Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-24
4 YOUNG NAN FALLS IN FRONT
soF I m6yMd cABlEcMI y
he has Narrow Escapes From Death The Attacks
tCame "a Flthout q Moments Notice and S
* l.ir the Results NaeFelt for Several
T., '<-ssss ia bays Afterwards.
From ne Chronicle, Clfoooo. M

Among oil The ailments from which hu.
manity suffers, epileptic Cts arc the most dis
trsasine, for the reason TINT the patient
never knows when they may come upon him.
They unfit him mentally and physically for
any duti<A however simple they may be.
Tney ere hssd 70 cure and yield 10 treat.
ment (wAlu successfully but slowly. A m
iuostrstion Of this there h ons case IN the
city Of Chicago which hes bafled the skill
Of some Of the most eminenk physicians in
the city br tho past ave years. The case
In question = that Of the eighseen.year-
ON Of William Francis Hanlon. Mr.. Han.
Ion hes been watchmsn on one Of the lead.
Ing daily newspapers N this city and hos
lived here for many years, his home being
q 70 Seminary Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Speaking Of his sons case he said that
when he was thirteen years old he first com.
n 70 s,v. .e eRR g.: which Fh, a
period he had them regularly, twics. . weed.
Amer these attacks he WIS sevcrely1ll fbr q
day o. two, suffering with, headaches and
pains. Hv appetite became very poor. and
while b had tho best medical attendance
Treatment which were given, him, seemed to
make No impression Whatever. This lasted
for nearly four years, and the physician told
him he could do nothing for those attacks.
They came regularly without any warn.
,hs Ss. sp "a many ti%es his son ~ broqsh,
AL down in the street IN one Of these cpl.
leptic 6ts. His condition became such that
be was Obliged TO give up all work and he
remained 1t home.
Eight months ago he saw in ono Of tho
papers the cures d.. Williams Pink Pills
we're efFecting and Is his physician had told
him he could do nothing more, he deter.
mined 70 give his son q trial with them.
After taking them q few weeks the attacks
became less frequent, his appetite became
better, his general condition improved. and
amer two months the attacks were reduced
20 one In one month, and now he has only
had two attacks In six months. He said he
believed that they Ind accomplished won.
dsrful change In his sons condition, and
could not speak too highly Of their curative
writer few days later and gave the follow
Ing detailed statement Of his case.
ut Is just a. my father told you. When
! was thirteen years old commenced to
have these epileptic fits and they came reg;
years, and then they also made their appear.
ance amer that one day in the forepart Of the
week. They were very violent, Of course I
would not know anything about it. It is
ohly what my father OF mother would tell
ovsrtake mo on the street, what stranger.
wcnld tell me-. One thing, however, knew
Afterwards and that was the soreness Of my
tongue, which would bite severely when
IN convulsions. After I got out Of them
wg1Always deathly sick for one or two days
They depressed me very much, because i,
lose ~ more than one job, and could no,
blame them for letting me 50. (for I created
both disturbance and fear Around me wher
! was thrown into these convulsionsl
usea3 tovork In one Of the large cigar hcto
riess vkePe many boys and girls were nj
work. did my work well, and they wer.
pleased with Il but one day vas taker
With one Of thess stacks and II 0uzse los
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