The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-28
He viii Not Drown Himself.


From tho Troy, N, y, Times
X. w. Edwards, OF Lansingburgh.w was
Frustrated by sunBtroke during the war
aud 1t has entliled on him peculiar and
serious consequences, AZ present writ
Ing Mr.. l., Is 4 prominent officer OF Post
Lyon, q. A. r., Cohoes and q past aiu
de camp on the stan OF the commander
in.chiet OF Albany Co. In the Inter
view with q reporter. he said:
II was wounded and sent TO the nos
pital at Winchester. They sent me to-
gether with others to Westinghouse
ride of about 100 miles. Having no
room inthe box carswe were placed face
up on the bottom OF Hat cars. The sun
beat down upon our unprotected heads.
When I reached Washington was In
sensible and was unconscious for ten
days while in the hospital, An nbscess
gathered In my ear and broke; II has
been gathering and breaking ever
since. The result OF this 100 milo ride
and sunstFokc. was, heart disease, ner-
vous proatrutIon, insomnia and rheu-
mntisin; completely shattered sys-
tom which gave me no rest night or
day. As n last resort took some Pink
pills and they helped me to n wonder
full degree. My rheumatism Is gone,
my heart failure, dyspepsia, and con-
stipatlon are about gone and the alb
scess in my ear has stopped discharg.
Ing and my head feels as clear as bell
when before X felt as though II would
hurst and my once shattered nervous
system In now nearly sound. Look at
those fingers" AEr Edwards said, do
they look as II there was any rheLm1-
tam there" lie moved his fingers
rapidly and freely and strobe about the
room like young boy, "a year ago
those fingers were Enarled at the Joints
and 80 stlff that could not hold pen.
My knees would swell up and i could
not straighten my leg out. Ny joints
would squeak when | moved them.
That Is the living truth.
when I came 10 think that / was
going TO be crippled with rheumatism.
together with the rest OF my ailments,
I tell YOU life seemed not worth llvinS,
/ suffered from dependency. 1 cannot
begin to tell YOU" said Mr. Edwards, MS
he drew a long breath, ''wha. my feel
Ing Is ut present, think II you lifted
ten years right on my life and left me
prime and Vigorous at forty-seyen
could feel no better. was an old man
and could only drag myself painfully
about the house. Now can Walk or
without any trouble. That In itself.
COUIluutu ME- EIhWuA1ot NVhAN " 80
hcIent to give me cause for rejoicing,
but when you come 20 consider that /
am no longer what you might call ner'
vous and that my heart is apparently
nearly healthy and that 1 can sleep
nights you may realize why may ap.
pear to speak In extravaganza praise OF
pink Pills. These pills quletp nerves,
take that awful pressure from my head
and ut the same time enrich my blood.
There seemed to be no circulation in
my lower limbs n year ago, my legs
being cold and clammy at times. Now
the circulation there Is RH full and rs
brisk as at any other part OF my body.
/ used to be so llght.heOded and dizzy
from my nervous disorder that ! fire..
quently foil while crossing the floor Of
my house. Spring ls coming and never
felt better In my life, md am looking
forward to a busy season Of work"