The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-28
WoMAM's WOES.
AraIe ofSurerlng, with q Seque
Of HapPlness--Some Oomes-
tic Experiences

The following letter to the kansas City
Times describing the striking. almost
dramatic experience OF an American
lady is go interesting and pictures 50
clearly the feelings aud emotions Of 9th
ers that we reproduce it entire. IL will be
found view readable aud instructive
Mesas. Editors:
Did | not know this land is filed with
women who are unhappy and cannot tell
the reas) IN are miserable when they have
every reason to be joyous. | should not
venture to address you this letter. | he
lieve, however, can offer some sueges
tons that will be valuable to all women
and invaluable TO many. When | wAs
fifteen years old l presume | was happier
and healthier than most girls in America
to-day. l hardly know what pain was
except by heresAy. But the situation
changed suddenly and severely. l be.
came aware that something was under
mining my l;fe. | felt strange sensations
that would come and 60 aud then return
with greater power than before. My side
panied me at times and again | would
fee a dull aching between the shoulders.
' had darting pains through my temples
and a pressure on top Of my head. | lost
sleep, appetite and flesh, and my friends
feared was going into a decline. know
that the feelings | her hal are not an
uncommon occurrence among women,
both young and old, but | did not realize
what it meant at that time, aud SO was
careless-with what results will appear.
from then until within the past two years
| have seen but few comfortable days,
and | am now fifty-fve years old.
A few years after the events above sta
led my heart began to trouble me. At
times l would feel acute darling pains
and a gurgling as if water was forming.
My entire right side enlarged and | felt
sharp cutting pangs through my lungs
and around my shoulder blades. l could
only breathe in catches or grasps and
then with the greatest effort. | was
without appetite one day and the next
very hungry, but always constipated.
During all those years l did not know
what these troubles meant nor did | realize
how terribly they must end. Of course
l tried to overcome them consulted
doctors and used remedies, but it was of
no avail. My troubles increased with the
years; | had a severe pain in the small
of the back; my teeth became loosened;
my tongue swelled to twice its natural
size my gums were like sponges, bleed
ing freely at times, and my lungs and
nose both bled on different occasions. At
that time l felt cold chills running up my
back and | constantly expectorated a
brown mucous substance that was very
offensive. The fluids | passed were fire.
quently like bloody milk and then again
almost solid albumen. For thirty years
| did not know what it was to be free
from headache. Occasionally | would
have a feeling Of suffocation followed by
hot flashes and a p~rofUse perspiration.
God only knows what | suffered for l can
not describe it. | only know hat | ex-
listed and that my tired life was ebbing
away with nothing to arrest decay.
l was in this condition a little over two
| years ago and neither myself nor my
friends expected or hoped for anything
but death. Picture, if you can nearly
forty years of agony and you can under.
stand why we felt in that way. But a
brighter day | began a new manner
of treatment and saw new results. Ny
pain became less intense. The most severe
symptoms decreased. My hope revived
and l seemed awakening to another life.
L SouCluuCu W i"pIONC uulil my ucdltu
and strength returned thus enabling me
to carry out a desire which l consider a
duty in writing you this letter and saying
that my life, health and hope for coming
years are due wholly to Warmers Safe
Cure, which has lone wonders for me,
and also restored many OF my friends
Many who may read these lines will
possibly think | am over. enthusiastic. Is
it possible to be over-enthusiastic after
being delivered from a life of misery and
brought into a world of comfort and hap
piness? Was the blind man mentioned
in the Bible, whose sight was restored,
too enthusiastic2 The fact is | am only
doing what | believe to be my duty in
making my experience public, for l know
there are myriads of women who are 60
ing into the same dark path until they
are warned in time and saved as | have
been. This is a most serious matter
and one which concerns the welfare of
the nation as we'll as the happiness Of
the people. If the mothers of this land
are unhealthy, America will become a ma
ton of invalids, and any means which
can so safely and surely avert ibis danger
as that which have described, should be
gladly welcomed by all true men and
women
Mrs. w. MASON.
Topeka, Kansas. 27l Quincy ST.