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

Barton street, in the northeast portion Of
the city, while employed as foreman for
the Canadian Oil company, FIVE years ago,
fell upon the edge OF an oil vat and hurt
his back Thinking little of the affair,
Mr.. Marshall continued TO work on, but
after "a few months he became i'll, gradu-
ally got worse. and in August, four years
ago, became stricken with that dread dis
case. lOcomotor ataXy-a disease attacking
Tho nerves and rendering that portion of
the system attacked perfectly helpless,
proclaimed by the physicians 10 be incur
able-whch left him from the waist down
wards without feeling and utterly unable
10 move his lower limbs. All he was able
TO do was 10 raise himself by the aid of
sticks and crptches and drag himself around
the house and occasionally TO the corner OF
the street on fine days. His legs were
without feeling, pins and even knives were
stuck into them without the sick man OK
pericncing any Inconvenience He could
take walking stick and beat his legs I'M
til the blows resounded through the house
and yet he felt nothing. During all these
years OF torture MIR. Marshall consulted
every doctor Of ability in the city, tried
every form OF treatment and took almost
every kind of patent med icine, but without
receiving one little OF relief. The agony
was frequently so intense that he was
obliged TO take morphine pills in order TO
receive a reasonable amount OF sleep.
AS the months and years passed by. al
though the doctors continued 10 treat him
in various ways, they plainly told the suf-
fering man that he could not get better,
the disease was set down in the works Of
specialists as incurable. The doomed man
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CT No. 100, Royal Templars Of Temper
ance, and under the discouragiug circum-
stances he thought 1t advisable 10 apply
for the payment Of the total disability
claim of 81, 00O allowed by the order on
its insurance policy. Application was &C
cordingly made. but before the claim was
granted tho patient had to offer conclusive
proof OF his total disability TO the chief
examiner, and Mr.. Marshall was sent to
Toronto for a special electrical treatment.
1t proved no more successful than the
others that had preceded 1t. and number
OF city doctors and the chief medical ex-
aminer of the order signed the medical
certificate of total disability and MIR. Mar
shall received from the Dominion Coun-
cilior OF the Royal Templars a checque for
81 900 last November. One day last Fob
ruary came Mr.. Marshall's salvation,
although he did not accept IL at first. A
small pamphlet telling of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills aud the diseases they cured,
was thrown into the house, but IL was
placed aside and no notice was taken
OF il for weeks. One day the
sick man re-read the circular and
concluded TO try DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
although Mrs. Marshall tried hard TO dis
suade him. saying they would DO as inef
fectual as'all the others, but on April 18th
memorable day to him-Mr Marshall
began to take the pills. one after each meal
for a start. In a few days "A change was
noticed and as he continued TO take the
pills he grad ually improved and in little
over month he was able 10 take the train
for Toronto aud visit an astonished brother
in-law. Now he can walk four or five
miles with any OF his friends.
The GLOBE representative paid visit TO
the house CT the man thus rescued from a
living death. Mr.. Marshalrs home, cosy.
comfortable. with climbing flowers cover
ing its front, was reached only to find him