Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-06-27

but was Saved liz a Marvellous Manner.
From the Cosington, Ey., Post)
The Hon. John NJ Rice, of Louisa,
Lawrence County, Kentucky, has for
he past two years retired from active
life as Criminal and Circuit Judge of
The sixteenth judicial district of
Kentucky.
He has for many years served his
native county and state in the legisla-
,ure at Frankfort and at Washington,
and, until his retirement was a noted
6gure in political and judicial circles.
l he Judge is well known throughout
he state and possesses the best quail
ties which go 10 make a Kentucky gen.
slenIan honored wherever he is
known
About SIX years ago the bodily
troubles which fiE,lly caused his re-
tirement at time when his mental
faculties were in the zenith of their
strength, began their encroachments
lpon his naturally strong constitu-
ton. A few days ago kentucky Post
Exporter called upon Judge Rice, who
in the following words related the
history of the causes that led to his
retirement. 1T is just about six
years since | had an attack of rheu.
matism, slight at first, but soon de-
geloping into Sciatic rheumatism,
which began first with acute shooting
pains n the hips, gradually extending
downward to my feet.
MY condition became so bad that
eventually lost ali power of my legs,
and then the liver, kidneys and blad-
der and in fact, my whole system, be-
came deranged. l tried the treatment
of many physicians, but receiving no
lasting benefit from them, 1 had re-
course to patent remedies, trying one
kind after another until / believed
there were none l had not sampled.
'In 1888, attended by my son John,
| went to Hot Springs, Ark. was
not much benefited by some months
liver was actually dead, and dull,
persistent pain IN its region kept me
on the rack all the time. In 1890 I
was reappointed Circuit Judge, but it
was impossible for me to give atten-
ton to my duties. In 1891, l went to
the Silurian Springs, Wakeshaw, Wis.
/ stayed there some time, but without
improvement.
Again / returned home, this time
feeling no hopes of recovery. Tho
muscles of my limbs were now reduc-
ed by atrophy to mere strings. Sciat-
ic pains tortured me terribly, but it
was the disordered condition of my
liver that was | felt gradually wearing
my life away. Doctors gave me up, all
kinds of remedies had been tried with.
out avail, and there was nothing more
for me to do but to resign myself TO
fate.
Il fingered on in this condition sus-
tanned almost entirely by stimulants
until April, 1898. One day John saw an
account of DR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People in the Kentucky Post.
This was something new, and as one
more drug after 50 many others could
not do so much harm. John prevailed
upon me to try the Pink Pills. 1t was. /
think. in the first week in May the
pills arrived. remember | was not
expected to live FOR more than three
or four days at the time. The effect
of the Pills, however, was marvellous
and | could soon eat heartily. a thing
! had not done for years. The liver
began almost inStantane0uSly to per-
forms It's functions, and has done so
ever since. Without doubt the pills
saved my life and while do not crave
notoriety ] cannot refuse to testify to
their worth
The reporter called upon Mr.. Hughes
the Louisa druggist, who informed
him that DIR. Williams Pink Pills, have
been very popular, since Judge Rice
used ther1 with such benefit. lie men
toned several who have found relief
in their use.
An analysis of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People shows that they
contain, in condensed form, all the
elements necessary to give new lite and
richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves. They are an unfailing
specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance, sciatica neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effects OF
Ia grippe, palpitati' of the heart,
pale and sallow compilations, all forms
of weakness either in male or female.
and all diseases resulting from vitiat-
ed humoI-s in the blood DIR. Williams
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent post paid on receipt OF
price $50 cents box, or boxes for
So 5O-tbey are never sold in bulk or
by the 1907 by addressing DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Co., Schenectady. n.
Y.