The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-26
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John w. Thomas, OF Theta,
Tennessee.
Amictsd with Peculiar Diseaae-His
Body Covered with Lumps-Couid Not
Eat and Thought He Was Going
to Dry Up-Iiis Recovery the
Marvel Of Tennessee.
rFrom the Nashville, Tenn, Banner

tFrom the Nashville, Tenn, Banner.
MIR. John W. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
is man with most interesting history At
present he is interested in blooded horses fer
which Maury County is famous
"Few people, l take it, said Mr.. Thomas
to- reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life, shave passed through as re-
markable chain of events asI have and re-
mained alive to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when was working
in the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first suffered with in
digestion, and SO acute did the pains be-
come that wentto California for my health,
but the trip did me little good, and fully i'm.
pressed with the idea that my last day had
nearly dawned upon me, hurried back here
to my old home to die.
"F'rom simple indigestion my malady de.
veloped into a chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about and at times was prostrated by
spells of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
ION the 11th of April, 1S93 I suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
in fact I was not fully myself until July.
My condition on September ST. was simply
horrible, 1 weighed but seventy pounds.
whereas 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 thatI could not
more than half straighten them. had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
my hand trembled 80 that Icould not drink
without spilling the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and it seemed that
l must dry up before many more days had
passed.
81 made another round of the physicians,
| 1;,,rr ;r oct fl,n otl,o
aid of morphine and 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
q large irregular stain as large as the palm
of the hand and of u 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.
son the 11th of December, 1898, just eight
months after took permanently to bed-I
shall never forget the date-my cousin. Joe
Foster, of Carters Creek, 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 l knew he
had all but died. l followed his directions
and began taking the medicine as result
l stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look ut my hand, it is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about it; have been attending to my
duties for month Since l began taking
the pills have gained 30 pounds, and l am
still gaining. All the knots have disap
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. have good ap-
| petite and | am almost as strong as ever
| was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback. feel tired to-day but not sick
i 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.
Il 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 us to myself, and they will certify to
| the truth of my remarkable cure.n
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
| are not a patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They We're first compounded
as prescription and used as suchin general
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
public are cautioned against numerous i'm.
itations sold in this shape) at 80 cents a box
or six boxes for S. 80, and may be had OF all
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. Viii
liams' Medicine Company.