Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-05-09
Editor the Journal:

Editor the Journal:
Dear Sir: 1t is not my purpose, 1
assure you to advertise any special
person or remedy by this article and
sincerely trust it will not be viewed
in that light, but recently having had
several inquiries as to my experience
with Prof. Melville Daniels method of
scientific massage in the treatment of
my case of Locomotor Ataxia, 1 would
thank you to publish this article
for the benefit of those who may be
SO unfortunate as to be similarly af-
fficted, as in SO doing you may be the
means of affording relief to some suf-
fere1 without the necessity of their
resorting to drugs or opiates, as is
generally the case with most sufferers
from this distressing disease. l have
been an ataXic for about four years,
the past twelve months Of which time
has been spent almost continuously
! in bed, and never free from pain I'M
less under the influence of some drug
or opiate. It is needless to describe
the intense agony and many other dis
tressing symptoms of this trouble, as
only an ataXic can appreciate what
they really are, and the patient is just
compelled to have relief, as no human
being could possibly stand the con-
tinued suffering, and opiates are about
the only thing affording relief.
In just one week after beginning the
Daniels treatment, [ was able to leave
my bed and dress myself and with
some assistance went down stairs and
out in front of my house for short
walk, and at the expiration Of two
weeks, I took quite a ride about the
city, stopping at the Office of Prof
4 Daniels, Seventh and Franklin streets,
and after receiving my daily treat
ment, ], with his assistance, took the
car for home, having thoroughly en-
joyed my little outing after years
confinement to my bed.
I can further state that all pain
ceased after the first treatment, and |
have never had an ataxic pain since,
and I am continuing to improve gen
orally every day, and | am certainly
gaining both flesh and strength; rest
4 we'll, good appetite, fair digestion, eat
anything I care to, and as much as 1
want, and experience no incOnven-
ience from it, and my walking is GER
tainly better. I therefore consider it
duty I owe to suffering humanity in
general, and ataXicS in particular to
do my part towards making known
remedy, and one seemingly so simple,
and certainly absolutely harmless,
which has wrought such a happy
change in my condition. To say that
1 am truly grateful, is but feeble
expression of my feelings, and I do
not consider that too much could be
said in favor of the treatment. Should
this article happen to come to the
notice of any doubling Thomases, as
doubtless it will, wish to say that
l every statement I make can be fully
established, and vouched for, and is
absolutely true.
[ sincerely hope that any who may
try this treatment may experience
the same satisfactory results that 1
certainly have, and it will give me
great pleasure to furnish any other
information I may possess to any in
quiring sufferer.
Sincerely trusting that this article
may serve the one and only purpose
for which it is conscientiously in
tended, and thanking you in advance
for your kind consideration of same,
[ ana,
Very respectfully yours,
ROBT. L. HECFLER,