The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05

caused. a reporter was assigned 10 look up
the matter. He went TO Mr.. Peaks resi-
dcnce to see him If possible and was about
to ring the bell when a midde-aged man
came out Of the door.
Docs Mr.. Peak live here?' asked the
newspaper man.
Eyes, what can I do for YOU" answere
that man, for It was Mr. Peak himself,
starting out for his morning walk
The reporter was greatly surprised. lie
know that only a short time ago the man
was unable to move about at all. In re-
Spouse to Mr.. Peaks invitation they went
inside
well, 1 rather thought newspaper man
would he around before long" said he,
FOR my cure has caused a lot of talk.
Almost everybody seems to know Of it.
Yes it is wonderful. It is more than |
even hoped for Why It is only little
time ago that / couldn't walk and couldn't
even hold a pen in my fingers. Now look
at that" lie picked up pen and wrote
rapidly n few lines in perfectly lcgble
handwriting And ! am out on the street
every day with only a cane. one wouldn't
think it possible"
In answer to further Inquiries Mr. Peak
said ITO 90 back to what ! suppose was
the first cause Of my disease One day in
lSSS during a heavy thunder storm | WIS
talking over the telephone when lightning
struck the wires and the shock Knocked
mo down. How badly my system was af-
fectcd at that time | am unable to say, but
for about year afterwnrd whenever 1t
rained or the weather was damp / would
feel n prIckly sensation all over me, just
as If ! was taking an electric shock from
battery. But this finally stopped and
thought no more about It,
However in 1896, when I was Al years
old, my fingers in both hands as well as
my limbs began to get numb and there
were severe pains in all my Joints. went
to the doctor and he treated me for some
time for rheumatism. But In spite of the
medicine he gave me, my affection or
worse My limbs got so numb that could
stick pins into them and scarcely notice 1t
II ! shut my eyes would fall down. Won,
not getting much benefit from the doctor,
went and consulted specialist on nerv,
Gus diseases and he pronounced my case
locomotor ataxa. He began treating me
for that disease, hut while under his care
! contracted blood poisoning ana was con
fined to my bed for some time. When |
was able to get up l had lost the use Of
my limbs.
Then | was discouraged and thought
there was no help for me. But my wife
saw an advertisement in the Evening Wis
consin. In it was a statement signed by
Mr.. joel Shoemaker, of North Yakima,
Wash, telling how he had been cured of
locomotor ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. l was at that time
unable TO write, as | could not hold pen
in my fingers SO my wife clipped out the
advertisement and sent 1t to Mr. Shoemaker
to see II it was true and all right. lie
wrote back that this medicine had cured
him and advised me to try II.
Il didn't think 1t would be much use
but | got some Of Or. williams Pink Pills
right away and began taking them You
can see yourself what they have done.
expect to take up my position again with
the railroad In n short time.
Certainly, you can publish what have
told you, he added, land you can say that
II any one wishes to refer to me / win
take pleasure in assuring them of the
facts"
Locomotor ataxia is disease Of the
spinal cord, characterized by peculiar dis
turbances Of gait and difficulty in govern
ing the motions of the legs. One OF the
eommonest and early signs is tired feel.
ing, particularly noted in the knees and
ankles. This sensation is provoked by
slight exertlon, and is not remedied by rest
often numb feeling is associated with II
and these two symptoms are always pres
ent In the early stages. Later devotion.
ments are the increase in duration and ex.
tent Of the dumb feelings, covering at times
the foot alone, then extending up the leg.
As the disease is OF slow growth. some
cases covering a period of ten years. the
Increase and intensity Of the symptoms is