The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-29
From the Troy, ". Y. Times.

r. w. Edwards, Of 5oS Fourth Avenue,
Lansingburgh, is well-known and re-
spected resident of that village, a prominent
officer Of Post Lyon, G.. A. r., of CohOes, and
q past aide-de-camp on the staff of the CON-
mander-in-chief and assistant inspector for
Albany county.
When the reporter called upon him he
was engaged in active work about his house,
something which he had not been able TO do
with any freedom for years. lie gave the
following story, which is well worth perusal I:
was wounded and sent 10 the hospital
at Winchester during the war. They sent
me together with a baton OF the wounded TO
Washington. H2ying no room in the box
ears we were placed lace up on the bottom Of
fiat cars. The sun beat down upon our
unprotected heads. We rode about one
hundred miles in this fashion. When
reached Washington l was insensible and
was unconscious for ten days while in the
hospital. An abscess gathered in my ear and
broke il has been gathering and breaking
ever since. Since L took Pink Pills the
matter discharged has been very small in
quantity and is steadily decreasing. The
sharp, kniie-lilse pains have almost left me
entirely and my head feels clear as a bell,
where before il continually felt as though it
would burst. The sunstrOke which befcl me
on that one hundred mile ride brought on
heart disease, nervous prostrstiOn and insom-
mia. j had that terrible sir king feeling at
the heart and at times would faint dead
away. became fearfully nervous and any
steady mental effort was absolutely impos-
sible. could not sleep at nights. Many
and many time have got up out of bed
and walked the floor with my body racked
with pain unable to find any relief. No one
knows how / suffered. In addition 10 this
six years ago rheumatism fastened upon me
and l could not shake IL Off | went to
doctor, bought patent medicines, ] tried
nearly every remedy with no good effect.
As last resort | purchased box of Pink
Pills, and il helped me 10 such degree that
procured another and still another, until
up 10 the present time | have bought IN all
seven boxes. My rheumatism is gone, my
heart failore, dyspepsia, and constipation are
about gone, and my once shattered nervous
system is now nearly sound. Look at those
fingers" Mr.. Edwards said edo they look
as If there was any rheumatism therc2 ?"
He moved his fingers rapidly and freely and
strobe about the room like young boy. "a
year ego those fingers were cnarlcd at the
joints and so stiff that | could not hold pen.
My knees would swell up and could not
straighten my leg out. My joints would
squeak when l moved them. That is the
living truth.
"When | came to think that was going
to be crippled with rheumatism, together
with the rest of my ailments, / tell yon life
seemed MOI worth living. i used TO drop a
pencil knife, spoon, or any article which
had in my hands, my crippled and nervous
fingers refusing to retain their hold. | suf-
fered from dependency. / cannot begin TO
tell you" said Mr.. Edwards. as he drew
long breath, 'what my feeling is at present.
think if you lifted ten years right off my
life and left me prime and vigorous at
forty-seven could feel no better. i was an