The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1896-04-23
A Patient Cured who was Afflicted with Rheu-
matiSm, LOcOmOtOr Ataxia in the Legs
and Paralysis of the Throat.
It was in Prescott Mich, the Patient was an Old
Soldier and has Hundreds of Friends.
The Case Reads Like rlracle.
From tie Lakeside Monitor, Au Sable, Mich.

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 chanced to learn of
remarkable recovery from an illness ofthirty-
four years standing, the fortunate person
being Thomas +. Calvin. The writer hunted
shat 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;
iocomotor ataxia, affecting the legs, render
ing him unable to direct his course in walk
ing and paralysis, rendering him unable to
use lips, throat or palate.
In giving a history Of his trouble, Mr..
Calvin said: fl
y In 1861 | enlisted in the army and was
III lde captain of Co. H., 10th Illinois In
fAntry. was stationed at Paducah, KY; in
September OF that year and while there
caught cold anil contracted rheumatism.
was in the hospital there threemonths; when
/ recovered sufficiently to report for duty,
although far from well. Previous to this
time ls.d never been sick a day in my life
and weighed 1876 pounds. continued in the
service during the war, although suffering
all the tfnfe from rheumatism. At the close
of the war, | was discharged and few
months afterwards granted a pension of 50
per month for my disabilities was never
free from pain for thirty-three long years un-
til late last fall or early in the winter.
continued to grow worse all the time during
the entire period until last November. was
in. ifakla onn1iffnr. I ha1
stricken with paralysis and locomotor ataxia
in addition to my rheumatism. For three
years | was helpless. could not talk because
of paralysis. | could not walk because of the
loconotor ataxia and my hands, arms and
| legs were all out of shape, withered and
drawn, from rheumatism. You see my
knees now. just as Timber as yours. Last
summer | coall not move my knees, nor
e1ul get them together within six inches.
| You see my fingers. straight and nearly re-
eovefed from their stiffness. At that time,
if attempted to- walk was as liable to 70
backwards or sideways or fall down as / was
to 20 fjrwards, becausr of the lack of power
Of loaoanation. Nv God, how [ prayed for
yet-g 10 die alEi be relieved Of my sufferings.
Hal il not been THAT our Government
! saw tit to increase my pension from 50 to $17
| per month and pay me So l40 back pension,
| | Slouid have suffered for the necessities of
life.
"Before this time I had treated with the
brst ,dical men of detroit. Cleveland, Mil
waulSee, Chicago and severa, other northern
cities, but, as | said, grew gradually worse
antil would not have given 81 for my
chances Of life hast November, and, in fact,
would rather have been dead than alive.
only weighed 1872 pounds. You see me TO-
| day. weigh l75 and am free from pain en-
| tirely am slowly but surely gaining strength.
You see get up stairs all right, and come
up these stairs a dozen times day now. You
would not discover that was ever unable to
speak. | shall go to work with my tools as
a carpenter soon, so as to help nie increase IN
strength. | was so long unable to take a
step that I 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 / have recovered the
use of the latter if keep on, but want ia