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Show BODY TURNED INTO STONE Unusual Caee In California Has Oaf-fled Oaf-fled Specialists and Attending Physicians. Martlncr, Cul Boyond a door nt tho county htspltnl here, a cheery "come In" greets nil who approach the threshold of tho room occupied by JohpJI. Daley, who for tho past quarter quar-ter of n century had lain In his bed, or sat lit a chair, like a rigid statue of mnrble or bronzo, unable to move hand or foot, ns thoueh his body wns slowly turning to stone. A mtrnrle man of stone, whoso case Is tho most unusual that has evor been known to tho medical profession nnd has bullied scientists, John Duloy lives In npparcnt contentment, us the ' days und the years pass -slowly by. It was In December, 1S00, ns the year was drawing to n close, that the tctlve Hfo of John Daley as a teacher In the Oakley school. In the vicinity of Antloch, Col., came to an end nnd 1 ho took to his bed never again In his tlfo to walk or to enjoy tho social ' Intercourse and society of his follow I men. .It was then that ho Buffered tho last serious attack of Inflammatory rhcnmatlsni that spread through tho bones of his body like t poison circulating cir-culating In tho blood. .Ills Joints stiffened, stiff-ened, ' the muscles relaxed, nnd the slow solidifying process began. . |