The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
4 Lovely Lady's Secret,
She Talks Very Frankly and Earnestly
10 the Writer.
JUST WHAT SHE SAYS
One Of the Most Serious Of Conditions
and How Light Came out
Of Darkness.

On the afternoon of Sunday, January
9Th, the writer gave interested attention
the narration which follows. 1t Is here
reproduced almost exactly in the words OF
the lady from whose lips it feil-Mrs- 5. b.
Cook, of $50 Tompkins Avenue. BROOKLYN,
n. \. Her husband. Mr.. s. b Cook, has
for many years held responsible position
in the Registered Letter Department. OF
the New York Post-sfiice.
We three sat at the front windows OF
their home overlooking the park. as Mrs.
Cook gave this leaflet out of her life, one
OF her little children Nesting against her
knee.
Should confirmation of our report be de-
sired, Mr.. Cook will respond to any iEqui-
ries that may be addressed to him.
TO make my story plain" said the lady.
Il shall have to 60 back just year-to
january. 1893 l. was then / began to feel
badly. There was nothing like what is
commonly called an attack of any partic-
ular disease. No, my trouble came on
very much as summer changes into au-
tumn. The trees were green, now they are
brown; it was like that; no sharp symp-
toms. no sudden collap>e. 1t was ia ling
and sinking down. All women will un-
derstand what that mea ans.
Il felt tired, weak and exhausted. No.
1t was not from Overwork or worry. The
life aud strength seemed to be passing
from me, l couldn't tell why. To get up
aud down 8 airs was hard task for me. l
became so weak that on any exertiOu l
would almost faint away. All my hopes
OF gaining strength by eating were fail
ures. My appetite WAS ftful, and food
distressed me-
Perhaps i really ought to date my ILL
ness further back than last January. l
Will give You the facts, and people can
judge for themselves
My husband and have been married
nine years. Before my marriage l was
troubled great deal with indigestion aud
dyspepsia, and sometimes since. i would
be well two or three mouths aud sick TWO
or three months, off aud on. That was the
history of several ye rs-indeed, OF many
years. -Four years ago | had serious time
with that complaint. sleeping badly and
suffering all the symptoms that are SO
solid food. lived on boiled milk. taken
not, right of the stove. That was my
diet, and got very tired of it.; hut l WAS
afraid To touch anything else. say had
years OF this sort Of thing. and possibly it
may make what am going to tell you
easier to understand, or it may net. How
ever 1T is part of the truth.
w" W btb O.tCh W tuC year 1900, idSt
year, long and sad one for me. As the
warm weather came on hoped to get bet
ter. but did not. The opening buds on the
trees out there 10 the park found me rs
weak, low and miserable AS had been In
the winter. Twas losing flesh and strength,
slowly but surely, all the time. My nerves
were feeble and shaken so that my sleep
Was habitually 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 drag
ged by.
"Well, there is no need to dwell on that
part OF my experience. l was running
down, and nothing that could be done
here in Brooklyn appeared likely to help
ma My relatives live III Peekskill on the
Hudson. aud to them went early in July,
taking our three children and leaving my
husband to attend TO his work in New
York, and to take care of our home here.
Peekskill lies on the hills, and, oh how
fresh the air is! 1t was in hope of benefit
hat went there. But was destined to
be disappointed. The country, even with
all the beauty and glory of summer upon
it, was no better for me than tile city. In
the midst of il all | was the same weak |
aud weary woman. The slightest exer- |
ton tired me, and continued effort made |
me faint. About the first of August |
broke down altogether and took to my |
bed. When / entered my room / little |
thought it would be three long months be- |
fore / should come out o. II. Yet that |
was my fate. 1t was dreary imprison- |
ment, lightened only by what kind friends |
and the best of medical attention could |
effect. Now and then they got me up TO |
have the bed made and TO rest me, but l /
couldn't sit up long.
Yes; took nourishment, of course, |
broths, soups, etc.. and kept alive on them,
but lost flesh just the same and got weaker
that is, il could be any weaker.
My friends say was growing thinner. |
and expressed the opinion to one another |
hat was in a decline.
The doctor suggested that / take cod |
liver oil, but told him / couldn't bear the |
looks or the taste Of il, either In its patu- !,
ral state or as an emulsion. he looked |
grave at this but said no more about it. So
lay there aud fingered and sank. that is
III there is to say of the result Of my trip
20 the country"
Every time l went up to visit my wife,"
aid Mr.. Cook, Il could see she was much
thinner aud more feeble than before. al
though she didn't like 10 admit it,"
We'll" continued the lady, II felt that
( it were physically possible l must get
ZONE. and so, on the 3rd of November. they
what was left of me; and what there was
If me weig hed just IS pounds. 81 pounds
ess than / weighed in INV girlhood. Here
could do nothing, eat nothing; only wait
or " that might happen. 1 had tried doc
ors aud drugs-oit.n useful to others
,ut of no use to me.
..On the next day after my return nv
husband brought me bottle of mething
allied Paskola, a pre-digested food, and
aid friend o. his recommended IL and
loped would try it, l tasted il aud ii |
asted good. nothing like cod liver oil.
,egan taking il according to the directions
without feeling the least confidence 10 it
II indulging any hope from IL But it
lid have a good effect, and that quickly.
{ gave me an appetite
81 could eat the old kinds of food, and
hey didn't distress me. Then l began to
ret some strength At the end OF a week,
D my surprise and delight, found i had
aimed TWO pounds At the end Of the
econd week, two more And so on, gain
og TWO pounds every week.
1T is eight weeks now. and weigh ia
'ound~, Just sixteen pounds more than
shen ! came home, 1 can eat anything,
ave no pair, no cough. no beAfsche, can
an up stairs like girl. and II there - any
more disease about me l am not aware
( it,"
And yen think Paskola did all this for
ou. Mrs. Cook
Certainly; If it didn't. what did;
ave taken hing eiss for over Two
1onihs, and am well, a. you can see.
ever felt so well, and like llving. IN ten
ears rs do now I have just got back
rom a visit 10 nv Peekskill friends ant
hey had no trouble tn see the difference
1T isn't nay wifs's increase ~ weight
lone. remarked Mr.. Cook: but look al
er. her strength, her ebjoynent Of ber-
elf. her bright spirits. sue nsd ncne OF
hose thugs I'll Paskelt gave them 10
CT. II IL can do n nluch Tor oi1er p-o-
le. through her statement being pub
shed. wby il ought 10 b. published =
=. hat nv husband SAYS. ! sSy. added