The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-11-12

From the Courier Herald, SdgindsC, Mich.
That we know not what day may bring
forth is an old adage and 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 OF the grave. Among
the many ills that affiict 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 creeps 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 Preside.
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 | felt a 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 my 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
happen and l made haste to reach bed.
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
MIN 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
farm in about three hours, but he could not
afford me any relief. This was three years
ago-in April, 1S92-that / suffered from
this stroke OF paralysis. 1t affected my left
side and rendered me helpless For e year
following this had skilled medical attend
ance, using among other things an electric
battery, but it all did me no good.
At this time read in 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 l could not walk around the house. but
had to be lifted about, My left arm was also
entirely helpless. 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. used twenty boxes of
Pink Pills"
AS Mrs. Wolcott concluded the recital of
hertrouble the representative of The Courier.