Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-05-03

tiic oiliy certdin Iellel from nl5 buleflnBS. |
One day he saw In the Albany Journal an
account OF how man by the name OF
QUAINT. living In Galway, Saratoga county. |
and who was afflicted like father with |
locomotor ataxia, has been greatly Bone
fitted and hoped for permanent cure from
the use OF DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. On learning that these pills |
could be had Of the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, and that they
were not expensive, my husband sent
$3.50 for six boxes OF them. And what
blessing they have been! Father has
taken but four boxes of the Pink Pills. |
He Is no longer confined 10 his bed, but |
is able TO get up without assistance and
with the aid only OF IA cane to walk about |
the house and all around out of doors. |
He has a good hearty appetite his food
agrees with him, the pain In the back |
from which he suffered so long and so
terribly has left him. He has no more
he feels like new man. The doctors had |
pronounced his disease as creeping paraly- |
sis and said he could not be cured. How
glad we are that we heard about these
wonderful Pink Pills, and how thankful
we are for what they have done for father. |
Indeed they have done wonders, yes, even |
miracle for him.
Respectfully yours,
MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSON.
The above letter indicated cure so re-
markable as to be worthy of the fullest |
investigation, and the Standard deter
mined to place the facts, IL correctly |
stated, before the public for the benefit
OF other sufferers, or II unfounded, to let |
the public know it. With this end in |
view reporter was sent to Solville with |
instructions to give the facts of the case
as he found them. With these instruc-
tions he went to Solville and on Tuesday, |
August 2, 1892, called upon Philander
Hyde and learned from him and from his |
relatives and neighbors and from his |
friends the whole story Of his sickness
and his terrible suffering, of his having
been given up by the doctors, and of his |
cure and rapid convalescence by the use
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie.
1t may be Of interest to the reader to |
know that Solsville is post office village
in Madison county, n. Y, about 30 miles
from Utica, on the line Of the New York,
Ontario & Western railroad. 1t is the
station at which to get off to go
to Madison Lake. the charming and
attractive objective point of great many
picnic and excursion parties. On reach
ing Solsvllle the reporter inquired of the
station agent, who is also agent there of
the National Express Company, if he
knew man by the name OF Philander
Hyde and where he lived, and also if he
knew a man by the name Of William
johnson. Yes" said he, IL am Will
liam Johnson, and Philander Hyde, who
is my wife's father, lives with me in that
white house over there on the side hill;
that's him sitting on the piazza"
When told that your reporters errand
was to interview Mr.. Hyde and to learn
about his sickness and alleged cure, Mr..
Johnson said: That's right; you go
right over to the house and see Mr.. Hyde
and my wife. / will come over pretty
soon, and we will be only too happy to
tell you all about it,"
"Will you walk in?" said Mrs. Johnson.
"Those children (who were playing about
the piazza are my twins, and this is my
father, Philander HYDE
MIR. Hyde walked into the sitting-room,
and, taking seat, said he would willing
ly tell the story Of his sickness and cure
and had no objection to its being publish
ed, as it might be the means Of helping to
relieve others whose sufferings were the
same or similar to what his had been.
His story was as follows:
my name is Philander Hyde. | am
nearly seventy years old-will be seventy
in September. | was born in Brookfleld,
Madison county, where all my life was
spent until recently, when, becoming help
less, my son-in-law was kind enough to
take me into his home, and from him and
my daughter have had the kindest care.
My life occupation has been that of a
farmer. / was always prosperous and
we'll and strong and rugged until two
years ago last winter, when | had the
grip. When the grip left mo had SEN
sation Of numbness in my legs, which
gradually grew to be stiff at the joints
and very painful. felt the stiffness in
my feet first, and the pain and the stiff
ness extended to my knees and to my hip
joints, and to the bowels and stomach,
and prevented digestion. To move the
bowels / was compelled TO take great
quantities Of castor OIL
"While | was in this condition, cold
feelings would begin in my feet and streak
up my legs to my back and would follow
the whole length of my back bone. These
spells, which occurred daily, would last
from two to four hours, and were excruc-
iatingly painful. / could not sleep, had
no appetite became helpless, and life was
such burden that | prayed for death.
Why my dear sir, the pain suffered was
more to be dreaded than a thousand
deaths.
"While in this condition was treated
by number OF prominent physicians.
They did me no good. / soon became
perfectly helpless and lost all power of
motion even in my bed"
"On the Gath of February last" said
MIR. and Mrs. Johnson, 1--WE had him
brought to our home. He had to be car
ried all the way in a bed. He was so
helpless and such sufferer the doctors |
gave him up. They said he had locomo-
tor ataxia and that he could not be cured |
They stopped giving him medicine and
said they could only relieve the PAIN and |
for the purpose he took pint Of whiskey |
a day for three months and morphine in
great quantities.
at was while father was i'm this dread
full condition that we saw i'm the Albany
Journal the story of the miraculous cure
OF Mr.. QUAINT, in Galway, Saratoga |
county, by the use of DR.. Williams Pink |
Pills for Pale People. We hadn't much
faith, but we felt that II was our duty to
try them and so we sent to the DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Company, i'm Schenectady, |
and got six boxes of the pills. We read
the directions carefully, and resolved to
comply with them as fully as possible.
We stopped giving him morphine or any
other medicine, cut off all stimulants, and
gave him the Pink Pills and treatment
according to directions i'm which each box
is wrapped. The effect was wonderful
and almost immediate. In ten days after
father began taking the pills he could
get out of bed and walk without assist
ance, and has continued to improve until
now he walks about the house and the |
streets by the aid of cane only"
Yes" said Mr.. Hyde, "and the pain
has gone out OF my back and the numb
ness out OF my legs. | have no more
chills, my digestion is good, and have
an excellent Appetite And then, after
a pause" but, ah me, | am an old man
have seen my best days, and cannot hope
to recover my old vigor as younger man
might, but ! am so thankful to have the
use OF my limbs and to be relieved OF
f.,I ~