Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-07-22

For some time there has been an
increasing number of stories pub
lished in the newspapers of New
York City, telling of marvellous cures
of various diseases that have been
made by different medicines and
treatments: 1t has long been the in
tention of the Tribune to investigate
one of the most interesting cases that
could be found and give the truth to
the world as a matter of news.
Happening on the case of George
L Hommedieu, the other day an in
vestigation was made with the fol-
lowing very happy result:
When the reporter called on Mr..
L'Hommedieu at the residence of his
cousin, Mr.. Howard Houghtaling,
271 w. 18th St, he said: a am 81
years of age and was born in Hudson,
n. Y. l served my time in the army,
being corporal of Company A, Dist
N. !. Volunteers. 1t has been about
Is years since noticed the first symp-
toms of my disease. l consulted DIR.
Allen of Yorkville, and also DIR. Pratt,
since deceased. "Dr. Pratt exhausted
his powers III my behalf and finally
told me that he could do nothing.more
for me
"Finally / was advised by DIR. Gill
to go to the wcll-known scientist, DR..
Hamilton. He gave me a most thor
ough examination and did me no good.
| felt l was growing weaker every
day, and went to the Manhattan Hos
pital, at 4lst st. and Park Ave-, and
was under treatment by DIR. Seguin.
He treated me for about three months,
and then, told me l had locomoter
ataxia and was beyond the aid of
medical science. ! was now a COM
plete physical wreck; all power, feel
ing and color had left my legs, and it
was impossible for me to feel the
most'severe pinch or ev en- the thrust
of a needle.
"If my skin was scratched there
would be no flow of blood whatever,
and it would take it fully six weeks
to heal up. In the night l would
have to feel around to find my legs.
NY pains were excruciating and at
times almost unbearable. / would
take large doses of morphine to dead
en- the pains. About five years ago
DIR. Lewis A. Sayre, of 285 5th Ave,
made a trial of the French method OF
stretching the spine. Although re-
ceived no benefit from this treatment
I shall always feel grateful to DIR.
Sayre for his great interest and
kindness.
$50 severe had my case become by
this time that could not walk with
out assistance, and was almost ready
to give up life.
Il began the use of Pink Pills for
Pale People in September last. 1took
them rather irregularly at first with
the cold water treatment. In avery
short time / was convinced l was
getting better and began the use OF
the pills in earnest, taking about one
box every FIVE days.
"The first sign of improvement
was in November 1892, when | had a
rush of blood to the head and feet
causing a singing and prickling SEN
sation. February 22d, 1899, was the
first time in five years / had ever
seen any sign of blood in my feet.
From this time on l began to improve.
Ny strength and appetite have grad
ually returned; / now have perfect
control of my bowels, and the pains
have gradually left me. i can sit
and write by the hour and walk up
stairs by balancing myself with my
hands. Without doubtI am a new
man from the ground up, and have
every reason to believe that ! will be
hale and hearty in less than & months
l have taken about II boxes of pills.
Sworn to before me this Eleventh
day of March, 1893.
H. E, MELLvILLE,
Commissioner of Deeds,
IsEa1.,l New York City
The reporter next called on Mr.
Robert w. Smith, a member of the
firm of Marchal K Smith, who said
~ have known Mr.. Geo. L'Homme
dieu for twenty years. He became
connected with our firm as Secretary
in 1879, and attended strictly to his
office duties until 1881, when he was
down with his trouble. AS the dis
ease advanced he was obliged, to suG
cumb and reluctantly gave up his of
fce work. l know that he tried
various physicians and their treat
ments without the leastsuccess, and
as he states he was finally discharged
from the Manhattan Hospital, ano
told that he was in the last stages o.
lccomoter ataxia and was beyond the