The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-26
How Stout Got Stout.
The Remarkable Experience of a
Rheumatic Sufferer.
AN But Paraly-ed-L.ost His Flesh sad
Expected to DIe-HOvv He Got
Well and Strong.
From the MI. sterling, Ill, Republican,

(From the Mt Sterling, Ill, Republican,
Few men are held in higher esteem
by their fellow townspeop1e than Jas.
w. Stout of Ripley. ILL.,, and it is due
no doubt partly to this popularity that
the record of the case has created such
wide spread interest. While his exper-
fence is not without an equal. yet it
has been sufficiently remarkable to de-
mand the attention of thousands of
people in Illinois, among whom are
mum bered some of the most eminent
physicians.
In January, 1898. Mr. Stout was
stricken with what then was believed
to be sciatic rheumatism, and in short
time was barely able to hobble around
on crutches, and it seemed to his friends
that his days were mum bered. To-day
he is strong, hearty looking man OF
16O pounds.
How this wonderful change was
brought about is most interesting az
told to a representative of the Repub-
lican by Mr.. Stout himself:
Il was afflicted with sciatic rheuma-
tism and lumbago in January, 1893.
The sciatic nerve on the right side be-
came effected in the hip ag down
to the ankle and across tn Of the
back to the left side, and 500 nv
whole system became afflicted, carlsfd
me the most excruciating pain. In a.
very short time become totally unab1e3
to attend'to any business whatever, andS
the disease rapidly growing worse [
had to take to my bed, where lay suf-
fering almost continuously for months
the most agOnizing torture, scarcely
being able to move or be moved. At
one time lay for six weeks fat on my
back, the slightest movement causing
me such pain as almost to throw me into
commissions. cannot begin to express
tOyou the intense pain suffered. l was
drawn, by the severeness of the malady
over to the left side; lost my appetite,
had no desire for food, and what little
l did eat 1 could not digest, the diges-
tive organs failing to perform their
duty, adding greatly to my already
precarious condition. For weeks at a
time l was unable to eat or sleep, suf-
fering all the time most intensely and
at times fearing would lose my reason
and would have welcomed death to re-
lieye me of my sufferings.
81 consulted'witht the local physicians
and some of the most eminent special
lists of the larger cities throughout the
country, some treating nae for one
thing and some for another, but with
out effect, and 1 received no relief
L
double curva ture of the spine and
would eventually become paralyzed.
spent hundreds of dollars in the short
time | was afflicted without receiving
the least benefit. My friends all
thought that there was no hope for me
whatever and said that must die, and
[ myself had almost given up in de-
spair, when in September. 1898, about
eight months after I was first afflicted,
m af cd To "
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Illinois, and procured some of the pills
and Immediately began taking them.
Before long | became aware of a great
change for the better in my almost
hopeless condition. Mr.. appetite came
back and my digestive organs performed
their usual functions properly. l took
some more and grew rapidly better
could sit up in a chair and my body
began to straighten out; continued the
treatment and in short time was able
to be about on crutches. My recovery
from that time on was very rapid and
assured. Ny right leg, which before [ |
commenced this treatment, was numb
and dead now experienced pricking.
tingling sensation. | was enabled to |
throw away my crutches and walk up
right once more among my fellows. a
better man physically than ever before.
When first taken by the disease I |
weighed $50 pounds. was reduced to 115:
l now weigh 16e, more than l ever
weighed at any time IN my life. Yes.
sir: L lay my recovery entirely to Pink
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