The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-10
A NAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Befel
John W. Thomas. of Theta,
Tennessee.
A fiieted With . Peculiar Disease-Uis
body Covered with Lumps-Couid
Not Eat and Thought He wss Co
ing TO Dry up--Hls Recovery
the Marvel of Tennessee.
rroa .he NasAvills, rsnu.. Ranae-.

From the Nashville. Tenn, Banner.
Mr.. John W. Thomas. r., Of Theta.
Tenn, is man with $ most interesting
history. At present he is interested in
hioo<lsd horses for which Marry county is
famous.
"Ees people. take it." said Mr..
Thomas TO reporter VINO had asked him
fer the story OF his life, have passed
through as remarkable q chain OF events IS
| have and remained alive 10 tell the
story.
"It was along in lisa when / was work
ing IN the silver mines OF New Mexico.
that my troubles began; Z; FIRST | suffs: e |
with Indigestion. and 50 acute die tie
pains become that | vert 10 California Tor
NV health. but the trip did me little good.
and fully impressed with the idea that my
last day had nearly dawned upon me.
hurried back here 10 nay old home to die.
From simple indigestion my malady
developed iato chronic inability 10 take
any substantial food, was barely able TO
creep about, and at times vas Frustrated
by spells OF heart paipitstion. This con-
dltion continued until one year ago.
'.On the ilrh of Aprii. 1895, | suddenly
collapsed. and for days / was unconscious,
in fact | was not fully myself until July.
Ny condition on September ist was simply
horrible. / weighed but seventh pounds.
whereas my normal weight Is l65 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size OF a grape 10 the size of 3 walnut.
my fingers were cramped so that l could
not more than half straighten them /
had entirely lost control of. my lower
limbs aud my hand trembled So that
could not drink without spiIling the
liquid. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and II seemed that mus. dry
up before many more days had passed.
Il made another ronnd of the physi-
clans, calling in one after the other, and
by the aid of morphine and other medi-
zines they gave me, l managed 20 live
though barely through the fall. ;"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed bis arms,
and JUST above the elbow OF each there was
a large irregular stain as large as the palm
OF the hand and of purple color. the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone. That" said Mr.. Thomas, lis
what the doctors did by putting morphins
into me.
.-On the 18th of December, 1895. just
eight months after I took permanently to
bed--I shall never forget the date--my
cousin, Joe Foster, of Carriers Cresk, called
on me and gave rae box Of Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. saying they
had cured him of partial paralysis. with
which knew he had all but died. toll
lowed his directions and began taking the
medicine. as result l stand before you
Look at my hand, il is as steady
as yours; my face has healthy look
about it: l have been attending TO my
duties tor month. Since | began taking
the pills / have gained 30 pounds, and
am still gaining. All the knots have dis
appeared from my BODY except this little
kernel here in my palm. | have good
appetite and am almost as strong as /
ever was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback. / feel tired today but not sick.
used to have from two TO four spells of
heart palpiIation every night; since / be-
gan the use of the pills | have had but
four spells altogether.
II know positively that / was cured by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, aad | believe
firmly that IL is the most wonderful REM
edy in existence today, and every fact
have presented TO you is known TO my
neigh bors as well as to myself, and they
will certify TO the truth OF my remarkable
cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense thai
name implies. They were first compounded
as a prescription and used as such in gen.
erai 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 DE-.
Williams Medicine Company. Science
tady, y. ", and are sold in boxes (never
in loose form by the dozen or hundred,
and the public are cautioned against nu-
merous limitations sold in this shape) at so
cents q box. or SIX boxes for 81 50, and may
be had of ali druggists or direct by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company.