The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-10-26
Jefferson NJ ClOugh, the Man Who Developed the
Two Greatest American RifleS-The Rein
ingtOn and the Winchester.
Eie REFUSED Tempting Offer From the Chinese
Government-fiis Health Would Not
Permit His Acceptance.
From the Springfield, Mass. Union,

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As the result of long and arduous attention
to business for many years. Jefferson NJ.
ClOugh, nov of Bechcrtowu, Mass, who has
just turned sixty-fvc years, found himself dis
abled by muscular rheumatism two years and
more ago and was obliged to rclinquish the
position of general superintendent Of the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company, of New
Haven, Conn. where he had been employed
for eleven years ut Il salary of 5000 for the
first few years Of his service, but which was
increased to %,5W by the voluntary action of
the company. Previous to his service for the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company he had
filled the responsible position of supcrintcnd-
ent at E. Remington Il Sons nrmory, at llion,
N. Y, for seventeen years; during which
time large quantities of arms were made for
foreign governments rs well us our own, be-
sides sewing machines and typewrtcrs-Mr
Clough having perfected the first of the latter
machines that was exhibited. After leaving
the Remingtons aud previous to making an
engagem mt with the Winchester Arms Com
pany, the secretary of the Chinese Legation
in this country cam, 10 Bclchertown and me-
gotiated with Mr.. ClOugh to go to China to
build arms for the Chinese government; but
the long delay in getting the answer from the
Chinese decided him in accepting the offer to
go to New Haven. 1t wa3 during his service
for the Arms Company he visited the leading
armories of England France and Germany in
company with the vice-president of the COM
pany, in orlcr to learn whatever new methods
there might be in the manufacture of muskets.
1t was afer this long term Of active labor as q
business man that finlng himself incapaci-
tated for further service by the embargo which
rheumatism had laid upon him, he resigned
his position more than two years ago and
returned to Bclchertown, where he owned
what was originally the Phelps farm, about
three miles southeast of the centre of the town,
in q retired spot where he has five hundred
acres of land.
From this quiet home he began to seek
remedy for the muscular rheumatism which
was located largely in the muscles of his
shoulders, chest and back. lie employed DIR.
Holbrook, of Palmer, and received great
benefit from his treatment for time; but was
30 anxious to gain faster that he decided to seek
another treatment, and being man of means
did not spare the cost and was treated by baths
nt celebrated springs without receiving any
benefit worth noticN. He then tried various
remedies advertised for rheumatism without
receiving any good effect. During the sum-
mcr of 1893 and the winter of 1894 Mr.. Clough
was confined to his house in Bclchertown,
being unable to rise from his bed without as
sistance and suffering continually with acute
pains and with no taste or desire for food, nor
was he able to obtain sufficient sleep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. Clough heard Of
DR.. Williams Pink pills for Pale People
through his brother James NJ. Clough, Of East
hampton, Mass, who came to visit him, and
was induced to make II trial of them. He be-
gan taking these pills about the first of March,
1884, and continued to do 50 until the first
part of September following. The first effect
noticed was better appetite and he began to
note more ability TO help himself off the bed
and to be better generally. Last August QS94)
he was able to go alone TO his summer residence
and farm of 1863 acres on Grcnadier Island,
among the Thousand Islands, in the river st.
Lawrence, where from the highest land of his
farm he commands a view for thirteen miles
down the river.
Instead of being confined to his bed Mr..
Clough is now and has been for some time able
to be about the farm to direct the men en-
ployed there, and he is thankful for what DR..
Williams Pink Pills have done for him.