Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-02
HOW STOUT COT STOUT.
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIEN0 E
OF A RHEUMATIC SUFFERER.
All Bnt Paralyzed-- Lost His Flesh and
Expected to Die---How He Got
Well and Strong.

Few men are held in higher esteem
by their fellow townspeople than JAS.
w. Stout, Of Riply, H., and it is due
no doubt partly to this popularity that
the record of the case has created such
widespread interest. While his ex-
perience is 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, 1898, Mr.. Stout was
stricken with what was then believed
to be sciatic rheumatism, and in short
time was barely able to hobble around
on crutches, and it seemed to his
friends that his days were numbered.
To-day he is a strong, hearty looking
man of 160 pounds.
How this wonderful change was
brought about is most interesting as
told to representative of the Repub-
ican by Mr.. Stout himself:
ST was afflicted with sciatic rheuma-
tism and lumbago in January, 1898.
The sciatic nerve on the right side
became 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 mos excruciating pain.
In very short time | became totally
unable to attend to any business what
ever, and the disease rapidly growing
worse, ] had to take to my bed, where
I lay suffering almost continuously for
months the most agonizing torture,
scarcely being 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 commissions.
cannot begin to express to you the
intense pain I suffered. l was drawn,
by the seyereness of the malady, over
to the left side; lost my appetite, had
no desire for food, and what little did
eat could not digest, the digestive or
gans falling toperform their duty, add
ing greatly to my already precarious
condition. For weeks at a time | 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 relieve
me of my sufferings.
81 consulted with local physicians
and some of the most eminent special
lists of the larger cities throughout the
country, some treating me for one
thing and some for another, but with
out effect, and / received no relief
whatever. One physician told NE l
had double curvature OF the spine and
would eventually become paralyzed.
spent hundreds of dollars in the short
time was afflicted without receiving
~ e II, r,,.n lr oil
thought that there was no hope for
me whatever and said that must die,
and / myself had almost given up in
despair, whsn in September, 1898,
about eight months after l was first
afflicted, my attention was called to.
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pie. Without much hope, at once
sent to c. f. Hickey & Co., Druggists,
Mt. Sterling, ILL.,, and procured some
Of the pills and Immediately began
taking them. Before long | became
aware of great change for the better
in my almost hopeless condition My
appetite came back and my digestive
organs performed their usual functions
properly. took some more and grew
rapidly better-could sit up in chair
and my body began to straighten out;
continued the treatment and in short
time was able to be about on clutches.
Ny recovery from that time on was
very rapid and assured. My right leg,
which before commenced this treat
ment was numb and dead, now expe-
rienced pricking, tingling sensation.
I was enabled to throw away my
crutches and walk upright once more
among my fellows, better man
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first taken by the disease | weighed
100 pounds, was reduced to 10; now
weigh 166, more than / ever weighed
at any time in my life. Yes, sir, / lay
my recovery entirely to Pink Pills
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Mrs Woodruff OF Little Valley, N.
Y, and Mrs. Rowland of Napoli, N.
Y, are two regularly ordained Con-
gregational ministers.
A small mouth, according to cele-
brated professor Of physiognomy,
shows great indecision of character
and not little cowardice.
In Sitba, when an Indian wife has
lost her husband by death, she goes
into mourning by painting the upper
part of her face deep black.
A woman about to sign a deed, the
lawyer asked her whether her hus-
band compelled her to sign. He
compel me.'' said the lady; "no, nor
twenty like him."
He, tenderly-Do you believe in
love at first sight? She, meaningly-
I certainly believe that the more one
sees of certain persons the less one
likes them! And he changed his
mind about proposing to her.
The Regina, N. W. T., council has
adopted the single tax system for
that town.
There are eight edible and twelve
poisonous varieties of mushrooms in
the United States.
A home for invalid servants, the
gift of Mrs. c. Davis English, is to be
built near Berwyn, Pa.
The length of the largest tiger skin
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