The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-03

ure has caused, a reporter was assigned to
ool up the matter. He went to Mr.. Peak S
esidence to see him if possible and was
bout to ring the bell when middle aged
man came out of the door.
s. Does Mr.. Peak live here?" asked the
aewspaper man.
Yes, what can | do for you, answered
dat man, for it was Mr.. Peak himself, start
me ont fer his morning walk
The reporter was greatly surprised. lie
Enew that only a short time ago the man
was unable to move about at all. In re-
>ponse to Mr.. Peaks invitation they went
inside
"Well, | rather thought newspaper man
would be around before long," said he, ''for
NY cure has caused a lot of talk Almost
everybody seems to know of it, Yes, it is
wonderful. 1t is more than l even hoped
for. Why, it is only a little time ago that
couldn't walk and couldn't even hold pen
in my fingers. Now look at that" He pick
ed up pen and wrote rapidly few lines
in perfectly legible handwriting ''And |
am out on the street every day with only a
cane. One wouldn't think it possible.
III answer to further inquiries Mr. Peak
said ITO 90 back to what suppose was
The first cause of my disease. One day in
1855 during heavy thunder storm | was
talking over the telephone when lightning
struck the wires and the shock knocked me
down. How badly my system was affected
II that time ! am unable to say. but for
dbout year afterward whenever it rained
1r the weather was damp | would feel d
prlckly sensation all over me, just as if
was taking an electric shock from a bat
tery. But this finally stopped and | thought
40 more about it.
However, in 1896, when | was II wears
old, my fingers in both hands as well as my
llmbs 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
lie gave me, my atfliction grew worse NV
INTO them and scarcely notice it. If l shut
my eyes | would fall down. Well, not get
ting much benefit from the doctor, went
ana consulted specialist on nervous dis
eases and he pronounced my case lOcomotor
ataXia. lie began treating me for that dis
ease, but while under his care l contracted
Dlood-polsoning and was confined to my bed
Tor some time. When | was able to get I'D
had lost the use of my limbs.
s. Then | was discouraged and thought
there was no help for me. But my wife saw
an advertisement in the Evening Wisconsin,
in 1t was 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.
/ was at that time unable to write, as | could
not hold pen in my fingers, so my wife
clipped out the advertisement and sent it to
MI: 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.
81 didn't think 1t would be much use but
| 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 d short time.
Certainly, you can publish what | have
told you,' he added, ''and you can say that
If anyone wishes to refer to me | will take
pleasure in assuring them of the facts
LocomotOr ataxia is a disease of the spinal
cord characterized by peculiar disturba
OF gait and difficulty in governing the mo-
tons OF the legs. One of the commoneSt
and early signs is tired feeling, particular
y noted in the knees and ankles. This SEN
satlon is provoked by slight exertion, and is
not remedied by rest. Often a numb feeling
IS associated with it, and these two symp-
toms are always present in the early stages.
Later developments are the increase in
duration and extent of the numb feelings
covering at times the foot alone, then ex-
tending up the leg. AS the disease is of
Slow growth, some cases covering period
of ten years, the increase and intensity of
the symptoms is not noticed, but its prog
ress is constant and gradually approaches
total lack of feeling in the legs, causing a
wabbling in the gait and the entire inability
to govern the steps. AS it grows the pa
tlent loses all control over the bowels and
water. A further symptom is the sensation
of pressure at the waist, as the upper part
of the spinal cord becomes affected.
LocomotOr ataxia is stubborn in yielding
to treatment and was for many years con-
sidered incurable. 1t has been fully de-
monstrated, however, that this disease can
be cured by the use of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People.
The length of treatment required depends
upon the stage at which it is commenced.
1t is dangerous to delay taking the pills
after the presence of the disease is recog-
nized, although this remedy has proven
eihcacl0us In many cases of long standing.
The fact that DR.. Williams Pink Pills
cured this stubborn case, as they have cured
others equally severe, leaves no room for
doubt but that they will cure lesser troubles
arising from disOrdered nerves. 1t is well
established fact that they are an unfailing
specific not only for locOmotor ataxia, but
for partial paralysis, ST. Vitus' dance, neu-
ralgia, nervous headache and also for all
diseases arising from impure or impover-
lshed blood, such as rheumatism, anHmia,
after-effectS of the grip, palpitatiOn of the