CHARLES  PORTER
from the author's collection
MEN TURNING TO STONE TALK OF CASE HISTORIES

ERIE, Pa., May 4 (1942) - (UP) - Charles Porter went to see Leon Taylor. He went to discuss something they had in common. Both men are turning to stone.
  Porter, who is traveling with an exhibition, heard of Taylor who is confined to his home in Lowville, Pa., and arranged to visit him.
  Porter, in a specially built wheel chair and Taylor who cannot leave his bed, exchanged case histories.
  Porter, 56, has been suffering from the limestone formations for 29 years, while Taylor, 42, has been confined by the ailment for 24 years.