Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-24
MAN WITH A HISTOh Y.
The Terrible Experience that Befell
John w. Thomas, of Theta, Tenn.
Afflicted with o Peculiar Disease, His Body
Covered with Lumps, Could Not Eat,
and Thought He Was Going to
Dry Up-His Recovery the
Marvel OF Tennessee.

rFron, the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.l
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta,
Tenn, is man with most interest
ing history At present he is inter-
ested in blooded horses, for which
Maury County is famous.
Few people, [ take It,, said Mr..
Thomas to reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life, have
passed through as remarkable chain
to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when I was
working in the silver mines OF New
Maxico, that my troubles began: at
first [ suffered with Indigestion, and so
acute did the pains become that Went
to California for my health, but the
trip did me little good. and fully inn
pressed 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 chronic inability to
take any substantial food, was barely
able to creep about, and at times was
Frustrated by spells of heart paipita-
ton. This condition continued until
one year ago.
"On the 18th of April. 1893, sud-
denly collapsed, and for days was UNI
conscious, in fact was not fully my
self until July. My condition on Sept.
l was simply horrible; l weighed but
seventy pounds, whereas my normal
weight is l65 pounds. All over my
BODY there we're Jumps from the size
of grape to the size of a 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 splitting the
| LIQUID. Nothing would remain on my
stomach, and it seemed that must
dry up before many more days had
| passed.
Il made another round of the physi-
clans calling in one after the ether,
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, [ managed to
live, though barely, through the fall.
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his
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, is what the
doctors did by putting morphine into
me.
ION the 18th of December, 1893, just
eight months after | took permanently
to ted-I shall never forget the date
nv cousin, Joe Foster, of Carter'S
Creek, called on me and gave me box
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, saying they had cured him of
partial paralysis, with which I knew
he had all but died. I followed his
directions and began taking the medi-
cine. AIS 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 [ have gained thirty
pounds, and l am still gaining. All
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. l have a good appetite and
T am almost as strong as [ ever was.
yesterday rode thirty miles
on horseback: I feel tired to-day, but
not sick. I used to have from two to
four spells of heart palpitation every
night. Since I began the use of the
pills | have had but four spells alto
gether: y
Il know positively that was cured
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and | be-
lieve firmly that it is the most wonder
full remedy in existence to-day and
every fact L have presented to you is
known to my neighbors as we'll as to
myself. and they will certify to the
truth of my remarkable cure"
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are pct 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 all eminent physician So great
was thor efficacy that it was deemed
wise to place them within the reach Of
all. They arc now manufactured by
the DR.. Williams Medicine CO .panS,
Schenectady, N. Y. and are sold in
bo"es never in loose form by the dozen
| Or hundred, ard the public are eau
toned against nlrno- Gus limitations sold
in this shapel at 20 cents box. or six
boxes for $3.50 ard may be had of all
druggists or direct by mail from DR..
| Williams Medicine Company. !.
Maud Bonton-"Did you hear about
Edith Riders. eloplng with a coach
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