The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-24
MAN WITH A HISTORY
The Terrible Experience that BefeN
John w. Thomas, Of Theta, Tenn.
AFFLICTED with q Peculiar Disease. Hts Bodv
Covered with Lumps, Could Not Eat
and Thought He Was Going to
Dry CP-His Recovery tho
Marvel of Tennessee.


DES NP-AAS NecOVeFy inc
Marvel OF Tennessee.
rfrom the Nashville. Tenn.) Bann-~.l
Mr.. John w. Tho mas, .Jr.. of Theta,
ing history. At present he is inter-
ested in blooded horses, for which
Maury County is famous.
Few peop.e, l take it," said Mr..
Tho mas to n reporter who had asked
him for the STORY of his lite. have
passed through Us remarkable chain
of events as have and remained alive
to tell the story.
ut was along in 1884. when I was
working in the silver mines CT New
Mexico, that my troubles began: at
first | Suffered with indiS e stion. and SO
acute did the pal 5 become that went
to California for my health, but the
trip did me little good. ana fully im-
pressed with the iGea that my last day
had nearly dawned upon me, hurt led
back here to my I'D home to die.
From simple indigestion my malady
developed into Il chrcnic liability to
take any substantial food. was barely
able TO Greco about. and at times | was
Frustrated iy spells of heart palpita-
ton. This condition continued until
one year ago.
ON the llth of April. 1853. I sud-
denly collapsed. and for days was UNI
cons ciOus, in fact | was not fully N.Y.
self until July. My condition on Sept.
was simply horrible: | weighed Tut
seventy pounds, whereas my normal
weight is les pounds All over my
body there were Jumps from the size
of u grape to the si2es of a walnut, my
fingers were crampcd SO that could
not more than half straighten them. I
had entirely lost control of my lower
limbs and my hand trembled SO that [
could not drink without splitting the
liquid. Nothing would remain on nv
stomach, and it seemed that must
dry up before many moro days had
passed.
Il made another round of tho physi-
clans, calling in one after the ether,
and 10y the aid of morphine and other
medicines they gave me, | managed to
live, though barely, through the fall
Hero Mr. Thomas displayed his
arms, ana just above the elbow of each
there was Il large irregular stain as
large as the palm of the hand and of q
purple color; tho space covered by tho
mark was sunken nearly to the bono.
THAT. said Mr.. Thomas, Is what tho
doctors did by putting morphine into
me.
"On the 18th of December, 1893, just
eight months after took permanently
to ted shall never forget the date
my cousin, Joe Foster. of Carriers
Creek, called on me ana gave me box
of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, saying they had cured him OF
partial paralysis. with which | knew
he had all but died. | followed his
directions and began taking the medi-
cine. AS u result | stand bcfOre you
to-day the most surpr Ised man on
earth. Look at my hand-it is AZ
steady as yours; my face has Il healthy
my duties for Il month. Since began
pounds, and ! am still gaining. All
the knots have disappeared from my
body except this little kernel here in
my palm. l have good appetite and
! am almost As strong As ever was.
Yesterday rode thirty-seven miles
on horseback: l feel tired to-day, but
not sick. used to have from two to
four spells of heart palpitation every
night Since l began the use of tho
pills have had but four spells alto.
gother.
Il know positively that I was cured
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills. and | be-
lieve firmly that 1t Is the most wonder
full remedy in existence to-day, and
every fact 1 have presented to you is
known to my ncighbors as we'll as to
myself. and they will certify to the
truth of my remarkable cure"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are not q patent medicine in
the sense that name implies. They
were first compounded as prescrip-
ton and used as such in general prac-
tice BY an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed
wise to place them within the reach OF
all. They are now manufactured by
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co pany,
Schenectady, N. Y, ana are sold in
boxes never in loose form by the dozen
or hundred, and the public are cali
toned against numerous limitations sold
in this shape at SO cents a box. or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of all
druggists or direct by mail from DIR.
Williams Medicine Company.