The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-04

It \wss four years ago next month that
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hoyt, who lives at 2l19 Vent
worth Avenue, came to Chicago. She vas
IT that time bed-ridden, suffering from in
'ammatory rheumatism ard not able to
also her fest from the floor. Ore Of the
res: physicians in Chicago treated her here
,hree weeks but was unable to effect even
relief He gave up her case, believing
nothing could Ge done for her aud that she
had but few days to live.
In speaking of her suherings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When | was FIVE years o.d l vas
taken down with iniamnatory rheumatism,
but after q comparatively short time il pass
ed off, and l was free from all its synp'oms
until I was fourteen years old. Then | had
another attack, Of which l wes cured, and
did not have sick day until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
II had lived twenty-six years in Ludins-
ton, Michigan, end fourteen years in Nan.
istee, Michigan, both towns being situated
on the lake. The weather in both places is
even more damp, more raw and in winter
colder than it is here. In Manistee for many
years / conducted q dresSmaking establish
ment which I carried on until was taken
sick. ! knew all the prominent people in
Manistee and it was hard for me to close my
business and leave all the people had known.
whom are married, lived in other States.
One daughter lived in Chicago and being
advised to change climate l came here. The
attack on that Christmas afternoon came
without warning. l was suddenly taken
with chills and rheumatic fever, which grew
oil they could for me, but | was helpless in
bed until the end of May 1898. The physi.
clans advised me to leave the shores of the
lake and especially Manistee. | took their
advice and came to Chicago.
rheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head, in fact it was all over me be-
sides having heart failure. I could not
think of leaving my chair. was unable to
comb my hair, was practically helpless 81
the time | came to Chicago. Do you see al
those white scars on my hands? Well. lei
me tell you how got them. Ny hands be-
came fearfully swollen with. the rheuna
tism and were smooth and shiny just like 6
piece of glass. The skin by tie swelling
was stretched to such point that 1t burs
| wherever you see the scars and from tn:
wounds came water for quite long time
| Ny sufferings were almost unbearable, anC
! tried the treatment of one of Chicago:
! Oldest and best physicians. l took his medi
cine for three weeks, but onlX grew worse
| ! became so nervous that | could not slccl
| and my stomach became so weak, wheIhe!
from the strong drugs or my general deh;li
tated condition | know not, but it was ditfi
cult for me to retain any solid food. III
gave up my case and advised De to send fol
my husband
~ knew By that advice, that he dill no
| give me much longer to live. Instead
went to one OF my daughters who lives in tbs
southern part Of indiana, in Elnort, Davis
County, where her husband, asa ha!r, va
one Of the prominent merchants. believed
the climate there, being away from tie in
fuences Of Lake Michigan m;g:.t help me
| / had been in ElnnrD about one week. no