Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-08-07
He VIII MOI Grown Himself.
(From tbs Troy, n. r, 1imes.)

(trom US Troy, N. r., 1tmeS.)
Il. W. Edwards. Of Lansinsburgh, was pros,
trated by sunstroke during the war and Il
has entailed on him peculiar and serious
consequences. At the present writing Mr.. E.
Is prominent officer of Post Lyon, G. A. R.,
Cohoes, and past aid de camp on the stan
Of the comrnander-in-chtef Of Albany Co. In
the interview with reporter he said:
81 was wounded and sent to the hospital
at Winchester. They sent me, together with
others, to Washington-a ride OF about 100
miles. Having no room In the box cars We
were placed face up on the bottom Of fiat
sars. The sun beat down upon our unpro-
tected heads. When reached Washington
Twas insensible and was unconscious for ten
days while in the hospital. An abscess gath
cred in my ear and broke; It has been gath
ering and breaking ever since. The result
OF this 100 mile ride and sunstroke was heart
disease, nervous prostration. insomnia and
rheumatism; a completely shattered system
which gave me no rest night or day. As q
last resort took some Pink Pills and they
helped me to a wonderful degree. My rheu-
natism is gene, my heart failure, dyspepsia
and constipation are about gone, and the ab:
Ecese In my ear has stopped discharging and
my head feels as clear as bell, when before
1t felt as though it would burst, and my once
shattered nervous system is now nearly
sound. Look at those fingers" Mr.. Edwards
faid, ''do they look rs If there was any rheu-
natism there!" He moved his fingers rapid
ly and freely and strobe about the room like
young boy. "A var ago Ihose fingers were
Gnarled at the joint and so stiff that / could
hot hold a pen. My knees would swell up
and could not straighten my legs out My
joints would squeak when moved them
That is the living truth.
when came to think that I wns going
to be crippled with rheumatism, together
with the rest of my ailments, I tell you life
despondency. / canrot begin to tell you"
eaid MIR. Edwards, as he drew a long breath,
'what my Keeling is at present. l think II
you lifted ten years right of my life and left
me prime and vigorous at forty-seven, I
could feel no better. was an old man and
could only drag myself painfully about the
house. Now l can walk of without any
trouble. That in ITSELF" continued Mr..
Edwards, "would be sufficient to give me
cause for rejoicinS, but when you come to
consider that I am no longer what you
might call nervous, and that my heart is ap-
parentlY neatly healthy, and that can sleep
nights. You may realize why may appear to
speak in extravagant praise Of Pink Pills.
These pills quiet my nerves. take that awful
depression from my head and at the same
time enrich my blood. There seemed to be
no circulation in my lower limbs year ago,
my legs being cold AID cammy at times.
Now the circulation there is as full and as
brisk as at any other part of my body. l
used to be SO light.headed and dizzy from
my nervous disorder that l Frequently fell
while crossing the floor of my house. Spring
is coming and never felt better in my iife
and am looking forward to busy season
If work"