The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-06-27
RHEUMATISM HAS
NO TERR0RS NOW
VICTIM WAS PERMANENTLY CURED
After He Thought His Last Hour Was
Near mt Hand-Tells Herald
Reporter All About II.

One of the healthest. happiest look
| ing men the reporter for the Herald
met in his ROUNDS yesterday was Joe
Swanton, one of the proprietors of the
Columbia Meat Market. He doesn't
look as If he ever had a days sickness
in his life. and now he looks so well
that one cannot help noticing his APP
parent perfect physical condition. Just
as he had given his CHEEKY, hearty
greeting and was passing into his
meat market under a load that would
have worried any ordinary man to lift,
| 1t occurred to the reporter that he had
seen Mr.. Swanton under very different
conditions; he called to him, you are
looking quite different from what you
did year ago; are you feeling differ
ently?"
well, should say am" replied
Mr.. Swanton. I was down then and
nearly out; thought I was going out,
and would have If it hadn't been for
tip given me by a friend that saved
my life"
Tell me about it, said the report
err, seeming story
Sure" replied Joe. ITS not a very
long story, but it's mighty interest
ing one to me- About the middle of
February, 1905, I was stricken with in
f1ammatory rheumatism, which came
upon me as the result of exposure,
mainly. but which was directly due to
fall. I was in Olympia then, and was
laid up for four weeks. 1 had one of
the best doctors there, hut got no relief
oh Il
went to the hot springs at Green River.
This was in March, and I stayed there
a week or ten days, but was not bene-
fitted. I returned to Olympia, but was
not able to attend to business, so
| took another try at the springs. After
five weeks they discharged me as
| cured and I came over here to go into
business. having become interested in
the Columbia market.
II hadn't been here four days when
the trouble came back on me with re-
newed vigor, and I was in awful shape
1t seemed to me I was filled with the
severest pains / ever had. from my
head to my feet. About this time a
friend insisted mat I try DR.. Edwards,
the osteopath. Well, I didn't have any
| faith in him, or anyone else. for that
matter, but sent for him. He told me
he would have me on my feet in five
days and then I had less faith than
! ever But let him go ahead and try.
The way he took off his coat and went
at me made hit with me. Well, he
made good, all right; in less than five
days 1 was able to get up and dress.
1.-The doctors had told me that If the
pains ever reached the region of my
heart was all in, and believe they
were right in that; you may believe
| was SCARED. But Dr. Edwards got
me in a few days so that I could dress
and walk with ease, got the pains out
of me and began to reduce the SWELL
ing in my limbs. I just kept right on
improving, and it was but short time
until l was sound and we'll Has the
trouble ever come back on me? No;
look at me. Do I look very sckly? I
have worked right along behind the
block and have not lost day since
last August. At that time I was not
able to so much as put my hat on. and
now 7 can shoulder $50 pounds and
walk off with it easy enough.
"The damp weather of the spring
nas been a severe test. but it never
feased me, and / know that I am per-
manently cured. 1 could give you the
names of forty witnesses to the truth
o. what have told you If you wanted
them. 1t seems incredible, but it is the
truth, and am mighty glad it is. What
do I think of physical therapy in a
general way? Well, my own case has
been enough to convince me that it is
the greatest treatment on earth for
rheumatism. That's the only ailment
ever had, but had that in it's worst
form"