The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
A NEW YORK MIRACLE.
A Remarkable Affidavit Made by a Well
Known Business Man.

tan Hospital as Incurable.
(From the New Yo,k Tribune)
For some time there has been an in
creasing number Of stories published IN
the newspapers of New York City,
telling of marvellous cures of various
diseases that have been made by differ
ent medicines and treatments. 1t has
long been the intention of the Tribune
to investigate one of the most interest
ing cases that could be found and give
the truth to the world as q matter of
news. Happening on the cas- of Geo.
L'Hommedieu, the other day an IN
vestigation was made with the follow
ing very happy result:
When the reporter called On Mr..
L'Hommedieu at the residence Of his
cousin, Mr.. Edward Houghtallng, 21
w. 134th st , he said: Il am 81 years
of age and was born in Hudson, n. Y.
I served my time in the army, being
corporal of Company A, 21s5 n. D..
Volunteers. 1t has been about fifteen
years since l noticed the first symp
toms of my disease. CONSULTED DIR.
Allen of Yorkville, and also DR.. Pratt
since deceased. DR.. Pratt exhausted
his powers in my behalf and finally
told me that he could do nothing more
for me.
FINALLY I was advised by DR.. Gill
to go to the well known scientist, DIR.
Hamilton. He gave me a most thorough
examination and did me no good. L
felt l wa growing weaker every day,
and went to the Manhattan Hlspltal,
at 41st St. and Park Ave-, and was
under treatment by DR.. Seguin. He
treated me for about three months,
| and then, told me that I had locOmOtOr
| ataxia and was beyond the aid of m"d1,
cal science. | was now a complete
| physical wreck; all power, feeling and
color had left my legs, and it was N
possible for me to feel the most severe
pinch or even the thrust Of a. needle.
eff my skin was scratched there
| would be no flow of blood whatever,
and it would take it fully six weeks to
heal up. In the night I would have to
feel around to find my legs. Ny pains
were ~excruciatiDg and at times almost
unbearable. I would take large doses
of morphine t0deaden the pains. About
five years ago DR.. Lewis A. Sayre, 265
5th Ave, made a trial of the French
method of stretching the spine. Al
though l received no benefit from this
| treatment 1 shall always feel grateful
to DR.. Sayre for his great interest and
kindness.
80 severe had my case become by
this time that l could not walk with
out assistance, and was almost ready
to give up life.
Il began the use Of Pink Pills for
Pale People in September last. l took
them rather irregularly at first with
| the cold water treatment. In a very
| short time [ was convinced that I was
| getting better and l began the use Of
the pills in earnest, taking about one
box every five days.
The first sign of improvement was
in November 1892, when | had / rush
of blood to the head and feet causing a
stinging and prickling sensation. Feb
ruary 22d, 1898, was the first time in
five years l had yer gee any sign of
blood in my feet. From this time on l
began to improve. My strength and
appetite have gradually returned; I
now have perfect control of my bowels,
and the pains have gradually left me
[ can sit and write by the hour and
walk up stairs by balancing myself
with my hands. Without doubt [ am
a new nan from the ground up, and I
have every reason to believe that I will
be hale aud hearty in less than six
months. have taken about ~ boxes
of pills"
Sworn to before me this Eleventh
day Of March, 1898.
81. E. MELVILLE,
Commissioner Of Deeds,
[sEAL New York City.
The reporter next called On Mr..
Robert w. Smith, a member Of the
firm of Marchal & Smith, who said:
Il have known MI. Geo. L'Hom.
medieu for twenty years He became
connected with our firm as secretary
in 1879, and attended strictly to his
office duties until 1881, when he was
| stricken down with his trouble. AS
| the disease advanced he was obliged to
succumb and reluctantly gave up his
| office work. I know that he tried
various physicians and their treat
ments without the least success, and,
as he states, he was finally discharged
from the Manhattan Hospital, and told
that he was in the last stages of loco
motor ataxia and was beyond the hope
of human aid. About six months ago,
or so, he was advised to try DR.. VII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, with
the cold water treatment, The last
time l saw Mr.. L'Hommedieu he had
gained the use of his limbs to such an
extent that he could walk up stairs
Will JIG u6lp u LIS WIG, anu Is now
doing much important work for us at
his home. ROBT. w. SMITH"
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Eleventh day Of March, 1898.
[sEAL w. Fl. Woodruff.
Notary Public, New York County.
An analysis Of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills show that they contain, in a con
densed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves,
They are an unfailing specific for such
diseases as lOcomotOr ataxia. partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica,
neuralgia, rheumatism, neryous head,
ache. the after effect of La erinna ri