Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1917 — HAS BAD AITACK OF HEART TROUBLE [ARTICLE]

HAS BAD AITACK OF HEART TROUBLE

Becomes Unconscious While Seated At the Breakfast Table Saturday Morning. Mt. Ayr Trii unc. ■ ■■ ~~ •_ While seated at the breakfast table Saturday morning, our esteemed fifend and citizen had a very serious attack of heart trouble that rendered him unconscious for, some time. Mr. Dir§t had arisen early that morning and after sweeping the snow from the walks about the place, had just seated himself at the table for the morning meal when his wife heard himTftter a peculiar -noise, and looking up, noticed that he was sinking down in his chair. She ran to his side to support him from falling, and found herself in quite a dilemma, as he was too heavy for her to get tothe couch, nor could she leave him to call help. She finally got him into a position that she could leave him long enough to call by telephone for the doctor. Dr. Merry was summoned and upon his arrival assisted her in getting him to bed, where after several minutes work he was restored to consciousness. Later in the day he recovered sufficiently to get out and by evening showed very little effect of the attack. This .is not the first attack of heart trouble that Mr. Dirst has had. He experienced one other about a year and a half agq \4hile visiting a son in Brook. At that time it took him several hours to recover. The doctor gives overexertibn as the cause of the attack.