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

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Fac-Simile of the Cheek for $1,000 Pais
by Royal TempIsrs Of Temperance FOL
Tots. DissbiIiiy-Bundie eds Of Visitors
TORONTO DAILY GLOBE, July 25.-
This is an age Of doubt; especially In re
gard to cures 10y patent medicines. AND
not without reason, for TOO often have
the sick and their near and dear loved
ones been deceived by highly recon-
mended noetruins that were swallowed
TO be Of less avail than as much water
The old, Old fable of the boy and tn,
wolf applies too frequently TO many
OF the specific concoctIoDs for curing
the Ills that flesh Is heir to; and when
real cure is effected 10y genuine rem
edy those who might be benefited fight
shy Of II, saying, ''it was cure, cure,
30 often before that i won't try It,"
When such state Of affairs exists II Ii
advisable that ASSURANCE should be
made doubly sure.
A few weeks ago a marvellous and al
most miraculous cure WAS made known
TO Canadians through the medium OF
the Hamilton newspapers. 1t war
stated that Mr.. John Marshall, u well.
known resident Of Hamilton, by the
aid Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, had been snatched from the
very jaws Of death, placed upon his
feet aud enabled to mingle With his
fellow citizens with more than renewed
health and strength and even brighter
spirits than he had experienced for
years before. This remarkable state.
ment naturally excited the wonder OF
almost continent. Some believed,
most people doubted, although the facts
were placed SO clearly as 10 ward OIL
the rlightest suspicion OF fraud. To In
vestigate the very extraordinary cure
and plade before the people Of Canada
and the United States verificati0n or
otherwise Of 1t was the special mission
of q Globe reporter few days ago.
A close inquiry into the circumstan-
ces first showed that Mr.. John Mar.
shall, whose residence IL 25 Little vii.
liam street, In the northeast portion Cf
for the Canadian Oil company, five
years ago, fell upon the edge Of an OIL
vat and hurt his back. Thinking little
Of the affair, Mr.. Marshall continued 10
work on, but after few months he be-
came III, gradually got worse, and In
August, four years ago, became stricken
with the dread disease, locomotor ataxy
"A disease attacking the nerves ana
rendering that portion Of the system at
tackled perfectly hell less, proclaimed by
the physicians to be incurable--wbich
left him from the waist dowDwards
without feeling and utterly unable "
move his lower limbs. All he WAS able
TO do WAS TO raise himself by the aid oi
sticks and crutches and drag himself
around the house and occasionally To
the corner Of the street on fine days.
His legs we're without feeling, pins ana
even knives were stuck into them with
out the sick man experiencing any In.
convenience. He could take walk
Ing stick aud beat his legs until the
blows resounded through the 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 al-
most every kind Of patent medicine.
but without receiving one title OF re-
lief. The agony was frequently 30 In
tense that he was obliged To take NOR
phine pills In orper to receive "a reasoii-
able amount Of sleep.
As the mouths and years passed by,
although the doctors continued 10 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 incurable.
The doomed man was "a member OF the
United Empire Council. No. 100, Royal
Iemplars Of Temperance, aud under the
discouraging circumstances he thought
u advisable 20 apply for the payment OF
the total disability claim Of VI 900 al.
lowed by the order on its insurance pol
10y. Application was accordingly uadd
but before the claim was granted the
pAtieut had TO offer conclusive proof OF
his total disability TO the chief examin.
es, aud Mr.. Marshall was cent TO Toron.
% for = special electrical treatment.
n proved no more successful than the
others that had preceded II, aud "A
number of city doctors and the chief
medical examiner of the order signed
the medical certificate of total disability
aud Mr.. Marshall received from the
Dominion Councillor of the Royal
Templars q check for 81 900 last No.
vsmber. One day last Fehuary came
Nj. Msrshall's salvation although be
did not accept II nj first. A small
pamphlet telling OF DIR. Williams Pink
Pills aud the diseases they cured, was
thrown iuto the house, but II was
plaoed aside and no Notice WAS taken
Mit for weeksL One day the siek man
poread the cIrcular and concluded TO
~ DR.. William Pink Pills. although
Mn. Marshali tried hard 10 dlssuads |
klm. saying they would be rs lnefieci- |
unl = Ill tue others; but on April Ia
memorable day 10 him-Mr Marshall