The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-01
A Lawyers Testimony.
From tbs Herald. Potsdan N p

from EbS AeTdId, PofSdTEa, ". Il
e. George Boardman Stacey, Of NicholvtI,s
st. Lawrence County. New York, has foy
many years ranked "a one of the bripht.st
lawyers in Northern New York and for the
past twenty years has been the acknowledged
leader OF politics in the east end Of this great
county. MIR. Stacey was admitted to the bar
in 1865. and up to October, 1895, continued
to practice his profession. All this time
however, he strain Of active political work
had been undermining his once iron consti-
tuition, and during this month of Oetober Ia
suffered a stroke of paralysis which left him
practically helpless. For weeks he was In .
terrible condition, the efforts of the doctors
proving of no avail. All at once he began to
recover, however, and was soon seen about
town again, frrNuenting his former hannts
and shaking hands with his old friends and
acquaintance. His rapid recovery was tho
talk Of the town, and q reporter hearing of
tie wonderful cure decided to visit Mr..
Stacey and ascertain if possible its cause
Mr.. Stacey was inclined to be communica-
tive, ami the following is his story Of his ILL
ness and cure:
Il was presiding over q political meeting
ami had just arisen 10 give u friend who was
to address the meeting a rOuSing sendof
Wh"H TO my establishment | discovered I
could not talk. My tongue seemed para
lyH"d. | managed to say few words how
ever aud took my seat where by shear will
power managed to sit until the meeting
was finished o. arising TO so home, how
ever, | found could not walk and seemed
to nave lost control Of my limbs. l was as
sisted home, hut on feeling better in the
morning went down to my office. Here /
suffered another shocl, which left me fat ON
my back. finally recovered sufficiently to
get up, but was left a complete physical
wreck. could not half talk or guide my
.,IF al h.
pen, and was unable TO transact any busl-
ness was ike 4 drunken man and went
STAGGERING about.
The doctors did all they could for me but
Still failed to improve. | had ALWAYS been
greatly opposed to patent medicines in any
form, hut on the recommendation Of nv
druggist, Ira II. Smith, | finally decided to
give Dr.. Wi!liam-' PINK Pills for Pale People
a trial and see if they would do ms any
good. To my great surprise | began to no.
tice an improvement before | had taken
half box, and by the time had taken three
boxes | felt ike a new mH4 As nothing else
seemed to help me | lay my recovery to the
Pink Pills for Pale People On going TO
Newark, New Jersey, in April, ! gave up
taking the pills. and have not since returned
10 using them. although | am confident they
are splendid thing, and will probably uss
them again.
Mr.. Stacev'S remarkable case Ia but one Of
Thousand others which have been cured by
! these magic pills where all else had failed.
Or. Williams Pink Pills contain. in a con-
| densed form, all the clements necessary to
! give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are An un-
! failing specific for such diseases as loconotoe
! ata.ta partial PARALYSIS, s.. Fiius' dance,
soiati"n, neuralgia. rheumatism, nervous
hrAti.he thu after effect of la grippe, palpi-
! of 81 n