Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-07-18

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, ana
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
use lips, throat or palate.
In giving history of his trouble, Mr..
Calvin said:
ain 1851 enlisted in the army and was
made captain of Co. H., 10th Illinois In
fantry. was stationed at Paducah, n.y.; in
September of that year and while there
caught cold and contracted rheumatism. |
was i'm the hospital there three months; when
I recovered sufficiently to report for duty,
although far from we'll. Previous to this
time had never been sick o day in my life
and weighed 1876 pounds. Icontinued il the
service during the war, although suffering
all the time from rheumatism. AT the close
Of the war, | was discharged and few
months afterwards granted a pension of So
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. Twas
A. knAl 7 hnA ho.nv,
stricken with paralysis and lOcomotor ataxia
in addition to my rheumatism. For three
years was helpless, i 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
drawn, from rheumatism. You see my
knees now. Just as timber as yours. Last
summer I could not move my knees, NOR
could 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 20 20
backwards or sideways or fill down AS was
70 70 forwards, because of the lack of power
of Iocomotion. My God, how prayed for
years to die and be relieved of my sufferings.
"Had it not been that our Government
saw fit to increase my pension from 50 to $17
Der month and pay me So, 140 back pension,
I should have suffered for the necessities Of
life.
"Before this time had treated with the
hest medical men Of detroit, Cleveland. Mil
waukee, Chicago and several other northern
cities, but, as said, grew gradually worse
until would mot have given 81 for my
chances of life last November, and, in fact,
would rather have been dead than alive.
only weighed 132 pounds. You see me to.
day. weigh f75 and ann free from pain en-,
tirely, am slowly but surely gaining strength.
You see get up stairs all right and come
up these stairs q dozen times day now. You
would not discover that was ever unable to
speak. / shall gotO work with my tools as
carpenter soon, SO as to help me increase in
step that do not feel hardly safe on my
pins yet, although have not fallen down
IN several months. am learning the use o.
my legs, hands, arms and tongue again.
guess you will think have recovered tbs
Ne eg the latter IL ] keep On, but want t.