The state herald., 1894-10-26
How STOUT GOT STOUT.
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF
A RHEUMATIC SUFFERER.
An Bat Faralysed-Lost Fissh and Ex.
Ttetsd to Dis-Aow He Got Well and
6trouR.
tNom & N. sterlang, N. Republican,


BY their fellow townspeopie than Jas.
w. Stout of Riply, ILL.,, and 1t ia due,
no doubt, partly to this popularity TINT
the record Of the case has created such
Widespread interest. While his OK
perience ID not without an equal, yet
It has been sufficiently remarkable to
demand the attention Of thousands of
people In Illinois, among whom are
numbered some of the most eminent
physicians.
In January, 1893, Mr.. Stout was
9rickeD with what was then believed
20 20 sciatic rheumatism, and in short
urle was barely able to hobble around
on crutches, and 1t seemed to his
friends that his days were numbered.
To-day he Is strong, hearty looking
man Of 100 pounds.
How this wonderful change was
brought about Is most Interesting us
told to representative of the Repub-
lican by Mr. Stout himself:
Il was afflicted with sciatic rheuma.
tlsm and lumbago in January, 1-33.
The sciatic 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 afIilcr-
ed, causing me the most excruciatin.
pain. In q very short time l became
totally unable to attend to any busi-
ness whatever, and the disease
rapidly growing worse l had to take
!. to my bed, where lay suffering almost
continuously for months the most az.
ptonixing torture, scarcely being able 10
move or be moved. At one time lay
for six weeks fat on my back, the
slightest movement causing me such
pain ms almost to throw ME Into con.
WILSON'S. cannot begin to express
to you the Intense pain l suffered.
was drawn, by the severeness of the
malady, over to the left side; lost my
appetite, had no desire for food, md
what little did eat could not digest,
the digestive organs failing to perform
their duty, adding greatly to my nj
ready precarious condition. For weeks
at a time l was unable to eat or sleep.
suffering all the time most intensely
and at times feeling would lose my
reason and would have welcomed
death to relieve me Of my sufferings.
consulted with local physicians
and some Of the most eminent spec
ialists Of the larger cities throughout
the country, some treating me for one
thing and some for another. but with
out effect, and l received no relief
whatever. One physician told me
had double curvature of the spine AMI
would eventually become pnralyzed.
spent hundreds of dollars In the shor,
time was afflicted. without receiving
s the least benefit. My friends all thought
+ that there was no hope for me what
ever and said that l must die, and !.
myself. had almost given up In de-
To-
eight months after was first afflicted
my attention was called TO Dr.Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. Without
much hope, / mt once sent to G. +.
Hickey 4 Co., Druggists, Mt. Sterling.
ILL.,, and procured some OF the pills, and
4 Immediately began taking them. Be
fore long became aware of great
change for the better In my almost
hopeless condition. My appetite came
back and my digestive organs perform.
ed their usual functions properly.
took some more and grew rapidly bet.
ter-could sit up In a chair and my boLs
began TO straighten out: continued the
!. treatment and In short time was able
: to be about on crutcbcs. My recovery
from that time on was very rapid and
assured. My right leg. which before
I commenced this treatment. was
prlcklns.. fnasihs seaHssaSSnS.n WSsd Ell,
abled to throw away my crutches and
walk upright once more among my fel.
lows, better man physically than ever
before. When first taken by the dis.
ease weighed 160 pounds. was re-
j uuced TO l15: now weigh 1906 moee
\ than ever weighed ut any time In my
< life. Yes, sir. lay my recovery entire.
ly to Pink Pills"
& DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are an unfailing specific for
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neuralgia, rheumatism. nervous head.
ache, the after effects OF In grippe, pal
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4 they are never sold In bulk or by the
LOBBY addressing DIR. Williams Med.
icine Co., Schenectady. n. Y.
Preserve the FORESTS.
Our country needs TO study the .ystens
OF forest guardianship prncticed In Europe
aud Canada. The protection provided fot
y. m "erm sr, Tor instance; IS almost perfee,
people. cutting away forests without rhyme
or reason. md paving the way for the very
dcsolatlon from which their Descendant
are suffering They were not without cs.
.usc Tor this. f"f they could not have
dreamed a century or even half n century
lntion or the Increased demands OF NOR,
highly developed civilization. but the lea
son ID before the people Of this generation
The country does not need more farming
lands. but II does need TO save Its forest
and In few years II viii discover the nee
easily Of enlnrrinx It's forest areas mud for
which the irrigation farmer Of the arid west
will some day so begging.
The faircrt creature on earth IN woman
yet she sometimes nets awfuliy unfair