Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-11-20

useless. / tried every doctor and every
patent medicine, spending hundreds OF
dollars. Everything that was likely to
help me | got but ] might as well have
thrown il in the bay. ! suppose my wife
has shown you the apparatus used at one
time or another. a dozen city doctors
gave me up. / got enough electric shocks
for half IL dozen men, but they did me no
good. ! lost contro! Of my bowels and
water and couldn't sleep without morphine.
During the day my legs were cold ana had
to sit by the stove wrapped in blanket.
suffering intense agony from nervous pains
in the legs, neck and head. Yes, received
from the Royal Templars a 81, 900 cheque.
being declared wholly unable TO follow my
employment One day in April j took u
notion to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills,
carefully following the directions accom-
panying each box. Why. in thee days
got relief and kept on mendlng. ! threw
away the morphine pills and the clutches.
! recovered my appetite ant regained con-
troll OF my bowels and water and went on
getting better and stronger and now you
SEQ me stronger and more healthy than |
was for years before was taken i'll. tell
you | am feeling first-class," and Mr.. Mar
shall slapped his legs vigorously and gave
tho lower part Of his back u good thump-
ing. afterwards going up and down the
room at lively gait.
~ weigh 100 pounds to- day" he con-
tinued, land I've gained 80 pounds since
first took DIR. Williams Pink Pills, haven't
such thing as pain or ache about me. and
another thing. ! can walk Is easily in the
dark as in the light
Mr. Marshall offered TO make an afllda-
Wit 70 the truth of the above story. bat the
reporter considered that wholly unneces-
sary. Ho carried conviction 10 the in
qurer's mind by every word and action,
and there was no galnsaying the fact that
the cure was one Of the most marvellous il
the nineteenth century. All the neighbors
bore testimony to the genuineness OF the
cure None OF them ever expected to see
MIR. Marshall on his feet again and re-
garded bis restoration TO health as nothing
short Of marvellous.
The headquarters of the Royal Templars
Of Temperance for Canada are in Hamilton.
At the publishing house OF the order. Mir.
w. w. Buchanan, general manager, and one
of the most prominent temperance advo-
Gates of the Dominion, was found In re-
Spouse 10 the reporters question he said:
'Oh, yes. am well acquainted with Mr..
John Marshall. He has been member of
one of the councils Of this city for about
seven years He is well known citizen
and reliable temperance man. About
four years ago he was first taken seriously
i'll and his case was brought before the
order. The provisions under which the
total disability claim is paid in our organi-
cation arc very strict. The weekly sick
benefit is payable 10 any person under the
doctors care who is unable 10 follow their
usual avocation. but the total disability is
a comparatively large sum, only pad a
member who is disabled for life. and de-
clared by medical, men to be entirely past
all hope of recovery. In Mr.. Marshall's
case there was some difficulty it is true; he
WAS examined upon a number Of occasions.
covering period OF upwards of two years.
The medical men who examined him all
agreed that there was little hope Of recov-
cry, but they would not give the definite
declaration that our law demauds-that
the claimant was permanently and totally
jsabled-until last November. When
this declaration by two regular physicians