Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-18
A Man With a History.
The Terrible Experience That Bef6ll
John W, Thomas Of Theta,
/. Tennessee.


pSius w til up-hls lAb-
cOvery the Marvel of
Tennessee.
(From The NashvNe, Tenn, Banner.)
Mr.. John W. Thomas, Jr., Of Theta,
Tenn, is u man with a most interesting
history. AT present he is Interested in
bloofed 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, haze passed through rs
remarkable a chain OF events as / have
and remained alive to tell the story.
1T was along in 1854, when | was work
ing in the silver mines of New Mexico,
that my troubles began; at first | sufferer
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 impressed with the idea that my
last day had nearly dawned upon Inc,
hurried back here to my old home to die.
From simple indigestion my malady
developed into chronic inability TO take
amy substantial food, was barely able to
creep about, and at times was Frustrated
by spells of heart palpitation. This con-
dition continued until one year ago.
ION the 18th Of April. 1898. suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
in fact was not fully myself until July
My condition on September LIST, was simply
horrible, | weighed but seventy pounds.
whereas my normal weight is l65 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of II grape to the size of walnut.
my fingers were cramped so that | could
not more than half straighten them. | had
entirely lost control of my lower limbs
and my hand trembled 50 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.
II made another round ofthe 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 fail"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and just above the elbow of each there
was large, irregular stain us large as the
palm OF the hand and of a purple color,
the space covered by the mark was sunken
nearly to the bone. THAT" said Mr.
Thomas, lis what the doctors did by put
ting morphine into me.
ION the 18th of December 1893, lust
eight months after took permanently to
bed shall never forget the date-my
cousin, Joe Foster, of Carters' Creek, called
on me and gave me IA box of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, saving they
had cured him of partial paralysis, with
which knew he had all but died. fol-
lowed his directions and began taking the
medicine, as result | 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 gain
ing. All the knots have disappeared from
my body except this little kernel here in
my palm. have good appetite and
am almost Us strong as ever was.
Yesterday ] rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback, feel tired to-day but not sick.
| used to have from two to four spells of
heart palpitation every night, since |
began the use Of the pills l have had but
four spells altogether.
II know positively that | was cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. and believe
firmly that 1t is the most wonderful
lemedy in existence to-day, and every fact
have presented to you is known to my
neighbors as we'll as to myself, and they
will certify to the truth of my remarkable
cure.h
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first com
pounded as a prescription and used as
such in general practice 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 DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, n. ", and
are sold in boxes never in loose form by
the dozen or hundred, and the public are
cautioned against numerous limitations
sold in this shape) ut 80 cents box, oil
six boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DR.
Williams Medicine Company.