Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-02
QUAINT PENSION LETTERS.
Amusing Correspondence that is
RHnchinE the PensiOn Department.

| Amusing Correspondence that is
| Reaching the Pension Department.
| The Washington correspondent Of the st.
| Louis Globe Democrat gives some examples
! of the remarkable letters from country ply
siclans in regard to pension claims that reach
| Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis.
| During the past few weeks he has had many
| of a highly amusing character One from
d mountain doctor in Cne OF the southern
states, who thus graphically describes the
| pathological condition of one OF his patients,
| follows
"Snakey Mills, February 80, 1S97-Sir: I
surtify l treated the sed sojer fun 1888 to
dlte-Foarmerly his stumik tube was j!ned
to his nervous system but now 1t are rot
ted off, cosing great expectoring and hard
of breth. Your Obdt Servt,
"DR. ]. HASKENS NJ. D."
1t will be noted the Or" Is mixed in his
| dates as we'll as in his pathology.
| Here is another doctor whose treatment
could well be confined to horses:
"Amblers, June s, 1S96.-Dear Sir: Yours
| received. l treted VIM. Akens after he cum
| boam from the surfs for polypup in his nose
and running soar in his pastur joint. The
| polypup cum from the mite are and ex-
| posure. The wounde cum from the click of
hoars JAMES WEVER NJ. D."
lAnd here is one ON the root Doctor
Stratin, March 20, 1S96.-Presedent Of
Pensioners: | let you no l wor treted by a
milk weed for running soar and no avale.
If my clam is loud | can voate weth a fire
conchents. j. s."
But here Is one from an old fellow who
had no faith in doctors and cured himself:
"Berbersvile, September II, 1S95.-Sir! At
Bermuda hundred / had a great deal of
trouble with my bowels. One day a mem
Der Of our band-the base drummer-gave
me four boxes of Brandiths pills. ! was
helped At Red River 1 was again attacked
with dyspepsia and bowels. | went and
got bottle OF French red wine and pound
of cheese, which cured me at once, The
doctor did mo no good. While in Tennessee
I got sunstroke, and now have cold air
resting on my lungs and angelina plctorials,
which the doctor says is result of sun
stroke. J.H.S."
II think" said the secretary. zone could
stand tho bottle OF French red wine and
the pound Of cheese, but the angelina pic
torials are to be dreaded.
"a week or so ago" he continued, "I had
letter from q German who claimed pen
sion because 'on the 18th Of September,
1889. lifted a hog over a fence and have
| suffered from asthma ever since
Abe Cumens-that name will do-tels a
pitlful tale, He says: I'VE was workin on
| the canal roun' Hand No 10. We was cut
ten down trees under water. Tha was a
tug steamboat pullin out tina trees, One
end OF the rope war taehed to tha Captain
| (capstan) tina other end to tina tree. The
| rope slack under the water. / war in tina
water, tha water war up to my waste. /
war straddel tha rope. but unbeknowns al
OF the student tha steiner footed. tina rope
titened and / war throne hell to breakfast
| and now by gumm ! want a pensin."
While letters like these would provoke
tho rsibilites OF any one, Secretary Davis
gives the most careful attention to every
letter he receives, and has stacks OF letters
of thanks from old veterans In all parts Of
tho country for the consideration he has
shown in replying fully to their letters ask
ing for information.