The Dickinson press., 1897-01-16

A few years ago wave Of La Grippe
swept over the land and brought thousands
Of its victims To the grave. Others VIII" rs.
capped the fate lived Oh in SORROW and suffer-
ing, broken in health and spirit.
Terrible Us was the disease, its AFTER effects
were yet more appalling, as it sought out the
weaknesses OF the constitution and left thou
sands shattered wrecks OF their former selves.
4 few days ago a Courier Herald represen-
tative, while at the thriving little town Of
Akron, Mich, met John l.. Smith, veteran
2 Of the industrial army, on whose AGED head
the disease had fallen, AMI ilc heard him tell
how he had suffered and what had given
him relief.
We can do no better than quote his own
words, which are as follows: about
seven years ago | was taken down with the
Grip and it fastened on me very hard:
rcould not leave the house. was chilly all
Ssthe time, and could not get warm. ] felt as
:, K was frozen solid, and could only breathe
;th great difficulty.
This condition altcrnatcd with sweating
o 8ls Of great violence. There was an al-
,-'n one part Of my body to another, with
l. y sluidenness, and cause me intense suf-
s :. Sometimes it was in my hips, then
s.ny legs, and again, it would 60 to my
I'D and pain me in the eyes. 1t was so in.
es:se that it even affected my sight 80.
was fruitless. as l received no benefit from
physicians. From then on tried various
preparations that were recommended to me,
but they did me no good, and my condition
was as bad and painful as it was before
tried them.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
:e,d with much interest Of the wonderful
cures that they had effected in so many
eases. had tried so many proprietary prep:
aralions that | had no faith in it, hut tried
it, as | had so many other things, to see if
they were of any use.
"One day when was feeling rs bad as
usual got a box of Pink Pills, and shortly
before going to bed took one pill. cannot
tell you what Il surprised man l was next
morning. Then put on my shoes with ease,
:: thing that had not done for forty years:
little while after this was so we'll that
drove to Bay City, Michigan, a distance of
twcnty.thrce miles, and was not at all tired
when got there.
Il am now scvcnty-six years of age and
unusually active for Il man of my years.
-rosk on my forty.acre farm and experience
ood word for Pink Pills, as they helped me
where all else did no good whatever. Since
.Ey illness and cure a number of my neigh
RS have used them: and say that they have
N greatly benefited"
Mrs. Smith, the veterans wife, who sat
band had spoken and added her testimony
to the good that the pills had been to the
family. The worthy couple are old and re-
spected residents of Tuscola County, where
they have. lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smith
is a sturdy pioneer, and cleared up a 200
acre farm near Akron. He yet lives there,
surrounded by twelve Of his thirteen chill.
dren. Thanks to Pink Pills, lie has pros.
pect of many years of usefulness.
Another sufferer with the same n,alady was
Neil Raymond, prosperous and leading
farmer, residing near Columbiavillc, Lapeer
20, Michigan. Speaking TO a representative
Three years ago last June. one night suf.
fered On attack of paralysis, brought on, ]
think, by overwork and as an after effect of
Ia grippe. After a week my condition was
80 bad that l summoned physician and
tdoctored for about six months, with but little
sIs|isf For some tip:s had seen in the