The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-03-02
It 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, -~iarion, 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
of Mr.. Monroe Peterson. lie is situated IN
q nice, comfortable home, with q good farm,
about four miles west Of Johnson City, H.,
He is now fifty-eight years old, i'll a healthy
condition, and weighs one hundred and ninety
pounds. Not a more upright and honorable
citizen does our nation afford, and 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 ct
the time. He has been crippled in 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, and
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. Vitus' dance. His first severe
attack was about six years ago.
There is no disease in the power Of human
endurance more awful in its Iains and
Affections than sciatic rheumatism. Some
times its pain may he a slow, steady one,
while, at other times, it comes with jerks
and wrenches that seem to twist the body
out of all shape Of recognition. 1t seems to
contract the muscles, drawing the body al
most in a knot. While this is probably the
worst stage of sciatic rheumatism, 1t is some
times found in milder forms. So j: was
Ill NJ Ds.,o, h"k y,,tb II ,r,u n.p.,i
ated a feeling and condition almost as I'M
comfortable and unbearable. The body was
in a continual shake, rendering it i'm poSSiblc
for him to do anything. He had lost all
control of his muscles. On application to a
physician for relief, he was told that the
affection might last him all his life, or, on
the other hand, it might leave Kim entirely
at an unexpected moment.
For over three years he was not able to
write a word, so severe was his shaking. lie
could not even sign his vouchers, thereby
having to make his mark and witness il. At
this time he could not walk n step without
aid. nor even sit down in n chair without
assistance. So severe WAS the shaking of
his head that it almost caused hln 10 90
blind. He could not distinguish q rS1n q
rolls distance il fr,n. of him. I.c came
very nearly lc>in his mind, and Lis Fl, r6s
thought, as Il Lat resort. that J." void have
to be taken Il n E,:,:t !. Nl.N he We
taken TO TO Va fr 6 m.&a:ioI ~ q rIy>i-
cian, h" hal 10 - c;m;a"l il tic L""@v,
so diff "ult Vas il f,- Liza II c"t Cat. tttcn-
times it would ON tlat liz, Wa nearly c.
tinrt, an Ibis. feet all i i1ds would Lave to
be blthrl il warm water AL rubbed in
order TO restore "a ejaculation. For two
years h wa, not ahln 10 fed himself ut the
table. His eyer ]f,itrtuI and datitul wife Pct
the fool to his mouth. Alright b" would take
sm,tAarin. spell; and would havo TO l."
lifted ~ in bel thrt h" MIGHT regain his