The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-04
A MAN WITH A HISTORY,
THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT
BEFELL JOHN w. THOMAS, OB
THETA. TENNESSEE.
Anicted With n Peculiar Disca.c-ut,
Body Covered with Iumps-CsuIa Not
Eat and Thought Tie was Gsinr TO
Dry Up-His Recovery the Mar

Dfy tp-Hts Recovery the Mar
vel OF Tennessee.
(From he Ndshpiae, Tenn. Bdnner.)
Mr.. John W. Thomas, Jr.. OF Theta, Tenn,
Is man with most interesting history
At present he Is interested in blooied horses,
for which Maury County is famous.
"Fcw people. take It," sail Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for the
story Of his life, "have passed through a.
remarkable chain OF events as I have and
remained alive to tell the story.
at wns along 10 1884, when was wor king
In the silver mines OF New Mexico, that my
troubles began at first suffered with in.
digestion, and so acute did the pains be.
come that went to California for my health,
but the trip did me little good and fully i'm
pressed with the idea that my last day had
nearly dnwned upon me, hurried back here
to my old home to die.
From simple indigestion my mslndy de-
veloped into chronic inability TO take any
substantial fool, was barely able to creep
about, and Mt times I was prosirsted by
spells OF hcart palpitatlon This condition
continued until one year ago
'On the lith OF April, 1893, I suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious.
In fact l was not fully myself until July. Nv
condition on September lst was simply hor-
rible | weighed but seventy pounds. whereas
my normal weight is lG5 pounds. All over
my body there werc Jumps from tho size OF a
grape 10 the sizs OF walnut. my fingers
were crampei SO that coull not more than
hall straighten them. | had entirely lost
control OF my lower limbs ami nv mind
trembled so that conld not drink without
spilling the liquid. Nothing would rem lin
ON my stomach. and II seemed that | must
dry up before many more days had passed.
made another round OF the physicians
calling In ono after the other. and by the AID
OF morphine ani other medicines they gave
me, managedto llvethough barely through
the tall. "
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms. and
JUST above tho elbow OF each there was a
large Irregular stain NJ large as the palm OF
the hhnd aud oi purple color; the space
covered by the mark was sunkrn nearly 10
tue bone. That said Mr.. Thomas, ''is
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
"On the ilth OF December. 1893 lust oiyh
months after took permanently to bed-It
shall never forget ths ,iate-inv cousin. 10.
gave me u box OF Dr. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
OF partial piraly sis, with which | knew he
had all but died. | followed his directions
and began taking thc medicine ns "A result 1
stand before you to-day the most surprissd
man on earth. Look at my hand II is as
steady as yours my iace has "a healthy look
about II / have been attending TO nv duties
FORA month. Since began taking the pills
have gained thirty pounds, and | am still
gaining. All the knots have disappeared
IRON my body except this little kernel here
In my palm. ! have good appetite and I
am almost ns strong as | over was.
yesterday rodo thriy-sevrn miles on
horseback; | feel tired to-day but not sick.
used to have IRON .wo TO four spells OF
heart pnipitatiou every night since [ be ,an
the nse OF the pills | have had but four spells
altogether.
II know positively that was cured by
DR.. Williams Pink nl!.s, and believe firm-
~ that II is the most wonderful remedy I'm
existence to-day, an every fact have pre-
sented 10 YOU Is known TO my neigh6ors as
well as TO myself, and they will certify 10 the
truth OF nv remarkable cure"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
ar" not pitent medicine In the sense that
name implies. They were frs, compounded
rs prescription and used IA such in general
practice by an eminent physician. 80 great
was thoir efficacy that 1t WAS depmed wise 10
place them within tn reach Ola Thpyare
now manufacture by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady. n. Y, aud
are sold In boxes (never In loose form by the
dozen or hun iroi, and the puaiIc are Gnu
toned agains, numerous limitations sold In
this sbape) al my .ents n box or six boxes
for t2.tO, and may be had OF all druggists or
direct by mail from DIR Williams Medicine
Compiny.