Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-05-26
A Man with a History.
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT BEFELL.
JOHN ". THOMAS OF THETA,
TENNESSEE.
Afflicted with a Peculiar Disease. His
Body Covered with Lumps. Could
not eat and Thought he was
going to dry up. His Re
covery the Marvel of
Tennessee.
(Froml the Nashville, Tenn, Banner.)


Mr.. John W. Thomos, Jr., of Theta,
Tenn, is man with a most interesting his
tory. At present he is interested in blooded
horses for which Maury county is famous.
Few people, take it," said Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for the sto-
~ of his life, shave passed through as re-
markable chain of events as have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
ut was along in 1884, when was work
ing in the silver mines of New Mexico, that
my troubles began; at first l suffered with
Indigestion, and SO acute di6 the pains be-
come that | went to California for my
health, but the trip did me little good, and
fully impressed 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-
veloped into chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about and at times was Frustrated by spells
of heart palpitation. This condition con-
tinued until one year ago.
On the 18th of April, 1893, suddenly COL
lapsed, and for days l was unconscious, in
fact was not fully myself until July. My
condition on September LIST, was simply hor-
rible, weighed but seventy pounds where
as my normal weight is 165 pounds. All
over my body there were Jumps from the
size of grape to the size of walnut, my
fingers were cramped SO that l could not
more than half straighten them. I had en-
tirely lost control OF my lower limbs and
my hand trembled so that l could not drink
without spilling the liquid. Nothing would
re main on my stomach, and it seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
passed.
Il made another round of the physicians,
calling in one after the other, and by the aid
of morphine ana 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 a
large irregular stain as large as the palm of
the hand and of a purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone. ''That," said Mr.. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
''On the 18th of December, 1893, just
eight months after | took permanently to
bed shall never forget the date-my cous-
in, Joe Foster of Carriers Creek, called on
me and gave me a box of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, saying they had
cured him of partial paralysis, with which
knew he had all but died followed his di-
rections and began taking the medicine, as
result stand before you today the most
surprised mSp on earth. Look at my hand,
it is as steady as yours; my face has a
healthy look about it l have been attending
to my duties for month. Since began
taking the pills have gained 80 pounds, and
q am still gaining All the knots have dis
appeared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. have a good ap-
petite and l am almost as strong as l ever
was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback, feel tired to-day but not sick.
! used to have from two to four spells of
heart palpitation every night, since began
the use of the pills have had but four spells
altogether.
81 know positively that was cured by
DR.. 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 as
well as to myself, and they will certify to
the truth of my remarkable cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
as prescription and used as such IN gener-
al 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 DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. Y, and are sold in boxes (never in loose
form by the dozen or hundred, and the pub
lie are cautioned against numerous imita-
tons sold in this shape) at so cents box,
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Company.