The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-12

year, aud no enjoyed himself In n merry
dance In tho excursion house. 10.
coming overheated no thoughtlossly
won't IN tho water 10 cool of and con.
tracted a severe cold. which speedily
developed into tho nilmont from which
no Is now suffering. lla wa, thon n
proficient shoe tlnishor, but tho disease
grasped him with such IN iron grip that
lio fovor worked ngai ~.
In 1870 aud 1880 Keller wRy treated at
tho Jefferson hospital, but tho lato Pro.
lessor Gross PRONOUNCED him incurahlo.
In lsS? no was taken to tho Presbyterian
hospital, but after n short %aojonrn IN
Tint institution II was decided that kol.
ler's cnso WINS not In tho category Of
curablo,.i In 1887 Roller was treated ut
tho University hospital, where all Of
forts to alleviate his sulIorings proved
futile.
lilo has lain on ono sido for nearly
thirteen years, while his lcgs md arms
aro slowly growing ossifcrous. Keller
Htill retains II slight motion In tho neck
and left shoulder, but his hands havo
become frightfully crippled and dis
hJb. AUU HluNCltb Lkho COlltI lGltNl
aud stitToned, and his claw.like iinvcra
have turned inwardly With such persist.
oncy that 1t was necessary to pry them
open and place cotton on tho palms OF
tho hand to prevent them being pierced
through. Tic nails on somo OF his toes
and fingers have grown to such an
nous length that thoy bear n striking
resemblance to tho cranial ornamonts OF
an Angorn cat. II Ia only by IN almost
auperhuman effort that Keller can move
his lower limbs, and then tho movement
comes directly from the shoulder, and
can scarcely be noticed.
EYESiGiIr LOST.
Almost during tho entiro period OF
Kellor's illness no has suffered tho most
excrucia!ing pain, which no has borno
with the utmost forti,udo. lIe had n
severe attack Of neuralgia about four
years ago, which took the vision OF tho
left eye along with it aud loft uupleas.
ant rccollections bohind.
Keller occupies his time chiefly In
smoking a hugo briar.root pipe, which
he manages to light with a match stick
de1trously manipulated with his Grip.
pied and almost powerleos hand. Tho
stem OF tho pipo always lays within easy
reach OF his mouth so that with a slight
movement Of the head Keller can catch
it between his teeth. iie likes to eat
anything and everything that's good
and some things that arc detrimental to
his peace OF mind, for Keller also occa.
sionally suffers from Indigestion aud
dyspepsia. DR.. Howard b. Martin, oil
Eighteenth and Green streets, who has
attended Keller since his departure
from tho University hospital. treats
him when these attacks Of indisposition
come on.
Notwithstanding tho extreme suffer-
Ing which Keller has undergone the
expression OF his c%ountenance is as
buoyant and peaceful as when he was
hale and hearty. His d%eiueanor is al
WAYS cheerful, his face animated by n
bright smile, and his conversation Is
enlivened by a picturesque humor.
Keller is ~passionately fond OF music and
comedies with tho statement Of the late
William Shakespeare, that "a soul with
out music is neither fit for q man or
dog"
HE HAS KIND FRIENDS.
Keller keenly feels tho absence Of the
gentle touch OF his mothers minister.
ing hand 70. she is confined to bed with
an incurable caucerous complaint He
has n young brother, however, who is
most %a'siduous in his attention to
mother and son before he leaves and
when he returns from work.
Seyeral neiphbors and other chnrito.