The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-10
HOW STOUTGOTSTOUT
THE REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE
OF A RHEUMATIC SUFFERER.
All But Psraly sed-Lost His Fiesh and
Expected to Die-How He Got Wen
and Strong.

All hut Paraly sed-Lost His Flesh and
Expected to Die-How He Got Well
and strong.
From the Mt Sterling un.) Republican,
Few men are held in higher esteem BY
their fellow townspeople than James W.
Stout OF Riply, Ill.,, and it is due nc
doubt partly to this popularity that the
record of the case has created such wide
spread interest. While his experience
is not without an equal, vet it has been
sufficiently remarkable to demand the
attention OF thousands Of people in Illi-
nois, among whom are numbered some
OF the most eminent physicians.
In January. 1898, Mr.. Stout was
stricken with what WAS then believed to
he sciatic rheumatism, and in q short
time was barely able to hobble around
on erutches, and it seemed to his friends
that his days were numbered. To-day
he is strong, hearty-looking man OF
100 pounds.
How this wonderful change was
brought about is most interesting as
told to representative of the Republi-
can by Mr.. Stout himself:
" was afflicted with sciatic rheuma-
tism and lumbago in January, 1898.
The sciatic nerve on the right side be-
came affected in the hip, running down
to the ankle and across the small OF the
back to the left side and soon my whole
system became afflicted, causing me the
most excruciating pain. In q very short
time | became totally unable to attend
to any business whatever, and the dis
ease rapidly growing worse, had to take
to my bed, where lay suffering almost
continuously for months the most agon-
izing torture, scarcely being able to move
or be moved. At one time lay for six
weeks fiat on my back. the slightest
movement causing me such pain as al
most to throw me into commissions.
cannot begin to express to you the in
tense pain l suffered. l was drawn bv
the severeness OF the malsdy over to the
left side; lost nv appetite; had no de-
sire for food. and what little / did eat |
could not digest, the digestive organs
failing to perform their duty, adding
greatly to my already precarious cundi-
ton. For weeks at time | was una bic
TO eat or sleep, suffering all the time
most intensely and at times fearing /
would lose my reason, and would have
welcomed death to relieve me of my suf-
ferings.
81 consulted with local physicians and
some OF the most eminent specialists OF
the larger cities throughout the country,
some treating me for one thing and some
Tor another, but without effect. and re-
ceived no relief whatever. One physi-
elan told me had double curvature OF
the spine and would eventually become
paralyzed. spent hundreds OF dollars
IN the short time | was afflicted without
receiving the least benefit. My friends
all thought that there was no hope for
me whatever. and said that must die;
and l myself had almost given up in de-
sDair, when in September, 1893. about
eight months after was first afflicted,
my attention was called to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Without
much hope | at once sent to c. F. Hickey
& Co., druggists, Mt. Sterling, Ill and
procured some OF the pills, and immedi-
ately began taking them. Before long
became aware of a great change for the
better in my almost hopeless condition.
My appetite came back, and my digestive
organs performed their usual functions
| took some more and grew
rapidly better-could sit up in a chair,
and my body began to straighten out;
continued the treatment, and in a short
bihic "oS dOic W We dOOuL ON CtuLcnes.
My recovery from that time on was very
rapid and assured. Ny right leg, which
b fore commenced this treatment was
numb and dead, now experienced a
prlcking, tingling sensation. l was en-
abled to throw away my crutches and
walk upright once more among my fell
lows, better man physically than ever
before. When first taken by the disease
weighed 100 pounds; was reduced to
ll5; | now weigh 1876, more than I ever
at any time in my life. Yes,
.ir, l lay my recovery entirely to Pink
Pills"
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