In some cases, muscle weakness that happens suddenly, especially on one side of the body, can be a sign of stroke. If it occurs along with severe abdominal pain, it may by a symptom of botulism.
He seems like a great candidate to be the author of âGo west, young man,â since he did exactly that. But itâs hard to prove that Soule, not Horace Greeley, coined the famous appeal. In November 1853, the Soule brothers bought The Wabash Express from Kentuckian Donald S. Danaldson, who had acquired it in 1845.
The Oregon Trail started Go West, young man, and grow up with the country, goes the famous 1851 quote, and many young American men (and women) took the advice. Once they finished their farewells to the friends and family they might never see again, it was time for the tough part -- surviving a 2,000 mile journey.