The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-03
A PHYSICIAN TALKS.
Tho Remarkable Story and Afnda-
Wit OF DR.. LOWS Blundln.
AnlIctod With Paralysis for Twenty.
ilvo Ycars-Pronouaocd Incurnblo
by tho Foremost Physicians of tho
WorId-A Case of World wldo In.
tercst.

From NE Philadelphia Tina
Many survivors OF our late war left tho
rnnks unwoundcd but with brokcn con.
stitu.ions ian instance in point, Is LOwia
D. Blundin, a resident Of HulmOvillc,
Bucks Co., Pa. In relating his expert.
eucOs and what no had suffered In con-
sequence OF the hardships no had on.
counter0d Mr.. Blundin said:
81 was born ut BrIdgcwater, Penna.,
In 1871. Rnd went through tho war as
private, sergeant md hospital steward
In Company ., Twonty.eiuhth Pom.
sylvania Volunteers. My service was
active an1 wilhelm Georgia had IN NJ.
tack OF typhoid fever, which loft md
weak and ready victim for future dis
ease, My kidnOya were then Affected
md this finally developed into spinal
trouble which lasted through my army
service. In 1866 ! was mustered out
with an honorable discharge and en-.
tered tho Jefferson Medical College In
Philadelphia as u student. | graduated
two years later with Il diploma but did
not practice. At that time l was living
In Manayunk. Ono day, aitor l had
graduated, WINS lying on q sofa ut my
homo in Mnnayunk, whom felt cold
sensation In my lowGr limbs az though
tho blood had suddenly left them. When
tried to move them was Mortified ut
the discovery that was parAlyzed from
my hips to my toes. Tho paralysis
was complete and pin or a pinch Of
tho flesh caused no pain: | could not
move muscle. called IN Dr. william
Z. Todd oil philadelphia. ile mado q
careful and exhaustive examination Of
my case, sounding and testing and
hhaily announced mat my trouble was
caused by Inflammation OF the spinal
cord, and that l would likely have an
other stroke oil paralysis. | consulted
Dr. l, W. Gross and DR.. Pancoast OF
Jefferson college, Philadelphia, with
the same result: called IN Dr. More-
mouse, oil Phlladei phia, VINO SAID that no
amount oil medicine would ever prove
oil the slightest benefit TO me.
,"One day last September | de.
cidod to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. sent Tor some. / had
always been troubled with a sort Of
vertigo aitermy first stroke OF paralysis
to auch an extent that when got out
oil my bed my head would swim and l
had difficulty in saving myself from
falling. My appetite was bad, digestive
organs ruined and no assimilation OF
food. In addition to my many other
ailments, rheumatism held a prominent
i;!nte. Dy T n stu n,,i i1au lnisneu me
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