The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-12
INCURABLE DISEASES.
THE LIST DECREASES AS THE kNoWL.
EDGE OF SCIENCE INCREASES.
Story of a Man Who WAS Given Up to
Die by Seven Physicians-He Fol-
lows the Advice of a Friend
and is Now a Well Man

lows the Advice of a Friend
and is Now a Well Man
"A Wonderful Story.
From the Leader, MorrispiNe, N. Y.
"Yonder is a man" said the farmer to q
reporter, who is the talk Of this commu-
nifty"
"He is Mr.. William Woodman, of South
Hamilton, Madison Co., N. va well-to-
do farmer, who is well known and stands
high for honesty and thrift in this neigh
borhood.
On the following day the newspaper man
called on Mr.. Woodman In his comfortable,
old-fashioned farm house.
81 have had serious thoughts of writing
an account for the newspapers myself"
said Mr.. Woodman, "but as I am not ac-
customed to such work, 1 have never at
tempted it. Sit Town and I will tell you
all about it.
81 am ffty-nine years old. CONTRACTED
rheumatism when only fourteen years OF
age, then a severe cold from over e~xertion
and from becoming over heated. My father
was a farmer and insisted that the only way
to make me strong was to do plenty Of hard
work. When, however, he saw me helpless
in bed for six long months without being
nble to move except with help, he changed
his mind, and forever after believed that
children should not be made to do mems
work. My growth was stopped by suffer-
Ing, and I do not think I am an inch taller
than that day, forty-fve years ago.. Dur
Ing the forty years ensuing after my mis-
fortune, l was attended by seven doctors.
I received temporary relief ct times, from
new forms of treatment, but always re-
lapsed into a worse and more aggravated
condition. The conclusion of oil these
gentlemen was that I was incurable, and
all they could do was to ease my condition.
4 ffar Orayy To manhood r IN q -rfa1 orA
have been blessed with a family. My lear
wife has had all the %drudgery OF nursing
and waiting upon me, and the burden has
been indeed hard to bear.
"Without hope from physicians I began
to a X Dr.. Williams Pink Pills, which was
highly recommended by my friends. 1 took
them and within one week began to feel
better than 1 had since 1 was first afflicted.
Itook these pills according to directions,
and when the box was nearly zone I went
over to Brookfeld to an old friend who
was in the drug business, named DR.. Aure-
Illus Fitch, who likewise was a great suffer-
er from rheumatism. The doctor and I or
oered several boxes Of Pink Pills in part
nership, he from that time keeping them
on sale. Well, I continued to take them
according to directions for the next three
years and steadily improved, gaining flesh
and strength, until two years ago I was
able to discontinue them, and now am as
aDle Dcu1eQ q mar OF my years as you Will
find. ought to tell you that after I Or
dered the first box OF pills the physician
who was then attending mo came In and I
told him what I was doing. He said l was
very foolish, that they would surely injure
me, and it was his duty to tell me SO. I
told the doctor that l might as well die az
to drag out q miserable existence, and 30,
Notwithstanding his warnings, continued
to take the pills. Thank God tho doctor
was not able to dissuade me, for to them I
now ascribe all the comfort and happiness
I ave in this world. have recommended
them to hundreds OF people since I was
cured, and in every case they have been
effective, not only in rheumatism bnt in
numerous other disorders, especially i'm
poverishment of the blood, heart trouble
and kidney disease.
Il eertify the above statement to be true,
and If necessary will swear to the same bo-
fore a Notary Public"
WILLIAM WoopuAN.
When Mr.. Woodman had signed and de-
1ivered the above paper to the reporter, he
said: "lf / were you / would go ind call on
Mr.. Amos Jaauays, at Columbus Centre, to
whom I recommended DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for aggravated kidney disease. He Is
now In perfect health. IEave no doubt he
will be glad to testify to the efficacy OF the
remedy that cured him"
= DR.. williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by ell druggists,
or may be had by mail from DE-. Williams'
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. \. for
Co. peg boa, or six boxes for S2.ao.