Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-27

meal for start. In n few days
change was noticed and M he cODilf
ued 10 take the pills he gradually In
proved and In n little over u month h
was able 10 take tbe train for TOrOnt
and visit an astonIsbed bfOtbersiDsIaw
Now be can walk four or five mile
With any ~ his friends.
The Globe representative paid vlsl
10 the house Of the man thus rescued
from living death. When the 70
porter's nIesioD WIS explained, Mr.
1 Marsball,s face lighted up with sDjiI
which caused q responsive one ~ rIs
upon the featufes Of his wife, aud b'
~ pressed his perfect Willingness 10 tel
all that WIS asked VI him.
''Why, | feel q better man than DID
ten years ago, said he. cbeerfgIIy. III,
four years ago next August since ] did
4 days work but guess j can sOOi
make start again. About my Illness
10 was Nil caused through fall
ing and hurting my back. kept get
Ting wOrse until ! couldn't get of I
chair without stick or crutcbes. The
lower part Of my body and legs wef'
useless. tried every doctor and every
patent medicine, spending hundred OI
dollars. Everything that was likely "a
help me / got, but might as well
have thrown II In the bay. j suppose
my wife has shown you the apparatus
used at one time or another. A dozen
city doctors gave up ] got enough
electric shocks for half dozen men
but they did me no good. lost con.
troll Of my bowels aud water and
couldn't sleep without morphine. Dur.
Ing The day my legs were cold and
had to set by the stove wrapped In o
blanket, suffering intense agony from
nervous pains In the legs, neck and
head. Yes, received from the ROys
TempIars a $1,000 check, being declared
totally unable to follow my employ.
ment. One day In April took a no
tion to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills
carefully following the directions ac-
c0mpanying eacb box. / recovered my
appetite and regained control Of my
bowels and water, aud / went. on gei.
ting better and stronger and now you
see me stronger and more healthy than
was for years before WAS taken III.
tell you am feeling first. class" and
Mr.. MarYhall slapped bis legs vigorous
ly and gave the lower part Of his bach
u good humping, afterwards going ~
anu uOWn tbs ~ u IiNtby Rhlts
~ weigh 100 pounds today" he con.
tinued, '.aDd I've gained 80 pounds
since first took DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, / haven't such a thing ~ "A pain
or ache about me, and another thing,
can walk AS easily In the dark as IN the
light"
MIR. Marshall offered to make an an
ievit to the truth Of the above story.
but tne reporter considered that wholly
He carried conviction "a
the iDquirer's mind by every word and
action, and there was no gaiDsa y Ing the
fact that the cure was one Of the most
In the nineteenth century.
All the neighbors bore testimony To the
geDuineness Of the cure. None Of them
ever expected To see MIR, Marshall
on his feet again and regarded his res
toration to health as nothing shoit OF
The headquarters Of the Royal Tenn
plars Of Temperance for Canada are iD
Hamilton. At the publishing house Of
the order Mr.. w. W. Buchanan, geDer
al manager aud one ~ the most prom
ineDt temperance advocates OF IL.
was found. In response to
the reporters question, he said: "Ob,
yes. am well acquainted with Mr.
John Marshall He has been mem
Der of one OF the councils OF this city tor
about seven years. He In a well known
,itizen aud reliable temperance man.
About four years ago he was first taken
III and bis case was brought
before the order. The provisions under
which the total disability claim IN paid
n our organization are very strict.
rhe weekly sick benefit IL payable a.
my person under the Doctors care who
y unable 10 follow their usual avoca-
Ion, but the total disability II "a com.
large sum, only paid MEM
,er who IN disabled for life. aud declared
~ medi cal men 10 be entirely past all
iope of recovery In Mr.. Marsballs
'ase there was some difficulty, II IN
rue he was examined upon d mum
,er Of occasions, covering u period
II upward of two years. The med.
cal men who examined him all
agreed that there WAS little hope ~
-.coyery. but they would not give the
i,iiuite declaration that our law de-
the claimant was perma.
iently and totally disabled--uniii iasl
\ November. When this declaration by
wo regular pbysicians was made and
'ur Dominion Medical referee, we paid
dr. Marshall the total disability beDefii
4 $1,000. lie was paid by check on
he bank OF Montreal. There IL no
Ioubt whatever about the remarkable
Of Mr.. Marshall's cure. A
arge pumber Of our members In this
iiy were intimately acquainted with
dr. Marshall aud called upon him
frequently. All were unanimous Ia
heir belief that he was past ali hois CfI
ecovery. His cure h looked upon a.
lext to n miracle. 1 have convened
With him n number % times about ~
Ind he gives the whole credit Ia Br.
Williams Pink Pills aud tue applies
ION of cold water hicb h rec 1mmend.
a rs subsidiary tfs sl meDt by the pro
'rietos ~ the medicine. lie dnps
Dto my ofiiee every day ar two and \ !
eDJoyiOg good heali I aals
The general offices VI the ord
he old Bank of Upper Cars<T
Bg, just opposite the publisnlt
ir. J. "A. Land. the Donini
ary, was easily found, aud 10
o the questions asked simply
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