Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-17
MAN WITH A HISTORY.
THE TERRIBLE KXPERIENCI THAT
BEFEi.L JOHN w. THOMAS, OF
TAETA, TENNESSEE.

Amicfed With Pecaliar DIsease-Hla
Body Covered With Lanps-Cssla Not
Eat AID Tk ,"rte He was Gei.s e
Dry Up-His Recovery the Mar.
vel Of Tennessee.
(From ne Nashville, Tenn, Banner.)
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., Of Theta, Tenn,
f. man with q most interesting history
Al present he is interested in b!ooded horses,
for which Maury County Is famous.
Few people. take it," said Mr.. Thomas
to q reporter who had asked hin for the
story Of his life, ''have passed through as
remarkable q chain Of events as have and
remained 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 1 suffered with in
digestion, and 80 acute did the pains be-
come that went to California for my health,
but the trip did me little good, and fully inn
pressed with the idea that my last day had
nearly dawned upon me, hurried back hefs
to my old home to die.
"From simple indigestion my malady de-
velopei into a chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times l was prostrated by
spells Of heart palpitation This condition
continued until one year ago.
"On the 11th of April, 1893, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was Inoonsoieu,,
in fact was not fully myself untii July. Ny
condition ON September 1st was simply hor-
ribls I weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is 165 pounds. All over
my body there were Jumps from the size Of q
grape to the size of a walnut, my fingers
were crampei SO that could net more than
half straighten them. / had entirely lost
control Of my lower limbs and my nand
tr~lnbled so that could not drink without
spilling the liquid. Nothing would remain
on my stomach, and 1t seemed that I must
dry up before many more days had passed.
81 ma ,e another round OF the physicians,
calling in one after The other, and BY the aid
Of morphine aud other medicines they gavo
me, managed to vethough barely through
the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed hi, arms, and
just above the el ow OF each there was .
large irregular stain as large a. the palm Of
the hand and o. purple color; tho space
covered by tn. mark sunkra nearly TO
the homo "rhat," said Mr. Thomas, "is
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
ION the 1Ith OF December, 1893. just eigh
months after I took permanently TO bed-It
shall never forget the dats-ny cousin, JOS
Foster, Of Carriers Creek. called on me and
gave me box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they hal cured him
o. partial paralysis, with which ! knew he
had ali but died. followed his direct ions
and began taking the medicine as result
stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, il is as
asady as yours my face has = healthy look
n. out it 1 have been attending to my duties
fora month, SinceI began taking the pills I
have gained thirty pounds, and / am still
gaining. All the knots have disapp .ared
from my body except this little kernel hers
in my palm. / have a good appetite and !
am aimosi rs strong Ms | ever was.
yesterday l rode thriy-sevrn miles on
horseback 1 feel tired to-day but not sick.
used to have rom .wo to four spells OF
the OF the pulls / have had but four spells
alt o ~ her.
II know positively that I was cured by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and believe firm
ly that it Is the most wonderful remedy in
ex steboe to-day, ar evrry fact l hav. pre-
Sented 10 YOU is known 10 nay niyhbors as
weh ~ to myself, and they will certify to the
truth OF my remarkable cure."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not 2 !tent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compoun led
~ a prescription and used as such in general
practice by an eminent physician. so great
was their efficacy that 1t was deemed wise TO
place them vHhin Ia r-ach OF all. They are
now manufactured by the DR.. Williams
Medic ne Company, Schenectady, N. Y, aud
are sold in boxes (never in loose form by the
dom or hun ircd, and the public are ca "
this shaPe) at nuy ,ents q box. or six boxes
for e2:0, and may be had Of all druggists OF
direct by mail from DR.. Williams II edicins
Company.