Oxford eagle., 1894-05-24
A NAN WITH A HISTORY.
Tho Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John W. Thomas. Of Theta,
Tennessee.


Mr. John W Thomas, Ir., Of Theta. Tenn,
IA nan with a most Interesting history. At
present be is interested in blooded horses for
which M2nFy County Is famous
Few pcople | take it, said Mr. Thomas
20 reporter who had asked him for the
story % his life. '.have passed through as re-
narkahle 4 chain OF events as have and re-
uaiaesi alive 10 tell the story.
1t was along in ISL. when was working
n the silver mines Of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; ~ first 1 suffered with in
digestion. and 50 acute did the pains be-
come that 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, hurried back here
70 my old home 10 die.
From simple indigestion my ualady de-
velopcd into a chronic inability 10 take any
substantial food was barely able TO creep
about. and At times / was prostrated by
spells Of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
"On the llth OF April. 1893. suddenly
collapsed, and for days l was unconscious,
In fact was not fully myself until July.
Nv condition on September / 81. was simply
horrible, I weighed but seventy pounds.
whereas my normal weight Is l6s pounds
All over my body there were humps from
the size Of grape % the size OF walnut,
my fingers were cranped so thatI could not
more than half straighten them had en-
tireiy lost control Of nv lower limbs and
nv hand trrmbled so that Icould not drink
without spiliing the liquid Nothing would
remain on nv stomach. and n seemed that
must dry up before many moro days had
passed
4 made smother round Of the physicians,
calling in one after the other. and by the
aid Of morphine and other medicines they
gave me. | managed 70 live though barely
through the fall
Here Mr. Thomas displayed his arras,
and lust above the elbow Of each there wa.
large irregular stain IS large as the palm
Of the hand and Of a purple color, the spa,e
covered By the marx was sunkeu ne=riy %
the bone That said Mr. Thomas. Is
rha; the doctors did by putting norphin.
nta me
'-On the Ilth OF pccember. isac. Just eight
months after took permanently % bed-l
shall never forget the dare-nv cuusir. Ioe
Foster Of Carters' Greek. called on me and
gave ne box OF Dir Williams Pink pIsl.
for Pale People. saying they bad cured hin
Of partial paralysis. with whhrh | knew h
had all but diesl followed hls dirrscrioa.
and bean taking the mediclne as q result
stand before yuu to-daythe most surpr 81
man on earth. Look al my hand. il i as
steady a. yours: nv fare has healthy Ioos
about IL; l have been attending - rs
duties for month Siace bs-an taxias
the pills nave gained 3c pounds. and an
still gaining. AL the knots have dissrS
ps4resi from my body exccpt this Mtrls
kernel here in my palm | have god ars
petite and am almost as strong ~ I ever
was
Yesterday rode thirty-sav-n niles On
horseback feei tired to-day hut uot sirk
| I used 20 have frUm two 20 faur spells o.
heart pa.pisation every uizht sins-- het-zr
ths use Of the pals I have bad bat four sp..l-.
| Alto9
i know positively that I was cured b
| DR. Williams Pink Pills. and oeiievs arm
| L. that . i the most woEdcrf4l remedy II
/ eNistence today. and every fat have Pre-
seated - you a known - nv uslsh1zrr- a.
| well a. 70 myself. and thev VII certify L
| the truth of uy remarkable c.re
/ Dr. WLAa-as' PAX PLl!s for Pale Pe1pls
/ are ant a pAiezt mestlrine IN the ssnse thsl
name implies They were SrSt ccuspcu1.lssl
- a prescription An1 us-si a. ssz.-h IN -cnerzl
prssctirr BY an eminent phvslgian- - rreai
Was heir ee1ca<ry that i vslEs deemed wsss
l to pizce them wifhtn the reach q a.
They are now -Aalf2atE hF tze pr
/ VILLAINS Ncstactne Company. SCAe1ssts.tv tv
/ y Y. and Are nd IN boxes lueEer n la,,-z
| form BY The toEe- Or huntrvd. An1 ~
/ publ4c are c4g-oued AGAINST nzmeraas IA
L i,ationS sold in this saauei AZ 50 cents a hux
L or six haxes for - - Ana nav - lad q a.
L druggists or dire. b. nal frp- 1T. Wa
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