Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-17
A woMAN's WOES.
A Tale OF Suffering, with a Sequel Of
Happiness-Some Domestic
Experiences.

The following letter to the Kansas
City Times describing the striking, al
most dramatic experience Of an Ameri-
can lady Is so interesting and pictures
so clearly the feelings and emotions Of
Others that we reproduce IL entire. IL
will he found very readable and in
structive:
Messrs Editors:
Did not know that this land is full of
women who are unhappy and cannot
tell the reason; are miserable when they
have every reason to be joyous, should
not venture to address you this letter.
I believe, however, | can offer some
suggestions that will be valuable to all
women and invaluable to many. When
I was fifteen years old presume l was
happier and healthier than most girls
in America to-day. l hardly knew
what pain was except hearsay. But the
situation changed suddenly and severe
ly. / became aware that something
was undermining my life. feltstrange
sensations that would come and go and
then return with greater power than be-
fore. My side panied me at times and
tween the shoulders. | had darting
pains through my temples and a pres
sure on top of my head. L lost sleep,
appetite and flesh, and my friends feared
| was going into decline. know that
the feelings I then had are not an un-
common occurrance among women,
both young and old, but I did not re-
alize what it meant at that time, and
so was careless-with what results will
appear. From then until within the
past two years have seen but few COM
Portable days, and l am now fifty-five
years old.
A few years after the events above
stated my heart began to trouble me.
At times | would feel acute darting
pains and gurgling as if water. was
form 'ng. My entire right side enlarged
aid felt sharp cutting pangs through
my lungs and around my shoulder
blades. ] could only breathe in catches
or gasps and then with the greatest eff
fort. was without appetite one day
and the next very hungry, but always
constipated. During all those years I
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 timess:Hld my lungs and nose
both bled on different occasions. AT
that time felt cold chills running up
my back and ! constantly expectorated
brown mucous substance that was
very offensive. The fluids I passed
were frequently 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 feeling of suffocation
followed by hot flashes and profuse
perspiration. God only knows what
suffered for cannot describe it. l only
know that I existed and that my tired
life was ebbing away with nothing to
arrest decay.
was in this condition little over
two years ago and neither myself nor
my friends expected or hoped for any,
thing but death. Picture, if you can
nearly forty years of agony and you can
understand why we felt in that way.
But a brighter day came. I began a
new manner of treatment and 1 saw
new results. My pain became less in
tense. The most severe symptoms de-
creased. My hope revived and I seemed
awakening to another life. Icontinued
to improve until my health and
strength returned thus enabling me to
carry out desire which I consider a
duty in writing you this letter and say
ing that my life, health and hope for
coming years are due wholly to War
ner's Safe Cure, which has done Won
ders for ME, and also restored many of
my friends.
Many who may read these lines will
possibly think l am over-enthusiastic.
Is it possible to be over-enthusiastic af-
ter being delivered from 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 l am only doing what I believe
to be my duty in making my eXper-
ience public, for know there are my
riads of women who are going into the
same dark path unless they are warned
in time and saved as I have been. This
is a most serious matter and one which
concerns the welfare of the nation as
well as the happiness of the people. If
the mothers of this land are unhealthy
America will become nation of inva-
lids and any means which can so safely
and surely avert this danger as that
which l have described, should be
gladly welcomed by all true men and
women. Mrs. WvMAsON,
271 Quincy st. Topeka, Kan.