The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-11-17
HOW STOUT GOT STOUT.
The Remarkable Experience OF q
Rheumatic Sufferer.
Al But Paralysed-Lost Hls Flesh and Rxs
pocted to Die How He dot
Well and Strong.

IfTon the MI STERLING (1ll.) Hepubl1c8n.J
Few men are held in higher esteem by
their fellow-townspeople than James w.
Stout, OF Riply, Ill, and it Is due, no doubt,
partly to this popularity that the record OF
the case has created such widespread inter-
est. While his experience is not without
an equal, yet it has been sufficiently remark
able to demand the attention of thousands
of people in Illinois, among whom are num-
bered some OF the most eminent physicians.
In January, 1898, Mr.. Stout was stricken
with what was then believed to be sciatic
rheumatism, and in q short time was barely
able to hobble around on crutches, and Il
seemed to his friends that his days were
numbered. To-day he is strong, hearty
looking man for 100 puonds
How this wonderful change was brought
about is most interesting Us told> to repre-
sentative of the Republican by Mr.. Stout
himself:
81 was afflicted with sciatic rheumatism
and lumbago in January, 1893. Tho 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 most excruciating pain. In
a very short time become totally unable to
attend to any business whatever, and the
disease rapidly growing worse had to take
to my bed, where lay suffering almost con-
tinuously for months the most agonizinR
torture, scarcely being able to move or be
moved. At one time lay for six weeks nat
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 suffered. I was drawn,
by the severeness of the malady, over to the
left side; lost my appetite, had no desire for
food, and what little did eat could not di.
gest, the digestive organs failing to perform
their duty, adding greatly to my already pro.
carious condition. For weeks at a time
time most intensely and at times fearing
would lose my reason, and would have vel.
coined death to relieve me of my sufferinga.
81 consulted with local physicians and
larger cities throughout the country, some
treating me for one thing and some for an.
other, but without effect, and received NO
elief whatever. One physician told me
had double curvature of the spine and would
eventually become paralyzed. spent hun
dreds of dollars in the short time wal
afflicted without receiving the least benefit.
My friends all thought that there was no
hope for me whatever and said that mus
die, and I, myself, had almost given up in
despair, when, in September, 1898, about
attention was called to DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. Without much hope,
I at once sent to c. F. Hickey & Co., Drug
gists, 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
2a1etions so see as snd
rev rapidly better.could sit up in chair
tinued the treatment and in q short time was
able to be about on clutches. My recovery
from that time on was very rapid and assured
Ay right leg, which before Commenced this
treatment, was numb and dead, now expe-
fenced a priclking, tingl:..ts sensation. I
md walk upright once more among my fell
ows, a better man physically than ever be-
'ore. When first taken by the disease I
weighed 100 pounds, was reduced to lis; I
low weigh 1866, more that ever weighed at
:overy entirely to Pink Pills.
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