The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-28

A few years ago a wave of La Grippe
| swept over the land and brought thousands
| of its victims to the grave. Others who es-
capped the fate lived on in sorrow and suffer
ing, broken in health and spirit.
| Terrible rs was the disease, its after effects
| were vet more appalling, as it sought ont the
| weaknesses of the constitution and left thou
| sands shattered wrecks of their former selves.
| A few days ago n Courier Herald represent
| alive, while at the thriving little town of
| Akron, Mich, met John l.. Smith, veteran,
on whose aged head the disease had fallen,
and he heard him tell how he had suffered
and what had given him relief.
| We can do no better than quote his own
| words, which are as follows About seven
years ago was taken down wi the Grip,
and it fastened on me very hard. For about
half the winter | was so bad that / could
| not leave the house. / was chilly all the
time and could not get warm. felt as ii
was frozen solid, and could only breathe
with great difficulty.
This condition alternated with sweating
spells of great violence. There was an al
most continuous pain, and it would shoot
from one part of my body to another, with
great suddenness, and cause me intense suf-
iering. Sometimes it was in my hips, then
In my legs, and again it would 90 to my
head and pain me In the eyes. 1t was so ill.,
tense that it even affected my sight.
e called in medical assistance, but this
was fru,less, as / received no benefit from
physicians. From then on l tried various
preparations that were recommended TO me,
but they did me no good, and my condition
was as bad and painful as it was before /
tried them.
Finally I saw an advertisement of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and |
read with much interest of the wonderful
cures that they had effected in so many
cases. had tried so many proprietary prep
arations that / had no faith in it, but tried
it, as had go many other things, to SEE if
they were of any use.
Zone day when l was feeling as bad as
usual L got a box of Pink Pills, and shortly
before going to bed took one pill cannot
tell you what surprised man | was next
morning. Then put on my shoes with ease,
a thing that had not done for forty years.
A little while after this was so well that |
drove TO Bay City, Michigan, a distance of
twenty-three miles, aud was not at all tired
when got there.
Il am now seventy-six years of age, and
unusually active for man of my years. 1
work on my forty-acre farm and experience
no trouble from the work. | want to say a
good word for Pink Pills, as they helped me
where all else did no good whatever. Since
my illness and cure a number Of my neigh
bors have used them, and say that they have
been greatly benefited
Mrs. Smith, the veterans wife, who sat
near by confirmed the words that her hus-
band had spoken and added her testimony
to the good that the pills had been to the
family. The worthy couple are old and re-
spected residents of Tuscola County, where
they have lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smith
is sturdy pioneer, and cleared up a 200
acre farm near Akron. He yet lives there,
surrounded by twelve of his thirteen chill
dreu. Thanks to Pink Pills, he has pros
spect of many years of usefulness.
Another sufferer with the same malady
was Neil Raymond, prosperous and lead
ing farmer, Iesid ny near Columbiaville La
peer Co., Michigan. Speaking to repre-
sentative CT The Courier-Heraid, Mr. Ray
mond said: Three years ago Last June, one
night I suffered an attack of paralysis,
brought on, think by Overwork and as an
after effect of la grippe. After a week my
condition was so bad that | summoned a
physician and doctored for about six months |
with but little relief. For some time had
seen in the papers reported cures of cases
similar to mine effected by Dr. Williams's |
Pink Pills, aud thought 1 would try them.
bought box and continued their use
with good results. l soon began to gain III
strength and health, and felt the good effects |
of the Pills.
They were the first things that had been
able to give me relief. They have been of |
great benefit to me, and | can strongly rec |
omnend them to anyone suffering from |
paralysis"