Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-30
ANOTHER N. ]. MIRACLE.
A Story From New Jersey Which Will
Interest Everyone.
4 Nan Who was Cured Of Rheumatism and
Paralysis After Suffering for 26 Years.
From the Pi iladelphia Record. }

From the Philadelphia Record.)
A very interesting story comes from Cape
May c. H., NJ The chief character in
the story is John L. Steel, who has lived in
that town for thirty years, and is one of the
best known men in Cape May County. To
reporter, Mr.. Steel said: "Certsiniy, III
tell you the story. l am 81 years old and
was first attacked with the rheumatism
twenty-six years sgo. l suffered all that
mortal man could stand. The medicine and
the doctorirg have hsd has cost me at the
very least $500, hut they were all like so
much water in my case.
Zone day, in 1882, I was taken with a
chill! up snd down the back, my leg gave
out at the knee and fell like log. Never
shall l forget the agony 1 suffered. /
and my legs were all drawn up at the knee
and felt IS if dead. 1t was without feeling
and without power. called in DR.. Alexan-
der Young, one of our town physicians. He
cupped and blstered me without success.
l went to Dr. Downs, physician of the old
school. DR.. Downs took my leg and pulled
it out straight, then he laid it over the arm
of the sofa on which l was reclining, and
from it suspended two bricks. The pain was
almost unbearable. The battery was applied,
and the result was that | was just as bad as
ever. As last resource went to the late
DR.. Pancoast, then of Jefferson College. He
pronounced my case chronic rheumatism,
and said that he could relieve the pain but
could rot cure me. He gave me sarsaparilla
and iodide of potassium, of which l had al
ready taken quantity. 1 felt that was
going from bad to worse. The pains were
growing more intense, my fody was grow
ing weaker and had to crawl up stairs on
my hands and knees. I was as white as a
sheet, and at times nearly frozen to death.
slept under enough covering to crush me,
and was cold then. / had to lift my leg
around wherever l wanted it, but at night
it would witch and jerk as though posses
sed by some fendish power.
"Well, to cut long story short, l read
in the Philadelphia Record of a man who
had been cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. The story appeared to be
an authentic account, and with ray of
hope l sent for two boxes of Pink Pills.
This was about six months ago. As soon
as l began to take them they began to do
me good. felt as though had been given
fresh blood and new muscles. When the
two boxes were finished / sent for six more,
and under this treatment continued to i'm
prove. / began to regain the use of my
limbs and could soon get around with the
aid of crutch and cane. Now have lis
carded the crutch. have an excellent APP
petite and feel first class all over.
"Why Pink Pills have done more for me
than all the rest of the medicine and doc
top fooatbar nd 10
solely to them. l have taken in all 90
boxes of Pink Pills and you can see for
yourself what they have accomplished
Suiting the action to the words Mr.. Steel
placed his cane over his shoulder and
walked off like man who had never had
an hours sickness in his life. Some idea
of the severity of his case can be had from
the fact that his left leg has been shortened
nearly on inch by the rsvages of the dis
ease. The following affidavit was made be-
fore John Spaulding, justice of the peace,
who has known MIR. Steel during his entire
illness.
Sworn and subscribed before me this Goth
DAY of May, A. D., 1893.
JOHN SPALpING,
Justice 0fthe Peace.
Dr.. Willisms' Pink Pills are not a patent
medicine in the sense that name implies.
They were first compounded as q prescrip-
i'm, 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 sll. They
are nov manufactured by the Dr.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. and
Brockville, Ont, and are sold in boxes (uev-
er IN Loose form nv the dozen or hundred
and the public are cautioned against numer-
GUS limitations sold in this shapel at 80 cents
box, or six boxes for So. so, and may be
had of all druggists or direct by mail from
DR.. Will ms Medicine Co. from either ad-
dress. The price at which these pills are
sold makes a course of treatment inexpen-
sive rs compared with other remedies or
medical treatment.