The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-26
MAN WITH A HISTORY
The Terrible Experience that Beteu
John w. Thomas, of Theta, Tenn. h
Afflicted with n Peculiar Disease, His Body
Covered with Lumps, Could Not Eat,
and Thought He Was Going to
Dry Up-His Recovery tho
Marvel OF Tennessee

lFron, the Nashville tTennl Bonner.l
Mr.. John w. Ths mas, j., of Theta,
Tenn, is q man with u most interest.
Ing history. At present he is inter.
ested in blooded horses. for which,
Maury County is famous.
"rew people, / take it, said Mr..
Thomas to a reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life, have
passed. through as remarkable a chain
to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when l was
working In the silver mines of New
Mexico, that my troubles began: at
first | suffered with Indigestion, and so
acute did the pairs become that ! went
to California for my health, but the
trip did me little good, and fully im-
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
developed into u chronic Inability to
take any substantial food, l was barely
able to creep about, and at times | was
Frustrated by spells of heart palpita-
ton. This condition continued until
n year ago.
ION the 18th of April, 1923, 1 sud-
denly collapsed, and for days | was un.
conscious, in fact | was not fully my
self until July. My condition on Sept.
/ was simply horrible; | weighed but
seventy pounds, whereas my normal
body there were humps from the size
of a grape TO the size OF q walnut, my
fingers we're cramped so that l could
not ore than half straighten them. I
had entirely lost control of my lower
limbs and my hand trembled so that I
could not drink without splitting tho
liquid. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and it seemed that | must
dry up before many more days had
passed.
Il made another round Of the physi-
clans, calling in one after the other,f
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, [ managed to
live, though barely, through tho fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed htsl
arms, and Just above. the elbow of each
there was a large irregular stain as
large as the palm Of the hand and OF q
purple color; the space covered by the
mark vas sunken nearly to the bone.
THAT, said Mr.. Thomas, As what the
doctors did by putting morphine into
me.
"On the 1lth Of December, 1893, just
eight months after took permanently
to bed shall V forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster, OF Carter's
Creek, called on mt and gave me a box
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills fL.' Pale
People, saying they had cured him Of
partial paralysis, with which I knew
ne had all but died. / followed his
directions and began taking the madi-
cine. AS q result | stand before you
to-day the most surprised man on
earth. Look at my hand-it is as
steady as yours; my face has a healthy
look about il; ! have been attending to
my duties for q month. Since l began
taking the pills l have gained thirty
pounds, and l am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from nv
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. l have q good appetite and
l am almost as strong as | ver was.
Yesterday l rode thirty-seven miles
on horseback; l feel tired to-day, but
not sick. used to have from two to
four spells OF heart palpitation every
night. Since l began the use of the
pills l have had but four spells alto.
gether.
Il know positively hat 1 was cured
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and be-
lieve firmly that it is the most wonder-
full remedy in existence to-day, and
every tact L nave presented to you Is
known to my neighbors as we'll as to
myself, and they will certify to the
truth OF my remarkable cure" j.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are not q patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as a prescrip-
ton and used as such in general prac-
tice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that 1t was deemed
wise to place them within the reach OF
all. They are now manufactured by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co pany,
Schenectady, N. Y, and are sold in!
boxes never in loose foim by the dozen
or hundred, and the public are cau-
toned against numerous limitations sold
In this shapel at 80 cents a box. or six
boxes for $3.50, and may he had of all
druggists Or direct by mail from DR..
Win sms' Medicine Company.