The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-26
HOW WSTOUTGOTSTOUT
THE REARkABLE EXPERIENCE ot
A RHEUMATIC stF'FERER.
All mt p,r,Iyzcd-!.ost His Flesh
and Expected (" Dtc-ho" he ""S
Wen and Strong.

From the Mt. Sterling. III. Republican,
Few men are held in higher esteem
by their fellow townspeoplc than JAS.
w. Stout Of Ripley, III, and it is due
no doubt partly TO this popularity that
the record of the case has created suel1
widespread interest While his eXper!-
cnce is not without an equal. yet, it ms
been sufficiently remarkable to demand
the attention OF thousands Of people IN
Illinois. among whom are numbered
some If the most eminent physicians.
in January. / o. Mr.. Stout was strick-
on with what was then believed to be
sciatic rheumatism. and In a short time
was barely able to hohble around on
crutchcS. and it seemed to his friends
thnr his davS were numbered. To-day
lle is strong, hearty looking man or
lGo pounds.
How this wonderful change was
brought about is most interesting rs
tld to a representative OF the Republi-
can by MIR Stout himself:
II was afflicted with sciatic rhsama-
tiSm and lunbago in January. 1893.
The scatic nerve on the right side be-
came affected in the hip. running down
to the ankle and across the small Of the
back to the left side. and soon my
whole system became afflicted. causing
me the most eXcruciating pain. In n
very short time I became totally unable
to attend to any business whatever. and
the disease rapidly growing worse I
b0J II 10 tllya 70 7 In, ,f
fering almost continuously for months
the most agonizing torture. scarcely be-
inc able to move or be moved At one
time | lay for six weeks fiat on my
back, the slightest movement causing
me such pain as almost to throw me
into convulsions. I cannot begin to ex-
press to you the intense pain ! suffered
| WAS drawn hv the sevcreness Of the
malady. over to the left side; lest my
appetite had no desire for food. and
what little | did eat | could not digest
the digestive organs falling to perform
their duty. adding greatly to nv al
ready precarious condition For weeks
at time I was unable to eat or sleep,
suffering all the time most intensely and
at times fearing would lose my reason,
and would have welcomed death to re-
lieve me OF my sufferings.
| consulted with local physicians and
some OF the most eminent specialists of
the larger cities throughout the country
some treating me for one thing and
some for another, but without effect
and received no relief whatever. One
physician told me that | had double
curvature Of the spine and would even
tualiy become paralrzed. | spent hun.
drcds OF dollars in the short time was
aiflicted without receiving the least
benefit bly, friends all thought that
there was no hope for me whatever
ana said that l must die, and /. myself
had almost given up in despair, when in
September, 1898. about eight months az
ter was first afflicted, my attention was
called to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. Without much hone | at
once sent to G. f. Hickey & Co, Drug
gists, Mt. Sterling. ILL.,, and procured
some Of the pills and immediately no.
gan taking them Before long became
aware Of great change for the better
In my almost hopeless condition. NV
appetite came back and nv digestive
organs performed their usual functions
properly. l took some more and grew
rapidly better-could sit up In a chair
and my body began to straighten ont.
continued the treatment and in short
time was able to be about on crutchas