Evening star., 1928-04-22

seemingly as we'll as ever. In fact
earlier IN the evening he had wreStled
and played chase with dog. He slept
a while and then he awoke. II seemed
cold. and he pulled the covers about
him. A few minutes later he began TO
shake and was wracked by terrible
chill.
Il thought my joints would split" he
said later.
After 20 minutes the chill passed. and
getting up he sat on the edge of the
hospital cot. lit a candle. and took his
own temperature-l00 degrees. A guard
came TO see what the light meant. and
KiSSinger asked that the doctor be
called
1T took, all right" said the medieo.
yellow fever"
Eight days KiSSinger wreStled with IL
while pains wra i him and the whites
OF his eyes and his skin turned yellow.
Two hundred mosquitoes were fed on
KiSsinger as he lay on his cot, these
mosquitoes 10 be used IN other expert
meniS' But at last he pulled through,
and in those eight days the medical
staff learned more about the Scourge OF
the tropics than it had learned before
eight years, After his recovery Kiss
pital. an immune.
Al last, in 1901. yellow fever was on
the run, and KiSSinger was discharged
from the Army and he returned 10 In
diana--without having once fired at an
enemy. Seemingly. he had recovered.
and again he took up the unromantc
duties of walking up one side OF row
Of corn and coming back on the other
side. But he had weak spells and his
nerves were lumpy He had headaches.
he got tired easily. and he couldn't, as
the phrase goes. seem 10 ind himself
He had not the strength 10 continue
farming. and SO gave II up. He tried
first one thing then another. all the
time feeling weak and tired and diSpir-
tied He worked in restaurant, and
he worked i'll box factory, but his
health vas against him, He came 70
Washington, and while here he was
married,
OTHER veterans who had been in
~ the service we're now out in the
world making places for themselves.
but he was still an Invalid. Stil try
ing 10 find something that he could
do His friends asked him why he
didn't apply for q pension, but his
pride was against II. He had tried 10
serve his country, instead Of Twins eff
it. Al last. IN 1903 a lawyer friend
and his wife, against his wishes, ap-
piled for a pension, The Government
considered It and turned II down,
one evening IN South Bend. Ind.
KiSSinger Was walking along the street
talking 10 his wife. lie had been at
the box Office all day, and WAS on his
way home Suddenly he fell 70 his
knees his wife helped him up and got
him home, The next day there was
no feeling in his legs II was Is years
before he walked again Spinal myeli-
tbs. they call It.
The Job in the box factory was some.
and yet he and his family must live.
II Was at this time that ne and his
wife began 10 take IN Washing
Mrs. klSsinger got lob IN the post
OIttce as scrub WOman~~it Was better
than taking In Washing but her nus
bands health had become 50 bad that
she had to give UP her post
In 1907 fortune smiled On them and
the Government granted Private ktS~
singer pension et $t2 u month THIS
Was not the end ot the good luck
The street car company gave lnStrue~
tions to the motormen and conductors
that he and his chair should ride free
Hut such great good fortune was not
10 last long, The Government recon-
Sidered and took away his pension, Too
MANY people were getting money they
didn't deserve,
sin KissinseF managed pretty well.