Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1896-06-04

A Patient Cured who was Afflicted with Rhcu-
nlalIsm, I0cOmOtOr Ataxia In Inc Legs
and Paralysis or the Throat.
Ii was In Prescott Mich, the Patient was an Old
Soldier and has Hundreds of Friends.
TIle Case Reads Like r1iracle.
NON syse r.nassfde Monitor, ~ saaie, 1freA


re pubtlaaaur II tlis paper having Some
hussrsess ID trnassacA ~ prssr6s, OEeFaaw Co.,
Michigan, Monday Las, repaired to thas ham
fef. While there he chanccd 10 learn If
remarkable recovery ffoman illness oflhirty.
fbnr years standing, the fortunate person
hesnlg Thomas +. Calvin. The writer hunted
slas gpmfiemaA up, introduced himself, and
reqnesed Mr.. tsaiyEn to give a brief history
II hls teFrlble disease and sonle history ~
kirnseif. Mts aiaIvin's trouble culninnted
llrsc oF four years since N three discusses
Biseun,atisn, affecting the general system
Ipspns0aor aaaxias affecting the Irgs, RENDER.
ing hsas lssraisss Il ssaFsFt Ass course in walk.
ing. and paralysis, rendering him unable W.
ase lips, iIsroat u paiatr.
III giving d history a. his trouble, Mr..
Calvin saii
"xn 1851 I enlisted Is Is the array and was
msadu eMptaiM 0f 60. H. 40th lfiliinis IA.
fsnsFy. X Twas stationed ne Pshlucais, Nv: i'm
September Nk TINT year and while there
ranglat cold ami contracted rheumatism.
wAasiEi sha h0spital there three months; when
/ recovered Sufficiently 10 Tep0rfNfor duty,
although far from we'll previOsls to this
tinas / had never been sick day III my life
and weighed Ep5 pouiyss. IcontlnMed IN the
seTYlee during the war. although suffering
miH the time fT0sn rhnumafism. AT the ciOse
of khc WaF, I waa discharged and d few
mantle afterwards granted d peTsion az nj
pr month for M disabilities. | was never
free from pain faT Ghirty-three long years nn.
I'll lmte last fill or Early In the winter.
continued to grow worse an the time durin.
the entire period until list November. wn'
shen In PiEable condition. had beer
stricken with paralysis and locOmntnr afaxis
iii addition tO my rheumatism. For thres
vearsE was helpless. feotaiB n0t ink Feratis,
~ pSrslysis. gould not walk because Of IN.
ioro:naseF atAxiA and my hands, arms an,
leas wsrs III as't Y shspe, wiihered ant
knxes now. lust us timber az yours las
sumtner esFaia nut move my knees, no
e0ml 4 yet them together Within six inches
30H sen Esy EingeTs, straight and nearly re
covered from their Stiffness. All TINT time
II attempted 70 walk. was as liable 10 ri
backwards Or sideways or fall down NJ ! wa
- 70 forwards, beeausao of the lack Of powe
Of loeomotioa. Ms ti01, how prayed 70
years ~ die md be relieved Of my sslfierings
= Had u not been TINT our Gevernircn
aaw fit HI increase my pension frnm 81 TO $il
per navslth AMI pay nae $3, ls0 hack pension
should have suffered for the necessities o
life.
Before this Tins hail treated with IN,
best MEDICAL men Of detroit, Cleveland Mil
waukee, Chicago and several other nUrthcrt
CITIES, but, u I said, grew gradually wors'
until 4 would not have given 81 for m.
chances of life last November, and. In facs
would rather have been dead than alive.
only weighed lib pounds. You see me 10
day. weigh 15j and am free from pain N.
tIrelg am slowly bnt surely gaining strength
4ess see ses ~ stairs all right, and com,
up these stairs dozen times d day now. Yos
would M0t discover TINT | was ever unable Il
speak. shall no ID work with INV tools Il
u carpenter soon, % as Id help me increase II
strength. was No long unable ID take
step that ] da not feel hardly safe on mi,
rins vel, although have not fallen dow
Sn several months. am learning The use
Asy legs hands. arms and tongue again.
Escss you Will think ! have recovered On
nse of the latter il keep on, but want i