The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27
A NEW YORK MIRACLE.
A Remarkable Affidavit Maize bv
a WelI'known Business Man.
Aih'c'ed With Locc-motor Ataxia For
'i'een .srs-Did Not Walk u Step
For Five Years-Was Given up by the
And Discharged From the Manhattan
Hospital as Incurable
(From the New York riibune)

the newspapers Of New York City, tell
ing Of marvellous cures OF various
diseases that have been made by differ
emit medicines and treatments. 1t has
long been the intention of the Tribu ne
to investigate one Of the moss interes t.
ing cases that could be found and give
The truth to the world as matter of
news. Happening on the case of Geo.
L'Hommedieu, the other day an inyes.
tlgatlon was made with the following
very happy result:
L'Hommediu at the residence of bis
cousin, Mr.. Edward Houghtalinp. .
w. 134th ST.. he said: Il am 81 wears
of age and was torn in Hudson, II. Y.
L served my time in the army, being
corporal of Company A, 2lst n. j. Vol,
unteers. 1t has been about fifteen
years since noticed the first symptoms
of my disease. l consulted Dr.. Allen.
of Yorkville, and also Dr. Pratt, since
deceased. Lr. Pratt exhausted his
powers in my behalf and finally told me-
that he could do nothing more for me.
Finally was advised by DR.. Gill to
60 to the well-known scientist, DR..
Hamilton. He gave me q most thorough
examination and did me no good. felt
was growing weaker every day, and
went 10 the Manhattan hopital, at
F.rty first street and Park avenue, and
was under treatment by DR.. Seguin He
treated me for about three months. and
then, told me that l had lccomo.or
ataNia and was beyond the aid of medi
cal science. was now a complete phy.
steal wreck; all power, feeling and color
MAD left my legs; and it was impossible
Tor me to feel the most severe pincn or
even the thrust Of needle.
II my skin was scratched there
would be no flow of blood whatever.
and 1T would take it fully six weeks to
heal up In the night 1 would have to
feel around to find my legs. NV pains
were excruciating and at times almost
unbearable. would take large doses
OF morphine to deaden the pains.
Aoout five years ago DR.. Lewis A.
Sayre, of 2s5 5th Ave, made a trial of
the french method of stretching the
spine. Although l received no benefit
from this treatment 1 shall always feel
grateful to DR.. Sayre for his great in
terest and kindness.
$50 severe had my case become bv
this time that could not walk without
assistance, and was almost ready to
give up life.
began the use of Pink Pills for
Pale People in September last. I took
them rather irregularly at first with the
cold water treatment. In very short
time was convinced that was get
ting better and began the use OF the
pills in earnest, taking about one box
every five days.
0"Ihe 6rst sign of improvement was
In Novem Der, 1892, when 1 had rush
OF blood to the head and feet, causing a
singing and prickling sensation. Feb
ruary %, 1893, was the first time in FIVE
years had ever seen any sign of blood
In my feet. From this time on l began
to improve. My strength and appetite
nave gradually returned; I now have
perfect control of my bowels, and the
pains have gradually left me. lean sit
and write by the hour and walk upstairs
by balancing myself with my hands.
Without doubt am new man from
the ground up, and have every reason
10 believe that will be hale and hearty
IN less than SIX months. have taken
about twelve boxes of pills"
Sworn TO before me this eleventh dav
Oh March, ls95. ii. E. MELVILLE,
Commissioners of Deeds.
SEAL New York city.
The reporter next called on Mr..
Robert w. Smith, 4 member of the firm
OF Marchal & Smith, who said:
~ have known Mr.. Geo. L'Homme.
dieu for twenty years. He became CON
nected with our firm as secretary in
1879, and attended strictly to his Office
duties until 1881, when he was stricsen
down with his trouble. AS the disease
advanced he was obliged to succumb
ana reluctantly gave up his office work.
IN n u tod
and their treatments without the least
success, and, as he states, he was fina1lv
discharged from the Manhattan Hos
pital, and told that he WAS in the last
stages of locomotor ataxia and was
beyond the hope OF human aid. About
Six months ago. or 80, he was advise
to try Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for male
people, with the cold water treatment.
The last time saw Mr.. L'Hommedieu
ne had gained the use of his limbs to
such an extent that he could walk mn.
stairs with the help of his wife, and IS
now doing much important work for us
al MS nome. ROBT. W. SMITH"
Sworn to and subscribed before ma
this eleventy day of March, 1893.
SEAL w. II. WooDHuiI..
Notary Public, New York COUNTY
An analysis of DR.. Williams Pink
fllls show that they contain, in q 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, scistica.
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous head
ache, the after effect of la grippe, palpi.
tation OF the heart. pale and sallow
complications, and all forms of weakness
either in male or female. Pink Pills
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price, $50 cents q
box-they are never sold in bulk or bv