
“The many friends in this city of Mr. James Patterson will regret to learn that he is seriously sick. For some time past he has been afflicted with a species of paralysis and has been gradually losing the use of his limbs. A few days ago it was decided by his physician to send him to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the hope that the springs there will give him relief. His physician says that the disease has not reached such a stage that it can be cured.”1