Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-05-25


results from tue takins of Pink Pills
that | am willing, II my experience will
help any one else, to state how they
benefited me. am 81 years old, and is
ears Of this time have spent in rail.
reading for the Fitohbnrg railroad on
the Wimbledon and Peterboro branch.
For the past three years | have been
engineer of the train which connects
with the Boston trains at Winchendon.
l have been troubled with weak
stomach from my boy hood. In fact,
there never was time in my rememb
rance when | was not more or less
troubled from that source.
"Seven years ago, however, the
complaint became greatly aggravated
from the nature of my work and other
causes, and suffered greatly from IT,.
My stomach would not retain food, my
head ached constantly, there was a
dimress, or blur, before my eyes most
of the time, and my head used to be-
come so dizzy could scarcely stand.
On getting up in the morning my head
swan 80 | was frequently obliged TO
lie down again. had most disagree
able heart burn, a continuous belching
OF gus from the stomach. nasty coat
ing of the mouth and tongue, and my
breath was most offensive consulted
physicians in PeteTboro, and took their
medicines for two years, but was helped
so slightly by them that at the end Of
that time | gave up In encouragement.
and lot the disease take care Of itself
for long time. | grew worse as time
went on. l have been obliged to give
up work many time for week or
two, and have worked at other times
when / ought to have been Mt home in
bed. have lost many months during
the past seven wears and would have
lost more only for the fact that stuck
IL out and would not give up until I
had to.
my appetite then failed me, and
about four years ago began to notice
a fluttering of my heart, which grew 20
bad after a while that could not walk
any distance without a violent palpita.
ton and complete loss of breath. The
pains in my stomach, from indigestion
lasted two and three days at time.
lost considerable flesh, and before long
| noticed that my kidneys were affected
This came from my work on the engine,
l know, as many railroad men are
troubled In the same way. | had awful
pains in the small Of my back. and was
obliged TO make water many times
during the day.
81 resolved to go back to the doctors
again, though their treatment had
done me no good before. | was told
that medicine was no good for me. that
what needed was long rest. Icould
not take too long a vacation, being
compelled to work for my living and so
| kept along, taking what stuff the
doctors prescribed, but feeling no
better, except for day or two at a
time.
FINALLY my legs and hands began to
ache and swell with rheumatic pains,
and found couldn't sleep at night.
IL lay down, my heart would go pit n
pat at a great rate, and many nights
did not close my eyes at all.
~ was broken down In body and dis
cnuraGed In spirit. when. some time in
February last. was reading in the
montreal Family Herald and Weekly
Star" which we take every week, of
the great cures made by the DIR
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
| got q coupla OF boxes for my wife to
see II she would be helped any by them,
and then tried them myself. | did
not put much stock in them at first,
hut before had finished the first box
noticed that was feeling better.
The palpitation of my heart, which Ind
bothered me 80 that couldn't breathe
at times, began to improve, | saw that
in going IN my home on the hill frCm
the depot, which previously an awful
task. my heart did not beat so violently
and | had more breath when | reached
the house. After the second and third
boxes grew better in every other
respect. My stomach became stronger.
the gas belching was not So bad, my
appetite and digestion improved. and
my sleep became nearly natural and
undisturbed. have continued taking
the pills three times day ever since
last March, aud today l am feeling
better than at any time during last
eight years.
Il can confidently and conscient-
iously say that they have done me more
good, and their good effects are m re-
permanent. than any medicine h We
ever taken. My rheumatic pains in
the small of my back, which were so
bad at times that couldn't stand up
straight, have nearly all vanished, and
| find my kidneys are well regulated by
them. This is an Effect not claimed
for the pills in the circular, but in my
case they brought it about. | can now
90 up any hill without the slightest
distress or palptation or loss of breath,
and am feeling 100 per cent, better In
eyery shape and manner.