The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-06-16
SOLSVILLE MIRACLE.
A True Account of the Sufferings and
Restoration of Philander Hyde.
HE SUFFERS INTENSE AGONY.

restoration OF Pnllanuef hyde.
HE SUFFERS INTENSE AGONY.
Helpless and Bed-Ridden, and Longs
for Deauh-His Recovery from this
Pitiable ConitiOn-A Remark
able Narrative,
From the Syracuse Standard.)
During the past few months there
have appeared in the columns of the
Standard the particulars of number
of cures so remarkable as to Justify
the term miraculous. These cases
were investigated and vouched for by
the Albany journal, the Detroit Neacs,
ALBANY EIpress, and other papers
whose reputation is guarantee that
facts were as stated. That the term
miraculous was justified will be ad-
mitted when it is remembered that
in each of the cases referred to the
sufferer had been pronounced incur
able by leading physicians, and at
least one of the cases was treated by
men whose reputation has placed
them among the leaders of the worlds
medical scientists, but without avail,
and the patient was sent to his home
with the verdict that there was no
hope for him, and that only death
could intervene to relieve his suffer
ings. When some months later the
restoration to health and strength of
the former sufferer was announced it
is little wonder that the case created
profound sensation throughout the
country. Recently the following let
ter, which indicated an equally re-
markable cure, came under the notice
of the Standard.
SoLsvILLE, MADISON Co., N. Y.
June %, 1892, {
Five weeks ago father, Philander
Hyde, was very low and not expected
to live but short time. He was in
such agony that we had to give him
morphine to relieve the terrible pain
from which he was suffering. The
doctors had given him up. They said
there was no help for him, and my
dear father longed for death as being
the only certain relief from his suffer
ings. One day he saw in the Albany
Journal an account Of how man who,
afflicted like father with lOcOmOtOr
ataXia, had been very greatly benefit
ed and hoped for permanent cure
from the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. On learning
that these pills could be had Of Dr..
Williams Medicine Company, Schen
ectady, and that they were not eXpen-
sive. 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 to his bed, but is
able to get up without assistance and
with the aid only of a cane to walk
about the house and all around out
doors. He has 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 creeping chills and he APP
pears and says he feels like new
man. The doctors had pronounced
his disease to be creeping paralysis
and said he could not be cured. How
glad we are that we heard about these
wonderful Pink Pills, and how thank
full 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
remarkable as to be worthy of the
fullest investigation. and the Stand
ard determined to place the facts. if
correctly stated, before the public for
the benefit of other sufferers, or if I'M
founded, to let the public know it.
With this end in view reporter was
sent to Solsville with instructions to
give the facts of the case as he found
them. So he went, and on Tuesday,
August 2, 1892, called upon Philander
Hyde.
Mr.. Hyde walked into the sitting
room, and, said he would willingly tell
the story of his sickness and cure, and
had no objection to it's being publish
ed, as it might be the means of help
ing to relieve others whose sufferings
were the same or similar to what his
had been.
His story is as follows:
my name is Philander Hyde. |
am nearly 70 years old-will be 70 in
September l was born in Brook field,
Madison county, where all my life
was spent until recently, when, be-
coming helpless, my son-in-laW was
kind enough to take me into his home,
and from him and my daughter l have
had the kindest care. My life occupa-
tion has been that of farmer. | was
always prosperous and we'll and strong
rugged until two years ago last win
ter, when l had the grip. When the
grip left me | had sensation of
numbness in my legs. which gradually
grew to be stiff at the joints and very
painful. l 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 occur
ed daily, would last from two to four
hours, and were excrutiatingly pain
full. [ could not sleep, l had no appe-
tite, became helpless, aud life was
such burden that | prayed for death,
Why, my dear sir, the pain | suffered
was more to be dreaded than a thous-
deaths.
while in this condition I was
treated by number of prominent
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