Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-30 | Page 2 | Ossification Prevents Eating

OSSIFICATION PREVENTS PRE ETS DATING ETING Man Ion Gradually Turns to Stone Stono anti and 11 Milk is Only Sn Sustenance Boston March 29 With his hla left ler Rile side nearly a solid soUd mass of stor stor and the ossification gradually working to towards towards towards to- to wards his heart Antonia 24 years ears old a native of Trinidad S. S A. A Is relying on the support sup sup- port of or a few friends In a n lodging lodging- house at 42 Eastern avenue South Houth Boston calmly awaiting his end About three years ears ago he felt fel his left let foot begin to harden Pins PinK and needles needle seemed to be running through It I all al the time time During these three years ears cars many physicians physicians physicians phy phy- prescribed cures but hut a all of or no avail avail The ossification steadily worked work work- ed upwards until at tho the present it I Is at his hip and has started downward from the shoulder He rarely leaves the house and anti when he does it I Is In a cal cab spending his time reclining in a chair Hu lie Il takes no nourishment only a n little milk mik or water to stop his thirst His Ills stomach refuses to digest any food the living parts of or his bod body subI subsisting sub sub- I on the blood which Is forced in b by the gradual ossification The rime left leg to the eyo eye appears a hardened cla clay and sounds Wee like stone when struck with wih a stick In his despon despondent despondent de de- de- de spon moo moods s he lie has often tried to break It off or but without success and andon andon on oft one occasion placed it in a red- red hot tIe lire which had no no nomore more more effect erect upon it than titan on out an nn or nary stone stone