The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-16
A Thrilling Rescue.
A YOUNG LIFE SAVED IN A RE-
 VARIABLE MANNER.

Florence Sturdivant, of Grindstonc IsS land, Saved from an untimely Death-Her Parents saw Her Dam l geroUs Predioament but Were Helpless to Aid Her-How 1 She was Rescued.
 From {" On The St. Lawrence," Cgayton, " Y l Among the Thousand Islands is one called l Grindstone. It is seven miles long. and three wide. The inhabitants of this island are well-informed class of people who devote their energies to farming and quarrying for a livelihood. In the home of one of these islanders resides Florence J. Sturdivant, the 1 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 weak back and gradually began to lose strength, until finally, despite the best efforts of physicians her life hung in the bal. ance. It was at this crisis, when all seemed darkest, that an angel of health appeared ! 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 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 very weak back. Severe pains were constantly in the back and stomach. We did all that possibly could be done to relieve our little sufferer, but to no avail. The difficulty seemed to batfie the efforts of the physician.
 1 Finally at the end of four months of treatment, we found our patient completely prostfated. 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 course of treatment and we fol- lowed it faithfully for three months, but in- stead of improving, Florence failed. Besides the treatment of physicians we used many proprietary remedies but without benefit. "Mrs. Sturdivant and myself were com. pletely discouraged. A brother of my wife, l who resided in Canada, but was visiting us, advised us to use Dr. Williams Pink Pills l for Pale People, and purchased 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 noticed gradual brightness in her eyes. When she had taken one box the pains in 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, Florence finally became strong enough to 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. Il We continued the treatment using another box, the fourth, to prevent the possibility of
 recurrence of the difficulty.
 i've cannot praise too highly the value of Dr. Williams Pink Pills. 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 afliction."
 (Signed) WILLIAM H. STURDIvANT. } Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5 sixth day of April, 1897.
 H. w. MORSE, Notary Public. 3 Dr.Williams' Pink Pills cure people trou-
 bled with the after-effects of disease because
 they act directly on the impure blood. They t are also specific for chronic erysipelas, 8 catarrh, rheumatism and all diseases due tC . impure or impoverished blood.