People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-25
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
6eFEll JOHN w. THOMAS OF
THETA, TENNESSEE.

Amieted With Peculiar Disease-His
Body Covered with Lumps Could not
Eat and Thought he was Going 70 dry
up-His Recovery the Marvel of Ten.
nesee.
From the Nashville, Tenn. Bannerl
Mr.. John w. Thomas. Jr.. of Theta.
Tenn, is man with most interest
ing history. At present he is interest
ed IN blooded horses for which Naury
County is famous.
"Few people, | take it, saSd MIR.
Ihomas to reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life. have
passed through as remarkable a chain
OF events as have and remained alive
to tell the story.
1T was along in 1884, when | was
working in the silver mines of Neg
Mexico, that mt troubles began; a.
hrst suffered with Indigestion. apd
so acute did the pains become that |
went to California for rBy health, hnt
the trip did me little good. and frl.v
impressed with the idea that my
last day had nearly dar-ned upon Inc.
hurried back here to my old home
to die.
From simple indigestion nv nala-
dy developed into chronic insbilitv
to take any substantial food was
barely able to creep about, and at
tlmes was prostLted by spells of
heart palpitation, This condition
continued u1til one year ago
"On the 18th of April. lSqg. 7 sud.
denly collapsed, AID for da,s was
unconscious, in fact | was not fully
myself until july. My condition on
september LIST, WIS simply torrible. |
weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is 16j pounds. Al
over my body there were Jumps from
the size Of a grape to the size of wal
nut my fingers were cramped so that
could not more than half strairbtem
them. had entirely lost control Of
ny lower limbs and my hand tren.
Died so that IUould not drink without
spillng the liquid Nothing would
remain ON my>stomach, and it seemed
That ! must dry up before many more
days kad passed.
n made another round of the 7lhv-
s'clans, calling in one after the ether,
and by the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, managed
10 1--we though barely through the fall"
Here NJ. 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.
That, said Mr.. Thomas. '.is what
the doctors'di by putting morphine
INTO me.
'On the 'l1th of Decem6eC, 1893.
just eightmonthS after took perma
nently toibed-I shall never forget the
date-my cousin, Joe Foster. Of Car
ter's Creek, called on me and gave me
a box OF Ilr. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, saying they had cured
him OF partial paralysis, withsyhich
knew ne hadall but died. sollowed
his directions and began taking the
medicine, asa result | stand before
you to-dey the NEST surprisedrman on
earbh. Look at my hand, 1t is as
steady es yours; my face has a healthy
look about it,; have been Ascending
to my duties for month. Srce I be-
gan taking the pills have szined 30
pounds, and am still gaining. All
the knosS have disappeared from nv
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. Ihave good appetite and
am almCstas strong as evcs, was.
Yesterday, | rode thirty-seven
miles on horseback; feel tired to-day
but not sick. fused to have S-om two
to four spells of heart palpitxtion ev-
cry night, since Ibegan the uSq of the
pills l have had but four spells alto
gether.
"A know positively that [ wSs cured
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills. and | be-
heEe firmly that it is the most won
SrNul Teme6Yln existence to-day. and
every fact have presented to you IS
kaown TO my neighbors as N7ell as
to myself, Gnd'they will certifvI to the
truth OF my remarkable cure
DIR, Williams Pink Pills fq- Pale
People are not a patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as prescrip.
ton and used ms such in general prac-
tee by an eminent physician. So
great was their efficacy that 1t was
deemed wise t0place them within the
reach of all. They are now marufac-
tured by the DR. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n Y. and are
sold Ia boxes (neyer in loose form by
the dozen or hundred. and the pnblic
are cautioned against numerous imi-
tations sold in this shapel at 50 cents
box, or six boxes for s.. 80. and alav
be had of all druggists or direct by
matt from Dr. Williams Medicine