The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-11-08
AN EDITORS EXPERIENCE.
ARMY LIFE CAUSES PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL DISABILITY
FOR MANY YEARS.
Rescued From Death by Reading IN
Advises His Readers and Friends.


In 1858, entered the regular q. s.
Army and was assigned to Co. Sc"
Sixth Infantry, then stationed at Fort
Douglas, Utah. My boyhood days had
been spent on farm in Kentucky. but
1 had not been accustomed tn manual
labor for several years previous to en-
tering upon active military duties.
The constant and excessive daily drills,
sleeping In tents and general exposure
of severe winter, brought on q pecu-
liar nervous trouble, which soon inca
pacitated me for all garrison work.
The post surgeon ordered me to the
hospital and diagnosed my case as
muscular rhuematism. My lower
limbs seemed 70 be dying-losing all
sense of outward feeling. The most
excruciating pains made me almost
wild with misery and ! could not stand
alone. My appetite was ravenous, d.
gestion perfect, lungs strong and gen.
eral health good except for this dis
tressing disability.
After several days treatment with
uO CudAkCs thO cuASOOA COAOAustO0 i
had heart failure. He prescribed tine
ture of digitalis. and gave me several
ounces of this without any effect. ex-
cept that kept getting worse. In the
fall of 1884. was discharged on sur
geon's certificate of disability, and be-
gan the difficult task of existing and
trying to regain my health in strange
land, surrounded by unsympathetic
people.
My condition continued to grow
more alarming. l was compelled
to use heavy stan to prevent falling.
AL. attempts at manual and mental
labor were made under cooperating
difficulties. l seemed about one-half
dead. My weight was less than 40
pounds, though was over six feet in
height. l tried electricity with no
avail. Several local physicians gave
me treatment which was not effective.
Many we'll advertised remedies for
nervous debility were taken with no
satisfactory results.
read all the medical authorities
obtainable. and fiually found my symp-
toms under the head of Locomotor
Ataxia. The author said there was no
cure for the disease, and believed
him. He recommended q mixture of
iodide of potassium and sarsaparilla. as
possible aid TO existence. took sew
eral bottles of this formula and double
the strength. This failing, / made mp
my mind to die as soon az possible.
There was no comfort, pleasure or hap
piness in life which knew nothing but
pain.
One day read the experience Of q
man who had been afflicted with Loco
motor Ataxia. and cured by the use of
DR.. williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. bought one box and tried the
remedy, following the directions very
closely. This had little effect, and I
procured half dozen boxes, and took
them before was convinced that
cure was possible. began with ono
pill altar each meal, in . few days I
took two: ind finally used one box q,
! week. Ny pains gradually disappear-
ed, color came to my hssh, could
walk. run and jump. and actually ais
pensed with q cane.
Words cannot portray my feelings.
Todsy ! weigh 200 pounds. am perfect-
!, healthy end feel 30 years younger
than did 10 years ago. Journalists
and all brain workers are liable to
Affections such aS suffered. To all
such would advise tho use OF Dr.
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