The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-26
Fron, the Courier Herald, Saginaw, Mich.

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That we know not what day may bring
forth is an old adage and a true one. To-day
our skies are bright and sunny; we have
health, strength and activity. We reckon
confidently on the future and lay our plans
accordingly but when that tomorrow comes
we may be stricken suddenly down by the
hand of disease, and lie on bed of suffering
and sorrow.
Every day we see illustrations of this fact
among the friends in our own circle. To-day
they are well and strong and are pursuing
their daily labors; tomorrow the affecting
hand of disease or death has brought them
down to helpless illness or the grave. Among
the many ills that aff1ict humanity, and one
that battles the highest medical skill of the
present day. none is more feared and none
leaves the victim more helpless or hopeless
of ultimate relief than that known as paralysis.
Sometimes it c.eeps gradually over the
VICTIM, perceptibly closing its ever tighten
ing coils from day to day and again it comes
like lightning flash, and the once strong
man or woman is more helpless than child.
Such was the case with Mrs. Ruth Wolcott,
the wife of Rev. III. b. Wolcott, an esteemed
minister of the gospel, living on their hand
some farm few miles from the thriving
little town of Blanchard, Isabella County,
Michigan.
While attending to her daily duties the
hand of that dread disease, paralysis, was
laid heavily upon her, and when she was
alone at her fireside.
In conversation with a Courier Herald
representative, who had heard of her severe
case and cure, she spoke as follows: The
stroke came on one day shortly after dinner.
The men had just gone out on the farm to
work in the fields, and | was ironing. All
at once l felt flash over my brain like an
electric shock and something that seemed
like bead of perspiration seemed to run
down my left lower limb into my shoe. sat
down for moment and then, feeling better,
resumed nv ironing Again, in a few min
utes, there came another flash over my head,
and again there was the peculiar sensation
of something running down my side. Then
/ knew that something serious was about to
where fell, under the influence of paralysis.
After | had laid there for few minutes my
husband came in and, not seeing me where
/ had been working, he looked for me and
found me lying helpless.
''My speech was not affected and I told
him what was the matter. A doctor was at
once sent for to the village of Blanchard, a
few miles away, and he came out to the
afford me any relief This was three years
ago-in April, 1s92-that 1 suffered from
this stroke of paralysis. 1t affected my left
side and rendered me helpless. For a year
following this l had skilled medical attend
ance, using among other things an electric
battery, but it all did me no good.
''At this time / read in a paper about DR..
Williams Pink Pills, and they were also
recommended to me by some of my friends,
who had heard of the many cures that they
had effected in cases like mine. After had
been taking them for about two weeks be-
gan to feel better and have continued to
steadily improve. The paralysis was SO bad
that | could not walk around the house. but
had tn be lifted about. Nv left arm was also
entirely helpless. I am now able to walk
around and get out to call on my friends and
neighbors and am so well that | can get
around very we'll. l used twenty boxes OF
Pink Pills"
AS Mrs. Wolcott concluded the recital 81
he trouble the representative of The Courier.