Huntsville gazette., 1894-05-26
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell 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 Recovery the
Marvel of Tennessee.
rFrom the Nashville, Tenn. Banner. ]

rFrom the Nashville, Tenn, Banner.1
Mr.. John w Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
is a man with most interesting history. At
present he is interested in b,ooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
ssFew people, take it, said Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life, 'shave passed through as re-
markable a chain of events as I have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
'.It was along in 1884, when was working
in the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first l suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did tile pains be-
come 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.
s'From simple Indigestion my malady de-
veloped into chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times / was prostrated by
spells of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
s'On the 11th of April, $685. 1 suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
in fact was not fully myself until July.
NV condition on September ST. was simply
horrible, I weighed but seventy pounds,
whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of a grape to the size of a walnut,
nv fingers were cramped so thatI could not
more than half straighten them. bad en-
tirely lost control of my iower limbs and
nv hand trembled so that could not drink
without spilling 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, managed to live though barely
through the fall.n
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 purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone. ssThat,n said Mr.. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
nto me-
'On the 11th of December, 1898, just eight
months after took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, of Carriers Creek, called on me and
gave me box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
of partial paralysis, with which / knew he
had all but died. l followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as result
l stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about it; l have been attending to my
duties for month. Since [ began taking
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and 1 am
still gaining. All the knots have disap-
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. l have good APP
petite and l am almost as strong as l ever
was.
s.Yesterday l rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback feel tired to-day but not sick
used to have from two to four spells Of
heart palpitation every night, since | began
the use of the pills have had but four spells
altogether.
II know positively that I was cured by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and l believe firm
ly that it is the most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day and every fact have pre-
sented to you is known to my neigaborS as
we'll as to myself, and they will certify to
the truth of my remarkable cure.'
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
as prescription and used as such in general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed wise
TO place them within the reach of all.
They are now manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. ", and are sold in boxes never in loose
form by the dozen or hundred, and the
public are cautioned against numerous i'm
itationS sold in this shape) at 30 cents box,
or six boxes for $50, and may be had OF "a al
druggists or direct by mail from DR.. WIZ
liamS Medicine Company.