Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-11-20
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MEDICAL ANNALS
4 Patient Cured who was Afflicted with Rheu-
matiSm, LOcomotor Ataxia in the Legs
and Paralysis Of the Throat.
II was in Prescott, Mich, the Patient was an Old
Soldier and has Hundreds of Friends.
The Case Reads Like 1iracle.

NJ. nublisher Of this paper having some
...;ress 70 transact At Prescott, Ogcmaw Co.,
T;obiean, Monday last repaired to that ham,
=. While there he CHANGED TO learn Of a
..m.rk.ble recovery from an illness ofthirty-
e., wears standing, the fortunsts person
~. Thomas F. Calvin. The writer hunted
~, gentleman up, introduced himself, and
..orested Mr.. Calvin to give brief history
~ his terrible disease and some history Of
s;m..lf. Mr.. .0alvin's trouble eliminated
three o. four years since in three diseases
Rheumatism, affecting the general system;
locomctor ataxia, affecting the legs, render.
inc him unable to direct his course in walk
ips. and paralysis, rendering him unable to
use lips, throat or palate.
In giving . history Of his trouble, Mr..
Calvin said:
"Iu 1851 I enlisted in the army and was
v>.Ae csDtaiu Of Co. H., 10th Illinois In
f.ntry. I was stationed at Paducah, KY; in
September of that year and while there
caught cold and contracted rheumatism. I
W. in the hospital there three months; when
Although far from well. Previous to this
time had never been sick day in my life
and weighed 1876 pounds. continued in the
service during the war, although su fering
ali the time from rheumatism. At the close
Of the war, l was discharged and . few
months Afterwards granted . pension Of %
DER month for my disabilities. was never
free from pain for thirty.three long years an
I'll late last fall or early in the winter. I
continued to grow worse all the time during
the entire period until last November. l was
then in . pitable condition. had been
stricken with paralysis and locomotof ataxia
in addition to my rheumatism. For three
years vas helpless. could not talk because
Of paralysis, could not walk because Of the
locomotor ataxia, and my hands, arms and
legs were all out of shape, withered and
knees now. Just - timber a yours. Las
summer I could not move my knees, MOI
could get them together within six inches.
You see my fingers, straight and nearly re-
covered from their stiffness. At that time,
X attempted to walk, was as liable to 20
backwards or sideways or fall down as wa
to 60 forwards, because Of the lack of power
of locomotion. My God, how prayed fol
years to die and be relieved Of my suherings
"Had it not been that our Government
saw 1T to increase my pension from - 10 $li
per month and pay me %, 40 back pension
should have suffered for the necessities O
life.
Before this time had treated with tn,
best medical men Of detroit, Cleveland, Mil
waukee, Chicago and several other northern
cities, but; as | said, grew gradually wors'
until I would not have given 81 for m!
chances of life last November, and, in fact
would rather have been dead than alive.
only weighed 1872 pounds You see me to
day. weigh 175 and am free from pain en-
tirely, am slowly but surely gaining strength
You zee get up stairs all right, and com
up these stairs dozen times day now. Yo'
would not discover that was ever unable +
speak. / shall 60 to work with my tools q
carpenter soon, so as to help me increase il
strength. I was SO long unable to take
step that I do not feel hardly safe on IN
pins yet, although have not fallen dow
In several months. am learning the use {
my leu, hands, arms and tongue again.
guess you will think have recovered tn
nee Of the latter II keep on, but I want