Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-23
nashville. Tenn. Banner.I

Fat and Thought he was Going to dry
uP-HIs Recovery the Marvel of Ten
nesee.
tFrom the Nashville, Tenn. Banner.I
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr.. of Theta,
Tenn, Is IA man with most interest
ing history At present he is interest
ed in blooded horses for which Maury
County is famous
Pew people, take it," said Mr..
Thomas to "a reporter who had asked
him for the story of his life, have
passed through us remarkable a chain
OF events as have and remained alive
to tell the story.
ut was along in 1891, when | was
working in the silver mines of New
Mexico, that nv troubles began: at
first ] suffered with indigestion, and
so acute did the pains become that |
went to California for my health, but
the trip did me little good, and fully
impressed 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 mala-
dy developed into Il chronic inability
to take any substantial food, ! was
barely able to creep about, and at
times was FRUSTRATED by spells of
heart palpitation. THIS condition
continued until one year ago.
''On the It'll of April 1898 | sud-
denly collapsed, and for days | was
unconscious, in fact ] was not fully
myself until July. My condition on
September lst, was simply horrible, |
weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is lG5 pounds. All
over my body there were Jumps from
the size Of Il grape TO the size of wal
nut, my fingers were crampcd so that
could not more than half straighten
them. had entirely lost control of
my lower limbs and my hand trem-
bled so that ! could not drink without
spilling the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach. and il seemed
that must dry up before many more
days had passed.
IL made another round of the ply
sicians, 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. ."
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his
arms, and just above the elbow of each
there was II large irregular stain as
large as the palm of the hand and OF Il
purple color, the space covered by the
mark was sunkcn nearly TO the bone.
That said Mr. Thomas, lis what
the doctors did by putting morphine
INTO me.
"On tho 18th of December, 1898.
Just eight months after ] took pcrma-
nently to bed I shall never forget the
datc--my cousin. Joe Foster, of Car
ter's Creek, called on me and gave inc
"A nT r. lNilliu,,..' 81. &
Pale People, saying they had cured
him of partial paralysis. with which |
knew he had all but died. | followed
his directions and began taking the
medicine, as Il result / stand before
you to-day the most surprised man on
earth. Look at nv hand, il is as
steady as yours; my face has a healthy
look about it: have been attending
TO my duties for a month. Since | be
gan taking the pills have gained 30
pounds, and ! am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
BODY except this little kernel here in
my palm. ! have II good appetite and
am almost as strong as ever was
cStcrday, ! rode thirty-seven
miles on horseback; | feel tired to- dav
but not sick used to have from two
TO Tour spells of heart palpitation ev-
cry night, since began the use of the
pills have had but four spells alto
gether.
Il know positively that / was cured
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and | be-
hcvc firmly that it is the most won
ertul remedy in existence to-day. and
every fact have presented to you Is
known to my neighbors as well as
to myself, and they will certify to the
truth OF my remarkable cure"
Or. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
feople are not IA patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as prcscrip-
ton and used as such in general prac
tee by an eminent physician. :,
great was their efficacy that it wa.
deemed wise to place them within the
reach of all. They are now manufac
tured by the DIR. Williams Medicin,
Company, Schenectady, n. ". and ar,
sold In boxes (never in loose form b,
the dozen or hundred, and the publ,
ar" cautioned against numerous imi
tations sold in this shape) at 80 cent
box, or six boxes for s.. 80. and ma,
be had of all druggists or direct b,
mail from DR.. Williams Medicin
Company.