The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-18
MAN WITH A HISTORY
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
BEFELL JOHN ". THOMAS

or Theta. Tennessee-Amicted with
Peculiar Disease-His Body Covered
with Lumps-Could Not Eat. and
Thought He Was Going TO Dry Up
His Recovery the Marvel Of Ten
nessee.
From the Nashville C'eun.) Banner.l
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta,
Tenn, is man with most interesting
history. At present he is interested in
blooded horses, for which Maury county
is famous.
Few people take it," said Mr..
Thomas to a reporter who had asked him
for the story OF his life, shave passed
through as remarkable a 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 Mex
leo, that my trouble began; at first i
suffered with Indigestion, and so acute
did the pains become that ! went to Cal
ifornia formy 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 TO my old
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 palpitation.
This condition continued until one year
ago.
"On the 18th OF April, 1888, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious
in fact, i was not fully myself until
July. Ny condition on September l was
simply horrible; ! weighed but seventy
pounds, whereas my normal weight Is
l65 pounds. All over my body there
were Jumps from the size OF a grape to
the size OF walnut; my fingers were
cramped so that / could not more than
half straighten them. l had entirely
lost control OF my lower limbs, and my
hand trembled so that / could not drink
without spilling the liquid. Nothing
would remain on my stomach, and II
seemed that ] must dry up before many
more days had passed.
Il made another round OF the physi-
clans. calling in one after the other, and
by the aid OF morphine and other medi-
cines they gave me l managed TO live,
though barely, through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and Just above the elbow OF each there
was large irregular stain as large as the
palm Of the hand and OF a purple color
the space covered by the mark was sunker
nearly to the bone. THAT" said Mr.
Thomas, lis what the doctor did by
putting morphine into me.
"On the 18th OF December, 1898, just
eight months after / took permanently
TO bed shall never forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster OF Carriers Greek
called on me, and gave me box OF DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
saving they had cured him OF partia
paralysis, with which knew he had all
but died, followed his directions, anS
began taking the medicine; as a result
| stand before you to-day the most sur
prised man on earth. Look at my hand
ii is as steady as yours; my face has {
healthy look about it; ] have been at
tending 10 my duties for month
Since | began taking the pills hav
gained thirty pounds, and / am still
gaining. All the knots have disappeared
from my body except this little kerne
here in my palm. have good appetite
and / am almost as strong as | ever was
eStcIldN / IoQt lulIlN -rtNtll liiit
on horseback; i feel tired to-day, bu
. not sick. used to have from two /
) four spells of heart palpitation ever,
night: since / began to use the pill
/ have had but four spells altogether.
Il know positively that l was cure
| by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and / be
lieve firmly that it is the most wonder
; ful remedy in existence to-day, and ever
fact l have presented to you is known
I my neighbors as well as to myself an
: they will certify to the truth OF my re
markable cure"
I DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Pee
r pie are not patent medicine IN tn
r sense that name implies. They wei
5 first compounded as a prescription an
e used as such in general practice by a
eminent physician. So great was the
= efficacy that il was deemed wise 10 plaC
r them within the reach OF all. They al
now manufactured by the DIR. William
Medicine Company, Schenectady, \. Y
and are sold in boxes (never in loo'
T form by the dozen or hundred, and th
\ public are cautioned against numeroI
d limitations sold in this shape) at 80 cen
D box, or six boxes for -. 80, and may
a had Of all druggists or direct by ma
J. from DR.. Williams Medicine Compan
Il The backcountry farmer Is the only iells