The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-08

is an age OF doubt especially in regard
10 cures by patent medicines, and not
without reason, Tor too often have tho
sick and their near and dear loved ones
been deceived by highly recommended
nostrums that were swallowed to DO OF
less avail than as much water. The
old, old fable Of the boy and the wolf
applies also too frequently to many OF
tho specific connections for curing the
ills that flesh ia heir to; and when real
cure is effected by genuine remedy
those who might DO benefited fight shy
Of it, saying, ut was cure, cure, so
often before that won't try it." When
such u state OF affairs exists it is advisa-
bic that assurance should DO made
doubly sure,
A few weeks ago n marvellous and al
most miraculous cure was made known
10 Canadians through the medium OF
tho Hamilton newspapers. 1t was
stated that Mr.. John Marshall, a
well-known resident OF Hamilton, by
the aid OF DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, had boon snatchod from
the very jaws OF death, placed upon his
feet and enabled to mingIe with his
fellow citizens with more than renew
ed health and strength and even bright
or spirits than he had experienced
for years before. This remarkable
statement naturally excited the won.
der OF almost continent. Some be-
lleved, most people doubted, although
the facts were placed so clearly us to
ward OF the slightest suspicion OF
fraud. 10 investigate the very extra
ordinary cure and place before the
people OF Canada and the United
States notification or otherwise OF It
was tho special mission OF Globe re-
porter few days ago.
A close inquiry into the circumstances
first showed that Mr.. John Marshall,
whose residence is 25 Little William
street, in the northeast portion OF the
city, while employed as foreman for the
Canadian Oil Company, five years ago,
fell upon tho edge OF an oil vat and hurt
his back. Thinking little OF the affair,
Mr.. Marshall continued to work on, but
after q few months he became i'll, grad.
ually got worse, and in August, four
years ago, became stricken with the
dread disease, locomotor ataxy-a dis
ease attaching tho nerves and render
ing that portion Of the system attacked
perfectly helpless, proclaimed by the
physicians to be incurRble-which left
him from the waist downwards 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 clutches and drag himself around
the house and occasionally to tho cor.
ner OF the street OH fine days. His legs
were without feeling, pins and even
knives were stuck into them without
tho sick man experiencing any incon'
venienCe. lie could take a walking
stick aud beat his legs until the blows
resounded through tho 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 took almost
every kind OF patent medicine, but with.
out receiving one title Of relief, Tho
agony was frequently so intense that he
was obliged to take morphine pills in
order to receive q reasonable amount OF
aleop.
AS tho months and years passed by,
although tho 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 rs incurable. The
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United Empire Council, No. 100, Royal
TemplNrs OF Temperance, and under
the disCouraging circumstances he
thought 1t advisable TO apply for the
payment OF the total disability claim oil
$1,000 allowed by tho order on its In
aurance policy, Application was &C.
Cordingly made, but before the claim
was granted the patient had to otlel
conclusive proof oil his total disability
to the chief examiner, and MIR. Mar
shall was sent to Toronto for specia
electrical treatment. 1t proved II.
more successful than the other,
that had proceeded It, and {
number Of city doctors and the chic
medical examiner OF tho ordor siVnet
the medical certificate Of total disability
and Mr.. Marshall received from thI
Dominion Councillor OF tho ROYAL Tom
plar q check for $1,000 last Noyembcr
One day last February came Mr.. Mar
shalls salvation although no did no
accept II ut first A small pamphle
telling OF DR., Willlamss Pink Pills an'
tho diseases they cured, was throw
into tho house, but II was placed asid
and no notice was taken Of II for weeks
Ono day tho sick man rorCad tho cirCu
lar and concluded to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, although Mrs Marshall triGt
hard to disSuNdo him. saying tho,
would DO as Intellectual as all the others
but on April li-mcmorRble day to hin
Mr.. Marshall began TO take tho pills
one after each noai for u start, In
fOw days change was noticed and n
no continued 10 tNkc tho pills no grad
ually improved and In little over
month he was able to take tho train 10
Toronto and visit an astonishOd broth
or.ln.law Now no can walk four or Av
miles with any Of his friends,
The GLOBE representative paid vlsl
to tho houso OF tho man thus rescue
from a living death. When tho rcpol
tors mission was explained, MIR, Mar
shall's face lighted Mp with 4 SMILE
which caused a responsive one 10 rls
upon tho features Of hiS vile, aud h