Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-13
FrankfOrd's Miracle.
Samuel Hart, a ParalytiG, AStOnishas
People by Walking.


HIS HocOrery NemnrkhDle
One.
(From TIE Philadelphia RccorR)
The wonderful experience OF Samuel J.
Hart, OF Fraukford. has set tho whole
twcnty.third ward talking
Mr.. Hart and his wife conduct dry
goods store at 1901 Frankiord avenue. lie
is about seventy years of age. is pioncor
in tho FranlStord district, He fought for
the Union bravely throughout the war with
Colonel Ciray's gallant regiment, the twenty
eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Is II
leading member of Phil j. kearnGy Post
No. 90, Il. a. Il, lie also belongs 10 ShackA-
naxon Tribe, No. llG, of the Improved
Order of Red Mem the Knights ct Pythias,
aud numerous other organizations. Here
Is the story he told reporter Of his wonder
full cure which has startled Frankford.
six years ago while | was working
atmy trade as u carnenter fell down stairs
and fractured my skull, spraihed my spine
i'll two places and sustained other serious
injuries. was picked up for dead, carried
home and laid for thirteen months utterly
unconscious OF my surroundings, in fact
was out of my mind. Then ! had my
skull trcphined at the lluhnemann hos.
pital, here Mr.. Hart exhibited u small
| portion Of his own skull bone which he
carries as pocket piece. "aud ] began to
| improve, but my spine gave me rreat
| deal Of trouble and eventually resulted in
lOcomotor ataxia. First | found that !
| could not walk without two canes. /
| became so bent that | felt like living
| interrogation point. Although | was
under treatment by 4 skilled physician /
| grew rapidly worse.
"0m February lith last" continued Mr.,
Hart, u vas suddenly seized with
lOcomotor ataNia Both my legs below
the knees were numb and completely
1 paraiyled and | had Il painful sensation
about the hips. | fell and WAS confined
for about five months in an invalid chair.
Besides the paralysis of my lower limbs |
suffered extruciating pains in my back
and legs, could mol sleep soundly, my
nerves were completely upset and my
appetite went back OH me, | would
frequently go several days without eating
| mOuthful Of food. Once tried to raise
myself in the crutches but fell helpless
forward and would have struck the floor
had not the doctor siezed me. lie told me
never to try and walk again. Then was
sezed with frightful commissions which
came on ut intervals.
"One day last June | happened to read
in newspaper of remarkable cure,
effected by Dr. Williams Pink Pills fol
Pale People, of a man up Name suffering
from locomotor ataxia. | told my wife
about it, we both agreed that it would dt
no harm to try the pills and We got
|
was able to leave my invalid chair. The
life blood again cottrsed through my ono,
dead legs, aud put the chair up i'll thu
garnet. 1t has been there ever since.
have steadily improved ever since and my
legs are now as sound rs dollar. NJ,
! form IS more erect and | walk with thu
same springy motion that had when
, was twenty-five years old Let me Civ
you an instance of my activity"
He picked UP cane, held 1t with boil
, hands Il slight distance apart and hoppe
through it and back again with the agilit
of schooboy. That is something yer
few young men eau do. he said with
I touch Of pride IN his tone.
, 81 suffer no more pain in my limbs, h
resumed, "but my fractured skull give
me some trouble have severe pains il
, the head, beyond these am a well mar
$ and ascribe my recovery to DR.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People. Again
repeat, beyond the pain in my head fee
a like Il young man."
{ Samuel j. Hart. of frankfort, Phila
= delphia County, Penna., do certify that tn
1 above statement is correct and true i
y every particular y SAMEELJ ]. HART.
. Certified to before me this 2lst day
j August. 1891. GEORGE l.. BNTrERsHY.
C [sEAL. Notary Ppbiic.
r. DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Poop
!, are now manufactured by the DIR. William
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. \
1t and are sold in boxes (never III loose forl
l. by the dozen or hundred, and the publ
are cautioned against numerous imitation
sold in this shapel at 50 cents box. or 81
boxes for $3.50, and may be had of a
druggists, or direct by mail from b
Williams Medicine Company.