The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
HOW A BABY Was SAVED.
An Interesting Story For Parents.
A Child was Born with a Terrible Attic
tion-Pronounced IDcurabie by
the Leading Physician of
Hahnemann College
saved by a Miracle.

A@hiatSAAahh No1ISSe
saved by a Miracle.
From the Philadelp7tio F,oqatirer.l
From time to time there have appeared
in the leading aud most reputable news
papers of the country marvellous accounts
OF many wonderful cures that have been
effected by medicine called DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills for Pale People. These
statements have been made by some of
the best known men in business circles,
church circles and even medical circles,
and have been backed up by their aft
davits.
The inquirer is pleased to add another
to the list and gives the story below,
properly vouched for.
Little Etties Moncreiff, is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Helen Moncreitf, who resides
Wharton Street, which is a neat little
bakery. The reporter found Mrs Meek
herself behind the counter and she said:
My sisters daughter, who is now a
year old, was afflicted from her birth
with spinal affection, and the doctor
who attended her said she could to live.
We had to other doctors to attend her
They also said she cnuld not live. Final
ly took her to the Hahnemann College
That was four months ago, when she
was months old. The examination was
made in the presence of a room full of
physicians and students. The Professor
lectured on her case saying it was a
very rare one. He said that in such cases
there was very seldom recovery. 1t was
he remarked, the most peculiar case that
was ever brought to his attention.
II brought the child home Immediate
~, believing, as the Professor and the
others had said, that she couldn't live.
In fact, at zone thine, we thought she
was entirely gone. She was unconscious,
with scarcely perceptible pulse or breath.
Several times she twas in an almost
equally helpless condition. and we looked
for her death hourly.
Then / called to mind how DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People had
once cured me, and the miraculous re-
coveries had heard of and read about
of people cured from paralysis in various
stages, and even from physical deformi-
ties. I told my sister that since all the
doctors had abandoned the child, and
she seemed to have no chance for life,
it could certainly do no harm to try the
Pink Pills to see if they could possibly
repeat their other wonderful cures.
Neither my sister nor I had the faith
that they would do so in case so nearly
gone as the child's, and we agreed that
it would be a miracle indeed if she
should be saved. She couldn't move at
that time, both her arms and legs beng
affected. But we began that very
night giving her, the Pink Pills letting
her have one pellet day divided into
three parts. On the third day we could
see that she was improving. Before
that it was hard TO get her to take food.
At the end of two weeks we saw great
improvement in her. We continued Civ
ing her the pills more than a month
After we ceased giving her the Pink
Pills, however, she seemed a little less
happy and healthy, and we began using
them again. Now she is a cheerful,
beautiful child in splendid health. She
has entirely recovered from her spinal
and other troubles. She sleeps we'll and
takes her food we'll For a child of her
age she seems to be as strong and healthy
as could be expected. When we hold by
the arm, or she is at our knees she can
stand. and for child who was once de-
prived OF all power of spine, arms and
legs, thi seems wonderful. We cannot
have Tie slightest doubt that now she
will grow up a strong, healthy child"
Mrs. Meek then told how she had
heself been cured by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.
"Three years ago-I had very severe
attack of grippe. L thought [ would
lose the use of my right arm. There was
a strange numhness in it. and | would
have to drop everything. Ii. felt as if it
was asleep all the time. I had doctors,
and they told me it was had circulation
of the blood, that l was run down and
needed rest. l took only one box of
Pink Pills and felt myself getting bet
ter / took the second box and have
never had pain or ache since. Every
one who knows what work [ have to
do is astonished. 1t is certainly Won
der that with my work | am SO strong
and have never had a return of the
trouble"
Mrs. Meek's remarks were reduced to
writing, after which she, accompanied
BY her sister, Mrs. Moncrief and the
child made the following affidavit:
Sworn and subscribed before me this
sixth day OF May, A. D., 1888.
JAMES F. ROONEY,
lseal.l Notary Public.
The proprietors of DIR. Williams, Pink
Pills state thSt they are not patent
medicine, but d scientific preparation
used successfully for many years in the
private practice of a physician of high
standing. They are given to the public
as an unfailing blood builder and nerve
restorer, curing all forms of weakness
arising from a watery condition of the
hood or shattered nerves, two fruitful
causes of almost every ill that flesh is
heir to- The pills are also specific for
the troubles peculiar to females, such
asrsuppressions, all forms of weakness,
chronic constipation, bearing down
pains. etc, and IN men will give speedy
relief and effect permanent cure in all
cases arising from mental worry, over
work, or excuses of whatever nature.
The pillssare sold by all dealers, or will
be sent post paid on receipt of price $50
ents box or 6 boxes for 50. 50-they
are never sold in bulk or by the 1O0,) by
addressing DR.. Williams Medical Co.
Schenectady. N. Y. or Brockville, On