Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-06-15
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John w. Thomas, Of Theta.
Tennessee.
Afflicted with n Peculiar Disease His
Body Covered with Lumps-Could Not
Eat and Thought He Was Going
to Dry Up-IIis Recovery the
Marvel OF Tennessee,
[From the Nashville, Tenn, Bannsr.l

MIR, John w. Thomas, Jr, OF Theta, Tenn,
Is a man with most interesting history AT
present he is interested in blooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
'Few people, l take it, said Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for the
story of his life, shave passed through as re-
markable chain of events as l have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
sit was along in 1884, when was working
in the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first l suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did the pains be-
come that wentto California formy 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.
"From simple indigestion mymalady de-
veloped into chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
spells of heart palpitation. This condition
continued until one year ago.
"On the 18th Of April 1893, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious,
In fact was not fully myself until July.
My condition on September st, was simply
horrible, l weighed but seventy pounds,
whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size Of grape to the size of walnut,
my fingers were cramped 81 thatI could not
more than half straighten them. | had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
my hand trembled 80 that could not drink
without spilling the liquid Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and it seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
passed.
~ made another round of the physicians,
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 Just above the elbow Of each there was
large irregular stain as large as the palm
of the hand and of purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly tC
the bone. "That," said Mr. Thomas, sis
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
"On the 18th of December, 1893, just eight
months after took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster of Carriers Creek, called on me anC
gave me box of DR.. Williams Pink Pill.
for Pale People, saying they had cured hin
of partial paralysis, with which | knew hi
had all but died. l followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as resul
l stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is az
steady as yours; my face has healthy lool
about it; l have been attending to my
duties for a month. Since l began takin.
the pills have gained 30 pounds, and l an
still gaining. All the knots have disap
peared from my body except this littl,
kernel here in my palm. | have good ap
petite and am almost as strong as | eYel
was
yesterday rode thirty-seven miles OF
horseback. feel tired to-day but not sick
used to have from two to four spells o
heart palpitation every night, since | began
the use of the pills have had but four spell
altogether
Il know positively that / was cured b,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and believe firm
~ that it is the most wonderful remedy il
existence to-day, and every fact have pre-
sented to you is known to my ncighbOrs a
well as to myself, and they will certify t,
the truth Of my remarkable cure"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopl
are not patent medicine in the sense tina
tame implies. They were first compounded
as a prescription and used as suchin genera
practice by an eminent physician. So grea
! was their efficacy that it was deemed wis
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 loos
form by the dozen or hundred, and tn
public are cautioned against numerous i'm
itat,ons sold in this shape) also cents a box
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of al
druggists or direct by mail from DR., Wi
liams Medicine Company