The record-union., 1896-08-15

It was four years ago next month that
Mrs. NJ. M. Hoyt, who lives at 2429 Went
worth Avenue, came to Chicago. She was
at that time bed-ridden, suffering from In
fammatory rheumatism and not able to
raise her feet from the floor. One of the
best physicians in Chicago treated her here
three weeks but was unable to effect even
relief He gave up her case, believing
nothing could be done for her and that she
had but few days to live.
In speaking of her sufferings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When | was five years old / was
taken down with iniammatory rheumatism,
bat after comparatively short time it pass
ed off, and / was free from all its symptoms
until l was fourteen years old. Then | had
another attack, of which / was cured, and
did not have a sick day until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
Il had lived twenty-six years in Luding-
ton, Michigan, and fourteen years in Man.
istee, Michigan, both towns being situated
ON the lake. The weather in both places is
colder than it is here. In MaDistee for many
years l conducted dressmaking stablish-
ment which I carried on until was taken
sick. | knew all the prominent people in
Manistee and it was hard for me to close nay
business and leave all the people ! had known
there for years. Ny four children, all of
whom are married, lived fin other States.
One daughter lived in Chicago and being
advised to change climate / came here. The
attack on that Christmas afternoon came
without warning. | was suddenly taken
with chills and rheumatic fever, which grew
worse day by day. Manistee physicians did
all they could for me, but was helpless in
bed until the end of May 1898. The physi-
clans advised me to leave the shores of the
lake and especially Manistee. | took their
advice and came to Chicago.
Rheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head in fact it was all over me be-
sides having heart failure. / could not
think of leaving my chair. 1 was unable to
comb my hair, / was practically helpless at
those white scars on my hands? Well, let
me tell you how | got them. Ny hands be-
came fearfully swollen with the rheuma-
tism and were smooth and shiny just like a
piece of glass. The skin by the swelling
was stretched to such point that it burst
wounds caue water for quite long time.
My sufferings were almost unbearable, and
| tried the treatment of one of Chicago's
oldest and best physicians. | took his medi-
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse.
| became so nervous that / could not sleep
and my stomach became so weak, whether
from the strong drugs or my general debili-
tated condition l know not, but it was diff
cult for me to retain any solid food He
gave up my case and advised me to send for
my husband.
81 knew by that advice, that he did not
give me much longer to live. Instead |
went to one of my daughters who lives in the
southern part of Indiana, in Elnora, Davis
County, where her husband, Asa Haig, was
one of the prominent merchants. l believed
the climate there, being away from the in
f1uences of Lake Michigan might help me.
had been in Elnora about one week, not
feeling any better, when one day received
from my daughter in Chicago three boxes of
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
telling me in her letter that she had read in
newspaper of the wonderful cures they
had effected. That she had gone to the wo-
men the newspaper spoke about and found
them and they told her every word said
about them was true. She pleaded that I try
these pills and perhaps | would find the
same benefits. 1 did not hesitate, as any
thing that promised relief, let alone cure
was only too glad to try. | commenced tax
ing them, two pills three times a day.