The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-07-19
KENTUCKY MIRACLE.
JUDGE JOHN M. RICE TELLS HOW
HE WAS CURED.

Crippled for Six Years With Sciatic
Rheumatism in Its Worst FOrm-He
Expected to Die, But Was Saved in a
Marvellous Manner.
From the Coyington (Ky.) Post.l
The Hon. John M. Rice of Louisa,
Lawrence county, Kentucky, has for the
past two years retired from active life as
Criminal and Circuit Judge OF the Six
teenth Judicial District of Kentucky.
He has for many years served his ma
tive county and State in the Legislature
at Frankfort and at Washington, and
until his retirement was a noted figure
in political and judicial circles. The
Judge is we'll known throughout the
State, and possesses the best qualities
which 60 to make Kentucky gentleman
honored wherever he is known.
About six years ago the bodily troubles
which finally caused his retirement at a
time when his mental faculties were in
the zenith of their strength began their
encroachment upon his naturally strong
constitution. A few days ago a Ken
lucky Post reporter called upon Judge
Rice, who in the following words related
the history of the cause that led to his
retirement: Z" 1t is just about SIX years
since | had an attack OF rheumatism,
slight at first, but soon developing into
sciatic rheumatism, which began first
with acute shooting pains in the hips,
gradually extending downward to my
feet.
INV condition became so bad that
eventually lost all power of my legs, and
then the liver, kidneys and bladder, and
in fact my whole system, became de-
ranged. tried the treatment of many
physicians; but. receiving no lasting
benefit from them, had recourse to pat
ent remedies, trying one kind after an
other until | believe there were none |
had not sampled.
"In 1888, attended by my son John,
I went to Hot Springs, Ark. l was
not much benefited by some months
stay there, when | returned home. My
liver was actually dead, and dull per-
sistent pain in its region kept me on the
rack all the time. In 1890 l was reap
pointed Circuit Judge, but it was impos-
sible for me to give attention to my du-
ties. In 1891 [ went to the Silurian
Springs, Wakeshaw, Wis. | stayed there
some time, but without improvement.
again | returned home, this time
feeling no hopes of recovery. The mus
cles of my limbs were now reduced by
atrophy to mere strings. Sciatic pains
tortured me terribly, but it was the dis
ordered condition of my liver that L felt
gradually wearing my life away. Doc
tors gave me up, all kinds OF remedies
had been tried without avail, and there
was nothing more for me to do but re-
sign myself to fate.
81 fingered on in this condition, sus-
tanned almost entirely by stimulants,
until April, 1898. One day John saw an
account of DIR. Williams Pink Pills Tor
Pale People in the kentucky Post. This
was something new, and as one more
drug after so many others could not do
so much harm, John prevailed upon me
to try the Pink Pills. 1t was, think,
in the first week of May the pills arrived.
| remember | was not expected to live
for more than three or four days at the
time. The effect of the pills, however,
was marvellous, and | could soon eat
heartily, a thing had not done for years.
The liver began almost instantaneously
10 DcrIOrIu ltS iUIlCtlOHS, S1lAN Los OsOhS ~
ever since. Without doubt the pills
saved my life, and while do not crave
notoriety l cannot refuse to testify to
their worth"
The reporter called upon Mr.. Hughes,
the Louisa druggist, who informed him
that DIR. Williams Pink Pills have been
very popular since Judge Rice used them
with such benefit. He mentioned sew
eral who have found relief in their use.
An analysis of DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People shows that they contain
in condensed form all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered nerves
They are an unfailing specific for such
diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial pa
ralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache
the after effects of la grippe, palpitatior
of the heart, pale and sallow complex
ions. all forms of weakness either in
male or female, and all diseases result
ing from Initiated humors in the blood
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by al
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price go cents box, or six
boxes for 81. 50-they are never sold in
bulk or by the 100 by addressing DR.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady
n. Y.