The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-10
1t Shortened the Patients Leg Two Inches,
and so Affected The Nervous System
that He Continually Shook as
with The Palsy.
after Six Years OF Torment He Succeeds in Find.
ing a Remedy for the Horrible Disease.
From the Egyptian Press, L.;rion, Illinois.

There Is no name in this section Of the
country connected with the medical world,
that is better known to the public than that
q nice, comfortable home, with a good farm,
about four miles west of Johnson City, ILL.,,
He is now ffty-eight years old, in a healthy
condition, and weighs one hundred and ninety
pounds. Not q more upright and honorable
citizen does our nation afford, ard lie is
looked upon with wonder, because Of his
healthy condition after so long a period Of
misery and suffering.
The cause of Mr.. Peterson's long suffering
was a hurt which he received in a fall, while
running q drill in 1861, being a soldier at
the time. He has been crippled il his right
leg ever since that date. Sciatic rheumatism
then set in, and his leg began to slowly
wither away and draw up in the joint, ard
now it is about two inches shorter than the
other. 1t began to grow worse and. finally,
his whole body began to shake like a person
with the st. Eitus' dance. His first severe
attack was about six years ago. 4
There is no disease in the power Of human
endurance more awful in its pains and
Affections than sciatic rheumatism. Some
times its pain may be q SLOW, steady ore,
while, ut other times, it comes with jerks
and wrenchcs that seem to twist the body
out of all shape Of recognition. 1t seems to
contract the muscles. drawing the body nj
most in a Knot. While this is probably the
worst stage of sciatic rheumatism, it is some
times found in milder forms. 50 it was
with Mr.. Peterson, but with it was u>Scci-
ated a feeling and condition almost rs UNI
comfortable AMI unbearablc. Tine holy WIS
in a continual shake, rendering it Impossible
for him to do anything. He had lost al
control of his muscles; On appll"a;i"n TO a
physician for relief, he was told that the
affection might last him all his lie, or, On
the other hand, it might leave Linn entirely
at an unexpected moment.
For over three years he was not able to
write a word. SO severe WAS his shaking, he
could not even sign his vouchers, t3"rcl Y
having to make his marx and witness it.. A.
this time he could not walk u sep without
aid. nor even sit down il q chair without
assistance. So severe WIS tne sl'a@.i; e Of
his head that it almost caTS"! hiu TO go
blind. H couil not, distinguish q J. son q
rolls di>tanre il f:,n' Of Lin. lie came
very nearly l,S'n, his m:nl. AL lis f.. nos
thought, as 4 lat rr-o.'. that ! would lave
to he taken t, 4 ho~':tll. W!'2 he was
taken to VA frr cE Muina'.nn Ev q Tlyei-
clan. h" hll II h & mined il t"2 n-"v,
so dill 'ult WIS i Or iiHt - g: OF. ,i,u-
times it would seem tla' lif' was 70: r'r ex-
tinct. AMI his feet and heads v@u.l l&rc to
order 70 rcsi"r, a. circulation. For two
years n wasn't ahl'f - feed Eimsolf IT t3c
table. His ever "flitlrfnl AMI duri:i:l vie PIT
the fool to his mouth. Atni"ht +" vonli t1.c
smotherin- spells and wouli have 10 h."
lifted " il bel that he mi.h regain his
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