The Portland daily press., 1894-04-14
ANOTHER N. J. MIRACLE.
ASTORY FROM NV JERSEY WHICH WILL IN
TEREST EVERYONE.
Man Who was Cured of rheumatism
and Paralysis After Suffering for
Twenty-Six Years.

A Man Who was Cured of rheumatism
and Paralysis After Suffering for
Twenty-Six Years.
E(FroD1 the Ph5ladeLphia Record)
A very interesting story comes fro m
Cape; May C. H., n. j. The chief charac-
ter in the story is John l.. Steel, who has
lived in that town for thirty years, ana
is one of the best known men in Cape May
County. To a reporter, Mr. steel SAID:
Certainly, I'll tell you the story. am
81 years old and was first attacked with
the rheumatism twenty-slx years ago.
suffered all that mortal man could stand
The medicine and the doctorlng nave
had has cost me at the very least $4,000, but
they were all like so much water In my
case.
Zone day, in 1882, was taken with a
chill up and down the back, my legs gave
out at the knee and | fell like log. Never
shall l forget the agony L suffered.
thought 1 would go crazy. could not
walk, and my legs were ali drawn up at
the knee and L felt as if dead. 1t was with
out feeling and without power. l called in
DR.. Alexander Young, one of our town ply
siicans. He cupped and blistefed me with
out success. went to DE-. Downs, physi-
clan of the old school. DR.. Downs took my
it over the arm of the sofa on which was
reclining, and from it suspended two bricks.
The pain was alomst UNDESIRABLE. The battery
was applied, and the result was that !, was
Sust 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 not cure me. He gave
me sarsaparilla and iodide of potassium, of
which | had already taken quantity.
felt that l was going from bad to worse.
The pains were growing more intense, my
body was growing weaker and / had to
crawl up stairs on my hands and knees.
was as white as a sheet, and at times near
ly frozen to death. slept under enough,cov-
ering to crush me, and was cold then. had
TO lift nv leg around wherever wanted
it. but at night it would twitch and jerk as
though possessed by some. fiendish power.
well, to cut long story short, 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
| sent for two boxes of Pink Pills. This
was about six months ago. AS soon as be-
gan 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 improve. l be-
gan to regain the use of my limbs and
could soon get round with the aid of a
crutch and cane. Now 1 have discarded
the crutch. l have an excellent appetite
and feel first-class all over.
ssWhy Pink Pills have done more for me
than all the rest of the medicine and doc
tors put together, and my recovery is due
solely to them I have taken in all twenty
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 a man who had never had an
hours sickness in his. life. some idea OF the
severity of his case can De had from the
fact that his left leg has been shortened
nearly an inch by the :rayages OF the DIS
ease The following affidavit was made be-
fore John Spalding, Justice of the Peace,
who has known Mr.. Steel during his entire
illness.
sworn and subscribed before me this
'''D ''''' y JOHN SPAIDING,
Justice of the Peace.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not a patent
medicine in the sense that name implies.
They were first compounded as prescr1p-
ton, 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 DR.. Williams
and Brockville, Ont, and are sold in boxes
never in loose form by the dozen or humid
red, and the public are cautioned against
numerous limitations sold in this shape) at
so cents a box, or six boxes for 5 ESQ, and
may be had of all druggists or direct, by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Co., from
either address The price at which these
pills are sold makes a course of treatme MT
inexpensive as compared with other rem
edies or medical treatment.