Evening journal., 1894-08-25
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
BEFELL JOHN " THOMAS or
THETA. TEEEEssEE.
AHloted with q Peculiar Disease His
Body Covered with Lumps. Could not
eat aud Thought he was going to
dry up. His Recovery the Mar
vel Of Tenneasee.
IFrom ihe Nashville. Tenn Banner.l

It rum llAt ANhrlNllift Itllil t5AtlAtif
Mr. John w. Thomas, Jr,. Of Theta, Tenn,
is man with most interesting history At
present he is interested in hlooded horses for
which Maury county Is famous
Few people, take it, said Mr.. Thomas TO
a reporter who had asked him for the story
of his life, ''have passed through as remark
able chain Of events as l have and remained
alive 20 tell the story.
1T was along In 1884, when was working
/ ia the silver mines OF New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first suffered with indi-
gestion. and so acute did the pains become
that went to California for my health, but
the trip did me little good. and fully Inn
pressed 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 do
veloped into chronic inability TO take any
substantial food. was barely able to creep
about, and at mes | was Frustrated bs
spells Of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
''On the llth day Of April, 1929, / suddenly
collapsed, and for days / was unconscious, in
iact was not fully myself until July. My
condition on September lst, was simply horri-
/ bic. l weighed but seventy pounds whereas
my normal weight is 1856 pounds. All over my
body there were Jumps from the size Of
4 ktdpt 10 the Eldt VI a WaiiiuAs tii9 NbAAAn 0AAN
crAmped SO that l could not more than half
straighten tkem. had entirely lost con-
troll Of my lower limbs and my hand
trembled so that / could not drink withou
spilltng the liquid. Nothing would remain on
my stomach, and it seemed that / must dry
up before many more days had passed.
II made another round Of the physicians,
calling in one after the other, and by the
aid Of morphine and other medicines they
gave me. l managed to live though barely
through the fall
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.
THAT" said Mr.. Thomas SIS what the doc
tors did by putting morphine into me. e..s
"On the iith OF December, isea, just eight
months after ] took permanently 10 bed-l
shall never forget the date-my cousin. joe
Foster OF Carter's Greek. called on me and
gave me a box Of Dr.. Williams Pink pills foI
Pale People, saying they had cured him Of
partial paralysis. with which knew he had
ali but died. followed his directions and
began taking the medicine. as a result stand
before you to-day the eat surprised man OF
earth. Look at my hand. 1t is as steady al
yours my face has healthy look about it;
have been attending 10 my duties for
month. Since ] began taking the pills
have gained thirty pounds and am stil gain
ing. All the knots have disappeared from
my body except this little kernel here In my
palm. have good appetite and ! am al
most As strong as l ever was.
Yesterday / rode thirty-seven miles oi
horseback, ! feel tired to-day but not sick.
used to have from two to four spells OF hear
: palpitatlon every night, since began the us
! of the pills have had but four spells alto
/ gether.
II know positively that I was cured by DR.
, tWilliems' Pink Pills, and ! believe irml
that il IS the most wonderful remedy 1
existence to-day. and every fact have pr,
sented 10 you is known 20 my neghhors
well IS to myself, and they will certify to I'll
! truth OF INV remarkable cure"
= DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopl
are not a patent medicine in the sense this
: name implies. They were first compounde
as a prescription and used as such in geners
practice by an eminent physician. SO gre5
Z was their efficacy that it wss deemed wise [
8 place them within the reach Of all They AZ
: now manufactured by the DR.. William
q Medicine Company. Schenectady, n. ", an
= are sold in boxes never in loose form by th
{ dozen or hundred, and the public al
. cautioned against numerous imitatians sol
q in this shapel al 30 cents a box, or six boxs
for So 50. and may be had Of oil druggists
direct by mail from Dr, Williams MedleiH
Company.