DISEASED BONES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 28 April 1906, Page 45

DISEASED BONES.

Leonard Wills. Pahiatua Helpless Little Cripple Bed Bidden fov 2 Years Poisoned Blood Made Pure Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Leonard Lionel Wills is the eight year old son of Albert Stanley Wilis, a farmer of Mangatainoka, a few miles ent of I’ahiatus. The boy s iife has been saved by Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis iu a way that is nothing short of a mlra<-le. Mrs Minnie Wills, bls mother, gives the history of the case in words that carry on their face the stamp of earnestness njjd troth. The facts are known t«J tOS doctor and all the fhul anyone is free to test their jigrple truth for himself. “Three yFars ago, when Leonard was only five, he got feverish, and 1 thought he was sickening for the measles.'' Mrs Wlils began. “He soon got worse — and before the week was out wo bad to eali in a doctor. By that time the child was delirious, and cut of his mind with the fever. The doctor brought the fever down — but when Leonard came back to his senses, be complained about his shoulder being sore. If I happened to take hold of bis arm he would scream with pain. Mr Wills noticed that his shoulder was a little swollen and inflamed. Soon it got a uasty angry look, and the child cried every time 1 touched it. I sent word to the doctor, and he name again to examine him. lie then said that Leonard bad inflammation of the shoulder blade, and he ordered me to poultice it to draw out the inflammation. “I did this, and it brought tbe whole thing to a head. It was an awful sight, and the doctor made up bis mind to operate upon it. He then lanced it uuder tbe arm pit, and tbe poisonous matter poured out of the wound. The doctor said that he had never seen such a discharge of pus in all his life. That wound never healed, though 1 used to wash it out every day with antiseptics. It got worse and worse, till it was just like a gangrene eating into his flesb. The poor little fellow was just worn out with pain. Everyday be got thinner and weaker, and his face was as pale as death. "Before long an ulcer formed on the top part of tbe arm, and then tbe doctor said that Leonard’s bones were diseased. That turned out to be only too true. The ulcer got bigger and deeper. Before many days a piece of hone began to work out of the sore. It was as green as grass, and all eaten away by the poison In his blood. After that, little pieces of rotting bone kept working out of the sore every fewdays. Soon afterwards a small pimple formed on the outside of bis ankle. This spread and then broke. It formed into a running si.re, and pieces of bone started to come from it too. When the doctor saw that, he said Leonard must go into the hospital at once. Nothing could save him unless his bones were scraped. If they didn't get rid of the disease this way, the poison would work all through his system. The doctor said there was no time to lose. If it wasn't done at once, it would soon be too late to save his life. But it was a terrible operation — and Mr Wills and I both felt that Leonard could never live through it. “From that time the child got rapidly worse,” added Mrs Wills. ■■He became a complete cripple. He lay there iu bis bed. day after day, wrapped in wadding. He couldn’t bear the bed clothes, nr even his night shirt to touch him. 1 worried my heart out over him, for I felt that I bad taken his life In my own hands, when I would not let the doctor take him to the hoeplta 1. "It was just at this time that' I read how Dr. Williams' link Tills had cured a little girl in Queensland suffering just the same way from diseased bones. That put fresh hope into me, and Mr Wills said we would write to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, and ask them a straight question — whether Dr Williams’ Pluk Tills would eure Leonard or not? With the letter we sent several pieces of bone that bad worked out of the open ulcers In bis shoulder and ankle. In reply they told us of three other cases of the kind that Dr. Williams' Pink Tills had cured. So we sent for a supply, and decided to give them a fair trial. "A few weeks after starting Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis we noticed that Leonard was always hungry. Soon he began to grow strong, and there wasn’t nearly so much pus coming from the sores. He got to much better that we bad a special go-cart made to wheel him about in the open air. Little by little tbe sores healed up. All this time he was getting so much stronger and fatter, that be was soon able to get up and walk. But it was slow work, and we had to keep giving him Dr. William*’ Pink Pills every day for twelve months. But by that time there was hardly a mark on his •akle, and only a few pita oa hla arm

and shoulder where tbe dice .scd !■<«• worked Its way cut. To-day, he is a* strong and well as any bey of his age. Ha ran run like a hare and crack a whip with any of bis brothers. To this day iba doctor always asks about Leonard, and says that he ran hardly believe that ho is running about again. But it Is eighteen mouths now since lie was cured — so t know he is cured for good. His father and I say it is a dowu-rigbt miracle.” When Dr. Williams’ Pick Pills saved Leonard Wills after doctors said he could not possibly be cured without an operation. it is no wonder that they cute so easly little .i ntents like affscmla. iodigestion. UPada.hes. backaches, rheumatisi”, neuralgia, nervousness, and the sx J,100,; troubles of women and growing girls,- I)r . Williams' Tit k Tills Ut> only one thing, but they do it well rhey actually make new blood. But the blood is tbe root of ail health. They don't act on tbe bowels. They don't tinker with mere symptoms. If you are iu doubt about your own case, write for free medical advice to the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Wellington. From that address you <•*■ also order by mail the genuine Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills —3/ a box. six boxes 16 6. poet free.