The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-05

signed to look up the matter. lie went
to Mr.. Peaks residence to see him II
possible and was about to ring the bell
when q middle aged man came out of
the door.
"Does Mr.. Peak live here?" asked the
newspaper man.
Eyes, what can do for you, answered
that man, for it was Mr.. Peak himself
starting out for his morning walk.
The reporter was greatly surprised.
He knew that only short time ago the
man was unable to move about at all In
response to Mr.. Peaks invitation they
went inside,
"Well, l rather thought newspaper
man would be around before long, "said
he, "for my cure has caused To- Of
talk. Almost everybody seems 20 know
OF it. Yes it is wonderful. 1t is more
than even hoped for. Why, it is only
little time ago that couldn't walk
and couldn't even hold pen in my fin
gers. Now look at that" He picked
up pen and wrote rapidly few lines
in perfectly legible handwriting. "And
| am out on the street every day with
only cane. One wouldn't think it
possible"
In answer TO further inquiries, Mr..
Peak said; "To go back to what l sup
pose was the first cause OF my disease.
One day In 1883 during a heavy thunder
storm WAS talking over the telephone
when lightning struck the wires and the
shock knocked me down. How badly
my system wac affected at that time
am unable 70 say, but for about year
aiterward whenever II rained or the
weather was damp would feel prickly
sensation all over me. just as II waS
taking an electric shock from a battery
But this finally stopped and thought
no more about ii.
However, IN IoJ6, when | was Al
years old, my fingers on both hands, 81
we'll as my limbs, began to get numb
and there we're severe pains in all my
jSlnts. | went TO the doctor and he
treated me for some time for
rheumatism. But in Spite OF
the medicine he gave me, my
atlliction grew worse. My limbs got SC
numb that | could stick pins into them
and scarcely notice it. II shut my eyes
| would fall down. Well, not gettinI
much benefit from the doctor, | went
and consulted specialist on nervous
diseases and he pronounced my case loC o
motor ataxia. He began treating me iol
that disease hut while under his care
contracted blood poisoning and was con-
fined 10 my bed for some time, When
was able to get up had lost the use o
my limbs.
"Then was discouraged and thought
there was no help for me But my wife
saw an advertisement 10 the Evening
Wisconsin. In it was a statement signed
by Mr., Joel Shomakef, OF North Yakima,
Wash, telling how he had been cured OF
locomotor ataxia, by Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. was at that time
unable TO write, as l could not hold a
pen in my fingers, so my wife clipped
out the advertisement aud sent it to MIR,
Shoemaker to see ii it was true and all
right. lie wrote back that this medi
cine had cured him and advised me tC
try il.
81 didn't think il would be much use
but l got some OF Dr.. 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 a short time.
Certainly, you can publish what
have told you, he added, sand you can
say that il anyone Wishes 10 refer 10 ms
| will take pleasure in assuring them Of
the facts"
! LOoOmotor StAxia is disease Of the