Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-23
MAN WITH A HISTORY
The Terrible Experience that Befell
John w. Thomas, of Theta, Tenn.
Afflicted with n Peculiar Disease, His Body
Covered with Jumps, Could Not Eat,
and Thought He Was Going to
Dry Up-His Recovery the
Marvel of Tennessee.

lFr0n1 the Nashville (Tenn) Bannpr.l
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta,
Tenn, is man with a most interest
ing history. At present he is inter
ested in blooded horses, for which
Maury County is famous.
Few people, [ take it," said Mr..
Thomas to reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life, "have
passed through as remarkable a chain
of events as [ have and remained alive
to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when l was
working in the silver mines Of New
Mexico, that my troubles began: at
first suffered with indigestion, and so
acute did the pains become that went
to California for my health, but the
trip did me little good. and fully i'm
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 malady
developed into chronic inability to
take any substantial food, [ was barely
able to creep about and at times was
Frustrated by spells of heart palpita-
tion. This condition continued until
one year ago.
"On the 18th of April. 1893, sud
denly collapsed, and for days I was IN
COILS LII 1dCG l. vas uOG 1ully N.Y.
self until July. My condition on Sept.
was simply horrible; [ weighed but
seventy pounds, whereas my normal
body there were Jumps from the size
of a grape to the size of a walnut, my
fingers we're cramped so that [ could
not more than half straighten them. |
had entirely lost control of my lower
limbs and my hand trembled so that [
could not drink without splitting the
LIQUID. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and it seemed that [ must
dry up before many more days had
passed.
L made another round of the physi-
clans, calling in one after the -other,
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, [ managed to
live, though barely, tnrough the fall.
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his
arms, ana just above the elbow of each
there was a large irregular stain as
large as the palm of the hand and of
purple color; the space covered by the
mark was sunken nearly to the bone.
That said Mr.. Thomas, is what the
doctors did by putting morphine into
me.
"On the 18th of December, 1893, just
eight months after [ took permanently
to 6ed-1 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 | knew
he had all but died. followed his
directions and began taking the medi-
cine. AS result l stand before you
to-day the most surprised man on
earth. Look at my bandit is as
steady as yours: my face has healthy
look about it; | have been attending to
nv duties for month Since | began
taking the pills have gained thirty
pounds. and [ am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
BODY except this little kernel here in
nv palm [ have a good appetite and
[ am almost as strong as ever was.
yesterday | rode thirty-seven miles
on horse back: I feel tired to-day, but
not sick. l used to have from two to
four spells of heart palpitation every
night. Since began the use of the
pills have had but four spells alto
gether.
"I know positively that / was cured
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and l De-
ieve firmly that it Is the most wonder
full remedy in existence to-day, and
every fact / have presented to you IS
known to my neighbors as well as to
myself. and they will certify to the
truth of my remarkable cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are not a patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as a prescrip-
ton and used as such in general prac-
tice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed
wise to place them within the reach of
all. They are now manufactured by
the Dr. Williams Medicine Company.
Schenectady, n, Y, and are sold in
boxes never in loose form by the dozen
or hundred, and the public are eau
toned against numerous limitations sold
in this shape at 80 cents box. or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had of ali
druggists or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company.
Maud Bonton-'Did you hear about
Edith Riders eloplng with a coach
man? Wasn't it awful?' Miss Good
form-"Oh, dreadfult And the worst
of it was he wore whiskers. Brooklyn
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