The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-05

lngly made, but before the claim was
granted the patient had TO offer conclusive
proof OF his total disability to the chief
examiner. and Mr.. Marshall was sent to
Toronto for SPECIAL electrical treatment.
Il proved no more successful than the
others that had preceded it, and a number
of city doctors and the chief medical ex-
aminer OF the order signed the medical
certificate Of total disability ami Mr.. Mar
shall received from the Dominion Coun-
clllor OF the Royal Templsrs a check for
81. 600 last November. One day last Feb
ruary came Mr.. MarshalPs salvation al
though he did not accept it at first. A
small pamphlet telling OF DIR. Williams
Pink Pills. and the diseases they cured,
was thrown into the house, but IL was
placed aside and no notice was taken
of it for weeks. One day the sick
man reread the circu ar aud con-
Guided to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. although Mrs. Marshall tried
hard TO dissuads him. saying they would
be as inc ectuai as all the others; but on
April l4-memorabls day 10 him-Mr
Marshall began 10 take the pills. one alter
each meal tor n start. In few days "A
change was noticed and AS he continued
to take the pills be gradually improved
and in little over 3 month he was able
astonlshed brother-in-lRw. Now he can
walk four or five miles with any of his
friends.
The Globe representative paid visit TO
the house of the man thus rescued from a
living death. When the reporters mission
was explained, Mr.. Marshall's face lighted
up with a smile, which caused a rsspou-
sive one to rise upon the features of his
wife, and he expressed his perfect willing
ness TO tell all that WAS asked OF him.
why, feel better mau now than
did ten years ago" said he cheerfully.
Its four years next august since | did q
days work. but l guess | can soon make a
start again. About my illness2 Ii was all
caused through falling and hurting my
back. l kept getting worse until / cou ldn Z
get of chair without a stick or clutches.
The lower part of my BODY
and legs were useless. ] tired every
doctor and every patent medi-
cine. spending hundreds OF dollars. Every
thing that was likely 70 help me got. but
1 mig ht as well hsve thrown it in the bay.
| suppose my wife has shown you the ap-
paratus | used at one time or another. a
dozen city doctors gave me up. l got
enough ectric shocks sor half a dozen
men, but they did me no good. lost
control of my bowes and water and
couldn't sleep without morphine. During
the day my legs were cold and l had to
sit by the stove wrapped in a blanket,
suffering intense agony from nervous
pains in the legs, neck ami
head. Yes. received from the Royal
Templars 81 900 check, being dec AIRED
totally unable TO follow my employment.
One day in April l took a notion to try
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, carefully follow
ing the directions accompanying each box.
l recovered my appetite and reganed con-
trol of nv bowels and water and | went
on getting better and stronger and now
you see me stronger and more heal by
than | WAS for years before / was taken
i'll. / tel YOU l am feeling frst-c ass. y
and Mr. Marshsll slapped his legs vigoI-
ously and gave the lower part of his bsck
@ good humping, afterward going up and
down the room az q lively gait.
81 weigh 100 pounds today" he continued,
"and I've gained thirty pounds since first
took DR.. Williams Pink Pills / haven. such
O thing pain or ache about me. and an
other thing, | can walk as easily in the dark as
10 the light"
Mr. Marshall offered 10 make an affidavit to
the truth of the above story. but the reporter
considered that wholly unnecessary. lie car.
ried conviction 20 the Inquirer's mind By every
word and action, and there was no gansaying
the fact that the cure one OF the most
marvellous ia the nineteenth century. All the
neghboTs bore testimony 10 the genuinensss oil
the cure. None of them ever expected TO see
Mr.. Marshall on his feet again and regarded
his restoration to health as nothing short OF
marvellous.
The headquarters of the Royal Templars OF
Temperance for Canada are in Hamilton. Al
the publishing house Of the order Mr. w. W.
Buchanan, general manager and one OF the
most prominent temperance advocates of the
Dominion, was found. In response to the re
porter's question he said: "Oh, yes, l am well
acquainted with Mr. John Marshall lie has
been member of one Of the councils OF this
city for about seven years He is a weii-known