Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-10
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The Strange AffIiction of Little
Wilbur Robinson.
He Stopped Growing Limbs Became Useless and
He was Unable 10 Walk-His Cure Brought
About In q Singular Manner.
From 1hs osserrer. caa,qoft,. ~ r.

Hearing fhs. q ~i,iia ,oar Iron STATION,
Iinooln soantr. had been rrca,is h.pcfiad
by ihe of pf. Niiiisms' Pink rim. fsf
Pale feafle. . representative of the obs.ysxt
vert ihiiher Go ere and nscersain she esiein
~ the h-nefi; the child had reesis.d.
hidinr euf on Dee.mh~f = tsas. "a o litiie
country cottasr in fbe pine ~aods q mile
distant from lrsn station. fhe rrpsrf~f sax
hftrht.fsc-d, rosnr ~ofnaa. o pare anglo
sasen iyr- with i,gh' hair and blue .e-s.
Standing in the doorway WITH two plump
fess -sh~eked children half hiaing lel,itd
boz dresss uenflsninF thai he wss hooking
fw fsmils of Eossinssns, she woinan
sn.-snsd NJ tirsi . little srsr,e4sas.
i"ure stranger tn nis eee, " she snid
atn trying "a hnd y ,hiid nsp~d Niis
boz nslinsan, she mas greatly hanssfied is
pf. Williams Pink Pile fw paSf PeatieS -
The young ta";hef smiled and a pl-as.d
look came into bef eFes she sad 'ean,s in -
saa saaed. q guess fhai's 81. ene, " pointing
o. she founrrf of she fws iitiis buys.
u ~a. an humble home, fha tamil. heinr
reuires~d af that sturdy farming -iass thai
fses 60 make ur one of she strongest aud
truesi fTp~s af North sist.linn's good ,~orie.
Tho heshand. Bsbe'f -, Robinson. rnns fhp
the time.
Tho ,nsst~.. Carrie 4. Robinson, foia a
rrfnsfkable sisrs .f she cure of hef LITTLE
hoy from the effects of IN grippe. iI~f nrrd.
whsie.haired fnoiher. Nrs. sarah 4. Bands
ssf p~ar aud emphasized erefe word
~ she daughter. TIE iitii. he,. Wilbur.
who owed hi. recovery 60 Df Williams
edesfise rsmeds. plased shout fhe bouse
SOD yard. and wns into every eopeeisai,ie
kind af mischief u really m~nad fhHi he
mus have taken too many of f,f. Nillisms'
PINK FILLS go greni Nas fbe energy with
which he prosecuted hfs prnfiks. Three
times his ss.her had Ia stop ber ren~er-n.
,ten and 'nsh OFT 90 resroe she fsporier =
outside. aud with mhieh Mill,ur was be.
coming almost TOO famiiinr.
Thfs 10 the siefr she mother told
wilbur wss hofn Aarnsf n. 1874 lie
vas n stout. healthy bsy iill be nRs posrls
hse tp"nihs old. 1sciween clirisstnas aud
a Iron station attended him. npd be wac
supposed 90 have recovered. Bui tle AFTER
esac;s of the maisdy linrs.ed win disss.
ffous rrsultA In March. lsai. his parents
leei. sliheurh before his taking she rrit,re
he could DO 10 easily. lie eor.d MOI henr
tbe weight ef his body ON hiss feri: his legs
wrfe not growing any nor the musrle IN
fbstD developing. We was MOT treated how.
srer. fill be- ihe Gall, about fbe iasa of ocio.
ber. when Nf. i.aisinson f.ok his ~oiion 81
Lipealnion, fhe county scat. he Hlse carried
his baby along. mud q 1sipcolrion phssieinn
rreScrib-d fof him, recommending q lotion
for rubbing his limhss Tbs heipnd fhe
child only icmrsrsrils, rwtes nhcrward
parents that she ehiid might some dHr ie
a,le 90 walk and again ne mirhi not. fh.s
~culd jnsa have 20 1sf him grow along %
ns the mother expressed q, aud sce whn,
sevelercd: ~ .h,. period the childs ler'
ssrs tbey were "ss sefs % reti.n." Ii~rs
~ss boy fouss~rn months old, who not onis
could moi wslk, but cssld nos hoaf his weight