The Bossier banner., 1897-06-10
WHEN DOCTORS DIFFER
WHO SHALL DECIDE !?
History of n Woman Who Could Not
Walk for Six Years.
From the Palladium, Richmond. Ind.

From the Palladium, flGnHloliu' 1Hu.
Miss I. f. Osborne is the name of young
lady living at l26 North Seventeenth Street
Richmond, Ind. She is the daughter OF MI
William Osborne, one of the most prominent
horsemen in Eastern Indiana.
She told your reporter most Interesting
and remarkable story. 1t Will interest
physicians as it was most unusual case, anu
to the various ones who treated her, dag
nosed it differently.
None of the doctors. and | tried all of
them,' said Mrs. Osborne, knew what was
the matter with me. Some SAID had rheu-
matism while others frankly admitted that
they did not know. | was at first taken
with pneumonia. One OF my 1eet palned
me almost constantly, then the doctors pro-
nOunced it rheumatism.
"Gradually, but steadily the trouble grew
and spread until my entire body was IN
viewed and was utterly helpless. Then we
changed doctors. No relief came, and we
changed again. We tried nearly all OF the
local PHYSICIANS and | was taken away to
the baths Nothing did me any apparent
good, and | suffered very much.
1T is now six years since | became unable
to walk Afterwards grew worse and was
absolutely helpless. Braces were used in
the hope OF strengthening my limbs so as to
make me able to walk, but they did no
good
Il was completely discouraged and SO
We're my people. My friends gave me up
to die, and the doctors. each one OF whom
at first declared he could have me walking
soon, all declared that | never could walk
again. | had no longer any faith in any
doctor or any remedy.
Finally, after persistent effort her friends
induced her to take Dir. Williams Pink
Pills, but against her WILL for she was dis
ccuraged. She says OF the results:
Il noticed no change after taking the first
box or so but they asked me to give the
medicine a tar trial, SO they kept on pre-
s"ribing it.
Il took no other at the time, 50 that If any
| good were to come we would know what had
brought it about. Pretty soon a change was
| noticed. My muscles became more flexible,
| and | suffered much less. At the end of
| three months | found that | could move my
limbs, could lift myself up, and was no
| longer helpless | kept on and still retralned
| from every other sort of medicine.
in one year from the time began the
| Use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
| People could walk, something all the doc
toys had decided never could do again.
At first, having been helpless for so long
| could not trust myself to walk on the
street, as | felt afraid. Soon, however,
| grew more confident, and walked every
| where as well as ever, and have been doing
So ever since. | took the pills for two years,
| as | was afraid to stop until | was sure the
cure was complete. Before | took them
Was wreck, and now my general health is
| very good.
Miss Osborne was repeatedly questioned
as to her opinion of what cured her, and she
has often declared it to have been DR.. VIII
| liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, as she had
| been growing steadily worse until she had
began using them, and as she used no other
medicine after taking the pills.
| Druggists in Richmond now have large
sale of these pills, and it is a frequent occur.
| renee to have a customer ask for the mcdi-
| Clne that cured Miss OsEnrnc
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not a patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
as prescription and used as such in general
practice by an eminent physician. 50 great
| was their efficacy that it was deemed wise to
place them within the reach of all. They
are now manufactured by the Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, y. Y.
| ar Il are sold in boxes (nevcr in loose form bv
| the dozen or hundred, and the public are
| cautioned against numerous limitations sold
| IN this shapel at 90 cents box. or six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had of all druggists or
direct by mail from DR.. Williams Med. Co.