The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-17
SOISVILLE MIRACLE.
RESTORATION OF PHILANDEF
HYDE FROM PARALYSIS.
Helpless and Bed-Ridden-His Recovery
from this Pitiable Condition-A Re-
marltable Narrative.
LErom TIE Hurac1se Stondar2. }


have appeared in the columns of the
Standard the particulars 81 a number
of cures so remarkable as to Justify the
term miraculous. These cases were
investigated and vouched for by the
Albany Journal the Detroit Nova, Al
bany express and ether papers whose
reputation is guarantee that the facts
were as stated. Different schools OF
medicine and some Of the brightest
lights in the profession had treated
these cases, unsuccesSfulIy; and their
recovery later on, therefore, and its
means, have created a profound sem
saton throughout the country.
The Standard has published the
above accoun-s for what they were
worth, and are happily able to supple
meEt same to-day by an equally strlk-
ing case near home. The case is over
in Madison county, at Solsvllle. and
the subject is Mr.. Philandcr Hyde,
who t0ld the reporter the following:
Il will be 10 in September. | was
born in Brookfeld, Madison county
where all my life was spent until re-
Gently, when, becoming he pless, L
came to live with my daughter here.
My occupation has been that Of farm
er. was always well and rugged
until two years ago last winter, when
| had the grip. When it left me. had
a sensation of numbness in my legs,
Ihich gradually grew to be stiff at the
Joints and very painft). lfelt the stiff
ness in my feet first, and the pain and
the stiffness extended to my knees and
to my hip joints, and to the bowels and
stomach, and prevented digestion. 10
move the bowels, was compelled to
take great quantities of castor OIL
Awhile | was in this condition, cold
feelings would begin at my feet and
streak up my legs to my back and
would follow the whole length of my
back bone. | could not sleep. | had
no appetite, became helpless. While
in this condition | was treated by q
number of prominent physicians. They
did me no good | soon became per-
fectly helpless and lost all power OF
motion even in my bed"
The physicians consulted pro-
uounced father scase creeping para
lysis,n said Mr.. and Mrs. johnson,
land when we brought him home he
had to be carried all the way in bed.
The doctors said they could only re-
lieve the pain, and for the purpose he
took pint of whlskey day for three
months, and morphine in great guam
titles. When he began taking Pink
Pills we stopped giving him morphine
or any other medicine, and cut off all
stimulants. In ten days after father
began taking the pills, he could get
out of bed and walk without assistance,
and has continued to improve until
, now he walks about the house and the
streets by the aid o. d cane only"
, YES said Mr.. Hyde, ''and the
pain has gone out OF my back and the
numbness out Of my legs. have no
, more chills, my digestion is good and
l have an excellent appetite - And
, then, after pause, ''But, ah, me, |
am an old man; l have seen my best
days, and cannot hope to recover my
t old vigor as a younger man might
, but | am so thankful to have the use
of my limbs and to be relieved OF
those dreadful pains.
~ Co1cu;11o M +oI yipr pipr
Pills, notably the mother of Abel Cur
j., tbs, who is using them with satisfac-
tory effect tor rheumatism, and Mrs.
Lippitt, wife OF ex-senator Lippitt, Ia
using them with much benefit for
nervous debility.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain in a
3 condensed form all the elements nee
essary to give new life and richness to
the blood, and restore shattered mel yes.
3 They are an unfailing specific for such
7 diseases as lOc0motOr ataXia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, neuralgia,
l rheumatism, nervous headache. the
r after effects of la grippe, palpitation OF
the heart, and that tired feeling result
j ing from nervous prostration; all dis
eases resulting from vitated humors in
q the blood, such as scrofula, chronic
erysipelas, etc. They are also spe-
3 cifc for troubles peculiar to females,
t such as suppressions, Irregularities
? and all forms of weakness. In men
/ they effect radical cure in all cases
arising from mental worry, overwork
or accesses of whatever nature.
These Pills are manufactured by tle
;, DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y, and Brockville.
= Ont, and are sold only in boxes bear.
ing the firms trade mark and wrap
Per at 80 cents box, or six boxes for
$3.50, and are never sold in bulk OF
- by the dozen or hundred.
A Wonderful Girl
,, Sandow, the strong man. will have
RI 1ooly ont for his lonral, II ;c c.;d