The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-26
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MEDICAL ANNALS
A Patient Cured who was Afflicted with Rheu-
matiSm, LOcOmOtOr Ataxia in the Legs
and Paralysis of the Throat.
1t was in Prescott, Mich, the Patient was an Old
Soldier and has Hundreds of Friends.
The Case Reads Like a fIiracle.
From tne Lalsstde lfonttor. "a SAX. aflen.

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
remarkable recovery from an illness Ofthirty-
four years standing, the fortunate person
being Thomas F. 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
himself. Mr.. Galvin's trouble eliminated
three or four years since in three diseases
Rheumatism, affecting the general system;
locomotor ataxia, affecting the legs, render
ing him unable to direct his course in walk
ing and paralysis, rendering him unable to
us5 lips, throat or palate.
In giving history Of his trouble, Mr..
Calvin said:
ain 1881 enlisted in the army and was
nude captain of Co. H.. 10th Illinois In
flntry. was stationed at Paducah, Ky; in
September of that year and while there
caught cold and contracted rheumatism.
was in the hospital there three months; when
/ recovered sufficiently to report for duty,
although far from we'll. Previous to this
time / had never been sick day in my life
ami weighed 1876 pounds. Icontinued in the
service during the war, although suffering
all the time from rheum ltism. At the close
of the war, | was discharged and few
HlnthI afterwards granted u pension Of 50
per month for my disabilities. | was never
free from pain for thirty-three long years UNI
til late lust fall or early in the winter ]
continued to grow worse all the time during
the entire perioi until last November. / was
then in q pitable condition. l had been
efriaynn With DnrnI VCiq md lOnnuootOp ota ,in
in addition to my rheumatism. For three
years was helpless. IcOuld not talk because
of paralysis, could not walk because of the
lOcOmotor ataXia, and my hands, arms and
legs were oil out of shape, withered and
drawn, from rheumatism. You see my
knees now. Just as timber as yours. Last
summer | could not move my knees, nor
coull get them together within six inches.
You see my fingers, straight and nearly re-
covered from their stiffness. At that time,
if | attempted to walk, was as liable TO 20
backwards or sideways or fall down as / was
tt 90 forwards, bee uise of the lack of power
of l1comOtion. Ny God how | prayed for
years to die and be relieved of my suferings.
"Hal it not been that our Government
saw fit to increase my pension from SO to sly
per month and pay me So, 40 back pension,
should have suffered for the necessities OF
life.
"Beforc this time had treated with the
best IN 9dical men of detroit, Cleveland Mil
waukee, Chicago and several other northern
cities, but, as said, grew gradually worse
until l wOuld not have given 81 for my
chlnces of life last November, and, in fact,
would rather have been dead than alive.
only weighed 133 pounds. You see me to-
diy. weigh 175 and am free from pain en-
tirely, am slowly but surely gaining strength.
You see get up stairs all right, and come
up those stairs dozen times day now. You
would not discover that was ever unable to
speak. l shall go to work with my tools as
carpenter soon, so as to help me increase in
strength. l was so long unable to take a
step that do not feel hardly safe on my
pins yet, although / have not fallen down
in several months. am learning the use Of
my legs, hands, arms and tongue again. q
guess you will think have recovered the
use of the latter if / keep on, but want &c