The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-22

For somo tfne there hes besn q In
ersasane number q stories Published in
the neuspapsn IL Nsv York city. telling
Of marvellous cures Of various diseases that
have been made By different medicines
and trsesmentA Is has long ben the in-
senttoa Of the 1Si2sas q Investigate oas
OF tos most tntsfssting cases that could
% iound and give H. truth 70 the world
. matssr Of newa. Happening On the
case OF Geoeoe L'Hommsdisu the other
day IN investigation VS. made with the
following very happy result:
wnsn the reporter called on Mr.. L'Hom.
medtsu 9 the rssidsncs u his cousin, Mr..
Edward 6oughtaling. "a West One Hun
dred and 1hifty-foursh street., he said II
am d yeefu OF 49, and was born In Hud-
son, n. I. served my time In the army,
e ees.g corporal Of Company 4. Twenty
abous fifteen yoars sincs I noticed the frss
symptoms Of my disease. Consulted DR..
Allen. of YoFkvilis, and also Dr.. Pratt,
since deceased. DR.. Pratt exhausted HE
powers in my behalf and finally told ne
that be could do nothing more Tor me-.
Finally VS. advised By d.. Gill to 80
e the welLknown scientist. Ds. Hamilton.
and did ne no good. felt Vas growing
weaker every day, and went 70 the Man
haitian hospital, ct Forty-6rss street and
Park aveuuo. and was under treatment By
DR.. 6oguin. He tseated me for about
three months. snd then told me that I had
locomo:or ataxia. and Vas beyond the aid
physicai creek; oil power, telling and
color had left my legs. and il vas impossi-
bic for ne 70 fesl the most severe pinch or
even the tArust Of . needle.
"If my skin was scratched there would
b. no dow Of blood whatever, and it would
taks It fully six weeks 70 heal no. In the
night ! would have 70 feel around to find
a times aImoss unbssrshis. would saIs
large doses Of u0rphine 10 dsadsn the
pains. About i've years ago Dr.. Lewis A.
Sayro. Of rs Fifth avenue made . trial
OF the French method Of stretching the
spine. Although I received no benefit
from this treatment shall always feel
grateful to d.. 6ayre for his great interest
$50 severe hsd my eass become BY this
time that could not walk without assist
snce, and Vas almost rsady 10 give up life.
II began the use Of Pink Pills for Pale
People In September last took them
rather irrsguiariy at frst With the cold
water treatment. In very short time l
wa: ccnvinoed that ! vas sstting better
taking about one box every iive days.
The drst sign Of Improvement was in
November, 1881 when ] had rush Of
blood TO the head and fest, causing sting
ing and prickiiag sensati0n. February =.
1888. was the first time in i've years I had
ever seen any sign Of blood in my feet.
From this time on ] began TO improve.
Ny strength and appetite have gradually
rsturnsdi nov have perfect control Of
my bowels. and the pains have gradually
left me. can cit and write By the hour
and walk upstairs BY balancing myself
with my hands. Without doubt I am .
new man from the ground up, and have
every reason 70 believe that I will b hale
and hearty IN lees than six months. /
have taken about twelve boxes Of pills. /"
Sworn TO before me this nth day Of
March, lo00 h. + AELvlLLE,
Commissioners Of Deeds,
tsRAI.l New York City.
The reporter next called on Mr.. Robert
w. Smith. . member Of the firm Of Mar
chat Smith. who said:
II have known Mr.. George L'Homme-
disu for twenty yearA He Became con-
nectsd with our tirm a. secretary in 1879,
and attended strictly 20 his Office duties
until 1881. when he was stricken down
with his trouble. Al the disease advanced
he was Obliged to succumb and reluctantly
gave up his Office work. know that he
tried various physicians and their treat
states. he Was finally discharged from the
Manhattan hospital and told that he was
In the last stages.of locomotor ataxia and
WAS beyond the hope Of human aid. About
six months ago. or %. he was advised to
try Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie, with the cold water treatment. The
last time l saw Mr.. L'Hommedieu he had
gained the use Of his limbs to such an OK.
tent that he could walk up stairs with the
help Of his wife, and 10 nov doing much
important work for as at his home.
''RosE2r w. SnrrH."
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
llth day Of March. ls9a
fsEALl w. II. Woodruff.
Notary Public, New York County.
An analysis OF DR.. Williams Pink Pills
shows that they contain. IN . condensed
form. all the elements necessary 70 give
new life and richness 70 the blood and re-
store shattered nervea They arc an un-
failing specifc for such diseases - loco
motor ataxia, partial paralysis. 81 Vitus
dance. sciatica. neuralgia, rheumatism.
nervous headache, the after effect OF Ia
grippe, paipitation of the heart, pale and
sa!iow compile x,ons and all forms of weak
ness either in male or female. Pink Pills
are sold by al dealers. or viii be sent post
paid on receipt Of price $50 cents box
they are never sold In bulk or BY the l0Ol.
by addressing DIR. Williams Medicine Co,
Schenectady. n. Y, or Rockville, On