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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14452, 26 May 1911, Page 3

A HELPLESS EfIPPLE One of the Worst Cases on Record. A Nurse in Attendance Night and Day, -■ J1 • » ' .. Wheeled About in an Invalid's Chair—Expected to be a Cripple • for Life—This Woman Cured by Dr. William# Pink Pills. A worse case of Rheumatism, pan hardly be imagined than was 'endured by Charles F. Carter. For mouths, she was a complete cripple, a nurse in attendance night and dav and tlic only outing; she had, was when, .die was wheeled about in an invalid's chair. Her right log was drawn up so that it could not bo straightened. Mrs. Carter, after enduring* much agony was cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and ehc has given the following statement for the benefit of other sufferers. "I had four attacks of Rheumatic l'eror in my life, and Rheumatism set m lour years back in my right knee. It iirst came for a few davs in my arm. then the left kuee, aiid fihally settled in Hit* right. 1 suffered such wain that 1 thought I could not live. 1. fell away dreadfully. I turned a yellow colonr. I. could not eat, even the daintiest food seemed beyond me. I w'as in bed f<)r months, and at last I was quite crippled. I would scream if tha nurse went near r.ie, even to Chanel' the bed linen. I was too weak to move ur s;t up. I lay on one side for six weeks. The knee swelled tremendously and all tlio skin turned black and discoloured. I took chlorodvne till it lost all effect, for I could not sleep without a sedative. I would lie awake at night for hours. 'Hie doctor said,l had Arthritis of the joints I nevar thought to walk again. The right JPjr drew up till tile heel toncli.'d the coll' of the other leg. and it simply could not ba straightened. Friend's thought I was hopelessly paralysed. 1 used to Ixj wheeled c.ut in "an fnValid's chair for fresh air. The leg was bandaged in flannel and lint fromTibove the knee to the foot. 1 had the knee in screw splines, and I .slent with a pillow under it. Friends used to call and fairly givo way when they found how altered J was and what pain 1 was suffering night and day. i\fy husband Was dreadfully worried. They wanted nte to go t:; the hospital to "liavo the leg put in iron.-.. I was wheeled down and they said it was a caso for the surgeon, so I told them to wheel mo hack home, and I would die there'. I had four different doctors, but they had practically to give the cuso up. I had been, suffering for eight months when 1 read of Dr. Williams' Pink I'ilis. I hadn't any faith in thorn, but thought tliey couldn't hurt me. The second box unproved my appetite and gave me strei.-gtli. Tho benefit after the second box contimicd. I was walking on two crutches and presently I could leave -off one crutch, and then T relied on a stick. I was simiilv overjoyed when 1 found only ono crutch was needed, l'cr I nevei- thought to walk again. I got better witlfeverv box. I recovered so completely that T was able to take un business again and liavo had charge of a city business also tor the last eighteen months, besides that w f . have oui\own business in this centre."

Mrs. Carter resides at 55 St. John--11 \ where she is well and favourably known, T)r. Williams' Pink Pills arc 3s a bo\ T?« b n CS °l l r d ?/>l w ». or from V .Dr. Williams 31ed:cine Co.. of -«ustraliisiii. 3_>to.. (.'lJ.'ngt'oji.* ALWAYS KECOMMJSND.3 IT. "On a number ot occasions duriii" ibo past three years I hare used Chamberlain's Colic, £holera and Uiui rhoca Heniody and tfemiot spoak i w , highly of it for giving ease ami relief'' says Mr J. H. BickerstafF, of -W-p.'eV N.Z. "I might also mention having recommended it to customers ivljo were equally well pleased wth result-'. Jj'or pains in tlie stamach. diarrhoea and dysentery there is nnth'iif; eqiul ti Chamberlain's Coir. Clmlwa and Da r. '•hora Remedy.'' Sold everywhere.!