The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-12-08
An Emaciated Boy
His Limbs No Larger Than Per
sons Wrists.

The Peculiar Condition of j. +. VIII
liams' Four -YearO Old Boy-The
Case Attracting Wide Attention
Many Parents and Physicians In
terested
The Democrat Message, Mt. Sterling, l!l.
Residents of Damon, the village
! fourteen miles northwest of Mt. Sterl-
ing, H.. have recently told remark
! able story Of the almost miraculous
recovery of little Josie Williams, the
four year-old son of John +. Williams,
! who resides a short distance north
( west of Damon.
| The Democrat Message dispatched
representative to the scene to obtain
the actual facts in connection with
the case and stakes its reputation as
a newspaper upon the truth Of the
incidents herein cited.
Mrs. Williams is pleasant voiced
matron. She has the forceful per-
sonality, the positive manner that is
nurture1 and developed by the cares
and responsibilities Of a farmer S
wife. She would make a good wit
ness for any cause founded upon the
principles of truth and equity, and
she told the story of little Josie's S
sickness and recovery in convincing
way.
He was never right from the
time of his BIRTH" she said. "He
was weak and puny, and did not
grow like other children. A year ago
last February, when he was two
years old. he had an attack of long
fever. We had the services of DR..
Sones for two or three weeks After
Josie had recovered from the fever,
be did not seem to get any strength.
He had no appetite and could not
keep anything on his stomach. He
would fall, trying to walk across the
room and after while he could not
bear his weight. His legs seemed to
wither, away until there were moth
ing bnt skin and bones, and he kept
up continual coughing.
1--WE had boarder named Asa
Robinson who had rheumatism so
severe that he was bent nearly
double. He had used DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, and had
become so we'll and strong that be
was able to chop wool every day
and never feel touch of bis rheuma-
tism. He said that he believed the
pills would help little Josie. At that
time I also read an article in the
Quincy Wing regarding some people
who had been cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, and I
said to my husband that we should
get some for Josie as they cost only
50 cents a box or six boxes for S2 81,
/ and could be bought at any druggist.
He decided to try them, and went to
Mt. Sterling oDr. Irving and bought
three boxes. We began the last OF
March giving him one,third Of pill
three times a day. In three days We
noticed an Improvement, and we
increased the dose giving bin half a
pill at time. He kept improving
and finally we gave him one pill at a
! dose. Near the first of June we
! gave him the last of tue three boxes
! which we had bought i'll March, and
now little Josie is as fat and hearty
as any boy in the neighborhood. He
has a good appetite and never has
any trouble VITA bis stomach
never n"o any '"''H iN P'Ot' !e '"'
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