Evening journal., 1894-06-02
A MIRACLE IN OREGON
A Wonderful Manner in Which a Nan
Was Cured of Paralysis.
Case That Almost surpasses the Mir
acles OF Old.
lFrom The Rural Spirit, Portland. Oregon.l

acies OF Old.
ltrom the Rural Spirit, Portland. Oregon.l
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 TO a re-
porter.
MY native place is Brockville, Canada" g"
said Mr.. Henderson. "where / have always
made my home mp to 1880. with the exception
OF a Few years that was resident of Oswego.
n. Y o, New York City. and Chicago. In 1885
came TO oregon. l am carpenter by trade,
ana in the summer of 1889 was working at
Gonzales, county-seat Of Benton Co., Oregon.
did not feel well all summer: my knees
elbows and shoulders sched so badly that /
concluded TO go home the last Of August. One
Gay, after reaching home, my wife was lead
ing the horses by the house and called me to
see them. While looking at the horses felt
my knees getting 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 neigh
bor, was there. recovered somew hat through
the day, and in the evening / walked TO my
bed. That night about ten o'clock had an
other stroke Of paralysis. The torture that I
went through is too horrible for me 10 describe.
] was helpless. The neighbors came in, DR.. Hen
| rey. of Brownsville, was sent for and made
my Will but could not sign IL so it was legi-
bic. The back of my neck swelled up; DR..
/ Henrey had them put mustard plasters on
my neck and down my back and down the
side of my right leg, and on the bottom of my
feet The skin came of the bottom of my
/ right foot. was covered with sores from
head 10 foot. If had to be lifted mp in bed
Il took two or three men to do it, There was
a gathering in my left ear and IL broke and
discharged matter twice. My wife had to
move my legs when they were moved. Iihad
watchers at night for weeks. Mr.. Michael
baragen, owner Cf the lumber mills n Ham
ilton Creek, was one of them. His post Office
address is Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon
| Mr.. William White, head sawyer for IN,
same, and Mr.. James n. Rice. ex-member OF
the legislature of Oregon. Weeks went by
and months, and lay in bed helpless. WheI
my bed was changed another bed had to b.
| brought alongside and me slid across on Il
| do not remember sleeping a WINK for months
They used galvanic battery for months, bu
1t gave no relief. l had them write to DR.
Mosier, specialist, Grand street. New York
stating my case. He wrote me he could moi
help me, after which I concluded tha
must de. had given up all hope
In reading my eastern papers
l fhWb tAt uANAtltH ludL mtulGlu
called DR.. Williams Pink Pills were perform
Ing but that itself would not have induce,
me 10 try them. had 1 not seen the name o
Mr.. g.. T. Fulford. Of Rockville, Ont, con
nected with them. That gave me hope. ha,
known him from a little boy, and knew tha
money would not induce him to deceive h
fellow man. / wrote Mr. Fulford 10 send m
some Pink Pills, and before | had used tn
first lot noticed an improvement. / sent 70
more and ia little time I was on m,
crutches. and walking around the house. Tn
last boxes that got are doing the buslnes 81
The pains left my head altogether six week
Ego, 81 d 70 Is now as clear as a bell. II
swelling on my neck is gone. and my rigb
ankle is much better. l can get around nov
without any assistance, and am heavier tha
| ever was in my life. There are a hundre
people about here who will testify to my sick
ness and cure n anyone doubts it,"
nr. Williams Pink Fills are not paten
medicine in the sense that namo implie.
. hey were first compounded AS prescription
and used as such I'm general practice by a
eminent physician 81 great was their Ell
cacy that it was deemed wise to place ther
within the reach all. They are now manu-
factured by the Dr.. Williams Medicine Con
pany. .Schenectady, n. y and ErOckvill
Ont, ard are sold in boxes never In loo
form by the dozen or hundred. and the publ
are cautioned against numerous imitation
sold in This shape at 80 cents a box. or 81
boxes for g 80, and may be had Of all drul
gists or direct by mail from DR.. William
Medicine Co., from either address. The priS
. at which these pills are sold makes a course
treatment inexpensive as compared wit
other remedies or medical treatment.
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