Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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30th I spent a sick day. I polticed my Arm through the day it continued to
swell to a great extent & as the poison was drawn into it from my
system it continued to inflame & mortify & it looked as though my
whole body would soon be mortified I continued to poltice my arm
with raw onions Earth & pounded roots which continued to draw
all the impurities iof my body into my Arm the poison that was
drawn out of my arm would blister my flesh like a hot iron when-
ever it touched it the flesh turned black & dead & I could not
draw the poison & mortification out of my Arm by onion or
Earth poltices. So I pounded up some charcoal fine & mad it
wet with the juice of worm wood rag weed & wild sage & put
it onto my Arm as a poltice & it began to take the mortification
poison & swelling out of it I was vary sick & having a hard warfare
between life & death but president Young promised me that I should
live And I act in faith upon that promise in all that I do I feel that
I shall live & not die.
May 1st This was also an exceding sick day with me I took a course
of medicine to clense my stomach I continued to use charcoal poltace
on my arm which had a good effect
2nd I felt some better to day yet I was vary sick I was enable to
set up some. I was quite excited in the evening Wilford & Moroni
was ploughing in the big field 4 miles from home & about 4 oclk
in the afternoon one of the horses came home upon a run with a part of
the harness on we did not know but the boys were killed untill we sent
a man down into the field with the horse he found the boys not hurt
they had run away with the plough, while Jumping over the bars they
left the plough sticking in the post, & doubletrees they broke the
whippletrees & harness to peaces but I felt thankful that the boys
escaped unhurt.
3rd I was some better to day the pain & inflamation continued to
leave my arm. I found the charcoal the most effetual in remov-
ing the mortication from my arm I was still confined to my bed
most of the time
4th Sunday I was confined to my room & not able to get out
I find a good deal of Dead flesh in my arm I am vary weak
& feeble but little strength
5th I took another course of medicine to day & had a vary sick
day I suffered much with Lobelia in my stomach my arm is still vary bad
to
6th to 11 I have still had a sick week vary weak & feble my arm
vary sore & lame And a good deal of Dead flesh. Dr Sprague cut
out a portion of it with a penknife but did not get it all out
the Eastern Mail came in on the 9th & brought most of the Mail since
last Nov many thousands of letters was received in this city I got
two copies of 3 Numbers of the Mormon. J. M. Bernhisel sent me
the Baltimore Sun N Y Tribune, pamphlets from the Horticultures
& gardners we Also received A letter from the chief gardner
of her Majesty Queen Victoria who wished to open a correspondence
with the Horticultural society of this valley & make an exchange
of seeds &c. I received 2 letters one from I F Carter & the other
30th I spent a sick day. I polticed my Arm through the day it continued to swell to a great extent & as the poison was drawn into it from my system it continued to inflame & mortify & it looked as though my whole body would soon be mortified I continued to poltice my arm with raw onions Earth & pounded roots which continued to draw all the impuritiesof my body into my Arm the poison that was drawn out of my arm would blister my flesh like a hot iron whenever it touched it the flesh turned black & dead & I could not draw the poison & mortification out of my Arm by onion or Earth poltices. So I pounded up some charcoal fine & mad it wet with the juice of worm wood rag weed & wild sage & put it onto my Arm as a poltice & it began to take the mortification poison & swelling out of it I was vary sick & having a hard warfare between life & death but president Young promised me that I should live And I act in faith upon that promise in all that I do I feel that I shall live & not die.
May 1st This was also an exceding sick day with me I took a course of medicine to clense my stomach I continued to use charcoal poltace on my arm which had a good effect
2nd I felt some better to day yet I was vary sick I was enable to set up some. I was quite excited in the evening Wilford & Moroni was ploughing in the big field 4 miles from home & about 4 oclk in the afternoon one of the horses came home upon a run with a part of the harness on we did not know but the boys were killed untill we sent a man down into the field with the horse he found the boys not hurt they had run away with the plough, while Jumping over the bars they left the plough sticking in the post, & doubletrees they broke the whippletrees & harness to peaces but I felt thankful that the boys escaped unhurt.
3rd I was some better to day the pain & inflamation continued to leave my arm. I found the charcoal the most effetual in removing the mortification from my arm I was still confined to my bed most of the time
4th Sunday I was confined to my room & not able to get out I find a good deal of Dead flesh in my arm I am vary weak & feeble but little strength
5th I took another course of medicine to day & had a vary sick day I suffered much with Lobelia in my stomach my arm is still vary bad
to
6th to 11 I have still had a sick week vary weak & feble my arm vary sore & lame And a good deal of Dead flesh. Dr Sprague cut out a portion of it with a penknife but did not get it all out the Eastern mail came in on the 9th & brought most of the Mail since last Nov many thousands of letters was received in this City I got [FIGURE] two copies of 3 Numbers of the Mormon. J. M. Bernhisel sent me the Baltimore Sun N Y Tribune, pamphlets from the Horticultures & gardners we Also received A letter from the chief gardner of her Majesty Queen Victoria who wished to open a correspondence with the Horticultural society of this valley & make an exchange of seeds &c I received 2 letters one from I F Carter & the other