Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-05
Paralysis From Smoking.
W. III Grimm, one OF the Stan OF the
cleveland "Piatn Dealer" MinuteIy
Describes the Effects OF Tobacco
on Him and the Means Used TO
Counteract u.
a CASE THAT HAS GREATLY IN
TEREsTED THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION
FROM the Pam Dealer, Cleveland. ohio.

from me Pam Dealer, Cleveland, ohio.
", The following was recently told bv Mr.
" n Grlihn, one of the staff Of the PAN
Dedier, of Cleveland Ohio. As II i
strange story we publish il in full:
My case was "A strange one from hc,,ip
uing 10 END. IL puzzled the best physicians
tnat could be secured in the yicinitv in
winch | lived. Indeed il was such & re-.
harkabie case, such an unusual one that a
description Of il was published in the hest
medical journals throughout the country and
many were the letters received by our family
Snysciah regarding II from eminent New
FORK doctors, and doctors from the cities.
was always Of Il nervous disposition.
Snu am now. In September, 1892. | entered
buchtel College, Akron, Ohio. The second
week after beginning my college career |
went home 10 spend Sunday with NV par
ents. i was not feeling very well at the
tune. After dinner one Sunday lay down
on the couch TO take nan. Ab1ut ton
minutes after | felt sharp pains shooting
across my body in every direction These
pains lasted for an hour, and then | became
unconscious. When ! came 10 NV senses
again l found that | was too weak 10 move.
oo4h, however, l felt a. well as usual, and
sIthough l did not know what the trouble
was, still / did not worry about il until the
next day, when the same thing occurred
again, and at about the same hour as ON the
preceding day. Our family physician was
e@IIeu IN, anu after examining me, rendered
medicine for the same. The next day the
same thing required only the unconscious
spell lasted longer than before. Then il was
decided that | was not able 10 go back 10
college that term.
These spells came to be a daily occur.
renee. but without the sharp pains When
4 ieit them coming on / would 10 home and
lie down on the couch. Soon | would COM
mence TO get drowsy. Then would become
UNCONSCIOUS, the spell lasting from quarter
70 mn an hour' men 1t passed away
would be left weak and unable 10 move for q
lew moments but J soon able 10 be up
ana about again. ! continued TO take Inedi
cine for stomach trouble, but as the spells
continued and instead Of one dav grew 10
the number of two and ofttimes three n day
the doctor suggested slight change i'm treat.
ment and that when ] felt them coming on.
instead OF lying down | should 90 and take a
walk. SO the next day when | felt the
arowsiness creeping over me. | started cut
90 walk IT OIL, accompanied by friend I
we walked some distance when all al once
ana without moments warning. over I
went and would have fallen on my face had .
not my friend caught me and held me. Al. !
enough fast losing my senses a good shaking /
aroused me. and | was able to get back home
when soon relapsed into unconsciousness.
the spell asting over an hour. The doctor
was called In again, and after studying over
my case, decided that il was not disease Of
stomach that allied me after all but nervous
VFpuDle. lie gave me medicine accordingly 4
Fhlch took without the desired result /
Another physician, one who had studied for I
years IN both France and Germany. and .
made nervous troubles a specially. was called .
IN. lie was telephoned for when was in one
y; my spells, and ARR wing. proceeded 10 handle
me most roughly With a needle he pricked
my body in several places sometimes drawing
blood, but II had no effect upon me- law
there rs one dead, utterly unconscious Of any
pam or or what was TRANSFERRING aholt me.
rms spell lasted over an hour. and when |
came 70, ! was told that soma Of NV nerves
were paralyzed. The doctor sail that no had
seen few cases like mine i'm France. and that
ne thought he could cure me- Th, ;rf,~,on.
tion was gratefully received for 4., 1,cam.
Ing greatly alarmed over my condition. But
the spells continued 70 cp'u. on ir" regularly
every day in spite of the medicine vas even.
and soon was "a nervous ,Ync; MANY prom.
lnent physicians were ca 'rl in md as The
new physician had r1tl',hod my oa>a in
some Of the medical Journals bn o.rnu 70
receive letters from many wor'1 7ovnel
doctors regartiDg il. Advice vas received
nom everywh"re. and consultations ,yerr
held, but nothing coull be found to better
- - go. - - -.
ala OF cane, and one dew while was in n
drug store saw in the c,se several boxes of
PINK Pills for Pale People. With no pur.
pose whatever | read tho label. and seeing
that the medicine was for nervousness | pur
,hased box. | took the med .ciu, home