The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-22
A Nervous Disease Characterized by
Involuntary and Purpose
less Spasms.
1t Occurs Most often i'm Girls; is Often Hereditary,
but Articuar Rheumatism and Scarlet
Fever PredispOse to it,
From the Chronicle, Chicago, I'LL.

Notwithstanding the poor are always with
us, Thanksgiving is none the less day of
rejoicing. Many charities have been dis
pensed and through numerous instrument
alities the necessities and sufferings of many
worthy person have been relieved. Absent
members of households reunite at the old
homestead and gathered around the festal
board recount the incidents that have taken
place and the various blessings that have
been vouchsafed them since they assembled at
the last annual meeting by the same fireside.
1t is time for memory and for joy. Among
the countless families of Chicago there is
perhaps, not one to-day that feels deeper
sense of gratitude to the Giver of all good
and perfect gifts than Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Collier of 1904 Armour Avenue
Mr.. Collier, who is the electrician at the
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad shops in
this city came here from Hamilton, Canada,
a little more than nine years ago accom-
panied by his wife and little daughter, their
only child Eta then aged four. Little Eta
was bright and beautiful girl, but not a
very robust one.
For the last few years she had been some
what ailing, but her condition was not such
as to create any uneasiness in the minds of
her parents, who almost idoliZed her. In
the school she was regarded as one of the
brightest scholars of her class and was the
envy of her classmates. Although but a
little over twelve years of age, her intellect
was phenomenal. She was possessed, how
ever of very nervous temperament which
is frequently the case with children Of her
advanced intelligence. Early IN the month
of June last, owing to a sudden fright, she
was thrown into violent spasms, to recover
only to be afflicted with st. Vitus' dance in
the worst form. The CONSERVATION OF her
parents may well be imagined
OF course the best physicians were sum-
moned at once but their efforts to restore her
to her normal condition were devoid of re-
suits. She continued to grow worse, her
appetite wholly failed and commencing with
her right arm her whole right side and lower
limb became limp, numb, and useless and
what little nOurishment she was able to take
had to be administered by others. To add
to the seriousness of the case she was unable
to obtain any sleep whatever.
1t was while in this deplorable condition
lowering between life and death with all
the prospects of a premature grave before
her, that one day on returning home from
his duties Mr.. Collier found awaiting him q
newspaper, which an old acquaintance in
Hamilton, his former place of residence, had
sent to him by mail.
In the local columns he read of the case
of certain person he had known years be-
fore having been permanently cured of the
complaint of which his own daughter was
now suffering, by the use of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. He had often
heard and read before marvellous accounts
of the efficacy of this remedy but as no
names with which he was personally familiar
appeared, he not only doubted but positively
disbelieved the statements. But here before
his eyes was apparent evidence from one he
knew. He therefore lost no time in max
ing assurance doubly sure and as soon as he
learned that the story was absolutely true,
he lost no time in procuring the Pink Pills
for his suffering daughter. This was on the
18th of September. Prior to this date and
after consulting doctors of different schools
of medicine, he had taken her to the Home
opathic Dispensary where her case was dis
cussed by all the members of the faculty
who unanimously declared in the presence