River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-05-24
A NAN vim 4 HISTORY.
The Togriblo Experience That Be-
Toll John w. Thomas, OF Thete,
Tennessee.
Afflicted vita = PECULIAR disease HIS
Body Covered with Lurars -Cc1ld Sot
Eat and Thought He WA Going
to Dry Ep-IE's Eecove-y TIE
Marvel OF Tennessee.
From The Nashville. Tcr... Blrzcr.l

tFrom the Nashville, Ttr =, B1nzcr
Mr.. John W. ThoTaas, Jr., OF Theta. Tenn.
is a man with most interesting history. Al
present he IS interested in bloodcd horses for
which Maury County is famous
Few people. take IT, said Mr.. Thomas
70 = reporter who had asked lin for the
story Of his lie, '.have passed through as re
markable Z chain of events asI have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
at was along in 1854. when wa working
in the silver mines of New Mexico, that nv
troubles began; at first l suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did the pains be
come that went 70 California formy health,
but the trip did me little good, and fully inn
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 maladv dc
velopcd into q chronic inability TO take any
substantial food. l was barely able to creep
about, and at times ] was Frustrated by
spells OF heart palpitation. This condition
continued Cntil ore year ago.
ssOn the 18th of April, 1898. I 81 iflenly
collapsed. ard for days ! was uncoa s-.ons,
in fact was not fully myself until July.
NV condition on September lst, was simply
horrible, / weighed but seventy pounds,
whereas my normal weight is 49, pounds
Al over my body there were Jumps from
the size of a grape TO the size of walnut,
my fingers were cramped so that could not
more than half straighten them. | had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
nv hand trembled so that Icould not drink
without spilline the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and 1t seemed that
l must dry up before many more days had
passed.
sImade another round of the physicians
calling in one after the other, and by the
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
large irregular stain as large as the palm
Of the hand and Of purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly 10
the bone ''That,' said Mr.. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into ne.
son the 18th of December, 1893, just eight
months after l took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, of Carriers 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 a result
l stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about it; / have been attending to my
duties for a month. Since began taking
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and am
still gaining. All the knots have disap-
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. | have good APP
petite and am almost as strong as ! ever
was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback. l feel tired to-day but not sick.
| used to hare 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 l believe firm
ly that it is the most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day, and every fact have pre-
scented TO YOU is known to my neighbors as
well as 10 myself, and they will certify to
the truth of my remarkable cure"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
rs "A prescription and used as suchin general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that il was deemed wise
to place them within the reach of all.
They are now manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
n. ", and are sold in boxes (ncvcr in loose
form by the dozen or hundred, aud the
public are cautioned against numerous inn
itations sold in this SHAPED at 50 cents a box,
or six boxes for ESQ, and may he had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DIR. Viii
liams Medicine Company.