The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-07
Carlos F. Shepard, a Member of the
indianapolis Board of Trade,
is About Once More. ~
a Case OF Weighty Interest 10 Anyone Suffering Will
:aerseus Complaints, for the Patient was Cured
by Feeding" the Nerves. This Is
Hew Term in Medicine. Y
From the Nrus, Indianapolis, Ind.

One Of the hest known men about the In
dianapoiis Board of Trade is Carlos !. Shep-
ar, who for several years has been con-
rrctvi with III" house of II. +. Kinney, grain
hroktr. Mr.. Shepard is Il bluff, hearty, old
Gentleman o. m",liUm Height, ~cr"y-hcaCed
and with Il m1stachc like a i're""Avetcran.
He is Il maa cf very decided views on all
subjects Gnl is especially orthodox in poll
ties and medicine. Notwithstanding ms firm
ness in his convictions and the vigor with
which he maintains them he is man Of many
friends for manly men, even though come
times obstinate in their opinions, have the
force of character that win admiration and
friendship.
So a few months ago when the news came
10 his old associates on the Board of Trade
that Mr.. Shepard had received a stroke of
paralysis and that the probabilities were that
his days of usefulness were over, and that
perhaps, his hours were numbered, the deep
est sympathy went out to the smitten man
and his family 1t seemed to all his friends
almost impossible that this rugged old man,
always so wholesomely hearty and cheerful,
always q picture of health for
HIS CHEEhS WEkE LIKE The ItOSE
IN THE SNOW;
could nave been 80 suddenly laid low. But
it was true and many weeks passed before
his ~well.known form and kindly face re-
turned to his former business haunts His
temperance was made the occasion of a
hearty welcome and the story of his illness
and recovery is well worth the telling.
81 was taken SICK" said Mr.. Shepard,
"on the 18th of August, 1895. AS had all
l- AI-A -.. ~.-1~
iron, you may we'll believe that it was hard
for me to entertain the thought that | was to
be laid up for more than a day or two. !
ar SO years old, and for 40 years up to
the time of this attack, I had not had a days
sickness. The doctors who diagnosed my
case saw ut once that it was something seri.
GUS. They at first said that it was lumbago
came to the conclusion they did not know
what was the matter with me. / expert.
enced no pain, my head was clear, my ap
petite good, but / lost the use of myself from
my hips down. This was a hard stroke
to an active man who has always had az
who is q physician, came from a neighbour
ing city to see me. He pronounced my af
fiction to be locomotor ataxia. am of the
opinion that he diagnosed the case correctly
for l was absolutely paralyzed from thc
hips down.
fore I had begun taking DIR. Williams Pinl
Pills for Pale People. That was on the 2otF
day of last October. ] read an article in III,
indianapolis Ners and saw testimonials de
scribing cases cured that were similar II
mine. 1t struck me that the remedy coul,
not do me any harm and I began to take tn
pills.
Before I ! began taking them | could no
stir a peg, but had to be carried from plac
to place. had not got far into the first ho,
when I felt that deliverancc from my en-
forced i~naction had come. Before | iiniShct
the second box l was able to walk alon