The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-01

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sstFrom tbs Nashville. Tenn, bannsr.it. 3
NJ. John W. Thomas, Jr.;; OF 1hetai
Tenn. ISIS n1ah with q most interest;
Ing history. At preaept &c u interiSted
In bloodsd horses. dos which which Maury
"Fcw people, 1 take it,ss sai,l,, MI.
Thbnias to;a reporter who Ind askeil
lhim: for the fstqey ,of his lt1e, have
|p9ssed through ;as remarkable q chaln
lot events us I have md renrnfhed Giiye
t6'tell tic story '.i'.;;S-.:. ,...s :, !;
,.AIt was ,.loRg in 1854, when. ! ,kas
garking in the. silver pines In EfW
AexiH9, that my, troubles began; at
AFSt I sdfefet1 With 'fHdigektl6h, did 10
kctfte did the m,ins' ljetofaae 'tlla< ! went
tbl lCaAfOrnin for nIy health, hut tho
tril. did. me little good, AND. fully I'M,
pressed with the idea that my last diy
lad nearly dhwndd lipbh liie, 1 hurried
back here to my Old horne todaier ,g.,i
t,'I.rom simple indigestion. my. malady
developed into chronic inability to
tnke any substantial food, l was BARELY
able to creep about. and at times was
Frustrated by sprlls or heart palpita-
toni; ,Tltii t,Ontlition. continued, until
one year, ago. ..'
On, The iith Of April. 1895, i std.
rSbscsh,,s IL, SS.ts:I ,,,n,,,,4 All. ,,,..,;
.saif s,htil ,Jnlx. Nv. cosaition on San.
;tcmber, lat wns.. simnly horrihle
weigllctl Int seventy no,inds Wf1ethal
,nig Il1rmni vIeIsht ia liz si,0,,nflsI: All
over. nv body, titete ,werc.lumDs from
the size Of n crapc, to the size. of n
walnut: my fingers were cramped 10
CHIT could l3;t niofre CHM half
strdithtafi them. ~ md ,entirav. Nost
t6ntielt Of myi,lowor llmbs, lantl mr
hand =, tmmbletL 10 tbnt. I ,could not
rink without smiling the iiouid. Notli-
ing would remain 81 nv stUMt(ch. ana
ttSsaefhed INIT 4 'n,,ist DIV I'm :beforej
utatiy. more DAYS 4iafl nassed.f !. ,;..,,..i
!. II .matle another round, of tho physi-I
clans. calling In one after the other,
s md IL liz mia Of ii6inhinc ann Stnar
thsilaines ttYcv rhEai mo Z ihAn1cs,d to.
live. thOuui. rarely, Though tl,o, fall"
!, Here Mr.. Thomas displayed, his arms,
and 3qf abeSs aS sbS , s Z, each a ts5s
The Palm Gf the hand ind oft d purple
E0Dttt 6l0 6B0C@. covered DIV the marx
was !, supkep nearly ito the bone.
That" .said Mr.. Thomas, sis wlidt
.lle doctors did By putting morphine
!; non the. 18th of,Deccmbcr. 1893. lust
eight months after 1 took perlnanentiy
10 bed-I shall never forget the date.
iiy Cousin Joe Foster Of Carriers Creek;
:allesl on me and gave me a. box of
Or. williams, pink Iills for Pale PeO-
ple. saying they had cured him Of par.
iial, paralysis, with Which I knew liz
ndd aii 6tit died. i! followed his al
tections and began takIng the medi.
eine Asa result I stand before you
today the, most surprised man on
earth. Look at my hand; It is; MS steady
is yours; my face has q healthy look
About. II: have been. attending To INV
duties for q month, Since. I began
taking, the, pills I have gained 20
rounds. and I am still Gainfnr. An
Inc kriots have ihis,fpu9areti .fi1t5h me
Bddy rexcept thiSi little kernel here r
,uy palm. ,I:haye a, good appetite ana
l. am almost us strong as / ever was.
s5st sssss$x 5 Fs sst 34sS S $,s s
tiet! sic4u i used to l,ave from,tyo D to
'teusl spells Of heart palpitation every
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