The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-10-12

Dry Up-His Recovery the Muir.
vel OF Tennessee.
(From the NasApile Tenn, Bannsr.)
Mr.. John W. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
is man with most interesting history.
AZ present he is interested in blooded lorses,
for which Maury County is famous
"Fcw people, Lake it, said Mr.. Thomas
to reporter who had asked him for The
story of his life, "have passed through "a
remarkable chain Of events as have and
remained alive to tell the story.
at was along in 1884, when l was working
In the silver mines OF New Mexico, that my
troubles began at first I suffered with in
digestion, and so acute did the pains be-
come that went to California formy health,
but the trip did me little good, and fully i'm
pressed with the idea that my last day had
nearly dawned upon me, hurried back here
to my old home to die.
"From simple indigestion my malady de-
Veloped into chronic inability to take any
substantial food, was barely able to creep
about, and at times l was Frustrated by
spells OF heart palpitatlon This condition
continued until one year ago.
ION the 18th OF April, 1885, suddenly
collapsed, and for days was unconscious.
in fact was not fully myself until July. Ny
condition on September list was simply hor-
rible IL weighed but seventy pounds, whereas
my normal weight is l65 pounds. ALI over
my body there were Jumps from tho size OF a
grape TO the size of a walnut. my fingers
were cramped so that could not more than
half straighten them. I had entirely lost
control OF my lower limbs and my nand
| trembled go that could not drink without
spilling the liquid. Nothing would remain
on my stomach and 1t seemed that [ must
dry up before many more days had passed.
~ 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 livethough barely through
| the fall.
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms, and
just above the elbow of each there was a
large irregular stain as large as the palm Of
the hand and oil a purple color the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone. "That," said Mr.. Thomas, "is
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
son the 18th OF December, 1893, iusteigh
months after took permanently to bed-It
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster. of Carriers Creek, called on me and
gave me a 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 medicine as a result
stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is as
steady as yours my face has a healthy look
about it have been attending to my duties
fora month. SnceI began taking thepills
have gained thirty pounds, and [ am still
gaining. All the knots have disappeared
from my body except this little kernel here
in my palm. l have a good appetite and
am almost as strong as | ever was.
yesterday l rode thrty-seven miles OF
horseback feel tired to-day but not sick
used to have from .wo TO four spells o
heart papitaton every night since begar
the use of the pills have had but four SPELL
altogether.
II know positively that 1 was cured b!
DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and | believe firm
" that it is the most wonderful remedy il
existence to-day, and every fact | have pre-
sented TO you Is known 10 my neighbors a
well rs to myself, and they will certify TO tn
truth Of my remarkable cure.
Or. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peopl
are not patent medicine in the sense tina
name implies. They were first cOmpounde
rs prescription and used as such in gener'
practice by an eminent physician. SO gret
was their efficacy that it was deemed wise
place them within the reach of all Theyai
now manufactured by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, an
are sold in boxes (never in loose form by ii
dozen or hundred, and the public are cat
toned against numerous limitations sold
this shape) at fifty cents box, or ak box
for 50. 90, and may be had Of all druggists
direct by mail from DR.. Williams Medich
Company.