National Republican., 1884-03-31
A woMAN,s WOES.

Tale OF Suffering, with n Sequel of
Happiness--some Domestic Experiences.
The following letter to the Kansas City
Times describing the striking, almost dra-
matte experience of an American lady Is so
interesting and pictures so clearly the feel
ings and emotions Of others that wo repro.
duce it entire. 1t will be found very read
able and instructive:
MeSsrS. Editors:-Did I not know that this
land is filled with women who are unhappy
and cannot tell the reason; arc miserable
when they have every reason to be joyous. |
sh ould not venture to address you this sletter.
L believe, however, / can offer somo sugge5-
tious that will be valuable to oil women and
invaluable to many. When / was Is years
old presume | was happier and healthier
than most girls in America o.day. hardly
knew what pain was except by hearsay. But
| the situation changed suddenly and severely.
| ] became aware that something was under
mining my life. l felt strange sensations
| tbut would come and go and then return
with greater power than before. My side
pained me at times and again l would feel q
| dull aching between tho 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 u decline l know that tho
feelings l then had are not nm uncommon oc-
| curronce among women, both young and old,
| but did not realize what it meant at that
time, and so was careless-with what results
will appear. From then until within tho
past two years have seen but few comfort
able days,and l am now So years old.
A few years aftor the events above stated
| my heart began TO trouble me. AT times
would feel acute darting pains and gurgling
| as If water was forming. My entiro right
side enlarged, and felt sharp, cutting pangs
through my lungs and around my shoulder
! blades l could only breathe in catches or
| gasps, and then with tho greatest effort, l
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 tried to overcome
them consulted doctors and used remedies, but
| it was of no avail. My troubles increased with
| the years; had 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, bleeding 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 expec-
| torated q brown mucous substance that was
very offensive. The fluids passed were fre-
quently like bloody milk and then again
| almost solid slbumen. For thirty years did
not know what it was to be free from head
ache. Occasionally l would have a feeling of
suffocation. followed by hot flashes and q pro-
| fuse perspiration. God only knows what
suffered, for l cannot describe it. l only
know that L existed, and that my tired life
was ebbing away with nothing to arrest
| decay.
was in this condition q 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 understand why we felt
in that way. But brighter day came. l
began new manner of treatment and l saw
new results. My pain became less intense.
| The most severe symptoms decreased My
hope revived and | seemed awakening to
another lfo. l continued to improve until
my health and strength returned, thus en-
abling me to carry out a desire which l con-
slider duty in writing you this letter and
saying that my life and health and hope for
coming years are due wholly to Warmers
Safe Cure, which has done wonders for me
and also restored many of my friends.
Many who may read these lines may possi-
| bly, think / am ovor-enthusiastic after bein z
delivered from a life of misery and brought
into world of comfort and happiness? Was
| the blind man mentioned in the Bible whose
sight was restored, too enthusiastic? The
fact is am only doing what believe to bo
my duty in making my experience public,
| for / know there are myriads Of women who
are going into the samo dark path unless they
are warned in time and saved as | have,bec
| This is a most serious matter and one which
concerns the welfare of the nation Us we'll as
the happiness of the people. II the mothers
of this land are unhealthy America will be.
come a nation of invalids, and any means
which can safely and surely avert this
danger as that which have described should
be gladly welcomed by all true men and
women. MRS. w. MASON.
TOPEKA, KAN. 271 Quincy street.