The Opelousas courier., 1896-11-21
SICK THIRTY YEARS,
FOLIO WE'D BY PROLONGED
SUFEEEIS3.

k1iSA Prlvate briggs EFlnE6 his war.
time ya,or Into 8 Lie aad Death
Combat.--iIe Speaks of His
Struggles Since the War.
From the Tribune, Nornellsci!le, n. 7.
There is no man in Oneida County, New
York, who stands higher in the community
than Mr.. William Fl. Briggs, a wealthy
farmer, and resident OF Bridgcwatcr, and q
prominent me nber of the G.. A. r. His
statement will not be news to his friends. as
they all know whereof he writes, but it is
commented to the consideration Of the pub
lie. Mr.. Briggs writes as follows:
sit gives me great pleasure cAd s%atisiac-
ton to be abe to give honor Wire honor is
due, and to that end I make thi1s certificate,
hoping it may be the means Of "hers be. ns
benefited as l have been.
II am a farmer residing near Bridge water,
Oneida County, New York; Hy name is
William II. Briggs, and l am - years old
l an an Old soldier, and M iSpber Of the
G. A. r., having served as high private in
Co. A. lst Now York Artillery. during the
whole four years of the RebelIiAn. Though
not a pensioner, and never an applicant for
pension, 1 contracted through ~l1alariat cli-
mate, disease Of liver and stomach, from
which l suffered continuously, in various
FORMS In 1853 I had the jauradice, and it
continued for years, TO q grc3ter or lesser
degree. l mover was free fronf dyspepsia.
and palpitation OF tho heart, and sufarci
from nervous debility to sues an extent
that 1 could neither rest by ni4St nor work
by day. Night after night IRwalked the
floor tormentel by vague fcs$s, which !
knew were purely imaginary, and yet |
could not shake them off. lcame home in
June, 1865, and from then until 1894 l was
constantly attended by physicians, having
employed three at different times during
occasionally temporary relief, but the good
effects Of their treatment quickly disap-
peared, and let me moro respondent and
wretched than over.
~ did not believe in giving up, and was
about to send to Utica for q another physi-
clan, when Mr.. II. Seifert, the blacksmith
who attends to my horses, recommended mo
to try DR.. Williams PM Pills. as he assured
me they had Gon wonderful things for him.
| had read Of these pills before Il felt
somewhat inclined to try tnem, before Sci
fert spoke ofthem, but his recommendation
settled the matter, and l became DR.. Will
Jams patient. tool Pink Pills steadily I'M
til l have consumed four boxes, growing
better and better every day, my liver work
1HS 'IGCiy, LILY hiuuoJo dttiuS Iii y. my
heart no longer troubled me, and 1 could d.
gest my food. All that water brash, heart
burn. buzz;ng in the head, as il there were u
great empty space in my Uranium. disap-
peared, and life began to be worth living,
which it ha | not been since M army SER
vice. i was cured in less than one yer
from the time I began to take Pink Pills in
1894. and nave been in fair health ever
since. Ofcour5e, l have to be careful, as |
easily catch cold, and it Is apt TO settle il
my right side, but a dose or two of the Pink
Pills soon set me to rights again, and | shall
never be without them, unless something
very unforeseen occurs.
81 do not want it understood that I I'M
casting any stress againstthose who are pen
sioners. II l were needy l should certainly
ask for what l an entitled to, but being am
ply provided with this worlds goods, l 10
not require it. My old comrades can testify
that l have helped many a one Of them to
get a pension.
the above statement is true in every par
ticular. I certify on honor. I
'(Signed) VIM. II. BRIGGS"
DR.. Williams PM Pills contain, in con-
dcnsed form. all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also O
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions. Irregularities and ali
forms of W. akness. In men they effect a
radical cure in all cases arising from men,
tai worry, overwork or excuses Of what
ever nature. PIN Pills arc sold in boxes
(never In loose bu.k) at so cents a box or six
boxes for 80. so, and may be hal of all drug
gists, or direct by mail from Dr.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.