The morning call., 1894-04-28
A MIRACLE In OREGON.
A WONDERFUL MANNER In WHICH a
MAN WAS CURED OF PARALYSIS.
A Case That Almost surpassos the
Miracles of Old.

From The Rural Spirit, Portland, oregon
Upon the CaIapooia River. at the edge of
the Cascade Range, in the town of holly,
Linn County, Oregon, lives W. II. Hen
dArson, man with an interesting history
1t is most interesting as told by himself TO
a reporter.
My native place is Brockville, Canada"
said Mr.. Henderson, where L have al
ways made my home up to 1880, with the
exception of few years that L was resi-
dent of Oswego, N. Y. New York City and
Chicago. In 1885 | came to Oregon. | am
q carpenter by trade, and in the summer OF
1889 was working at Corvallis, county seat
of Benton County. Oregon. | did not feel
we'll all summer; my knees. elbows and
shoulders acbed so badly that concluded
to go home the last of August. One day.
after reaching home. my wife was leading
the horses by the house and called me to
see them. While looking at the horses
l. felt my knees getting weak l went Into
the house and fell on the floor. When L
came 10 my senses 1 was on the lounge
and my wife CRYING. John Mechanics. our
nearest neighbour. was there. | recovered
somewhat through the day. and in the even
ing walked to my bed. That night about
10 O'Clock | had another stroke of paray
sis. The torture that went through is too
horrible for me TO describe. | was helpless.
The neighbors came in, DIR. Henrey OF
Brownsville was sent for. and l made my
will, but could not sign it so 1t was legible.
The back of my neck swelled up; DR..
Eenrsy had them put mustard plasters on
my neck and down my back and down the
side of my right leg, and on the bottom of
my feet The skin came off the bottom of
my right foot. i was covered with sores
from head to foot. If had to be lifted up
10 bed 1t took two or three men to do it.
There was a gathering in my left ear and
In nisRb m
wife had to move my legs when they were
moved. / had watchers at night for weeks.
Mr.. Michael Baragen, owner OF the lumber
mills on Hamilton Creek, was one Of them.
His postoffice address is Lebanon, Linn
County, Or; Mr.. William White. head
sawyer for the same, and Dir. James n:
Rice, ex-member of the Legislature OF
Oregon. Weeks went by and months. and
lay in bed helpless. When my bed was
changed another bed had to be brought
alongside and me slid across on to 1t. do
not remember sleeping wink for months.
They used a galvanc battery for months.
but ii gave me no relief. l had them write
to Dr. Mosier. specialist, Grand street.
New York, stating my case. He wrote me
he could not help me, after which l con-
cluded must die. [ had given mp all hope.
In reading my Eastern papers / saw the
miracles that a medicine called DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills were performing. but
that Itself would not have induced me to
try them had not seen the name of M.
G. L. Fulford of Brockville, Ont, con-
nected with them. That gave me hope. L
had known him from a little boy. and l
knew that money would not induce him to
deceive his fellow-maB. | wrote Mr.. Full
ford to send me SEINE Pink Pills. and be-
fore had used the first lot l noticed an
Improvement | sent for more. and In
little time | was on my crutches and walk
ing around the house. The last boxes that
/ got are doing the business. The pains
left my head altogether six weeks ago, and
it is now as clear as bell. The swelling
on my neck is gone. and my right ankle is
much better. | can get around now with
out any assistance. and am heavier than |
ever was in my life. There are O hundred
people about here who will testify to my
sickness and cure IL any one doubts it,"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are not a patent
medicine in the sense that name implies.
They were first COMPOUNDED as prescrip-
ton. and used as such in general practice
by an eminent physician. SO great was
their efficacy that 1t was deemed wise to
place them within the reach OF all. They
are now manufactured by the DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y. and Brockville. Ont, and are sold
or hundred, and the public are cautioned
against numerous limitations sold in this
shape) at sc cents box. or six bexes for
So so, and may be had of all druggists or
direct by mail from Dr. Williams Medl-
cine Company from either address. The
price at which these pills are sold makes
course of treatment inexpensive as COM
pared with other remedies or medical
treatment.