleo
tricity and compressed air. Sometimes |
took as much as fourteen pounds and a half
in three hours. There are very few men
hat can stand the compressed air for more
than half hour.
"But for all that did not improve much,
and began to lose all hope. A number
of friends of mine in New York and New
ark asked me repeatedly why did not try
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and in spirits and there is no longer
that old feeling of depression. | walk bet
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