Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-01

The publisher Of this paper having some
business to transact at Prescott, Ogemaw Co.,
Michigan. Monday Last, repaired to that ham
let. While there he CHANGED to learn OF a
remarkable recovery from an illness ofthirty'
fOIr ars standing, the fortunate person
being nom.s +. Calvin. The writer hunted
that gentleman up, introduced himself, and
requested Mr.. Calvin to give brief history
Of his terrible disease and some history of
Lm,alf Mr.. Calvin, trouble eliminated
thee or four years since in three disease
rheumatism, affecting the general system; /;
lJJpn1tOr ataxia, affecting the legs, render
ins him unable to direct hi, course in walk
and paralysis, rendering him unable to
Us lips, throat or palate
In giving history Of his trouble, Mr..
Gavin said:
In lSdl | enlisted in the army and was
m ld captain Of Co. H., iOth Illinois In
ftntry. ] was stationed at Paducah, ny; in
September of that year and while there
ciiyht cold and contracted rheumatism. /
wis In the hospital there three months; when
recovered sufficiently to report for duty,
although far from we'll. Previous TO this
tim' | had never been sick day in my life
an weighed 1875 pounds. continued in the
service during the war, although suffering
all the time from rheumatism. At the close
Of the war, | WAS discharged and few
months afterwards granted a pension of So
per month for my disabilities. was never
fee from pain fJrthirty.,hree long years un.
I'll late last fall or early in the winter
continued to grow worse all the time during
the entire period until last November ! was
then in pitable condition. | had been
stricken with paralysis and Ocomotor ataxia
In addition 10 my rheumatism. For three
years was helpless. could not talk because
of paralysis, / could not walk because of the
locomotOr ataNia, and nv hands, arms and
legs were all out of shape, withered and
drawn, from rheumatism. You see my
knees now. Rust as Timber rs yours. Last
summer | could not move my knees nor
could get them together within six inches.
You see my fingers straight aud nearly re-.
covered from their stiffness. At that tima
II attempted to walk WIS as liable to o.
backwards or sideways or fall down rs was
20 go forwards because Of the lack of power
Of loconotion. My God how | PRAYED for
years 70 die and be relieved Of my sutierings
Had IL not been that our Government
saw fit 20 increase my pension from 80 10 Sl7 |
per month and pay me &, 40 back pension. |
should have suffered for the necessities of |
life.
Before this time ! hal treated with the |
best medical men of detroit Cleveland. Nil. !
waukee, Chicago aud several other northern |
cities, but, as | said, grew gradually worse |
until | would not have given 81 for NV |
chances Of life last November, and, in fact. |
would rather have been dead than alive. / !
only weighed lS2 pounds You see me 10. |
day. | weigh l75 and am free from pain en-.
tirely, am slowly but surely gaining strength. |
fou, see get up stairs all right and come
I'm fhaasa afutF n Il ~
woul NJ discover that was ever unable 10
speak. shall 60 to work with my tools as
a carpenter soon, 80 as 10 help me increase in
strength. was so long unable 10 take a
step that / do not feel hardly safe on my
pins yet, although have not fallen down
In several months. l am learning the use Of
my legs, hands, arms and tongue again. /
guess you will think I have recovered the
use Of the latter II l keep on, but want 10