Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-10-05
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
THE TERRIBLE ENPERIENCE THs1
BEFEI.I. JOHN ". TBONAs' 81
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Mr.. John W. Thomas. Jr., Of Th-ta, Tenn.
is a man With a most interesting history.
At present he is interested in blooded horses,
for which Maury County Is famous.
"Fow people, l take it," said Mr. Thomas
TO reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life "have passed through as
remarkable a chain OF events as l have and
remained alive to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when was working
troubles began at first | suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did the pains be-
come that l went to California for my health,
but the trip did me little good, and iully 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 malady de-
yeloped into a chronic inability TO take any
substantial food, was barely able TO creep
about and at Tins | was Frustrated by
spells OF heart palptatIon This condition
continued until one year ago.
ION the 18th OF April, 1898, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
In fact was not fully myself until July. My
condition on SEPTEMBER LIST was simply hor-
rible l weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is 165 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 straighten them. l had entirely lost
control OF my lower limbs AMI my nand
trembled so that could not drink without
splitting the liquid. Nothing would romain
on my stomach, and it seemed that l must
dry up before many more days had passed.
81 made another round o. the physicians,
calling in one after the other, and by the aid
OF morphine and other medicines they gave
me, managed to livethough barely through
the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms, and
just above the elbow of each there was a
large irregular stain as large AS the palm OF
the hand and OF purple color; the space
covered by the mark was sunkpn nearly TO
the bone. "That," said Mr.. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
ION the 18th OF December, 1898. Just eigh
months after took permanently to bed-It
shall never forget the date--my cousin, joe
Foster, OF Carriers Greek called on me and
gave me box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
OF partial paralysis, with which | knew he
had oil but died. followed his directions
and began taking the medicine as IA result
ak,,, TO- l.,,. a
man on earth. Look at my hand, 1t Is as
steady as yours my face has a healthy look
about II have been attending TO my duties
tor month. SinceI began taking the pills
have gained thirty pounds, and | am still
gaining. All the knots have disappeared
from my body except this little kernel hero
In my palm. | have good appetite and |
am almost as strong us l ever was.
yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback; feel tired to-day but not sick.
used to have from swo to four spells Of
heart palpitaton every night since | began
the iiso OF the pills have had but four spells
altogether.
II know positively that I was cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and | believe firm
ly that it is the most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day, and every fact | have pre-
sented TO you is known to my neighbors rs
we'll rs to myself, and they will certify TO the
truth OF my remarkable cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not a patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
rs prescription and used as such in general
practice by an eminent physician. SO great
was their efficacy that it was deemed wise 10
place them within the reach OF all. They are
now manufactured by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, and
are sold In boxes (never in loose form by the
dozen or hundred, and the public are eau
toned against numerous limitations sold in
this shape) al fifty cents box. or six boxes
for 81. 80, and may be had OF all druggists or
direct by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine
Company.