St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
IRON he Nashville, Tenn, Banner. !

From the Nashville, Tenn. Banner.1
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., Of Theta, Tenn,
b man with most interesting history. AT
present he il interested In blooded horses for
which MAury County 10 famous.
'Few people, take II, said Mr.. Thomas
% . reporter who had asked him for the
story Of his life, shave passed through ~ No
markable chain of events a. have and 10
manned alive to tell the story.
ssIt was along in 1884, when was working
In the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; st first suffered with in
Digestion, and % acute did the pains b.
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 dawned upon me, hurried back here
TO my old home to die.
'Ffom simple indigestion my malAdy dc.
veloped into . chronic inability to take any
Substantial food, was barely able TO creep
about, and at times was prostrated by
spells Of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
ION tho 18th Of April, 1893, suddenly
collapsed, and for days I was unconscious,
In fact was not fully myself until July.
NY condition on September LIST, was simply
horrible, I weighed but seventy pounds,
whereas my normal weight 10 l6S pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size Of grape to the size OF walnut.
nv finaers were cramped 90 thatI could not
more than half strsighten them. had en-
tirely lost control Of my lower limbs and
INV hand trembled 80 that Icould not drink
without splitting the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and 1t seemed that
must dry up before many moro days had
passed.
calling in one after tho 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 lust above the elbow Of each there was
large irregular stain as large - the palm
Of the hand and Of . purple color, the space
covered BY tho mark was sunken nearly 10
the bone. THAT" said Mr.. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
INTO me.
ION the 18th Of December, 1898, just eight
months after took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, of Carriers Creek, called on me and
gave me box Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
Of partial paralysis, with which knew he
had AL but died. followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, a. . result
stand before you to day the most surprised
man on earth. Look ut my hand, It Is q.
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about It; / have been attending to my
duties for . month. Since began taline
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and an
still gaining. All the knots have disap.
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. have good ap-
was.
yesterday rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback. feel tired to-day but not sick.
used to have from two to four spells Of
heart palpitati0n every night, since began
the 2se Of the pills have had but four spells
altogether.
" that II il tho most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day, and every fact have pre-
sented to you ID known to my neighbors ~
we'll a. to myself, and they win certify to
the truth Of my remarkable cure"
DR.. williams Pink Pills for Pale People
arc not Q patent medicine In the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
practice by An eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed wise
to place them within the reach Of all.
They are now manufactured by the DR..
williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y, and are sold in boxes never in loose
form BY the dozen or hundred, and the
public are cautioned against numerous i'm.
itations sold In this shape) at 50 cents boz,
or six boxes for t3.5O, and may be had Of MI
iam0 Medicine Company.