The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-15
RHEUMATISM
from ARMY LIFE.
One Case from the Third N. Y. Cav
airy and one from the 5th
Michigan Cavalry.
There are Five Hundred Thousand Veterans Still
Living and a Great rlany have
This Affcti0n.
From the Neus, Muskegon, Mich.


lieut.. Chas. NJ. Pauser, Il carpenter and
fruit grower, has lived in Ottawa County,
Michigan, for thirty years. and in Bass
River eleven years past. lie served in the
War Of the Rebellion in Company ID, Third
New York Cavalry, and was good soldier.
lie was found by the -Ioraing Nems reporter
engaged in building house u short distance
from Bass River. He left his work and in
response to an inquiry in reference to DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. said
About four years ago l contracted rheu.
Matism how, ] do not know. | would get
through my work during the day and 60 home,
and before midnight | would be al most wild
with pain. was restless nights, and the only
way I got any sleep was by taking laudanum
or some other Opate. A year ago this fall
WAS almost helpless, and ia the winter l he
came entirely 50. had to be helped up and
down in chair and could not get TO bed alone.
Through the hips and back was paralyzed,
Or felt as if was had no feeling In that
region of the body. The pain in my feet was
% great that | could hardly step on them.
] was what you would call completely used
up. My usual weight was about 100 pounds.
and had lost flesh until wei"hed only about
$50 pounds. had been dcctoring and using
all kinds of incidence, but they did me no
good. The doctors told me could no. be
cured and that would in time he all drawn
up. was completely discouraged.
Last March | heard of number Of per-
sons being helped by DR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and thought would
try them us Il last resort. | did not have any
faith that the,' would do me any good, but
procured a box Of A. j. White the druggist,
and, taking them for three days, | began to
feel better. The first improvement ! noticed
was in my feet. | could step better and with
q great deal less pain by the time had
finished the third box ! could walk natural
and without pain. Previous to that 1t had
taken me twenty minutes 10 walk sixty rods.
BY the time had finished using the third box
the numllness in my back aud hips had entirely
gone, and by the time ! had used the fourth
box my rheumatism had practically disap-
peared ] have recommended the pills 10 all
my afflicted friends, and they have been bene-
fitted. gladly recG om d them to all persons
afflicted as was"
To confirm The above statement Mr.. Paus-
Ter made oath as follows
Chas. NJ. Pausler, Of Allendale township.
Ottawa County, Michigan, being by me.duly
sworn. deposes that the foregoing statement,
made by him this llth day OF October, A.
D., 1895, is true.
HENRY G. VANITY, Notary Public,
Muskegon Co., Michigan.
J. Molyneux Is man sixty.six years of age
and has lived near Bass River for twenty -fv.
years. He is one of the substantial farmers
of Ottawa County, and when seen by the re-
porter had just finished digging potatoes.
lie said: II have had rheumatism for
about forty years. My left leg was puralyzed.
or felt thas il was, and had severe pains in
the back. could scarcely do any work OH
the farm. Last winter | began taking DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. and
after | had taken four boxes the pain in my
bwk was entirely gone. and my leg was a
great deal better. | have been better this
summer than | have been in ten years. and
have done more work on the farm than
have before for ten years. have recon-
mended the medicine to other people afflicted
with the rheumatism"
A. J. White, the druggist and keeper of
the general store ut Bass River, said to the
reporter that he knew Mr.. Molyneux and
taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, aud that the testimony given was true.