The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-03-11

There Is ne wsme IN this section Of the
country, connected with the medical world,
that is better known TO the public than that
Of Mr.. Monroe Peterson. He is situated in
nice, comfortable home, with good farm,
about four miles west Of johnson City, H.,
he is now fiffy-eigh; years old, in healthy
condition, and weighs one hundred and ninety
pounds. Not more upright and honorable
citizen does or nation afford, and he is
looked upon with woiller, because Of his
healthy coalition after so long q period Of
misery and suffering.
The cause of Mr.. Petersonls long suffering
Was hurt which he received in fall, while
running dr,ll in 1861, being soldier at
the time. He has been crippled in his right
lee ever since that date. Sciatic rheumatism
lhen set in, and Lis leg began to slowly
wither away and draw up in the joint, and
now II is about two inches shorter than the
uther. 1t began to grow worse and. finally,
ais whole be,ly began to shake ike g person
With the St. yi,as' dance. Lis first severe
lftack was ayoat SIX years ago.
There is no a-sease in the power Of human
snduranee more awful in its pains and
.siictioas than sciatic rheumatism. Some
imes its pain niay be slow, steady one,
While, at other times, it comes with jerks
nd wrenehes that seem to twist the boiy
snt af all shape of RECOGNITION. 1t gems to
ontrlst the muscles drawing the body al
aast ii a znnt. While this is probably the
Forr ,, lf sciatic r1eumatiSm, it Is some
INES r,a n milder forms. So it was
Via ig esersoa, bit with it WIS assnci-
atel q fA=lils AMI condition almost as un-
comfortable and nnbearahle The body was
ID a continual SHAKE rendering it impossible
lor MIN 10 do ANYTHING. He had Lost all
ront-il Gf his muscles. On application to
physician tor reiief, he was told that the
s.iiicIinn might last MIN all his life or. on
sae other hand, il might leave him entirely
Et an unexpected moment.
For over three years he was not able to
rite a word. 20 severe was his shaking. Tie
oald MT eFen si-R his vouchers, thereby
Ha ring to make MS marx and witness il. At
lis time he eoald not walk a step without
i'd ne even sit down in chair without
ssianee. So severe vas the shaking Of
ais head .Aat It alnos. caused him to 90
hliad. Hscou ns distinguish rerson a
r3i's iiissarfs IN frent of him. He came
serY nearly icsing his mind, ard lis friends
ia0a-ht, as 4 lass rcFo-t, iaat ia would have
to Be ta1en to a hosaitil. When he was
faken to toTa for examination hy phyEi-
clan, he had - he ex xsmiael in the buggy.
% iiHicuf was II fr him to grt out. 0ften-
ZINES it would seem I ill life vas nearly ex-
tinet, and his FEET and hands would have to
be bathsd in wan water and rubbed in
order to restore tie circulation. For two
yezrs he xas n9t all TO feed himself 81 the
table. Els ever fiitafll and dutifnl wife put
saef6od to his faauih. Atnieht he would take
xnSthering spells and wonld have to be
hfed up in hsf that he might regain his
hrszth and s.-enr+h. At this critical period
he Eas not able TO prt on his clothes, not
AbIe to do anything hut sit and suffer his
miserable life away.
One physician gave, az his decision Of the
cass, that his leg would have to be plseed in
; yins md stretched to is original length,