The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-07
Dangers Of Boiler Inspecting.
Sudden Changes Of Temperature
Bring on Paralysis of the Spine.
Tho Terrible E1perieoeo of Jersey
City Boiler Inspector = Stricken
Down aud Pronounced IncurnbIO
by the Most Eminent Specialists
Yct Ho Recovered.
VI Ep,,ine Mrs.

From he BtpHk ErsRtAg Ntl1.
There are bat few classes Of men in
the United States whose calling subjects
them 10 sudden changes Of temperature
that a. times will vary in degrees that
reach into the hundreds. Boiler in
spec.ors. probably have more Of this 70
contend With than any other single
class Of men in the country and they,
sooner or later, feel the effects OF 1t, aud
not A ANAL number Of them have died
al an ace when they should really De-
Gin 10 enjoy the fruits Of their labor.
Paralysis Of the spine Is one OF the
fruits OF m expert knowledge oil steam
boiIera In the coolest season Of the
wear, tho expert 10 required TO go into a
boiler room and inspect the boilers
while the temperature is GROWING Ihe
mercury up into the hundreds. when
his work 10 done, no puts on lis coat
and goes out in tho cold. The result 10
easily imagined.
For the past seventeen yearS, Mr.. John
Bird, ono Of the best known men OF Jer-
sew city, has been an inspector Tor the
Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Com.
pany. About two years ago no began
to suffer with pains In the small OF his
back, but at first paid but little atten-
tion 10 II, thinking that 1t was nothing
more than severe cold. or NJ worst an
attack OF rheumatism. He went about
his work as usual and the pain became
more intense. Finally be became 50
bad that he could scarcely use hls limbs
at all ,...
City, who after a thoroug h examination
refused point blank TO attend him. DO
advised Mr. Bird 70 consult Prof.. Corn
inc, Of Now York. Mr.. Bird acted on
The suggestion without delay and sought
the renowned specialist After going
through q rigid examination. Prof.
Corning told Mr.. Bird that his spine
was afflicted and that ecIence could not
help him.
BILE one and is beat told in Mr.. Bros
own language. To a reporter who
called at his handsomely furnished
homo ut l65 Wilton street, Jersey City,
Mr.. Bird said:
"Whon | first decided to doctor Tor
nv trouble learned, that had con:
tracted paralysis of the spine. ! called
in my family physician, Dr. Varick,
who refused TO treat mo aud advised me
to 90 To Prof. Corning, OF New York. l
went to tho professor and followed his
advice for eight months, but 1t did no
good at all. After this went 10 Pro
isssor Thompson. who treated me with
electricity and compressed air. some
times l took as much Us fourteen pounds
and a half in three hours. There arc
very few men that can stand the COM
pressed air for more than o half hour
"But for all 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
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Pale People. They kept at 1t 30 per.
sistently that finally decided to give
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"Well, sir, do you know that they
have done me more good than oil the
professors and doctors In the world. l
am hundred per cent better now than
whom first began taking them. am
better in health aud in spirits, and there
is no longer that old feeling Of depres-
sion. walk better now than I over
did while ! was undor tho care Of the
physician. am gaining flesh now. and
have been ever sinca took the Pink
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