The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-11-24

A few sexxrs EGO wave of La Grippe
swept over sbe Il d and brought thousands
of its victi1ss to the grave. Others who
capped the fate lived on in sorrow and suffer
ing, broker in health and spirit.
Terrible 80 was the disease, its after effects
were yet more appalling, a. Il sought out the
weaknesses of the constitution and left thou
sands shattered wrecks oftheir former selves.
A few days ago a Courier Herald represen-
tative while at the thriving little town of
Akron, Mich. met John L. Smith a veteran
of the industrial army, on whose aged head
the disease had f. len, 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 ~ folIaws: About
seven years ago / was takea down with the
Grip and it fastened on me very hard.
For about half the W inter | was 60 bad that
could not leave the house. ! was chilly all
the time, and could not get warm. I felt rs
if | was frozen solid and could only breathe
with great difficulty.
= This condition alternat-d with sweating
spells of great violence. There was an al
most continuous pain, anil 1t would shoot
from one part of Ely body to another, with
great suddenness, and cause me intenee suf-
fering. Sometimes it Was IN my hips, then
in my legs, ard again it would 60 TO my
head and pain me in the eyes. 1t was SO in
tense that it even affected my sight.
II called in medical assistance, but this
was 1FG1IieSS, rs received no DeneEt from
physicians From then on | 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 40 many
cases. had tried so many proprietary prep
arations that | had no faith in it, but tried
it, as had SO many other things, to see II
Ghey we're of any use.
Zone day when was feeling as bad as
uslal, l got box of Pink Pills. and shortly
before going to bed took one pill. | cannot
tell. you what 8 surprised man WAS next
morning. Then put on my shoes with ease,
thing that had not done for forty years
A little while after this was so well that
drove 10 Bay City, Michigan, distance Of
twenty-three miles, and was not at ali tired
when got there.
/ am now seveaty-Eix years of age and
unusually active for a man of my years.
work OF my forty-acre farm and experience
no trouble from the work. | want to say
good word for Pink Pills, as they helped me
where all else did no good whatever. Since
my illness and cure number of my neigh
bors have used them, and say that they hav,
been greatly benefited"
Mrs. Smith, the veterans wife who 50
near by, confirmed the words that her hus
band had spoken and added her testimon.
to the good that the pills had been 10 tn
family The worthy compile are old and re
spected residents of Tuscoia County, wher
they have lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smiil
is sturdy pioneer, and cleared up 20o
acre farm near Akron. He yet lives there
surrounded twelve of his thirteen chill
dren. Thanks to Pink Pills, he has a pros
pect of many vears of usefulness.
Another So fferer with the same malady wa
Neil Raymond, a prosperous and leadinl
farmer, residing near Columbiaville, Lapee
Co.. Michigan. Speaking to a Representative
of The Courier Herald. Mr.. Raymond said
'Three ycsrs ago last june one night l sui
fred an attack of paralysis, brought on,
think, by overwork and as an after effect D
Ia grippe. After week my condition wa
80 bad that l summoned . physician ant
doctored for about six months, with but littl
relief For some time ! had seen in tn