Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-05-30
A NAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John w. Thomas. OF Theta.
Tennessee.
Annictsd with . Peculiar Dtsease-Hts
Booty Covered with lsumps-Couid Not
Eat aud Thought He Was Going
20 Dry rp-His Recovery the
Marvel of Tennessee.
TFrom the Nashville. Tenn. Banner

Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., OF Theta Tenn,
Il n man with most interesting history. At
present he Is interested in blooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
Few people, take it" said Mr.. Thomas
70 n reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life. shave passed through as re-
niarl<able a chain of events as have ana re-
NAMED alive TO tell the story.
at was along In 1854, when was working
IN the silver mines OF New Mexico, that INV
troubles began; mt first / suffered with in
digestion, aud 80 acute did the pains be-
come that went 10 California for nv 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
20 my old home TO die.
Prom simple Indigestion my malady de
velopcd into a chronic inability TO take any
substantial food, l was barely able TO Green
about. and ut times was FRUSTRATED by
spells Of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
Ion the llth OF April, 1893, 1 suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious
in fact was not fully myself until July
NV condition on September st, was simply
horrible. L weighed but seventy pounds
whereas my normal weight Is l65 pounds
AL over my body there were humps from
the size Of grape 10 the size OF "a walnut
my fingers were crampcd 40 thntI could not
more tksn half s,raightcn them. had en-
tircly lost control of my lower limbs and
my hand tremhlcd 30 that could not drink
without splitting the liquid. Nothing would
rcmain on my stomach, and Il seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
passed.
II made another round Of the physicians,
calling in one after the other. and by the
aid Of morphine and other medicines they
gave me. l managed 10 live though barely
through the fall -
Here Mr. Thomas displayed his arms.
aud just above the elbow OF each there was
y large irregular stain as large as the palm
o. the hand aud 81 purple color, the space
covered by tho mark was sunkcn nearly 10
the bone. That" said Mr. Thomas, sis
what The doctors did by putting morphine
into zoe.
"On the nth OF December, iSq3 Just eight
months after I took permanently TO bed
shall neycr forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, CT 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 ali but died. ! followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as a result
I stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth Look ut my hand. Il Is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about IL; i have been attending 20 nv
duties for month Since ! began taking
the pills have gained 30 pounds, and l am
still gaining. All the knots have disap.
pearcd from my body except this little
kernel herc In my palm. ! have a good APP
petite and am almost as strong as 1 ever
was.
yesterday rode thrty-sevcn miles on
horseback. feel tired to-day but not sick
] used 20 have from two TO four spells Of
heart palpttation every night, since I began
the use OF the pills have had but four spells
altogether
II know positively that was cured bv
DR. Williams Pink Pills, and believe firm.
~ that II Is the most wonderful remedy In
existence to-day, and every fact / have pre-
scented u you is known 20 my neighbors as
well % 10 myself, and they will certify 10
the truth Of my remarkable curc.n
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
ore not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
ne "A prescription and used "a such in general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that IL was deemed wise
10 place them within the reach of all
They are now manufactured by the DIR.
Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y. and are sold in boxes never Ia loose
form by the dozen on hundred. and the
public are cautioned against numerous Inn
itations sold In this shape) at 20 cents n box.
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF all
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. Will
Hams' Medicinc Company.