Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-10-13
HOW STOUT GOT STOUT.
The Remarkable Experience of o
Rheumatic Sufferer.
All But Paraiyled-Lost His Flesh and bx'
pected to Die How He Got
Well and Strong.
tr,on me M. sterling (nl.) Republican,

From the Nj. Sterling Cnl-) Republican,
Few men are held in higher esteem By
their fellow-townspeOple than James w
Stout. of Riply, H., audit is due, no doubt
nartly 10 this popularity that the record OF
the case has created such widespread inter
est While mis- experience is not without
an equal. yet il has been sufficiently remark
able to demand the attention of thousands
of people in Illinois, among whom are nun
bered some Of the most eminent physicians
in January, 1875, Mr.. Stout was stricke'
with what was then believed TO be sciau'
rheumatism, and in a short time was barrel,
able to h0bble around on crutches, and /
seemed 10 his friends that his days wer'
numbered. To-day he is a strong, hearty
looking man for 100 puonds
How this wonderful change was brought
about is most interesting as told TO a repre-
sentative Of the Republican by Mr.. Stou
himself;
~ was afflicted with sciatic rheumatism
and lumbago in January, 1898. The sciatr
nerve on tue right side became affected n
the hip. running down TO the ankle and
across the small Of the back to the left side,
] anu SOU0 lUN Mlit4C . oNNAii NAA uAAAA
/ causing me the most ex~cruciating pain. II
a very short time l become totally unable 70
attend TO any business whatever, and the
disease rapidly growing worse had to take
TO my bed, where | lay suffering almost con
tinuously for months the most agon!zlng
torture, scarcely being able to move or be
moved. AT one time l lay for six weeks nat
on my back, the slightest movement causing
me such pain as almost to throw NE into
commissions. I|caunot begin to express 70
YOU the intense pain | suffered. was drawn,
bv the severeuess of the malady, over TO the
left side; lost my appetite, had no deslre for
food. and what little | did eat | could no, di-
gest. the digestive organs failing 10 perform
their duty, adding greatly to my already pre-
carious condition. For weeks at q Tune
was unable to eat or sleep, suffering all the
time most intensely and at times fearing |
would lose my reason, and would have wei
coined death to relieve me of my sufferlngs.
81 consulted with local PHYSICIANS and
some of the most eminent specialists OF the
larger cities throughout the country, some
treating me for one thing and some for an
other. but without effect, and received no
elief whatever. One physician told me
had double curvature Of the spine and woulc
eventually become paralyzed lspent hun
dreds of dollars in the short time l wa
afflicted without receiving the least Deneht
NV friends all th0L,,h thai there was NJ
hope for me whatever and sail that mus
die. and |, myself, had almost given up il
despair, when, in September, 1873, abou
eight months after | was first afflicted, m.
attention was called to DR.. Williams Pin
Pills for Pale People. Withoutmuch hope
at once sent to c. +. Hickey Il Co, Drug
gists, Mt. Sterling, H., and procured som
of the pills and Immediately began takln
them. Before long became aware OF a grea
change for the better in my almost hopeless
condition, My appetite came back and m
digestive organs performed their usuf
functions properly. took some more an
grew rapidly better-cOuld sit up IN q cha
and my body began TO Strengthen out; col
tinucd the treatment and in a short time wa
able to be about on crutchcs. My recover
from that timeo on was veryrapida and ASSURED
.Iv right leg, which before | commenced IN
treatment, was numb and dead, now exp
rienced a prickiug, tingilng sensation.
was enabled to throw away my crutcnt
and walk upright once more among my re
lows, a better man physically than ever D
fore. When first taken by the disease
| weighed 100 pounds, was reduced to ll5;
| now weigh 1876, more that | ever weighed
any time in my life. Yes, sir, | lay my i
] covery entirely to Pink Pills"
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saliow complications and all forms Of wea
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