Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-24
MAN WITH A HISTORY
The Terrible Experience that Befell
John W. Thomas, of Theta, Tenn.
Afflicted with Peculiar Disease, HIS i3ody
Covered with Lumps, Could Not lat,
and Thought He Was Going to
Dry Up-Hls Recovery the
Marvel u Tennessee.


from the Nashville tTeun.) Bauaer1
Mr. John w. The mas, Jr., OF Theta,
Tenn, is man with a most interest
Ing history. At present he is inter
ested in blooded horses, for which
/ Maury County is famous
I Few people, | take it, said Mr.
/ Tn mas to reporter who had a ked
him for the story of his life, have
[ passed through as remarkable chain
/ Of events as have and remained alive
20 tell the story.
1T was along in 1884. when I was
working in the silver mines Of New
! Mexico, that my troubles began: at
FIRST ! suffered with indigestion, ard So
acute did the pals become that I went
70 California for 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, hun led
back here to my cid home to die.
From simple indigestion my malady
developed into a chronic Inability to
take any substantial food, | was barely
able to creep about, and at times | was
Frustrated by spells of heart palpita-
tion. This condition continued until
one year ago.
ON the llth of April. 1873, | sud
denly collapsed, aud for days was I'M
conscious, in fact was not fully my
self unit July My condition on Sept.
was simply horrible; | weighed nut
seventy pounds, whereas my normal
weight is 1865 pounds All over my
body there were Jumps from the size
Of a grape to the size OF walnut, my
fingers we're cramped so that | could
not more than half straighten them.
had entirely lost control of my lower
limbs and my hand trembled 50 that I
could not drink without splitting the
liquid. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and it seemed that | must
dry up before many more days had
passed.
II made another round Of the pnysi-
clans, calling in one after the Their,
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, managed 10
live, though barely, t!.r- ugh the fall
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his
arms, and just above the elbow of each
there was a large irregular stain Us
large as the palm OF the hand and of
purple color; the space covered by the
mark was sunken nearly to the bone.
THAT. saiu Mr.. Thomas, u what the
doctors did by putting morphine into
me.
"On the ! tn Of December, 1898, Just
eight months after took permanently
to ted shall never forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster, oil Carriers
Creek, called on me ana gave me a box
O DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, saying they had cured him OF
partial paralysis, with which | knew
he had all but died. followed his
directions and began taking the modi-
cine. AS a result | stand before you
to-day the most surprised man on
earth. Look at my hand-it is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy
look about it; | have been attending TO
my duties for a month, Since | began
taking the pills l have gained thirty
pounds, and | am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. | have a good appetite and
l am almost rs strong as | ever was.
Yesterday | rode thirty-seven miles
on horseback | feel tired to-day. but
not sick ! used to have from two to
four spells OF heart palpitation every
night. Since ! began the use of the
pills | have had but four spells alto
gether.
Fl know positively that | was cured
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills, and | be-
lieye firmly that it is the most wonder
full remedy in existence to-day, and
every fact | have presented to you is
known to my neighbors as well as to
myself, aud they viii certify to The
truth of my remarkable cure.'
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are not patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as a prescrip-
tion and used as such in general prac-
tice by an minent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed
wise to place them within the reach Of
all. They are now manufactured by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady n Y, ana are sold In
boxes never in loose form by the dozen
or hundred, and the public are eau
toned against numerous limitations sold
in this shape at so cents box, or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF all
druggists or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company.
Miss Wheelcok, the first woman