The Detroit times., 1916-03-01
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! When | was about the age OF II
| | had very severe attack of what
We then called cholera morbus, but
what now passes by the more fas
tdious and euI hcnious term OF
"ptDma;nc poisoning" Ever since
could remember ! mad Ueeu subject
&c such attacks. Gut never before
| so severe The remedies that were
usually curative--hot ginEery oI
peppery drinks internally and hot
/ applications externally had seem
inglv no fleet In ihis instance The
abdominal cramp spread To and in
volved the muscular systom. Ny
| legs ana arms became so strongly
fcXed or doubled up, al the elbows
and the knees that 20 have forci-
/ BIZ straiehtencd one out would have
resulted in either a dislocation or q
| fracture.
rhis was before the days Of med
ical examining boards arc licensed
/ rhl siciaus. The nearest educated
doctor lived miles away. but in les
than mile Jt us there was an ig.
uorant and illtcrato old root and
herb doctor SO cue of my brothers
went after old Zoe Tom This old
medical ienogamus did not stick 10
his roots and verbs" exclusively. a.
NE led people 30 believe. In his sad.
dc bags We're quite a few bottles OF
powder, and liquids that, TO the
initiated, showed plainly their drug
store origin. From one of these
bottles old Doe Tom took nearly q
tcaspoonful OF white Gaky sub
stance and brought il to me 10 take
/ ! took IT,
Say have YOU ever some 10 Heav
en-, as per the old hymn, On Flow.
cry Beds OF Ease" have-and
made the start in about 81 minutes
after swallowing the old docs pow
der. In few rlinutes after takinc
! II the pains began 10 subside and
the muscles to relax Ten minutes
mere and every pain was gone and
the legs and arE,s as straight and
timber "a ever. A sense of phy sicaI
vell-being began 10 creep over me
and had old Doc Tom been one OF
those modern root and herb" spc
cialists 1 was in the right frame Of
mind to have given him as convinc
ing II Testimonial as ever adorned
the pages of daily newspapers
At the time I cid not know what
the old doc had given me. nor did
care knew IL had gone to tho
right spot To question from. one
OF my brothers DE replied thai /;
was "morphy, one of his lately dis
covered" root and herb remedies
But of this ! knew nothing ar The
| time.
TO the sense of complete ease and
physical well being another condi
tion quickly made itself manifest
namely mental eXaltation Nv out
look upon the affairs of life became
clearer and brighter.
My two brothers and myself wer
hoy farmers in those working
as much as we could OF the planta
tion left us by our father at his
death. When the corn was gather
ed In the fall II was our custom 70
figure just how much should he
cribbed mp for food, feed, and seed
and then divide the surplus equall,
between us, each having the right 10
sell HIS share when and how ne
pleased. and likewise 10 dispose OF
the proceeds.
Now, at the time OF which I write
1t was coming on gathering time
and, the way the crop looked. had
been a little doubtful about my part
reaching TO pay for all the things
wanted. but under the magic inHu.
ence OF The old docs medicine De-
doubts all vanished The crop was a
bumper. Never had 6ccn 5atler.
Prices were good ard on the rise.
There would be- a number OF large
wagon loads 10 NJ part. Yes. could
buy everything wanted and have
money 10 burn Left over Corn was
king. Twas 'he source from which
all blessings flowed Why not grow
lots OF il and EGt ricn? II was nor.