The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-18
The ferrors Of Paralysis
Overcome at Last by the Advance
of Medical Science.
Tho Testimony Of a Man Who Was tiEH
Dead for Four Years-To-Oay as
Well and Strong ~ Ever,
(Erou the OSwrQo " y. Pai'dinH

(trom the OSrrgo " y. Poi'di"nn)
No citizen of this village is better
known or moro highly respected than
Theodore J. Wheeler. who has lived
here for nearly half Il century. Five
years aro he was stricken with para!y-
sis and was in its worst form. Tie
physiciars said that he would surely
die. But MIR. Wheeler did not die, and
it is to tell the readers Of the Palladium
about his almost miraculous recovery
that reporter called upon him.
Despite his 81 (ty-ive years of age,
and the intense mental and bodily
Affections he has been obliged to en-
dure for nearly five years, Mr., Vince
Ter is still fire looking man. He
answered the reporters ring at the
door bell in person, aud invited him
into his coy sitting room. where he
told the following story:
lit was on the morning o. Nov. y.
1883, that | was stricken down, at
tempted to get up in the morning as
usual, when | found that could not
use my limbs or feet. At first thought
they were asleep and rubbed them
briskly with my hands for several
minutes, but without result, Finally
! got back into bed and sen, for Dr.
S. Nj. Bennett of this village. lie iu-
formed me that had suffered what is
commonly called u stroke Of paraly-
sis ! could not believe it at first,
but the numbness continued to spread,
accompanied bya prickling sensation,
until the entire lower half Of my body,
rs well as my legs, was affected. My
bowels and kidneys refused to perform
their functions and | was only relieved
by mechanical process. | was not
satisfied with DR.. BENEFITS diagnosis,
and sent for DR.. Low, Of Pulaski. He
only confirmed DR.. Benefits state
ment and advised me to get ready
to die. For six months | lay in
bed at the home of my niece, Mrs.
G. A. Penfeld, unable to turn over
in bed. hardly, and requiring constant
attention and care. Finally ! grew
used to my helplessness and would
crawl out of bed, and getting partially
dressed would drag my body about the
house, using my hands like an infant
when creeping, but unable to help my.
self in the least with my lower limbs.
There was not the slightest feeling in
the lower part of my body and a needle
thrust into my afflicted parts would
not produce the slightest pain. This
went on until eight months ago. One
day read in the Palladium Of a Cana
dian gentleman who suffered from
paralysis and who had found relief in
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. In the symp
toms described by the sufferer read
an almost exact counterpart of my
own Affections. and | determined to
give the medicine a trial. Before
l could hardly hope Tor results
l began to feel marked i'm.
provement in my condition. FRS,
my kidneys and then my bowels be.
gan again. after lapse of four years, to
perform their natural functions. The
numbness left my body and the sense
of feeling returned. This continued
until the Dumbness had left my limb.
entirely. Now can 60 up to the village
with one cane and in the house | 90
around without any. 1t is with the
greatest pleasure that | recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills to the public.
! know what they have done for me
and | believe they will help other'
similarly afflicted"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are pre-.
pared by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company of Schenectady, N. Y. and
Brockville, Ontario. They contain il
q condensed form. all the element:
necessary to give new life and rich.
ness to the blood and restore shat.
tered nerves. They are an unfailine
specific for such diseases as locomo.
tor ataxia, partial paralysis St.
Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, nervous headache. the
after effects of Ia grippe, palpitatiou
OF the heart, pale and sallow complex
ion. and the tired feeling resulting
from nervous prostration; all diseases
resulting from vitiated humors in the
blood, such as scrofula, chronic erysi-
pelas, etc. They are also 4 specific
for troubles peculiar to females, such
as impressions, irregularities and all
forms OF weakness. They build up
the blood, restore the glow OF health
to pale and sall0w cheeks. In men
they effect radical cure in all cases
arising from mental worry, overwork
or excuses of whatever nature.
Fink Pills are sold in boxes never
an loose form, by the dozen or hun.
dred. and the public is cautioned
against numerous limitations sold in
this shape) at SO cents q box, or six
boxes fot $3.50, and may be had Of all
druggists or directly by mail from Dr..
uilliams' Medicine Company from
either address
Against the advice OF his wife,
Opt. Bre kster OF PASSPORT, Me-,
started for New York with ten tons
OF Holsters She wanted him to sell
them a. hd,no for Hf0. bo,,1 hut hn