The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-01
RENEWED HIS YOUTH,
a TALE FROM OLD ST. LAWRENCE
COUNTY,.

1t Sounds like q Miracle Of clI--an
Aged Man Made Y:uax by tie
Use of a Simple Ee1naIy--Is
Tells How His Youth
Wa Returned.
From the Courier Gnl Freeman, Pofsdam,
n. 7.
st. Lawrence County has a national repu-
tatlon as the banner county OF the Empire
state. Men reared in Cd S.. Lawrence have
achieved notor,oty "a c%oDsuls, governors
and renowned @juris's. and have ~dist!nruishtd
mems ives and the la1i Of their nativity IL
every walk o. life. There is an inGefnable
something that Lends strength to manhood
there, and gives him the; one and sine An :
tie mental energy tlnt brings success n lie
The winds, tir.t blowing from The ma;aStic
s.. Lawrence River, and then from the ?ine
ana spsuce-roT3rel mountains OF the H.
ronaackS, Civs a :ichDeSs to the n: mcsp&err.
The outdoor life il this climate gives ; man
a strong ar" s'"c1y physique, and his free
and independent mode OF Lying gives him
a rugged cAGrac.ar.
John Henry Henderson was q man that
enjoyed ali these sturdy characteristics. Il"
was always II strong man a2i Ia never mad
a lever Or othe- serious ~ilIaHss. Brought up
in a prosperous farming c0mmuui V he b.
N> WV VI ~ lttt kht-h oIit ftlr al! :
strong citizens aud gained a Evriiaoo! nj
carpentry. as Gii Joseph in the Bible days.
But 1t last a break came h u Threatened! to
forever wreck his health IN huFp:n s5 ana
eni his days OF usefulness and activity.
In conversation with q { wEpaFer man,
Mr. Henf!erson told his story a. follows:
81 had spent two years III Minnesota and
the same length o: time in Oregon. hut the
summer o: 9t oaE me back ct MY Old st.
Lawrence County home, In the town Of Hop
kinton. working iEdustriously at carpenter
ing. My home and shop were on Il farm,
and my income Gas derived from repairing
and building for my farmer ne:chbors.
1T was on a hot July afternoon in the
summer OF '94 that one Of my ~ne,gh5oca
sent fer me to come ont to his hay Aell. He
had broken the reach to his wagon and
wanted it repaired ar once SO that he would
not be delayed in his hayins. TO fix the
Wagon l hal 10 have a long, heavy plank.
and the nearest l could find was a mile ai5
a half distant"
Many q man would shrink from shoul Ter
ing a heavy plank on q hot afternoon and
walking a mile and G half, but Mr.. Henler-
SON said: II didn't think much about it:
l mad always been strong ana so I carried
the plank into the field ard mendel the
wagon. Before the afternoon was over |
found that | had done wrong, that | had
hurt my back and had to lie down. while
eutIp pains uuItti through LILY UAck, Etau
and neck.
"rhat was the beginning of my trouble.
/ found that l couldn't straighten up alter
that and l Ea to quit work. The pains
troubled me almost constantly, ard after
sitting still q few moments l would have to
get up and move around in hopes of finding
relief. became useless and life became a
burden to me, and | couldn't even write so
ba lily was I affected.
uWhcn t-;ua ~ uorl. NV poea would
bleed freely and l would be- dizzy. Ere
quently felt SO badly that Ihad to lie down.
Liniments were no good, and nothing gave
relief until | beg Il using DR.. Williams Pink
Pills fo- Pale People. / had suffered nearly
five months when | read one OF DR.. Will
Jams advertisements and bought some OF
the pills, which / commenced using, and
after l had used two boxes l felt better in
every way. Five*boxes fr' ed me from the
burs:en ! had borne and l was no longer
troubled with my complaint"
To-day Mr.. Henderson is a well man,
strong, erect, b,oad-shouldered AMI with a
ruddy complexion. Notwithstanding his
s'xty1sl 81 years Of age =; He Tc ris Is, stead ID,
health was much better than men of his age
generally. "Peop;e remark that my health
and app 'araDce seem to be better than in
years. My blood c5rcu,atcs better. my han's
feel warm, and what is unusual in u person
of my age. my nails are soft and grew like
a young persCn s.
Pink PILLS were truly a Go!-send to Mr..
Henderson, and he thoroughly appreciates
the fact and wants his friends TO know how
wonderfully they have benefited him. He
now enjoys the vignr OF youth, and hard
work has no terrors for him. He says: 81
can work all day planning and saving with
out feeling any OF that lamcness that USED
to bother me-"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
con !ensed form, all the elements neceasary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are IN
unfai!ing specific for such diseases as loco
motor ataxia. partial paralysis, st. V:tus'
dance. s%cia:ica, neuralgia. rheumatism, nerv-
Gus heaiache, the after effect Of Ia grippe.
palp!intion Of the heart, pale md sallow
nj! forms OF weakness either in
mae or female. PINK Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt
of price, 50 cents a box, or six boxes fer
g. go (they are never sol in bulk, or iy the
by addressing DR.. Williams" Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.