Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-25
WOUNDED IN THE WAR.
SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN AT CUMBER-
LAND GAP.

Mind, Rheumatic and Dropsicai-A Union
Colonel IL Given over to Dle-How
the Old Soldier Gave Axrael
the slip.
From De Netes, BdrbcursrilLe, Ky.
In the year 1868, while in command OF q
Union regiment at Cumberland Gap, Col
onel Messer, now Of Flat Licks, Kentucky.
received a severe gunshot wound In his alb
domen. In a few months he was again In
the saddle, but soon was obliged to undergo
further medical treatment, and his condi-
ton became so serious that In the winter OF
1863 he returned to his home and was never
again iit for active service. During tho
years chat have since passed, Colonel Messer
has been confirmed invalid from the effect
OF his wound, and has been under the con.
slant care OF the local physicians, not i'm.
proving, but growing worse az the years
rolled on. His condition eventually be-
came deplorable. Almost blind legs swollen.
so that he was unable to walk, the doctors
who could do nothing TO arrest the progress
OF the disease, diagnosed IL as dropsy, and
said recovery was impossible.
Tho old soldier did not half believe his
physicians, but said that since they could
do nothing for him, he would, upon an old
friends strong recommendation, try DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The
FIRST box was taken by Col. Messer accord
ing to.directions, and by the time that was
gono he felt so much easier and more COM
Portable, that several other boxes were pro-
cured, and he continued to take them faith
fully. Soon the swelling In his legs disap-
peared, and with IL the fierce rheumatic
pains with which he had long suffered.
Strangest OF all, his eyesight, which for 80
many years had been useless was restored.
In all, Colonel Messer took DR.. Williams'
Pink Pills six months, and then was thor
oughly cured. He now is a healthy looking
man, rides on horseback, and stands az
much fatigue as any man OF his age.
The Colonel, since his recovery, Is never
tired OF descanting on the virtues OF these
pills, and every advertisement that he finds
he carefully clips, and sends to some sick
friend or neighbor, with the assurance that
they will cure him.
The high standing Of Colonel Messer, and
his remarkable recovery, makes this report
more than usually interesting, and when Il
was received at the Office OF the DR.. VIII
liams' Medicine Co., II was referred to
Messrs. Phipps & Herndon, the well-known
druggists, OF Barboursville, KY, for veri1.
cation. We append the reply:
BAnBoUnsyILLE, Ky, Aug. is, 1896.
On. WILLIAMS Mod. Co.,
bcHtuectduy, ". L,
Gentlemen:--Yours OF August 18th to
hand, enqulring about testimonial written
by Mr.. Sampson concerning Colonel Messer,
OF Flat Lick, Ky. will say that the cure OF
Colonel Ms3ser was considered almost MI
raculous, and he claims Pink Pills did II.
Yours truly,
PHIPPg a HERSDoS.
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