The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-07-14
A MAN WITH A HISTORY.
The Terrible Experience That Be-
fell John w. Thomas, of Theta,
Tennessee.
Afflicted with q Peculiar Disesss-HiA
Body Covered with Lumps-Could Not
Eat and Thought He Was Going
to Dry rp--His Recovery the
Marvel OF Tennessee.
From the Nashville, Tenn, Banner.j

lFTom tne NnSnVllle, Ieuu., 6anuor.I
Mr.. John w. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
Is man with most interesting history. At
present he is interested in blooded horses for
which Maury County is famous.
Sew people, 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 asI have and re-
manned alive to tell the story.
"It was along in 1884, when was working
In the silver mines of New Mexico, that my
troubles began; at first suffered with In
digestion, and SO acute did the pains be-
come that went to California for my health,
but the trip did me little good, and fully i'm
pressed with the idea that my last Gay had
nearly dawned upon me, hurried back here
to my old homo to die.
'F'rom simple indigestion my malady de-
veloped into a chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times Twas FRUSTRATED by
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 a grape to the size of walnut,
my fingers were cramped so thatI could not
more than half straighten them. / had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
my hand trembled so that Icould not drink
without splitting the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and 1t seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
passed.
81 made another round of the physicians,
calling in one after the 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
largo irregular stain as large as the palm
Of the hand and of purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone. 'That," said Mr.. Thomas, sis
Whist the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
ION the 18th of December, 1893, just eigh,
months after took permanently to bed
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, of Carters' Creek. called on me and
gave mo box of DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
of partial paralysis, with which / knew he
had all bnt died followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as a result
stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is az
steady as yours; my face has a healthy loos
about it; I have been attending to my
duties for month. Since / began taking
the pills I have gained 30 pounds, and am
still gaining. All the knots have disap-
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. have good ap
petite and am almost as strong as ever
was.
yesterday I rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback. feel tired to-day but not sick.
l used to have from two to four spells OF
heart palpitation every night, since began
altogether.
II know positively that / was cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, and l believe firm
ly that it is the most wonderful remedy in
existence to-day, and every fact have pre-
scented to you is known to my neighbors as
we'll as to myself, and they will certify to
the truth of my remarkable cure.o
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
as prescription and used as suchin general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that 1t was deemed wise
to place them within the reach of all.
They are now manufactured by the DIR.
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
N. Y, and are sold in boxes never in loose
form by the dozen or hundred, and the
itations sold in this shape) at 80 cents box
or six boxes for $3.50, and may be had OF AZ
druggists or direct by mail from DIR. WV
liams' Medicine Company.