West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-23
Mr.. B0WSER'S
TRIBULATI0NS.
He Tries the Barefoot Cure for
Rheumatism
But Comes to Griet "a Usual and
Blames His Wife For II.
X. BoWSER had finished

glanced at him TO fud look on his
face which plainly signihod that he
had something on his miud She
maintained silence, however. and it
vas FIVE minutes later that no said
IL was telling Gatewood, over at the
office, about my rheumatism, and 10
you know what he advised >"
"But when haye YOU had rheuma-
tism }" she asked.
Whom? When2 Well, that's prot.
tY cool whom you know that Eve had
to hobble about like lame hen for n
year past Both OF my legs seem to be
tied up in knots tonight. aud can
hardly raise my arm to my collar.
Nothing but my will powor has kept
mo on my feet for the last six months :"
ITS curious that You never men
toned lt ~ M"
Nothing curious about il. I've
simply dosed and rubbed and tried to
get rid OF it without any fuss. fla
woman has a cold in her head she'll
let everybody for mile around know
all about it, but man may have "A
thousand pains aud keep tho torture
all To himself I'm no hand to com.
plain. IL sat hero dying | shouldn't
say anything to you about it,"
We'll, what did Gitewood advise +"
asked Mrs. Bowser kno wing that
some new fad had been put forward.
The Same remedy that cured him.
lie had rheumatism for 81 years. and
paid out $1,000 without finding relief
aud was then cured in 10 days
Wonderful " gasped Mrs. Bow ser.
IL suppose it will be in the mpers-a
full-page testimonial
And suppose IT, won't 1" snapped
Mr.. Bowser. "Gatewpod didn't cure
himself with patent medicine, aud
he's no hand to blow around. In fact.
II we hadn't been close friends I'D
never have known OF his cure. "All
he did was To 70 out into his own back
yard in his bare feet of a dewy night.
It's what they call the barefoot cure"
And you are going TO try it ?"
Il am. I'm going To try it right Off.
now. Ten nights will work a perfect
cure All I've got To do is To parade
around on tho dewY grass for 10 min
utes at time"
And you really believe such nom
sense she exclaimed, as he began
removing his shoes and stockings "If
any body had told me that a man 4s
years old would
There you CO." ho interrnptsd as
he got Que foot barred. Did | ever
take a move TO regain my health that
you didn't oppose me Here is "a thing
that has been tried by thousands. and
effected a cure in every case, and yet
you call it, nonsense knew you d
, riciculo it as a matter OF course, but
that will not change my purpose.
Mrs. Bowser bad nothing more TO
say, and Mr. Bowser removed the other
, shoe and stocking rolled up the bot
tom Of his trousers and was ready to
go out. lie hesltated for minute TO
. | give her Il chance TO IN axe further re-
marks, but as none ctme las descended
To the kitchen aud passed out of the
back door. He WAS out for the dew,
aud he proceeded 10 look for IL. Fold
I ing his arms and keeping his head
well up nc began pronenadiug back
and forth the length OF tic yard, and
it WASH five minutes before Inc im-
agiDed that hc was already feeling
better Mrs. Bowser came and looked
out OF the window at him, and as he
caught her smile he growled:
On, yes. She calls IL another Of my
fads, and is Riggling away TO herself,
but let her giggle Ten nights Of it.
and I'll be able to jump a Gve-rail fence.
He turned 30 march back, AMI as hc
did so ho gave his foot a scrape TO
scoop in an extra amount OF dew. The
scrapc was only halt cJm pleteI when
the watching Mrs. Bowser saw him
. jump a foot high and come down in a
heap, and he WAS using swear. words
by the dozen when she lifted the sash
and asked what was the matter. uc
had picked up a large and aggressive
carpet tack, but as hc heard her voice
he yauked 10 out and exclaimed
There nothing the matter with me
and you put down that window and go
away Mighty curious that cant
make a move without your trying TO
set all the neighbors on to me
Mrs Bowser retired, and after nurs.
ing his foot Tor awhile, Mr.. Bowser
arose and limpcj his way over the
grass. There wasn't as much dew as
ne expected 20 find, and Dy and by lac
sought the high grass How many
carpet tacks, pieces OF glass, iron
hoops and clothes pins he just missed
during the next five minutes he will
never know. but something was lying
in wait which he couldn't miss IL was
great lot OF barbed wire. which he
had intended 90 fasten on top Of the
fence TO discourage the cats, and In his
promenade he suddenly encountered
10. Something else also occurred AZ
almost the same instant. a neighbor's
BOY, who had been watching the bare
foot cure from n second story window.
decided that MIR. Bowser was too rood
"A target 70 be missed, and he let Az