River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-29
S0LSVILLE MIRACLE.
Restoration of Philander Hyde
from Paralysis.
Helpless and Bed-Ridden-His Recovery
from This Pitiable Cond'tion-A
Remarkable Narrative.
From the Syracuse standard.1

lr ToM the syracuse StarOarul
During the past few months there have
appeared in the columns of the Standard the
particulars of a number of cures so remark
able as TO justify the term miraculous.
These cases were investigated and vouched
for by the Albany JoIrIpd, the Detroit Aeirs,
Albany Express and other papers whose rep
utation Is guarantee that the facts were
as stated. Different schools of medicine
and some of the brightest lights in the pro-
fession had treated these cases, unsuccess-
fully; and their recovery later on, there
fore, and its means, have created aprofound
sensation throughout the country.
The Standard has published the above &C
counts for what they were worth, and are
happily able to supplement same to-day by
an equally striking case near home. The
case is over in Madison county, at Solsville,
and the subject is Mr.. Philander HYDE, who
told the repoi ter the following:
II will be 10 in September. was born
in Brookfeld, Madison county, where all
my life was spent until recently, when, be-
coming helpless. came to live with my
daughter here. Mylife occupation has been
that Of farmer. / was always well and
rug q until two years ago last winter
when had the grip. When il left me had
a sensation of numbness in my legs, which
gradually grew to be stiff at the Joints and
very painful. l felt the stiffness in my feet
first, and the pain and the stiffness extended
TO ny knees and to my hip joints, and TO
the bowels and stomach, and prevented di-
gestion. To move the bowels l was COM
PEELED to take great quantities of castor oil.
while was in this condition, cold feel
ings would begin in my feet and streak up
my legs to my back and would follow the
whole length of my back bone / could not
sleep, had no appetite, l become helpless.
While in this condition was treated by
number of prominent physicians. They did
me no good. / soon became perfectly help
less and lost all power of motion even in my
bed"
THE physicians consulted pronounced
fathers case creeping paralysis said Mr.
and Mrs. johnson, land when we brought
him home he had to be carried ali the way
in bed. The doctors said they could only
relieve the pain, and for the purpose he took
pint of whiskey a day for three months,
and morphine in great quantities. When he
began taking Pink Pills we stopped giving
him morphine or any other medicine, and
cut on All stimulants. In ten days after
father began taking the pills, he could get
out Of bed and walk without assistance, and
has continued to improve until now he
walks about the house and the streets by
the aid of a cane only"
'Yes,' said Mr.. Hyde, "and the pain has
gone out of my back and the numbness out
of my legs. have no more chills, my di-
gestion is good, and have an excellent APP
petite" And then, after pause, "But, an,
me, am an old man; have seen my best
days, and cannot hope to recover my old
vlgor as younger man might, but am SO
thi lkful TO have the use of my limbs and to
be relieved of those dreadful palms,
Others in Solsville are taking Pink Pills,
notably the mother of Abel Curtis, who is
using them with satisfactory effect for rheu-
matism, and Mrs. Lippitt, wife of ex-Sen-
ator Lippitt is using them with much beue-
fit for nervous debility.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain in a con-
densed form all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
failing specific for 81 h diseases as locomo-
tor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache,
the after effects of Ia grippe, palpitation Of
the heart, and that tired feeling resulting
from nervous prOstratiOn; all diseases re-
sulting from vitiated humors in the blood,
such as scr0fula, chronic erysipelas, etc.
They are also specific for troubles peculiar
to females, such as suppressions, irregular
tiles and all forms of weakness. In men
they effect radical cure in all cases arising
from mental worry, overworl1 or excuses
of whatever nature.
These Pills are manufactured by the Dr.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. Y, and Brockville, Ont, and are sold
only in boxes bearing the firms trademark
and wrapper at 30 cents a box, or six boxes
for 3. 80, and are never sold in bulk or by
the dozen or hundred.