New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09

On the afternoon or sunday, January 1th, the
writer gave interested attention to the narration
which follows. II is here reproduced almost ex.
actly in the words Of the lady from whose lips
ii fe-Mrs. s. Il. Cook. of $50 Tompkins Ave.
nue.. Brooklyn. ~ Y. Her husband, Mr.. s. B.
Cook. has for many years held responsible po-
sition in the Registered Letter Department Of the
New-York Postofiice.
! We three sat at the front windows OF their
home overlooking the park as Mrs. Cook gave
this eahet out Of her life, one Of her little chill
dren nesting against her knee
Should confirmation Of report be desired
Mr.. Cook will respond to any inquiries that may
be addressed to him.
"To make my story plain" said the lady, II
shall have to go back just a year-to January
1898. 1t was then l began to feel badly. There
was nothing like what is commonly called an
attack Of any particular disease. No. my
trouble came on very much as summer changes
into autumn. The trees were green now they are
brown; 1t was like that; no sharp symptoms, no
sudden collapse. 1t fading and sinking
down. All women will understand what that
means.
Il felt tired. weak and exhausted. No. 1t was
| not from overworlS worry. The life and
strength seemed to be passing from mo, I
couldn't tell why. To get up and down stairs
that on any exertion would almost faint away.
| All my hopes Of gaining strength by eating were
failures. My appetite was htful, and food dis
! tressed me-
Perhaps I really ought to date my illness
further back than last January. will give
you the facts, and people can judge for them
| selves
My husband and I have been married nine
years. Before my marriage / was troubled a
great deal with Indigestion and dyspepsia, and
sometimes since | would be we'll two or three
months and sick two or three months. off and
on. That the history Of several years
! indeed Of many years. -Four years ago | had
serious time with that complaint, sleeping
badly and suffering all the symptoms that are
50 much written about. couldn't eat any solid
food. lived on boiled milk. taken hot, right of
the stove. That was my diet, and | got very
tired Of il; but / was afraid 10 touch anything
else. I say had years Of this sort Of thing.
and possibly it may make what | am going 10
tell you easier TO understand. or 1t may not.
However. IL is part of the truth
Now to get back to the year 1898 last year
| long and sad one for me- As the warm weather
came on | hoped 10 get better. but did not.
| The opening buds on the trees out there in the
park found me as weak, low and miserable as |
had been In the winter. ] was losing fesh and
strength, slowly but surely, all the time. MY
nerves were feeble and shaken so that my sleep
was habitualiy bad. During the warm nights IN
June ! often left my bed and sat by the window
and looked out. When one can't sleep, almost
any diversion is better than to lie in bed waiting
for the clock to let you know that another
| hour has dragged by
We'll there Is no need to dwell on this part
OF my experience. | was running down. and
nothing that could be done here In Brooklyn APP
peared likely to help me. Ny relatives live IN
Peekskill on the Hudson. and TO them went
early in July taking our three children, and eay-
ing my husband 10 attend 10 his work in New
York and 70 take care OF our home here
'Peekskl lies on the hills. and oh how fresh
the air is. II was in hope OF beneht from that,
and from the change of scene. that went there.
But | destined to be disappointed The
country. even with all the beauty and glory or
summer upon II, was no better FOR me than the
city. In the midst OF II all was the same weak
and weary woman. The slightest exertion tired
me, and any continued effort made me faint:
and took to my bed When entered my room
little thought IL would be three long months
before should come out CT II. Yet that was my
fate II was a dreary Imprisonment. lightened
only 6y wnat kind friends and the best Of
medical attention could effect Now and then
they got up to have the bed made. and TO
rest me: but I couldn't 81, up long.
yes. took nourshment. of course broths.
SOUPS etc. and kept alive on them; but lost
flesh Just the same and got weaker-that Is, II
| could be any weaker.
NV friends saw / was growing thinner and
expressed the opinion TO one another that was
In a decline.
OIL but told him | couldn't bear the looks or
the taste OF it, either in its natural state or as
emulsion He looked grave at this; put saii
and sank; that is all there is to say OF the result
OF my trip 70 the country
Every time ] went up TO visit my wife. said
Mr. Cook II could she was much thinner
and more feeble than before, although she DIDN'T
like TO admit It," :. &.
Well" continued the lady. Il felt that II II
were physically possible | must get home. ana
So on the Sd OF November. they wrapped me
up and brought ME home. what was left OF me;
and what there was OF me weighed just ninety.
eight pounds thirty-seven pounds less than l
weighed IN my girlhood. Here | could do Moth
ing eat nothing; only wait for what might bap-
pen. tried doctors and drugs-often usetul 10
others-but of no use to me-
ION the next day after my return my bus.
band brought me bottle of something called
Paskola, Il predgested food and said a friend
of his recommended 1t and hoped I would try
IT, | tasted il and 1t tasted good nothing IKE
cod liver oil. l began taking 1t according 20
directions without feeling the least confidence
In II or indulging any hope from IT, But 1t did
have a good effect and that quickly. IT gave
me an appetite. ~
didn't distress me- Then l began TO get some
strength. At the end of week, to my surprise
and delight. l found had gained two pounds
At the md of the second week. two more Ana
so on. gaining two pounds every week
1T is eight weeks now. and | weigh ia pounns.
Just sixteen pounds more than when came
home. 1 can eat anything, have no pain, no
cough. no headache. can run up stairs IKE a
girl. and If there is any more disease ABOUT
me am not aware OF It,
And you think Paskola did all this for YOU,
Mrs Cook"
Certainly; IL 1t didn't what did? | have
taken nothing else for over two months. and !
am WELL as you can see. | never felt so weil
and like living. In ten years as | do now. nave
just got back from visit to my Peekskill frlends
and they had no trouble to See the difference .
1T isn't my wife's increase in weight alone"
remarked Mr. Cook: but look at her, her
strength. her enjoyment OF her herself. her
bright spirits She had none Of those things III
Paskola gave them to her. If 1t can do as much
for other people. through her statement being
published, why 1t ought to be published
What my husband says. / say added MIS-.
Cook: anything less would be ingratitude on
my part and culpabe indifference to the suner-
ing Of others"
Has this case any lesson for you? Are you
thin? Are you furnishing for food which the
palate refuses and the stomach cannot digest!
Are YOU pale from want of red blood? Are you
cold because you have not flesh TO feed the Vitai
fire? Are YOU weak because your food Is NOT
assimilated2 Are Won slowly sinking like scut-