Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-01-18
THE HAMILTON MIRACLE.
THE CASE INVESTIGATED BY A
GLOBE REPORTER.
The Facts Fully Verified.
One Of the Most Remarkable Cases on
Record

A Man Pronounced by Eminent Physi-
clans Permanently Disabled Fully
Recovers-Fac-simile of the Check
for $1,000 Paid by Royal Tenn
plars Of Temperance for Total
Disabilitv-Hundreds of
Visitors.
Toronto Daily Globe, July 25.-This Is
an age OF doubt; especially in regard to
cures by patent medicines, and not with
out reason, for too often have the sick
and their near and dear loved ones
been deceived by highly recommended
nostrums that were swallowed to be of
less avail than as much water. The old,
old fable OF the boy and the wolf applies
also too frequently to many Of the specific
connections for curing the ills that flesh
is heir to; ard when real cure is effect
cd by a genuine remedy those who might
bo benefited fight shy Of it, saying, at
was cure, cure so often before that |
won't try 1t. When such state Of affairs
exists It Is advisable that assurance
should be made doubly sure.
A few weeks ago marvellous and al
most miraculous cure was made known
to Canadians through the medium Of the
Hamilton newspapers. Itwas stated that
Mr.. John Marshall, well-known resi-
dent OF Hamilton by the aid OF DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, had
been snatched from the very Jaws Of death,
placed upon his feet and enabled to min
gle with his fellow citizens with more
than renewed health and strength and
even brighter spirits than he had exper-
fenced fory years before. This remarkable
statement naturally excited the wonder
of almost continent. Some believed,
most people doubted, although the facts
were placed so clearly as to ward off the
slightest suspicion of fraud. To investi-
gate the very extradinary cure and place
before the people of Canada and the Unit
ed States verification or otherwise OF it
was the special mission of Globe re-
porter few days ago.
| A close inquiry into the circumstances
first showed that Mr.. John Marshall,
whose residence is % Little William
street, in the northeast portion of the city,
while employed as foreman for the Cana
dian Oil Company, five years ago, fell
upon the edge Of an oil vat and hurt his
back. Thinking little Of the affair, Mr..
Marshall continued to work on but after
a few months be became i'll gradually got
worse, and in August, four years ago, be-
came stricken with the dread disease,
locomotor ataXy--a disease attacking the
nerves and rendering that portion of the
system attacked perfectly helpless, pro-
claimed by the physicians to be incurable
which left him from the waist down
wards without feeling and utterly unable
to move his lower limbs. All he was able
to do was to raise himself by the aid of
sticks and crutches and drag himself
around the house and occasionally to the
corner OF the street on fine days. His
legs were without feeling, pins and
even knives were stuck into them
without the sick man experiencing any
Inconvenience. He could take walking
stick and beat his legs until the blows re-
sounded through the house and yet he
felt nothing. During all these years of
torture Mr.. Marshall consulted every
doctor of ability in the city; tried every
form Of treatment and almost ever kind
of patent medicine, but without receiving
one little of relief. The agony was fire.
quently so intense that he was obliged to
take morphine pills in order TO receive
reasonable amount Of sleep.
AS the months and years passed by. al
though the doctors continued to treat
him in various ways, they plainly told
the suffering man that he could not get
better, the disease was set down in the
works of specialists as incurable. The
doomed man was q member Of the United
Empire Council, No. 100, Royal Templars
of Temperance, and under the discourage
ing circumstances he thought it advisable
TO apply for the total disability claim OF ST.
600 allowed by the order on it's insurance
policy. Application was accordingly
made but before the claim was granted
the patient had to offer conclusive proof
Of his total disability to the chief examin-
or, and Mr.. Marshall was sent to Toronto
for special electrical treatment. 1t
proved no more successful than the others
that had preceded it and number OF city
doctors and the chief medical examiner
of the order signed the medical certificate
Of total disability and Mr.. Marshall re-
ceived from the Dominion Councillor OF
the Royal Templars a check for $1,000
last November. One day last February
came Mr.. Marshall's salvation although
he did not accept 1t at first. A small
pamphlet telling of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and the diseases they cured, was
thrown into the house, but it was placed
aside and no notice was taken Of IL for
weeks. One day the sick man reread the
circular and concluded to try DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills, although Mrs. Marshall
tried hard to dissuade him, saying they
would be as Intellectual as all the others;
but on April 14-memorable day to him
Mr.. Marshall began to take the pills,
ono after each meal for q start. In q few
days q change was noticed and as he con-
tinued to take the pills he gradually inn
proved and in little over month he was
able to take the train for Toronto and
visit an astonished brother-in-law. Now
he can walk four or five miles with any
OF his friends.
The Globe representative paid q visit
to the house of the man thus rescued
from living death. When the reporters
mission was explained, Mr.. Marshalls
face lighted up with a smile, which caused
a responsive one TO rise upon the features
Of his wife, and he expressed his perfect
willingness to tell all that was asked of
him.
"Why feel better man now than
did ten years ago." said he cheerfully.
tits four years next August since | did
days work but guess can soon make
u start again. About my illnessy II was
all caused through falling and hurting my
back. | kept getting worse until
crutches The lower part of my body
and legs were useless. tried every
doctor and every patent medicine, spend
Ing hundreds OF dollars. Everything
that was likely TO help me got, but
might as well have thrown IL In the bay.
l suppose my wife has shown you the
apparatus | used at one time or another.
Asdozen city doctors gave mo up. / got
enough electric shocks for half dozen
men, but they did me no good. lost
control OF my bowels and water and
couldn't sleep without morphine. Dur
ing the day my legs were cold and | had
to sit by the stove wrapped In blanket,
suffering Intense agony from nervous
pains In my legs, neck and head. Yes, /
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