The Topeka state journal., 1901-10-05

was assigned to look up the matter. He
went to Mr.. Peaks residence to see him
if possible and was about to ring the
bell when a middle aged man came out
of the door.
Does Mr.. Peak live here?" asked the
newspaper man.
''Yes, what can I do for you," answer
ed that man, for it was Mr.. Peak him
self, 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. I rather thought newspaper
man would be 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. 1t is more
than even hoped for. Why, 1t is only
a little time ago that I couldn't walk
and couldn't even hold a pen in my
fingers. Now look at that" He picked
up pen and wrote rapidly few lines
in perfectly legible handwriting. And
I am out on the street every day with
only a cane. One wouldn't think it pos
sible."
In answer to further inquiries Mr..
Peak said: ITO go back to what I sup
pose was the first cause of my disease.
One day in 1888 during a heavy thunder
storm I was talking over the telephone
when lightning struck the wires and
the shock knocked me down. How bad
ly my system was affected at that time
I am unable to say, but for about a
year afterward whenever it rained or
the weather was damp I would feel a
prickly sensation all over me, just if
I was taking an electric shock from a
battery. But this finally stopped and
thought no more about it.
However, in 1896, when I was Il
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. 1 went to the doctor and he
treated me for some time for rheuma-
tism. But in spite of the medicine he
gave me, my affiiction grew worse. My
limbs got numb that I could stick
pins into them and scarcely notice it.
If I shut my eyes I would fall down.
Well, not getting much benefit from the
doctor, went and consulted a special
list on nervous diseases and he pro-
nounced my case locomotor ataxia. He
began treating me for that disease but
while under his care 1 contracted blood
poisoning and was confined to my bed
for some time When I 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 advertisement in the Even
ing Wisconsin. In it was a statement
signed by Mr.. Joel Shoemaker, OF North
Yakima, Wash, telling how he had been
cured of locomotOr ataxia by DIR. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People. 1 was
at that time unable to write, as 1 could
not hold pen in my fingers, so my wife
clipped out the advertisement and sent
it to Mr.. Shoemaker to see if it was true
and all right He wrote back that this
medicine had cured him and advised me
to try it.
.'I didn't think it would be much use
but 1 got some of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills right away and began taking
them. You can see yourself what they
have done expect to take up my posi-
ton again with the railroad in a short
time.
Certainly, you can publish what
have told you," he added, and you can
say that if anyone wishes to refer to
them of the facts
Locomotor ataxia is a disease of the
spinal cord, characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait and difficulty in
governing the motions of the legs. One
of the cornmoneSt and early signs is a
tired feeling, particularly noted in the
knees and ankles. This sensation is pro-
voked by slight exertion, and is not
remedied by rest. Often a numb feel
ing is associated with it, and these two
symptoms are always present in the
early stages. Later developments are
the increase in duration and extent of