Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-12
A MIRICLE IN VERMONT.
The Wonderful Experience of Well
Known Chelsea Man.
Stricken with an Incurable Disease and ret
Cured. His Personal Statemen. in Detail.
From the Argus and Patriot, Mont
pelier, Nt.)

This is an age of progress and every
thing that halls the advance OF new ideas
for the good of humanity is hailed with
delight.
II is the province of newspapers 10 watch
for strange events or phenomena on any
kind and to Immediately investigate re-
norted case out of the line OF regular COM
munity happenings. 80 when the story
of Mr. George Hutchinson of Chelsea, VI,
and how he has been raised from bed
where he Law stricken with supposed
| incurable disease was told, the Argus ana
Patriot detailed reporter to look up the
reported facts of the case, to whom ME-
| Hutchinson made the following state
ment:
Il am native of Massachusetts, Wood-
worker by trade, and 40 years of age, ana
| for the past - years have been WORKING
in various sawmills in Vermont and Mass
achusetts. Eight years ago l moVeu from
bradford TO Chelsea and bought the saw
mill of which am now proprietor. WAS
in perfect health and known throughout
Chelsea and vicinity as one OF the strongest
men of my weight i'll that section. De
cember 10th. 1892, | was hurt by Il piece OF
flying board rs | was at work III tle mill
After that, | began slowly TO lose my
strength and became inexperienced Iof
work or effort of any kind. Inc seat OF
NV trouble seemed to be my back, but IL
gradually extended downward. consuited
all the local physicians and was treated
by two of them, but the medicines they
administered were not of the slightest avail
and did not check the disease in the least
In fact. | was miserable victim of loco
motor ataXia and was conscious OF a
steady advance of the insidiouS disease
NV back ached continually and my legs
began to grow numb and to be less and less
disable BY the 18th of April l could do
absolutely nothing and was scarcely abe
to stand. My physicians advised me to go
to the Mary Fletcher Hospital at Burling-
ton, 10 be treated and took their advice
When | left home my friends babe me
good bye, never eXpectingto see me alive
again. The physicians at the hospital told
me that my case was a serious one and was
completely discouraged. / remained at
the hospital seven weeks and took the
medicines which the doctors gave me. !
felt better at the hospital and thought that
| was recovering, and went home to con
tinuc their treatment, which did for two
months, and also had an electric battery
under their advice The Improvement
however. did not continue and | began to
give up hope August 1st, 1893, | could
not Get ont of my chair without assist
ance, and if | got down upon the floor, l
could not get up alone. About this time
| CHANGED to read an account Of the won
dcrful curative powers of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People in cases similar
/ 4. bn, t.,if in
the pills but thought IL trial could dc
no harm, so bought some without telling
anyone what | was going to do. After ]
had been taking them some time | sur
priscd myself by getting out OF my chair
without assistance, and found that ioi
the first time in months Twas able to walk
down to the postoflce, and my ncigIbors be
gan to discuss the marked improvement in
my health As | continued the medicine !
continued to improve, and soon recon-
mcnced work in the mill. at first very
lightly, and increasing as | was able and
as | gained in health and spirits, and now
for The past three months have been work
ing ten hours per day almost as steadily as
ever did. l feel well, and eat well and
sleep as well as | ever did and | have no
pain anywhere.
The reporter talked with several other
gentlemen in regard to the case of Mr.
Hutchinson, who is a wcll-known citizen
of Chelsea and Il justice Of the peace, and
they corroboatcd his statements as far as
they were familiar with his case and stated
that he was known to be Il reliable man.
and any statement he might make would
be entitled to entire credence
An analysis of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
shows that they are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, par
tial paralysis, St Nitus' dance, sciatca
neuralgia. rheumatism, nervousheadachc
the after effects Of la grippe, palpitation of
the heart. pale and sallow complexion, all
forms of weakness either in male or fc-
male Pink Pills are sold by all dealers
or will be sent post paid on receipt of price
go cents a box or six boxes for 81. So
they are never sold in bulk or by the 1000
by addressing DIR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, \. Y.