The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-05-26
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
BEFELL JOHN W. THOMAS OF
THETA, TENNESSEE.
Am'oted With Peculiar Disease His
Body Covered With Lumps-Could Not
Eat md Thought He Was Going
to Dry Up-His Recovery the
MarYal of Tannesaaa

to Dry Up-EIis Recovery the
Marvel of Tennessee.
| IRON The NaShpille, Tennessee, Baaner.)
MIR. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta,
| Tenn, is man with a most interest
| ing history. AT present he is interest
ed i'll blooded horses for which Maury
| County is famous.
Few people, l take it," said Mr..
Thomas to reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life, "have
passed through as remarkable chain of
events as have and remained alive to
| tell the story.
1T was along in 1884, when was
working in the silver mines of New
Mexico, that my troubles began; at
first suffered with indigestion, and so
acute did the pains become that l went
to California for my health, but the
trip did me little good, and fully i'm
pressed with the idea that my last day
had nearly dawned upon me, hurried
back here to my old home to die.
From simple indigestion my mala-
dy developed into chronic inability to
take any substantial food, / was barely
| able to creep about, and at times ! was
Frustrated by spells of heart palpita-
ton. This condition continued until
one year ago.
ION the 18th of April, 1898, l sudden
ly collapsed, and for days | was uncon-
scious. in fact / was not fully myself
until July. My condition on Scptein-
Der LIST was simply horrible, l weighed
but seventy pounds, whereas my nor
NAL weight is lG5 pounds. All over my
body there were Jumps from the size
of a grape to the size of walnut, my
fingers were cramped so that l could
not more than half straightcn them.
| had entirely lost control of my lower
limbs and my hand trembled so that
could not drink without splitting the
liquid. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and it seemed that must dry
up before many days had passed.
Il made another round of the physi-
clans, calling in one after the other,
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, managed to
live though barely through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and just above the elbow of each there
was large irregular stain as large as
the palm of the hand and of purple
color, the space covered by the mark
was shrunken nearly to the bone.
That" said Mr.. Thomas, lis what
the doctors did by putting morphine
into me-"
"Ou the 18th of December, 1898, just
eight months after took permanently
to bed shall never forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster, of Carriers
Creek. called on me and gave me box
of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, saying they had cured him of
Il partial paralysis, with which | knew
he had all but died. | followed his di
rections and began taking the medi-
7 u 4.
day the most surprised man on earth.
Look at my hand, it is as steady as
yours; my face has healthy look
about it; have been attending to my
duties for 4 month. Since l have be
gun taking the pills | have gained 80
pounds, and l am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
body except this little kernel in my
palm. have good appetite and 1 am
almost as strong as l ever was.
Yesterday | rode tlrty-seven miles
on horseback. / feel tired to-day, but
not sick. used to have from two to
four spells of heart paipitation every
night, since l began the use of the
pills / have had but four spells alto
gether.
Il know positively that l was cured
by Dir. Williams Pink Pills, and l be-
lievc firmly that it is the most wonder
full remedy in existence to-day, and
every fact l have presented to you is
known to my neighbors as well as to
myself, and they will certify to the
truth of my remarkable cure"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Pco-
pie are not a patent medicine in the
sense that name implies. They were
first compounded as prescription and
used as such i'll general practice by an
eminent physician. So great was their
efficacy that it was deemed wise to
place them within the reach of all.
They are now manufactured by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schen-
cctady, n. Y, and are sold in boxes
never in loose form by the dozen or
hundred. and the public are cautioned
against numerous limitations sold i'll
this shape at so cents box, or SIX
boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DIR.
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