Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-09-10

INCURABLE DISEASES.
THE LIST DECREASES AS THE KNoWL
EDGE OF SCIENCE INCREASES.
Story of Man who Was Given Up to
die by Seven Physicians-He Fol-
lows the Advice of a Friend
and IL Now q Well Man
A wonderful Story.

lows the Advice of Friend
and is Now Well Man
"A Wonderful Story.
From The Leader, Morrisuille, NJ Y
"Yonder is a man, said the farmer to a
reporter, "who is the talk Of this eommu
nifty"
HE is Mr.. William woodman, Of South
Hamilton, Madison Co., n. Y, a well-to-
do farmer, who is we'll known and stands
high for honesty and thrift In this neigh
borbood.
On the following day the newspaper man
called on Mr. WoOdman in his comfortable
old fashioned farm house.
81 have had serious thoughts Of writing
an account for the newspapers myself,
said Mfr. Woodman, "but as am not &c
customed to such work, have never at
tempted it. Sit down and l will tell you
all about it.
II am flfty-nine years old. contracted
rheumatism when only fourteen years Of
age, then a severe cold from over exertioD
and from becoming over heated. MY father
was a farmer and insisted that the only way
to make me strong was to do plenty of hard
work When, however he saw me helpless
in bed for Six long months without being
able to move except with help, he changed
his mind, and forever after believed that
work. MY growth was stopped by suffer
ing, and do not think am an inch taller
than that day, forty-flve years ago. Dur
ing the forty years ensuing after my mis-
fortune, was attended by seven doctors
received temporary relief at times, from
new forms OF treatment, but always re-
lapsed into worse and more aggravated
condition. The conclusion of all these
gentlemen was that l was ineurabe and
NIL ha, do To M
After | grew to manhood / married and
have been blessed with a family My dear
wife has had all the drudgery of nursing
and waiting upon me, and the burden has
been indeed hard to bear.
without hope from physicians / began
to take DR.. Williams Pink Pills, which was
highly recommended by my friends took
them and within one week began to feel
better than had since / was first afflicted.
l took these pills according to directions,
and when the box was nearly gone went
over to Brookleld to an old friend who
was in the drug business, named DIR. Aure-
Illus Fitch, who likewise was great suffer
er from rheumatism. The doctor and | or
dered several boxes of Pink Pills in part
nership, he from that time keeping them
on sale Well. l continued to take them
according to directions for the next three
years and steadily improved gaining flesh
and strength until two years ago | was
able to discontinue them, and now am as
able bodied man of 'Ay years rs you will
find. ought to til you that after 1 or
dered the first tox Of pills the physician
who was then offending me came in and 1
told him whgs was doing. He said was
very foolish, that they would surely injure
me. and it was his duty to tell me SO. ]
told the dc ctor that / might as well die as
to drag out a miserable existence, and so,
Notwithstanding his warnings, continued
to take the pills. Thank God the doctor
was not able to dissuade me- for to them |
now ascribe all the comfort and happiness
! have in this world. l have recommended
them to hundreds Of people since l was
cured, and in every case they have been
effective, not only in rheumatism but in
numerous other disorders, especially i'm
poverishment of the blood, heart trouble
and kidney disease.
81 certify the above statement to be true
and If necessary will swear to the same be
fore Notary Public"
WILLIAM WooDMAN.
When Mr.. Woodman had signed and de
livered the above paper to the reporter, he
said; III were you l would go and call on
Mr.. Amos Jaquays, at Columbus Centre, to
whom | recommended DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for aggravated kidney disease. He is
now In perfect health. have no doubt he
will be glad to testify to the efficacy of the
remedy that cured him.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
clements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N Y, for
5Oc. per box, or six boxes for $3.50.