The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-07-15
Almost a Miracle.
The Restoration to Health Of a
Prominent Man.


Happy Man-Read the Story.
From the News. C!arksbarg. W. Va.
In the intcl est If common human
ity, your reporter has the honor to
send you an interesting and probable
interview had with one Of Harrison
County's most highly esteemed citi-
zens, concerning his narrow and MI
raculous escape from death. The
person referred to is Mr.. Floyd E.
Barnett, of Jarvisville, West Virginia,
who is we'll known throughout Har-
rison county and other sections OF
the State.
Mr.. Barnett's narrative is as fol-
lows: II live at Jarvis7ille, West
VIRGINIA. was born and raised there,
and am thirty nine years OF age. l
am farmer by occupation, and the
exposure and hardships incident to
this life finally overcame a strong
constitution and for a time con-
ouered nv ambition, and in the
month of May, 1894, I was seized
with what the medical fraternity
pronounced sciatic rheumatism.
The disease was first felt in the
hip and soon became severely painful.
Within a short time the whole lower
extremity was affected and became
terribly swollen and at times the
pain which was almost unbearable
extended up into the shoulder. l
consulted the best physicians and
srecial;sts in the country, some OF
wEom treated me some time, but to
no successful purpose. [ used va
rious patent medicinses an liuiments
of wide recommendation, but none OF
them gave relief. I worried along
this way for some months, being un
able to work and at times unable to
move. I became restless at night
and could not sleep. The disease
seemed to affect my heart and it
was utterly impossible to lie on my
left side on account of the serious
ness Of The pain at the heart.
My condition seemed hopeless
one and 1 was much discouraged,
when by chance I happened to read
an account in the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer of the wonderful cure of a
person afflicted like myself, that DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
had effected. This was some time
in the month Of December. i'm
mediately procured box and began
to use them. A change commenced
at once. About the middle of The
winter a big snow fell, and, having a
family of five children, it seemed I'M
perative that I should make up for
lost time and was compelled to ven
ture out in STOW up to my knees CT
thereabouts. I worked out in this
deep snow ell the day. When l re-
tired that night I hardly expected to
rise the next morning. Though the
exposure would surely bring the NAL
ady back, but such was not the case.
II suppose the pills had put my
system in such healthful condition
that it was impregnable. 1 left no
bad effects whatever. For seven
months previous to taking the pills
I had no appetite and became much
emaciated. I had no strength and
felt more dead than alive, except
that the sharp pains running
through my body almost constantly,
and particularly so if I attempted to
move about. were like red hot spears.
TIE parts of my body most affected
were always Of fever heat, and
seemed to me as if they were in con-
tact with red hot stove.
Il continued to take the pills,
until I felt entirely cured. Today 1
am a we'll and sound man. The
pills not only cured my rheumatism,
but drove that troublesome pain
from my heart as we'll. For more
than a year now I have not been
troubled in the slightest with either
malady, or any other for that matter.
am a strong man and perform as
much manual labor as any farmer.
Why, just this very day I walked
fifteen miles, by having failed to Sc
cure railroad transportation, as I ex-
pected when I left home this nom
ing. When was afflicted I could
not walk fifteen rods, but to day
fifteen miles tired me but little. Oh,
there is no mistake about it. The
pills cured me and I know it. I tell