The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-03-03
THE PREACHERS WIFE.
A Newspaper Mans Visit to an
Arcadian Home In Missouri.
The Interesting Story of . Lady Who
Had Lived for Thirty Years In the
Shadow Of Sudden Death-
Hale Old Age Recalls
Dark Memory:

From the St Louis Globe Democracy
"Yes, l ought to be happy in this little
paradise, and now am, butthere werelong
years when I lived in the shadow, not Of tho
foresttrees tn at loom up so grandly on our
hillside, but in the shadow of death. For
years l saw the sun go down behind the
western hills, and as / retired for the night
l added to the prayer, which it has been the
custom Of my dear husband and myself to
utter together, the old, the sweet, the trust
full invocation Of childhood, If I should die
before / wake, l pray the Lord my soul to
take never gazed upon the orb asst sank
behind the hills without the haunting fear
that it was for the last time"
The speaker was Mrs. s. s. Ballaine, the
wife of Rev. S. s. Ballaine, of HORNE Sta
ton, Jefferson County, Mo-. Mrs. Ballaine
has for many years led the life Of an invalid
to whom the dread m might come at
any moment, until a kind providence threw
in her way the remedy that has restoredh her
health, her vigor, one would almost say,
%heryouth. Her recovery is unsurpassed in
the history of medical science and should be
repeated in every paper and publication
in the land that others suffering with the
same terrible affection might profit by the
experience of Mrs. Ballaine and be saved.
4 correspondent Of the GiObe-Democrat
determined to start the good work and
called at the Ballaine Home, believing that
the story would be Of far greater value and
interest if told in the lady's own words.
"My story" said she, lis q simple one of
suffering and relief. Ihave had a disease of
the heart from which few ever recover, and
from which l nevcr expected to escape. 1t
was In 1864 that l was first made aware that
II bod hAa.t -.r,h1 n bod leon aV1 lf-htA1
a fire, feeling in normal health, when 1 s1d-
denly became unconscious. l knew no
more until l recovered my senses in bed.
They told me that i was black in the face,
and that when first picked up no motion of
the heart was perceptible. About six years
ago I was attacked with 4 variety of Attic
tons, such as short breath, extreme weak
ness, fainting spells, and, most annoyingof
all, a burning, irritating nettle rash, that at
times rendered me almost frantic, and, as
you can readily understand, acknowledgement
waited my heart troubles. l had settled
down to contemplate the end, and such was
my suffering that, wicked as 1t was, | some
times prayed for it, when one day CHANGING
over n religious paper published in Mon
treal, l read the testimony of q lady whose
case was much like mine, and who had been
benefited by DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. Having seen similar accounts
in other reputable papers, l resolved TO try
them. 1t was n h~eaven-sent resolution.
The first box had q most miraculous effect
The ncttle rash disappeared as il by mgaic,
and my trouble yielded to the medicine like
the snow yields to the spring-time sun, and
I feel better to-day than l have for twenty
years. l can not say too much about my
improved condition. My blood is full and
rich, my appetite is good, my nerves are
steady, / sleep soundly and wake up re-
freshed, l climb the hills of our farm with:
out fatigue and perform all the manifold
duties of the farmers wife, and surely my
heart must be in a normal state when l an.
swer to all these conditions"
Newspaper ethics usually prevent thepub-
LEGATION in the news columns of anything
that might be construed as an advertise
ment and thus much valuable knowledge is
suppressed that might prove of incalcula-
BILE benefit to thousands. The praise of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills should be sun
throughout the land. They should be as fa-
miliar in every household as the name of the
nation, and the newspapers should unite in
making hem so.
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