The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-14
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
BEFELL JOHN w. THOMAS OF
THETA. TENNESSEE.
AFFLICTED with Peculiar Disease-His
Body Covered with Lumps-COuId
Not Eat and Thought He Was
Going TO Dry UP-His Re-
cOvery the Marvel
of Tennessee.
OFrom the NASHVILLE Tenn. ]

From the Nashville, Tenn. Banner.)
Mr.. John w. Thomas, jr., of Theta.
Tenn, Is a man with A most interesting
history. At present he is interested in
blooded horses, for which Maury county
/ Is famous.
Few people, 1 take it," said Mr..
Thomas to a reporter. who had asked
him for the story Of his life, have
passed through as remarkable chain OF
events as / have and remained alive to
tell the story.
TT was along in 1884. when I was
working in the silver mines of New Mex
leo, that my troubles began; at first 1
suffered with Indigestion, and so acute
did the pains become that l went 10
California for my health. but the trip
I did me little good, and fully impressed
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. 1 was barely able
to creep about. and at times l was pros
trated by spells of heart p3lpitatOn. This
condition continued until one year ago.
ION the 18th day Of April, 1893, l sud
denly collapsed, and for days l was un-
conscious, in fact 1 was not fully myself
until July. My condition on Sept. l was
simply horrible, l weighed but seventy
pounds. whereas my normal weight Is 100
pounds. all over my body there were
Jumps from the size of a grape to the
siza Of walnut, my fingers were
crlmped 50 that 1 could not more than
half stralghten them. ! had entirely lost
control Of my lower limbs and my hand
trembled so that 1 could not drink with
out splitting the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and it seemed
that l must dry up before many more
days had passed.
Il made another round of the physi-
clans, calling in one after the other, and
by the aid of morphine and other medi-
cines they gave me, / managed 10 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 a purple
color the space covered by the mark was
sunken nearly to the bone. That" said
Mr.. Thomas, lis what the doctors did by
putting morphine into me.
on the 11th of December 1893, just
eight months after 1 took permanently to
bed shall never forget the d3te-my
cousin, Joe Foster of Carriers Creek,
called on me and gave me a box Of DR..
Williams's Pink Pills for Pale People,
saying they had cured him Of partial
paralysis, with which l knew he had all
but died. / followed his directions and
began taking the medicine, as a result
L stand before you today the most sur
prised man on earth. Look at my hand,
IL Is as steady as yours: my face has q
healthy look about it; I have been at
tending to my duties for a month. Since
l began taking the pills | have gained
thirty pounds, and an stu gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my body
except this little kernel here in my palm.
1 have a good appetite and 1 am almost
as strong L ever was.
Yesterday / rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback, / feel tired today. but not
sick. 1 used to have from two to four
spells Of heart palpltation every night.
since l began the use Of the pills l have
had but four spells altogether.
II know positively that I was cured
by Dr. WilllamS's Pink Pills, and 1 be-
lieve firmly that it Is the most wonderful
remedy in existence today. and every fact
have presented to you is known 10 my
neighbors as well as TO myself and they
will certify to the truth of my remarka-
bic cure"
DIR. Williams's Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie are not a patent medicine in the
sense that name implies. They were first
compounded as a prescription and used
as such In general practice by an emil
nent physician. So great was their eff
cacy that it was deemed wise to place
them within the reach of all. They are
now manufactured by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, y. Y.
and are sold in boxes (never In loose
form by the dozen or hundred. and the
public are cautioned against numerous
limitations 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 DIR. Williams's Medicine Company.