Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-12
A Miracle in Oregon.
A Wonderful Manner in Which a Man
Was Cured Of Paralysis.
A Case 1hnt Almost SURPRISES the Mira
Giles of Old.

A Case lhnt Almost SURPRISES tho Mira
Giles of Old.
(FyoDl Mo RWrai Spirit, Portland, OTTgo't)
Upon the Calapooia River, at the edge of
the Cascade Range. in the town OF holly,'
Linn Co.. Oregon, lives w, II. Henderson,
man with an interesting history, IL is
most interesting as told by himself TOT
reporter. !,
'My native place is Broekviile, Canada"
said Mr.. Henderson, "wliere have always
made my home mp to 1880, with the exeep..
ton of few years that was resident OF
Oswego. N v, New York City aud Chicago.
| In 1885 came to Oregon. lam carpenter,
by trade and in the summer OF 1852 was
working at Cornales, county seat Of Benton
| Co., Oregon. ! did not feel well all summer
my knees. elbows and shoulders ached so
badly that concluded to so home the last
| of August. One day, after reaching home,
my wife was leading the horses by the
| house and called rue to sec them. While
| looking ut the horses | felt my knees get
ting weak. | went into the house and fell
on the floor. When came to my senses
| Was on the lounge and my wife crying.
/ John MCDaniels our nearest nelghbor, was
there. recovered somewhat through the
| day, and in the evening | walked to my
bed. That night about ten O'Clock had
another stroke of paralysis. The torture
! that ! went through is too horrible for me
to describe. was helpless. The neighbors
came in, DIR, Henrey, of brownsville, was
sent for, aud made my will, but could
not sign it so it was legible. The back OF
my neck swelled up DIR. Henrey had them
| put mustard plasters ON my neck and down
| ny back aud down the side of my right
leg and on the bottom of my feet. The skin
/ came off the bottom OF my right loot.
was covered with sores from head to foot.
Ii had to be lifted up i'll bed II took two
/ "A There
a gathering in my left ear and it
broke and discharged matter twice. My
| wife had to move my legs when they were
moved, | had watchers nc night for weeks.
Mr.. Michael Bnragen. owner OF the litm--
Der mills on Hamilton Creek. was one OF
them. His post-oilice address is Lebanon,
Linn Co., Oregon. Mr.. William White.
head sawyer for the same, and Mr. James
! n. Rice, eX-memher of the legislature of
Oregon Weeks went by and months. and
lay in bed helpless. When my bed was
changed another bed had to be brought
alongside and me slid across on to it, do
not remember sleeping u wink tor months.
They used a galvanc battery for months,
but il gave me no relief. had them write
to nr. MOsier specialist, Grand street. New
York, stating my case. He wrote me he
could not help inc, after which concluded
that must die. had given up all hope.
In reading my eastern papers | saw the
Williams Pink Pills were performing,
but thar itself would not have induced me
to try them had ] not seen the name of
Mr. Il. T. Fulford Of Brockyille, Ont. con-
nected with them. That gave me hope. |
had known him from little boy, and /
knew that money would not induce him
to deceive his fellow man. l wrote Mr..
fulord to send me some Pink Pills, and
before had used the first lot | noticed an
Improvement. sent for more. and in q
little time | was on my crutches and
walking around the house. The last boxes
thut got are doing the business The
pans lott my head altogether six weeks
ago, and it is now MS clear ns bell. The
swelling on my neck is gone, and my right
} ankle is much better. ] can get around
now without amy assistance, and am
J heavier than ever was III my life. There
are hundred people about here who will
, testify to my sickness and cure if anyone
/ doubts it,"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not patent
; medicine in the sense that name implies.
2 They were first compounded rs prescrip'
e ton and used AS such in general practice
$ by an eminent physician. So great was
their efficacy that it was deemed wise tC
/ place them within the reach of all. They
. are now manufactured by the DR.. Viii
= lians Medicine Company, Schenectady, n
". aud iruckville, Ont, and are sold in
boxes (never III loose form by the dozen
: or hundred, and the public are cautioned
: against numerous limitations sold in thi.
A shapel at 80 cents n box, or six boxes fol
:. $500 and may be had of all druggists OF
: direct by mail from Dir. Williams Medi
cine Co, from either address. The pric
- al which these pills are sold makes
e course of treatment inexpensive as com
k pared with other remedies or medica
treatment.