The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-21

taken OF 1T for weeks. one DAY the
sick man reread the circular and con-
cluded TO try DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
although Mrs. Marshall tried hard TO
disSuade him saying they would be as
Intellectual as all other; but on April
memorable day to him-Mr. Mar
shall began TO take the pills, one after
each meal for start. La few days
a change was noticed and as he cOntin
ued to take the pills he gradually i'm
proved and ia lit lie over month he
was able to take the train for Toronto
and visit an astonished brother inlaw.
Now he can walk four or five miles
with any of his friends.
The Globe representative paid a visit
to the house of the man thus rescued
from a living death. When the re-
porter's mission was explained, Mr.
Mars halls face lighted up whichcaused
a responsive one to rise upon the fea-
lures of his wife and he expressed his
perfect willingness to tell all that was
asked of hin.
"Why l feel better man now than
[ did ten years ago." SAID he, cheer
fully. Its four years next August
since [ did days work but L guess l
can soon make start again. About
my illness 1t waSail caused through
falling and hurting my back l kept
getting worse until couldn't get off
a chair without a stick or clutches.
The lower part of my body and legs
were useless. | tried every doctor and
every patent medicine, spending hun
dreds of dollars. Everything that
was likely to help me | got, but |
might as we'll have thrown it in the
bay. ] suppose my wife has shown
you the apparatus | used at one time
or another. A dozen city doctors gave
me up. got enough electric shocks
for half d dozen men, but they did me
no good | lost control of my bowels
and water and couldn't sleep without
morphine. During the day my legs
were cold and | had to sit by the stove
wrapped in a blanket, suffering in
tense agony from nervous pains in the
legs, neck and head. Yes, | received
from the Royal Templars a 81 900
check, being declared totally unable
to follow my employment. One day
in April | took notion to try DR..
Williams PINK Pills, carefully follow
ing the directions accompanying each
box. [ recovered my appetite and re-
gained control of my bowels and
water, and | went on getting better
and stronger and now you see me
stronger and more healthy than [
was for years before | was taken i'll.
| tell you l am feeling first class, -
and Mr. Marshall slapped his legs
vigorously and gave the lower part of
his back good humping, after wards
going up and down the room at a
lively gait.
ST weigh 100 pounds to-day" he
continued, land I've gained 30 pounds
since / first took Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills, haven't such a thing as pain
or ache about me, and another thing,
L can walk as easily in the dark as in
the light"
Mr.. Marshall offered to make an
affidavit to the truth of the above
story, but the reporter considered that
wholly unnecessary. He carried con-
victiOn to the inquirer's mind by
every word and action, and there was
no gainsaying the fact that the cure
was one of the most marvellous in the
bors bore testimony to the genuine
lcSS VI Uuc CuIc NOuc VI UuOu cNcl
expected to see Mr.. Marshall on his
feet again and regarded his restOra
tion to health as nothing short OF
marvellous.
The headquarters of the Roya
Templars of Temperance for Canada
are in Hamilton. At the publishing
house of the order Mr. w. w. Buch.
anan, general manager and one of the
most prominent temperance advo
Gates of the Dominion, was found
In response to the reporters question
he said: s'Oh, yes, am we'll acquaint
ed with Mr.. John Marshall. He has
been a member of one of the councils
of this city for about seven years. He
is well-known citizen and reliable
temperance man. About four years
ago he was first taken seriously il
and his case was brought before the
order. The provisions under which
the total disability Claim is paid in
our organization are very strict. The
weekly sick benefit is payable to any
person under the doctors care, who is
unable to follow their usual avoca,
tion, but the total disability iSa com
paratively large sum, only paid a
mem her who is disabled for life, and
declared by medical men to be en-
tirelv past all hope of recovery. Ir
Mr.. MarShall's case there was some
difficulty it is true; he was examined
upon a number of occasions, covering
a period of upward of two years. The
medical men who examined him al
agreed that there was little hope OF
recovery, but they would not give
the definite declaration that our law
demands-tha the claimant was per
manently and totally disabled-until
last November. When the declara
tion by two regular physicians was
made and our Dominion Medical
referee, we paid Mr.. Marshall the
total disability benefit Of one thou
sand dollars. He was paid by check
on the Bank Of Montreal, There is
no doubt whatever about the remark.
able character of Mr.. Marshall's cure.
A large number of our members in
this CITY were intimately acquainted
with Mr.. Marshall called upon him
frequently, All were unanimous in
the belief that he was past all hope OF
recover. His cure is looked upon as
next to miracle. / have cOnverSed
with him number of times about it,
and he gives the whole credit to Dr.