The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-07-28
A MIRACLE IN MISSOURI.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDER
Full THAN THE MAGIC
OF THE EAST.
The Remarkable Experience of Post Mas
ter woodson, of Psnsma. No.-For
Ten Years = Crippis-To-Days
Well and Hearty Man.
(From he Kansa, CITY Times

wen ana hehrty hah
(F'rom the Kansa, city TimesD
The people of Rich Hill, Mo. and vi
cinity, have recently been startled by
Il seeming miracle of healing. For
years one of the best known men in.
Bates and Vernon counties has been
Mark NJ. Woodsou, now postmaster at
Panama, and brother of ex-State In
spector of Mines, c. c. Woodson, OF
this city. The people of Rich Hill where
he formerly resided, and of his poesent
home. remember well the bent form.
nisshapen almost from the semblance
of man, which has painfully bowed its
head half to earth and labored snail
like across the walks season after sea
son, and when one day last month ii
Strengthened to its full height. threw
away the heavy butt of cane which for
years had been its only support from
total helplessness, and walked erect,
firmly, unhesitatingly about the two
cities, people looked and wondered.
The story of the remarkable case has
become the marvel of the two counties.
Exactly as Mr.. Woodsou told it to Il
Times reporter, it is here published
For ten years have suffered the
torments of the damned and have been
a useless invalid ; to-day am well
cry touch of pain. l don't think man
ever suffered more acute and constant
agony than I have since 1884. The
Rheumatism started then in my right
knee. and after weeks of suffering in
bed I was at last relieved sufficiently
to arise, but il was only to get about
on crutches for five years, the ailInent
having settled in the joint. Despite
constant treatment of the most emf
nent physicians the rheumatism grew
worse, and for the last four years !
have been compelled to go about bent
half toward the ground. In the winter
of lS9O-9l. after the rheumatism had
settled into its most chronic form,
went to Kansas City upon advice OF
my brother. and for six weeks | was
treated in one of the largest and best
known dispensaries of that city, but
without the slightest Improvement.
Before came home secured a strong
galvanic battery, this / used for
months with the same result. In
August, 1892, went to st. Louis, and
there conferred with the widely-kuown
DIR. Mudd of hospital practice fame,
and DIR. kalc of the city hospital.
None of them would take my case with
any hope of affording me more than
temporary relief. and so I came home,
weak, doubled with pain, helpless and
Respondent.
about this time my attention was
called to the account of 4 remarkable
cure by DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People of locomotor ataxia, rheu-
natisn and paralysis. ordered some
of the pills as an experiment. When
began to take them, the rheumatism
had developed into a phase of paraly-
sis my leg from the thigh down was
cold all the time and could not be kept
warm. In short time the pills were
gone, and so was the cane. Twas able
to attend to the duties of my office. to
get about as well and strong man.
was free from pain and | could enjoy
a sound and restful nights sleep,
something ] had not known for ten
years. To-day am practically, and, ]
firmly believe, permanently cured of
my terrible and agonizing ailment.
No magician of the Far East ever
wrought the miracle with his wand
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
me-
To verify the story beyond question
of doubt Mr.. Woodson made the fol-
lowing affidavit: