The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-09

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 incurabIs.
The man was a member of the United Empire
Council, No. 190 Royal Templars of Temper
ance. and under the discouraging circumstances
he thought it advisable to apply for the pay
meut of the total disability claim of 1000
allowed by the order on its Insurance policy.
Application was accordingly made. but before
the claim was granted the patient has to offer
conclusive proof Of his total disability to the
chief examiner, ard Mr.. Marshall was sent to
Toronto for a special electrical treatment. II
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 med cal certificate of total disability
and Mr.. Marshall received from the Dominion
Councillor of the Royal Tempars a check for
81, 900 last November. One day last February
came Mr.. MarshaPs sal walton. although he did
not accept it at first. small pamphlet telling
of DIR. Williams Pink Pills and the diseases they
cured. was thrown into the house. but it was
placed aside and no notice was taken of it for
weeks. One day the sick man reread the cir
cular and concluded to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. although Mrs. Marshall tried hard to dis
suade him. saying they would be as Intellectual
as all the others; but April 14-memorable
day to him-Mr. Marshall began TO take the
pills, one after each meal for start. In few
days change was noticed, and as he continued
to take the Pills he gradually improved and in
little over month he was able to take the
train for Toronto and visit astonshed
brother-in-law. Now he can walk four or five
miles with any of his friends
The Globe representative paid a visit to the
house of a man thus rescued from living
death. When the reporters mission was ex-
planned Mr. MarshalPs face lighted up with
smile, which caused 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 a better man now than / did
ten years ago." said he cheerfully. "Its four
years next August since / did days work,
but L guess l can soon make a start again.
About my ilness2 1t was all caused through
falling and hurting my back. / kept getting
worse until couldn't get off chair without
stick crutches. The lower part of my body
aud legs were useless tried every doctor and
every patent medicine, spending hundreds of
dollars. Everything that was likely to help
me | got, but | might as well have thrown it
in the bay. | suppose my wife has shown you
the apparatus used at one time or another
dozen city doctors gave me up. / got enough
electric shocks for half a dozen men, but they
did me no good. | lost control of my bowels
and water and couldn't sleep without morphine
sit by the stove wrapped III blanket, suffering
Intense agony from nervous pains in the legs,
neck and head. Yes, l received from the Royal
Templars 81, 600 check, being declared totally
unable to follow my employment. One day in
April took notion to try DIR. Williams Pink
Pills, carefully following the directions accom-
panyng each box. / recovered my appetite
and regainsd 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 l was taken i'll. 1
tell you am feeling frst-class," and Mr.. Mar
shall slapped his legs vigorously and gave the
lower part of his back good humping, after
wards going up and down the room at lively
gait.
II weigh 100 pounds to-day" he continued,
and Pve gained 80 pounds since / first took
Dr.Willams' Pink Pills. haven't such thing
as pain OF ache about me, aud another thing,
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 car
ried conviction 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 nineteenth century. All the
neghbors bore testimony of the genuineness of
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. At
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 report
ers question, he said sob, yes, am well ae-
quainted with Mr.. John Marshall. He has been
a member of one of the councils Of the city for
about seven years. He is well known citizen
and reliable temperance man. About four
years ago he was first taken seriously i'll 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