The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-19
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Experience Fron Real Life.
WAS IGNORANT OF DANGER
II is to be Feared few People are
Better Informed But Fortunately
There are Some Vide-Awake, In
telligent, and Quick to Profit by
the Suggestions II Others.

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declined to do go. fee, however, ir is
duty which / owe both o the public aud
my friends to tell the sbry.
1t Is unquestionablya fact that thou
sands OF men and womsn are in the great
est peril and do not fora moment realize
it. What must be thought, therefore,
when state that / was virtually starving
for several years and ye, Blind that l was.
did not understand il. To make il more
clear. l will describe M condition. The
first thing l noticed VS. loss OF appe-
title. ] thought little - 1t at first and
attributed it to bilousless, but instead of
passing away it increased, and caused me
very much annoyance. then began 10
notice that l was loing flesh. and also
that my liver was terry Irregular in its
action. The slightest exertion tired me
out completely and my nerves were al un-
strung. and / had . bad taste in the
mouth, sometimes accompanied by nausea
and vomiting. l was also troubled by hot
flashes. followed by chills, shOrtness OF
breath. palpitation of the heart and a Sc
we're and distressing cough. 1t can be
readily understood that these symptoms
steadily growing worse made life burden.
AHNSS "HO ACdu tECSG hOtuS AAI'J HdPS
recognize familiar but none the less dan
gerous symptoms Yon Can see how dan
gerous thew may become by learning how
they eventually ruined my health.
1t was long time before l consulted
physician, but l finally did so. He ex-
amlned me and said, The trouble with
you is that you do rot digest your food
properly, ana one o. your lungs is affected.
Your system is in such a weakened cOudi-
tim + n AT fnoH fhrnnUb
stomach without being assimilated. You
are actually starving for want Of nourish-
ment.' He then ordered me to take tonic
and plain cod liver OF. twice a day,
That was my first experience. l tried
the cod liver oil, but instead Of gaining
flesh L lost, and what is worse the greasy
oil nauseated me, making me feel still
more miserable. At that time l was re-
duced In weight to less than one hundred
pounds and everybody declared that was
dying OF consumption. l was mere
skeleton and could hardly walk TWO blocks
without being utterly exhausted.
ut would till a whole volume to relate
all the suffering l passed through after
this. Suffice it TO say that l visited
number OF prominent physicians, all of
whom had the same opinion about my con-
dltloD, and each prescribed different
remedy. One doctor told me that cSd
liver oil emulsion was good, saying that
1t would have better effect than plain
cod liver oil. | tried the emulsion, bu:
the glycerlne in it gave me intense hear.
burn. while the fatty oil gave ME the most
terrible dyspepsia. Another ordered beef
and another malt preparations. l tried
these uutil the very sight of them was
sieksning. My stomach rebelled against
them. Then / tried farinaceous foods,
preparations Of wheat, barley, oats and
matt. They only fermented in my stOm
ach, causing acid gases to rise in my
throat Till my head was ready to burst. |
steadily ran down, had fearful night
sweats and cOughed constantly. l suf
fered SO intensely during this period that
death would often have been a most well
come relief.
ut was at this critical state. when hope
Lad almost been abandoned by my family.
that / received call from a very kind
friend. He was shocked at my wasted, run
down condition. After hearing my I'M
happy story he said: Think / understand
your case and | believe know of some
thing which will perhaps make Well
man of you. In fact, if it will not help
you, | know of nothing that will 1t is
certainly worth trial. 1t is a scientific
discovery which Is creating IA great stir in
the highest medical circles II is a pre-di-
gested food which il Capable of being
absorbe by the system directly it is swal-
lowed. The stomach does not have TO d.
gest 1t. 1t enters a. once into the blood
and the vital parts Of the body, giving
nourisbment to the flesh and blood. 1t
builds up the system in n wonderful man.
ner.' He gave me pamphlet which
L read very carefully and | determined
Ms last resort TO follow his advice
Hoping against hope, began the use
of the food my friend had recommended
You can imagine with what anxiety |
waited to see the result, even as \ drown
Ing man clutches at a straw. At first there
was no perceptibe change in my condition
Then, somehow, | seemed To be gradually
losing my disagreeable stomach troubles
BY degrees, one depressing symptom after
another left me, until at last l WAS able to
eat without suffering. Then | began TO
gain more rapidly. 1 found that the pre-
digested food net only gave my system
new life and vigor, but II toned up the
stomach and my entire body In remark
able way. 1t enabied other food TO di lest
and it Increased my VII atty 10 an unusual
extent. Ny recovery progressed 10 such
degree that in six weeks my weight
was greatly Increased, l went back TO nv
work a well ran, and l unhesitat ,ngly say
that l owe my recovery and present ccndl-
ton wholly To Paskola, the great pre-di-
2ested food, which took me from the low.
est physical depths aid restored me to the
life and health now possess.
My recovery shows that the fears of
myself aud family that | wa. suffering
from consumption were unfoundei. Since
my recovery | have naturally given con-
thought 10 the subject and have
with many neople who have
been troubled as was From my expert
euce and what have learned, firmly be-
lieve that half the deaths that oc.
cur from socalled consumption and
other wasting diseases are due direct
IL TO lack of DourisbmeHt- Loss
of flesh is sure sign Of disease No
person whose weight did not decrease ever
died of consumption. Indigestion aud
OF food Is the great
American disease Of the present day.
Thousands o. men. and women too, are
suffering lust as | did aud Yet they DO not
know it and cannot realize H. Ii IS most
most deceptive trouble While
il has certain symptoms, they vary with
different people and il i not until a Der
son Is brought low by reduced fish and
disease bat u full realization OF the dan
ger is felt.
81 have eudesvored 10 give nv e1per-
fence IN the hope that Others who may D.
the same dangerous road and yet
do not reaiiZe Il. may o- wsrnrG ~ time
aud restored as | was | 5elieve that ala
such people. provided they lave NOT coa-
lru1cN tptsAA1 ealSD. Ss5 TX r-A'r-- "a tdeS
will bGI take advantage Of tGr
at-sc and best discovery which science
has made 10. their leSefir | believe thu; /
medicines VIII fail 10 cure sGca cEses, 5ut |
"a. pse-diseste. fool ike Psskcla. |
which can now be secured Of any repagsbi- !
lruggist. will effect far better Results than !
iruzs I~hail De pleased 10 sn--er all H. |
iuiries AZ may p ssi',se~se.l 10 ine upon |
be sStject, although ! make he Atsove !
statement voluntarily and so3ely For The
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