The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-03

From the Gazette, Champaign, Ill.
AT the advanced age of eightyfive
years, James McMillen, of 112 West
Washington street, is one of the most
active men in Champaign, Illinois, Mr..
McMillen is a pioneer citizen of the
city, and his form is as familiar on the
streets as that of any citizen of the
town. All his life Mr. McMillen has fol-
lowed the trade of shoemaker, and even
now in his declining years he says that
he would feel lost to give up his trade,
and contrary to the wishes of his chill
dren, every day finds him at his bench,
bending over his work with apparently
the same vigor he commanded when he
was a young man.
He has a little shop on North Wright
street, in the vicinity of the University
of Illinois, and he is the official shoe
maker, as it were, for the students of
that institution.
About a year ago Mr.. McMillen was
absent from his bench for several
weeks, and his familiar form was miss
ed along the streets which he had trav-
erSed many years to and from his work.
The local newspapers announced that
he was dangerously i'll at his home,
and that it was feared he would not
recover. For months he was a sufferer,
but finally he appeared again at his
shop, and has lost but very few days
count of sickness. His friends were
surprised to see him out again, and
they were more surprised when he told
them the cause of his recovery.
There was no small amount of local
interest in his case, and reporter Wis
tied him, to have him relate the story
He appeared to be delighted to have
all opportunity to tell the public the
method he adopted, for, he said, the
story that he would have to tell might
be the means of assisting some one who
was suffering as he had suffered
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was suffering from disease of the kid
neyS and they were very sore. A thick
Scurf had formed on the bottoms of my
feet and my ankles were terribly swol-
len and inf1amed. In fact they reach
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81 read in the newspaper testimonials
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After | had taken a few pills my urinal
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ever.
"a few days later the swelling began
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of five weeks it had entirely disappear
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which had formed on the bottoms of
my feet and caused me so much
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right, at the end of six weeks I felt
entirely recovered and resumed my
work at the shop. l think / took from
four to five boxes of the pills and have
taken none since"
Mr.. McMillen finished his interview
with the reporter by saying that he
thought he felt as we'll at present as
the average man of his advanced age,
and his daily life shows it. His resi-
dence on West Washington street is
more than a mile distant from his
shop, but nearly every day in the week
he walks the entire distance, morning
and evening, carrying with him his din
ner pail, and he could not do this If
that swelling still existed. OF course,
on bad and rainy days ne takes a car,
but he does not make a practice of rid
ing, saying that he feels better when
he walks.
Mr.. McMillen is naturally reserved
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Byker (thoughtlessly)-"W you like to
accompany me on century journey?"