The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-16

few years ago wave Of La Grippe
60 ilt over the land and brought thousands
o. its victims 10 the grave. Others who es-
capped the fate lived on in sorrow and suffer-
ins. broken in health and spirit
Terrible as Was the disease, its after effects
were yet more appalling, as 1t sought out the
weaknesses of the constitution and left thou
sands shattered wrecks Of their former selves.
A few days ago C0Urier-Herdtd represen-
tative, while at the thriving little town of
Akron. Mich, met John L. Smith, veteran
of the industrial army, on whose aged head
the disease had fallen, and he hearu 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 II fastened on me very hard
For about half the winter ] was so bad that
could not leave the house. ! was chilly all
the time, and could not get warm. j felt as
If ! was frozen solid, and could only breathe
with great difficulty.
This condition alte-nated with sweating
spells Of great violence There was an al
most continuous pain, and 1t would shoot
from one part of my BODY 10 another. with
great sn3denness. and cause me intense suf
ferlng. Sometimes il was in my hips, then
IN my legs, and again II would go to my
head and pain me in the eyes Ii waa so in
tense that il even affected my sight
Il called II medical assistance, but this
was fruitleSs, ] received no benefit from
phA ,ians- From then on | tried various
pr yar1tions 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
Finally. ] saw an advertisement Of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and
read with much interest of the wonderful
cures that they had effected in so many
eases / had tried 50 many proprietary prep
Hrations that j had no faith in il, but tried
it, as had 50 many oshcr things, to see If
they were Of any use.
zone day when i was feeling as bad as
usual, got box of Pix Pills, and shortly
before going 20 bed took one piil. cannot
tell We rkxs surprised man I was next
morning. Then PIT on my shoes with ease
3 thing that l had not done for forty years.
A little while after this was SO well that
drove to Bay City. Michigan, a distance Of
twenty-three miles and was not at all tired
when got there
am now seveniy-Six years Of age and
unusually active for man Of my years.
work on my forty-acre farm and experience
no trouble from the work / want to say a
good word for Pink Pills, as they helped me
where 81 else did no good whatever Since
my IllnezS and cure number Of my neigh
bors have used them, and say that they have
been greatly benefited" /"
Mrs. Smith, the veterans wife, who sat
near by. confirmed the words that her hus-
band had spoken and added her testimony
10 the good that the pills had been 20 the
family. The worthy couple are old and re-
spected residents Of Tuseois County, where
they have lived for thirty years. Mr.. Smith
l. : sturdy pioneer, and cleared up 200
acre farm near Akron. He yet lives there,
surrounded by twelve Of his thirteen chill
dTen- Thanks to Pink Pills, he has q pros
pect Of many year. Of usefulness.
Another sufferer with the same malady was
Neil Raymond, = prosperous and leadinr
farmer, residing near Columbiaville Iapeer
Co. Michigan Speaking to a representative
Of The Courier Herald, Mr.. Raymond said /:
Three years aga last June. one night suf-
fered an attack Of paralysis, brought on, /
thi3k, by overwOrk and as an afltr effect OF
Ia grippe After week my condition was
81 bad that | summoned a physician and
doctored Tor about SIX months. with but little
relief For some time bad seen IN the