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CANCER OF TONGUE!
A CASE RESEMBLING THAT OF GENE
RAJ GRANT.

Some ten years ago had scrofulous sore
ON nv right hand which gave me great
trouble, and under the old-time treatment
was healed up. and supposed was wen.
found however. II had only been driven INTO
the system by the use OF potash ana mercu-
ry and in March. 1882. II broke out IN my
throat and concentrated In what some OF
the doctors denominated cancer. was
placed under treatment Tor tnis uisehse.
Some SIX or seven OF the best physicians IN
the country had me at different times uIuer
their charge, among them three specialists
i'm this line: but one after another would
exhaust their skill and drop me. Tor grew
worse continually. The cancer nau ea,ei
through my cheek, destroying the ro9l Oh
my mouth and upper Up; then a,,acnSu iy
the palate and under lip entirely ana ha ti
my tongue. eating out to the top OF my my Iei'
cheek bone and up 10 the LETT eye. rom
hearty robust woman OF 100 pounds. was
reduced 10 "a mere frame OF skin and bOues.
almost unable to turn myselfln ped. couiu
not eat any solid food, but subsisteu on II,
ouids and my tongue was'o iar eoie couiu
not talk. The anguish OF mlnu anu the uoI
rihle sufierinRs of body which experienced
never can be revealed. Given up by pnysi-
clans 10 die, with no hope OF recovery upon
the part Of friends who sat AROUND NY oeu-
side expecting every moment 20 ne my last
A., fact my husband Woud place MS manu-
On 81 me eyery now and then TO see whether
I was alive or not, and at one time all de-
cided that life was extinct. and my death
Was reported all over the country.
Such was my wretched and helpless condl-
tion the first OF last October (lss4), when
INV friends commenced giving me Swlfts
Specific. In less than month the eating
piaces stopped and healing commenced, ana
The fearful aperture I'm my cheek has Oeen
Used and firmly knitted together. pro- pro-
cess Of new under lip Is progressing
finely and the tongue, which was al
most destroyed, is being recovered anu
IL seems that nature is supplying
a new tongue. can talk so that
my friends can readily understand me, and
ca n eat solid food again. am able To walk
about wherever please without the assist
ance OF any one. and have gained fifty
hounds of flesh. AL this under TIE blessing
OF merciful Heavenly Father, Is due to
Swift's Specific. ] am wonder and mar
vel TO ali my friends, hundreds Of whom
have known my intense suiierings. AMI
have visited me in my Affections. While
am not entirely well, yet my gratitude Is
none the less devOut, and | am confident that
q perfect recovery Is now I'm sight. II any
doubt these facts | would refer them to Hon.
John ii. TraylOr. State senator OF this dis
trct, who is my nelghbor; DR.. T. - Brad
field, OF La Grange. Ga. OF to any other per-
sons living in the southern part OF Troupe
county, Ga. Mrs. MARY l.. CONFER
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