The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
Carlos F. Shepard, a Member Of the
indianapolis Board of Trade,
is About Once More.
Case Of Welghiy Interest 10 Anyone Suffering with
Nervous Complaints for The Patient vas Cured
by Feeding" Che Nerves, This is
Kew Term in Medicine.

One Of the best known men about the In
dianapolis Board of Trade is Carlos +. Shep-
ard, who for several years has been con-
nected with the house of II. +. Kinney, grain
broker. Mr.. Shepard is a bluff, hearty, old
gentleman of medium height, gray-headcd
and with a mustache like a French veteran.
lie is man of very decided views on all
subjects and is especially orthodox in poll
tics and medicine. Notwithstanding his firm
ness in his convictions and the vigor with
which he maintains them he lisa man of many
friends for manly men, even though some
times obstinate in their opinions, have the
force of character that win admiration and
friendship.
So few months ago when the news came
TO his old associates on the Board of Trade
that Mr.. Shepard had received stroke of
paralysis ard that the probabilities were that
his days Of usefulness We're over and that
perhaps, his hours were numbered, the deep
est sympathy went out 20 the smitten man
and his family. II seemed 60 all his friends
almost impossible that this rugged old man,
always so wholesOmely hearty aud cheerful,
always a picture Of health for
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could have been so suddenly laid low. But
il was true and many weeks passed before
his well-known form and kindly face re-
turned TO his former business hauuts. His
temperance was made the occasion of a
hearty welcome and the story Of his illness
and recovery is well worth the telling
" was taken sick, +" said Mr.. Shepard
"on the 18th Of August 1895. AS | had All
along been of the opinion that ] was made Of
iron, you may well believe that IL was hard
for me TO entertain the thought that / was to
be laid up for more than a day or two. /
am So years old and for 40 years up 10
the time Of this attack, / had not had n day "a
sickness. The doctors who diagnosed my
case saw at once that Il was something seri.
Gus. They at FIRST said that it was lumbago
then sciatic rheumatism. They finally
came TO the conclusion they did not know
what was the matter with me. | expert.
enced no pain my head was clear, my no.
petite good, but lost the use Of myself from
my hips down. This was a hard stroke
to an active man who has always had IN
easy going pair of legs. Ny brothcr.in-law
: who is q physician, came from neiehbor,
ing city to see me. He pronounced my az
Fiction to be locomotor ataxia. | am Of the
opinion that he diagnosed the case correctly
} for ! was absolutely paralyzed from the
hips down.
} Before he came, however, day or so be.
I fore had begun taking DR.. Williams Pink
! Pills for Pale People. That was on the goth
J day Of last October. / read an article in the
, indianapolis Neios and saw testimonials de-
/ scribing cases cured that were similar "a
: mine. II struck me that the remedy could
not do me any harm and began TO take the
pills.
Before began taking them could moi
stir peg, but had to be carried from place
to place. had not got far into the first box
when ! felt that deliverance from my en-,
forced inaction had come. Before finished
the second box | was able to walk alone
with the aid Of q cane. About home | do