Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-10
St. vitus vanquished.
What Cured Little stanley NichoI
of ChOrea.

OF ChOrea.
From Republican-Journal, Ogdensburr
N. Y.
A letter was lately received at the office
OF the Republican-Journal from Ham
mond to the effect that the cure or an
extraordinarily severe case of st, Vttus'
dance had been effected on the persnn
of little Stanley Nichol, the S-year-old
son OF Mrs. Charles Nichol OF that Wiz
A reporter was accordingly dispatched
In that direction who, after some in
curry. found Mrs. Nichols residence
about mile outside the village. Mrs.
Nichol said:
"A little over year ago my boy, STAN
ley Nichol. who Is now only eight years
Old. alarmed me one day by being taken
with strange gurgling in his throat.
After the first the attacks became quite
frequent. Stanley did not complain of
any pain. but said that he could not help
making the noise. AT that time there
was New York doctor stopping in the
village who was a specialist on throat
and nasal diseases. took my son to
him and after a careful examination ha
said that there was nothing the matter
with the boys throat. The gurgling In
his opinion was caused by nervous con-
traction of the muscles of the throat. He
asked who our family physician was and
fore he prescribed.
Stanley rapidly grew worse. He was
always a sickly boy. One day / noticed
that he was jerking his arm up in a very
peculiar manner. A few days later he
seemed to lose control of his legs. first
one and then the other would be pulled
up and then Strengthened out again. He
was a perfect bundle of nerves and was
rapidly losing all control OF himself
When eating at the table or drinking, his
arm would often witch so as to spill
what he was drinking. One day he
scared me terribly by throwing back his
mead and rolling his eyes up so that only
the white parts showed l took him to
our family physician who prepared some
medicine for him. He took it and COM
menced to improve. The dose, however
had to be increased and Stanley rebelled
against taking it, Ii was very disagree
able medicine and / don't blame the boy
for not wishing to take it.
Our physician went to New York city
ON business and while he was away the
medicine became exhausted and we coul,,
get no more. Stanley was still very bad
About that time | read about a little girl
who had been cured of ST. Vitus' dance
by taking Pink Pills. l thought I would
try them and procured a box. followed
the directions that came with the pills.
and gave only half pill at a dose. |
did not see much improvement and in
creased the dose to a whole pill The eff
feet was noticed in day. Stanley i'm
mediately commenced to get better and
did not object to taking the pills as he
had the other medicine. He took sever
boxes of the pills and today appears to be
perfectly well. He discontinued taking
them some time ago. He weighs nearly
fifteen pounds more than he did and t.
strong and hearty. A year ago we took
him out of school but he is so much bet
ter now that he is going to begin again
this fall
The reporter interviewed the village
druggist. Mr. George Wiley and he
stated that he had sold Mrs. Nichol
large number of boxes of Pink Pills and
that he had heard they had cured her
son of st. Vtus' dance. Mr.. Wiley said
that he sold a great many boxes of thesc
pills to old people who had become ner-
vous and irritable and they invariablv
that they We're benefited by their
use.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain in II
condensed form. all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are also a specific for troubles peculiar
to females. such as suppressions. irreg
ularties and all forms of weakness. They
build up the blood. and restore the glow
of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In
men they effect a radical cure in all
cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in
loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes
for $3.50. and may be had of all drug
gists, or direct by mail from DIR. Will
iams Medicine Company. Schenectady.
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