The Press., 1898-05-26
A Thrilling Rescue.
A YOUNG LIFE SAVED IN A RE.
 VARIABLE MANNER.

Florence Sturdtva amt, of Grindstone Ia-
 land, Saved from am Untimely
 ger0us Predicament but Were
 Helpless to Aid Her-How
 She was Rescued.
 From " On The N. LaWrence," Cgayton, ~. Y.
 Among the Thousand Islands is one called Grindstone. It is seven miles long and three well-intormed class of people who devote their energies to farming and quarrying for a livelihood. In the nome of one of these islanders resides Florence J. Sturdivant, the four-year-Old daughter of MT. and Mrs. William H. Sturdivant. In February; 1896, she was taken sick with scarlet fever, and after the usual run of the fever she was left with 8 weak back and gradually began to lose strength, until finally, despite the he b best ance. It was at this crisis, when all seemed darkest, that an angel of health appeared on the scene and released little Florence from pain and suffering and restored her to strength and health. This remarkable occur renee is best told in the words of the father. MT. Sturdivant said: Florence was taken sick with scarlet fever and we immediately called a physician. He prescribed for her and we followed his directions closely, giving our little patient the best of care. After two weeks the fever subsided, but Florence was left with a very weak back. Severe pains were constantly in the back and stomach. We did all that possibly could be OO0e CO reIGV0 our llUtle suHcTcE, DuI tO HO avail. The difficulty seemed to baffle the efforts of the physician. "Finally at the end of four months of treatment, we found our patient completely prOstrated. At this time we called an emi- nent physician, who agreed with the diag nosis of our physician and said that the trouble resulted from the scarlet fever. He prescribed a course of treatment and we fol- lowed it faithfully for three months. but in- stead of improving, Florence failed. Besides kl, ,P proprietary remedies but without benefit.
 "Mrs. Sturdivant and myself were com pletely discouraged. A brother of my wife, who resided in Canada, but was visiting us, advised us to use pr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and purchased a box of the pills and began to give them to Florence. This was in October, 1896. After using the pills short time we could see an improve ment. Her strength began to return and she would sit up in bed. Her appetite was restored and she ate heartily. We also noticed a gradual brightness in her eyes. When she had taken one box the pains i'll her back and stomach ceased and her recovery seemed certain. . "We eagerly purchased a second box of pills and watched with delight the change | for the better that was being wrought daily. From sitting up in bed at times during the day and at times standing on her feet, walk little. She gained in. flesh and strength rapidly and the pains gradually left her. By the time she had used three boxes of the pills she was evidently well. We continued the treatment using another box, the fourth, to prevent the possibility of a recurrence of the difficulty.
 "We cannot praise too highly the value of Dr. Williams Pink Pills. I am positive that without their use our child would have been to-day in the same sad condition of her early sickness-a confirmed invalid-if in- deed she had had the strength to withstand so long the ills of her afiiction."
 (Signed) WILLIAM HI. STURDIvANT. Subscribed and sworn to before me this sixth day of April, 1897.
 H.W MORSE, Notary Public.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills cure people trou- bled with the after effects of disease because are also a specific for chronic erysipelas, catarrh, rheumatism and all diseases due to impure or impoverished blood