Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-13
A MIRACLE TN MISSOURI
THE ACHIEVEMENTS or MEDICAL
SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDER
FUL THAN THE MAGIC OF
THE EAST.
The Remarkable Experience of POST
master Woodson, of Panama, MO-
For Ten Years CRIPPLE To-day
Well and Hearty aIap.
lFrom the Kansas { ity Tlmes.l

The people Of Rich Hill, Mo, and vcinity,
ave recently been startled by n seeming
miracle of healing. For years one of the best
known men IN Bates and Vernon counties has
been Mark M. Woodson, now postm aster 1T
Panama, and brother OF ex-State Inspector
Of Mines c. O. Woodson, of this city. The
people of Rich Hid, whore lie formerly re-
sided. and Of his present home, remember
we'll the bent form, missh 4pen almost from
the semblance OF man, VIII ch has painfully
bowed its he d half to earth and labored
snail-iike across the walks season after seas n,
and when one day last month il Strengthened
to its full height,threw away the heavy butt OF
cane which for years had beenils only support
from total heiplessness, and Walk erect
firmly unhestatingly, about the two cities,
people looked and wondered. The story Of the
remarkable case has become the marvel Of the
two counties. Exactly as Mr. Woodson told
1t to Times reporter, it is hare published:
For ten ye'rs have suffered the fortunes
Of the damned and have been q useless in
valid; to-day am well and hearty man,
free from almost every touch of pain. don't
think man ever suffered more acute and
constant agony than | have since 1884 TIE
rheumatism started then in my right knee.
and after weeks Of suffering ia bed
was at last relieved sufiic emily 10 arise, but
it was only TO get about on crutehes for five
years. the ailment having settled in the
joint. Despite constant treatment OF the
most eminent physicians the rheumatism
grew worse. and for the last four yesrs
have been compelled to 60 about bent half
toward the ground. In the winter OF j 30
81, after the rheumatism had settled into lis
most chronic form, | went TO Kansas City
upon advice of my b other, and for six
weeks / was treated IN one Of the largest
and best known dispensarles of that city.
but without the slightest improvement.
Before ! came home / secured a strong gal
vanie battery, this / used for months with
the same result. In August 1892 W. Mt to
st. Louis and there conferred with the
widely known DR.. Mudd If hospital practice
fame, and DR.. Kale Of the city hospital None
of them would take my case with any hope of
affording me more than temporary relief.
and so l came home, weak, doubled with
pain, helpless and despondent.
about this time my attention was called to
the account ola remark able cure by Dr. VIII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People Of locomotor
ataxia, rheumatism and paralysis. ! ordered
some of the pills as an experiment. w hen
began to take them, the rheumatism lad de-
veloped into phase Of paralysis; my leg from
the thigh down was cold all the time, AMI
could not be kept warm. In a short time the
pills were gone, ard SO was the cane. was
able to attend to the duties Of my office, 10
get about as well and strong man was
free from pain and could enjoy sound and
restful nights sleep, something | had not
known for ten years. To-day am practically,
and,I firmly believe, permanently cured Of
my terrible and agonizng ailment. No ma
gician of the far Hast ever wrought the mira
Gle with his wand that Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills did for me
TO verify the question beyond all question
Of doubt Mr.. Wo0dson made the following
thdayt:
STATE or MISSOURI, u
COUNTY OF BATHS, %
J., NJ NJ. WoOdson, being duly sworn on my
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