14. Keepers, and that what I have done for the pursuit is appreciated by
Them. To know this is far better than to have made money. 
October 10th 1885. Left Oxford on the 5th at 8 � pm for Hamilton Illinois 
to see the Dadants. Had a very pleasant visit, arranged for him 
to revise my work and publish it. October 16th another painless operation
but [illegible] the second had no trouble from piles. December 25th 
Christmas. A very happy day, what blessings had come to [illegible] 
family [illegible] last year. Have [illegible] upon my 76 year. Have 
[illegible] had as usually long [illegible] from my head trouble, and [illegible] 
got apparently perfect deliverance from the piles. Can walk with great 
freedom, [illegible] could walk long distances [illegible] great fatigue. 
[illegible] better than for some years, [illegible] removed from [illegible] 
Dayton Ohio October 6th 1887. removed from Oxford to this place the 
latter part of August, my son in law HC corwin bringing his wife and 
seven children. His eldest son D Lorraine corwin is office boy with 
the firm for which his father is principal bookkeeper. Aurelios H 
the next in age and Hugh C the third son attend the high school. 
Elsie Belle the next and Willie Langstroth the next attend one 
of the lower public schools. The two youngest Anna Louisa and 
Julia do not yet attend school. About June 1st 1885 I had a return 
off my old head trouble, and the longest [illegible] I have ever 
pad. Soon after reaching Dayton my neck began to soften, and 
my recovery was very rapid, not quite so much so as it has often 
Ben. I have suffered no serious inconvenience from piles since nearly 
three years ago I was treated by doctor pretzinger October 3 he found two 
small hemorrhoids about the size of hazelnuts and operated again. 
I have availed myself of the privileges of full membership in the YMCA 
and can have hot baths which have always helped me. I 
proposed to do all my writing in their parlors. Bless God [illegible] my soul 
for all his benefits. November 1st 1887 yesterday it was operated upon for what seems 
to be my last pile by doctor pretzinger of Greenville Ohio. When he began [illegible] in the spring of 1885 
I was a great sufferer, had used injections for a [illegible] for nearly two years, one large one had 
protruded for nearly a year, frequent bleedings, kept my bed more than half of my time etc 



