The Somerset reporter., 1886-06-02

i 21th descriptive of my terrible suffering,
NOW give my full and free consent to pub
i fish to the world, should YOU deem il
worthy, rs am sure | should have been
dead long ago had it not been for the
i Compound Napor Baths.
MRs. LAURA V. HEATH.
LEWISTON, Dec. 27th, 1888.
In the fall of -. finding my health fail
/ ng up, and "A bunch growing in my side.
| Saught advice of physicians and learned
i to my grief and horror, that an ovarian
tumor was my destiny.
applied for help to several of our best
surgeons, all of whom told me one and
the same story. that there was no help
short of Il surgical operation. | well
/ knew my chances of recovery from such
/ treatment nj my time of life Gag 40 years J
very small to say the least. The tumOr
grew very fast and at the end of II months
my condition was truly deplorablc. AS
with the tlmor came Sciatic, distressing
heart trouble, and dropsy in the worst
forms | WAS obliged to keep in an up
right position owing to the great pressure
of the tumor upon the vital organs. For
three months slept knecling by chair
with my head resting against the cushion,
until my knees were worn through by con
4
Obliged to get all sleep in IA standing posi-.
ton. and would crowd myself in the cor
ner behind tall coal stove, which would
prevent my falling forward. | would
wonder in the morning how | could get
through the day, and at night, how could
get through till morning. | was often
tempted to end my wretched existence to
escape this terrible torture About this
time learned that there was an agency in
Lewiston for the Compound Vapor Bath,
by which lady in this city (Mirs Addie
| Stevens had been cured of tumor. \
drowning man will clutch at a straw and
without any faith | sought out the parties
and soon became convinced that Miss
Stevens had actually been cured Of tu-
NOR. bought the apparatus, and took
my first bath of the agent, that night,
rejoice to say that the result was miracle
in producing elasticity, as | returned to
my room and the first time for several
months passed the whole night in bed
and slept the sleep of the just, and have
never missed good night rest since that
time. The sciatica has left entirely; my
heart beats regularly rs ever; there is not
the least sign of dropsy; Il small bunch is
still visible in my side but it is surely
whitening away | took daily treatment
for IA days, then every other day for a
time, and then two a week, and now only
one each week ! have had the cabinet
about four months and the change in my
condition is really wonderful. 1t can be
no longer said that the only cure for tn
NOR is the knife. as | stand today living
witness to the fact that they can be re
moved by ABSORPTION. and by fair trial
the most skeptical must become convinced
When had taken but II baths | found
my waist to measure two inches smaller
and was full better than for ten years
have gained my flesh; have good appe
tite, good healthy color, sleep like child
work every day, and would not part Will
nv cabinet for the wealth of the Indies
could not ge, another ! give this testi
monv unsolicited hoping some sufferer
may heed the admouition
Gratefully yours,
Mis- LAURA V. HEATH.
Witnessed by the undersigned, wh'
| have watched the progress with much in
tercSt
Mrs. Tharcza Moore
Miss Annie l.. Stewart
I Mrs. Annie 4. Cook