The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-20

What can be more distressing than to see
q girl dropping and fading in the spring time
of youth Instead of bright eyes, glowing,
rosy cheeks, and an elastic step, there are dull
eyes, pale, sallow, or greenish complexion, and
a languilneSs of step that bespeak disease and
an early death If proper treatment Is not
promptly resorted to and persisted in until the
impoverished blood is enriched, and the tunc-
lions of life become regular. Upon parents
rests a great responsibility at the time their
daughters are budding into wOmanhond. If
your daughter is pale, complains of weakness,
she is troubled with headache, backache. or
pain in the side, if her temper is iitful
and her appetite poor, she is in q con-
dition of extreme peril, a fit subject for the
development of that most d-eadedlof all dis
eases-Consumption. If you notice any Of
these symptoms lose no time IN procuring
something that will assist the patient to de-
velop properly and regularly; that will enrich
the blood, and restore health's roses to the
cheeks; bright eyes and a lightness of step 50
that danger of consumption and premature
death will be averted. Wise and prudent
of the period of puberty, and thus avoid all
chances of disease or early decay.
At Three Oaks, Michigan, there lives a
woman with n most remarkable history.
The following story is given in her own
words.
UR. NILLlAMS MEDICINE w.,
Schenectady, \. Y.
Genhcmen:-" There is so much to say about
my case | hardly know which would he
thought the most important. Seven years ago
! | had an attack of malarial fever, which turned
to the typhoid. After that | never felt as we'll
my nervous system was completely Hnstrung.
Five years ago last March | felt The first symp-
toms of rheumatism. TIL next March | had
la grippe, which left me with what the doctor
pronounced muscular rheumatism. became
| better, but in November had another severe
attack. 1t settled in my back ami right hip,
and was then called ~sciatica. was blistered
several times without any relief. | spent al
Of that winter in bed. The next spring | was
able to be out a little, but in August had an,
other attack and was blistered again. Thi:
time they kept the blisters sore for over two
weeks, but | received no benefit.
"Afer this l had sixteen boils, or some
thing similar, on the right side. | com
menced to get crooked and had to use a can,
when | walked. l again got u little better
but in February became worse, and my back
gave out completely so that | could no
%straighten. The doctor said it was the break
ing Down of the bone structure of the vertebra
I was nearly double. When | became able t
walk | was so bent over that / had TO walk b.
pushing a chair. as | could not straigliten.
could not sit and lean back in Il rocker. Their
was a large bunch about haltwa, down on III,
back which, ut times. painrl me terribly.
THAT fall l took twp boxes of Pinl
Pills, but because they dit not help me II
once | stopped taking th'n. The nest win
ter was in bed, ro"nplrt"ly helpless.
finally got 50 | could not - mp long rnoucl
to have my bed made. | mad rhill~ ever
night and my hands and feet VIZ" iik' ic
all the time. AT last | lost all control of IN
nerves and if | commenced to laugh or or
could not stop.
" was also subject to severe pains in m
head and back which made me nearly wild
and would have spells when it seemed rs
were falling and would become unconsriou,
The nights were the worst, rs | could not sleeI
was in So much pain that they gave me ant
pain powders. and | had to take four or five :
night as / would awake nearly every hour i
terrible pain.