Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-24
A NAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John W. Thomas, Of Theta.
Tennessee.
Afflicted with q Peculiar Disease-His
Booty Covered with Lumps-CouId No.
Eat and Thought He Was Going
to Dry Up-His Recovery the
Marvel Of Tennessee.
From the Nashville. Tenn. Banner


Mr. John W. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
Is a man with most interesting history. At
present he is interested in blooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
Few people, I take it, said Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for the
markable a chain of events as1 have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
SIT was along in 1884, when was working
in the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first / suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did the pains be-
come that went to 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
to my old home to die.
ssF'rom simple indigestion my malady de-
veloped into chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times Twas Frustrated by
spells of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
lon the 18th of April, 1893, suddenly
collapsed, and for days I was unconscious,
in fact was not fully myself until July.
My condition on September / st, was simply
horrible, I weighed but seventy pounds,
whereas my normal weight is 49, pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of grape to the size of walnut,
my fingers were cramped so thatI could not
more than half straighten them. / had en-
tirely 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.
ST made another round of the physicians,
calling in one after the other, and by the
aid of morphine and other medicines they
gave me, managed to live though barely
through the fal.''
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 sunken nearly to
the bone. s'That," said Mr.. Thomas, sis
| what the doctors did by putting morphine
| into me.
eOn 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 a 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. I followed his directions
| and began taking the medicine as 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; I have been attending to my
| duties for month. Since began taking
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and 1 am
| still gaming. All the Knots nave d1Sap-
peared from my body except this little
| kernel here in my palm. have good ap-
| petite and am almost as strong as ! ever
was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
| horseback. 1 feel tired to-day but not sick
| I used to have from two to four spells OF
! heart palpitation every night. since began
| the use of the pills have had but four spells
| altog ether.
| 81 know positively that was cured by
! DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and l believe firm
| " that it is the most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day, and every fact have pre-
scented to you is known to my neighbors as
we'll as to myself, and they will certify to
the truth of my remarkable cure"
! DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
| are not a patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
| as prescription and used as suchin general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
| was their efficacy that it was deemed wise
| to place them within the reach of all.
| They are now manufactured by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
| N. Y, and are sold in boxes never in loose
! form by the dozen or hundred, and the
public are cautioned against numerous i'm
| itations sold in this shape) at so cents a box,
| or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF all
| druggists or direct by mail from DR.. VIII
| iams' Medicine Company.