The Portland daily press., 1896-07-11
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
TWO YEARS SPENT IN SUFFERING
AND THEN SPEEDY RECOVER Y.
Frank Prescott, of st. Johnsbury, Tells an
Interesting Story.

Frank Prescott, of St. Johnsbury, Tells an
Interesting Story.
From the Coledoaia7, st. Jo7siasbat1y, vt.
Situated about two miles from st.
Sohnsbury, VT, at an eievatlon that
commands a fiae view. is the farm OF
Frank Presoott, consisting OF seventy
i've acres of land, well titled and in a
good state of production. A Caledon ian
Teuorter. ont for a spin on his bicycle,
recently took the road that leads past
MIR. Presoott's HOUSE,. Ii was Tine day,
but warm, and having heard that Mr..
Prescott had just recovered from a long
and painful sickness, the reporter took
the opportunity to make few inquiries,
get a drink of water and cool off. Mir.
Prescott was,just returning from the field
driving q span of horses and had spent
the day narrowing, getting ready for
spring seeding, very different oocupa-
uion from that In which he was engaged
q year or SO ago.
Judging from appearances he was in
splendid health. the heat of the day not
seeming to give him much trouble anu
the idea that he had been sick and at
the door of death would not have entered
the visitors head had he not heard of
the case. MIR. Prescott is man of mid
die age, has spent most of his life IN St.
OOuAspuIy aAu f1OlAlbys 6uu lS CUnoc-
queltly well known in this locality. Up
to the summer Of 1898 he had always
been in excellent health and able to do q
big days work. When questioned in
regard to his late sickness he told she
story in the following manner:
In the summer of 1898 l was en-
ployed as ornamental carver in the furnl-
ture shop of Jones g. Shiles, in St.
Johnsbury, where had been working
fOr zAVar6I For a f0p3 yVQ6EE 1 had
not been feeling very well, but did not
think there could be anything serious, as
/ had always enjoyed such excellent
health that, the idea of a serious sickness
seemed foolish. One day was feeling
worse than usual and 1t was with great
difficulty that l managed to do any work.
During the day had dizzy spells, every
thing would seem to vanish from my
sight, and had to catch hold OF some
thing to.keep from falling. T. tried as,,hard
aaIioould todrive the feeling away, but it
was impossible. Tt had me completely
in its clutches and would not let GO. All
the uime I worked that day was in per-
feot misery, and finally Icing taken with
a dizzy spell that was more severe than
any other that had come upon me
went to the door for air. But it was no
use; the time had come when I must
give up, and I fell to the floor uncon-
scious. I was picked up by some of my
fellow worknen and carried home where
I remained week, and then, thinking
that was sufficiently recovered to begin
work again returned to the shop. But
the old trouble was still with me, the
dizzy spells came back in their old form
and was soon carried back home in the
same condition as before.
"a long struggle now commenced,
which to me seemed like a contest be-
tween life and death. was miserable
discouraged and hardly cared whether I
lived Or died. Sleep was almost impos-
sible, and mornings I would awake with
tired feeling that was terrible. could
eat but little, and unless very careful
what that was it would cause me pain.
As to work I was perfectly useless, the
slightest effort exhaus5ing me. / had
iiu5le strength, in fact felt as weak SIS
baby. / suffered with pains in my back,
which also extended to my head, and l
sometimes thought was losing my
mind.
81 put myself in charge of the doctors
for year or more. They did all In their
power to relieve me, but relief didn It
come. l went to several different towns,
stopping awhile in each and trying
doctors that had been recommended, but
they did me very little If any good.
returned home thinking thht I might
as well make up my mind 60 die and
shat home was the best place for that.
For over year had been in this mis-.
cradle condition. had spent much money
for treatment and not experiencing any
relief 1t can easily be seen that I was
more than discouraged and scarcely cared
what became of me.
"Whea in shis condition of mind
friend Mr. Smith, of St. bloomsbury.
called at my house one day, inquired as
to my health and what seemed 60 be the
trouble. / told how had suffered for
SO long and he then advised me to take
Dv. Williams Pink Pills. He had four
with him and gave them to me. I took
one after dinner and one after supper,
and that night slept better than I had
In nearly two years. They gave me re-
lief so quick that | was asto nished.
took the remaining two and then pur-
CHASED box. After taking few boxes
felt like new man. rested well,
could eat. that terrible tired. worn out
there WIS something in life after ALL
commenced to work about the farm and
In few weeks was able to do hard
days work. The cure seemed wonder
full.
'To receive such relief from small
sum expended in a box of DR.. Williams
FanA FILLS after spending SO much for
medical treatment was almost beyond
belief, yet such was the result. am
new in good health, for which am in
debted to Pink Pills. and it gives me the
greatest pleasure to tell my story to the
world, in order that those suffreing in
any degree as I did may know where to
obtain relief. The Pink Pills certainly
restored my health and perhaps saved my
life. Before taking them I was in O CON
dit1en that almost preferred death to
life; now l am we'll, working hard about
the farm and enjoying the fruits of my
la boz. Both my wife and myself thank
God for the discovery of DR.. Williams
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