The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-07-14
IFrom the Nashville, Tenn. Banner.l

From the Nashville, Tenn, Banner.1
Mr.. John W. Thomas, Jr., Of Theta, Tenn.
Is man with most interesting history. At
present he is interested in blooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
ssFew people, / take it, said Mr.. Thomas
to a reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life, shave passed through as re-
markable chain of events as1 have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when was working
IN the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first I suffered with In
digestion, and so acute did the pains be-
come that went to California form 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.
'sFrom simple Indigestion my malady de-
yeloped into a chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times 1 was FRUSTRATED by
spells of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
ION the 18th Of April, 1893, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
in fact l was not fully myself until July.
NV condition on September st, was simply
horrible, / weighed but seventy pounds,
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of a grape to the size of walnut,
nv fingers were cramped so thatI could not
more than half straighten them. I had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
nv hand trembled so that Icould not drink
| without splitting the liquid. Nothing wound
| remain ON my stomach and 1t seemed that
| / must dry up before many more days had
passed.
81 made another round Of the physicians,
calling in one after the other, and by the
aid of morphine and other medicines they
gave me, i managed to live though barely
through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and lust 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, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
"On the 18th of December, 1898, just eight
months after took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Jot
Foster, of Carters' Greek, called on me ani
gave me a box of DIR. Williams Pink Pill
for Pale People, saying they had cured hin
of partial paralysis, with which knew h
had all but died. / followed his direction
and began taking the medicine, as q resul
/ stand before you to-day the most surprises
man on earth. Look ut my hand, - is a
steady as yours; my face has q healthy lool
about it; / have been attending to m,
duties for q month. Since began talin
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and an
still gaining. All the knots have disar
peared from my body except this ittl
kernel here in my palm. have good ar
petite and / am almost a. strong as eve
| was.
horseback feel tired to-day but not sici
used to have from two to four spells o
heart palpitation every night, since bega
the use of the pills have had but four spell
altog ether.
II know positively that was cured b
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and believe firm
ly that it is the most wonderful remedy !
existence to-day, and every fact have pr
santed to YOU is known to my neighhors Q
well as to myself, and they will certify
, the truth of my remarkable cure"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopl
are not patent medicine in the sense thu
rame implies. They were first compounde
as prescription and used as suchin gener'
I practice by an eminent physician. So gres
was their efficacy that it was deemed WI:
, to place them within the reach OF q
Thew are now manufactured by the ID
, Williams Medicine Company, Schenectad
! N, Y and are sold in boxes (never In loo:
, | form by the dozen or hundred, and Il
: public are cautioned against numerous In
l itations sold in this shape) at 80 cents 90
: or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF {
, druggists or direct by mail from DIR. w
iams' Medicine Company.