Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-05
a Manchester Man Gets Rid
of an Old Time Enemy.
Ee Fought It For Ten Long
Years In Vain.
Ex-Rep. John Eaton Gives the
Facts In the Case.
From the Manchester. N. H.. Mirror.

From the Manchester N H., Mirror.
John Eaton, whose store Is at 1868 Elm
street, has been In the cigar business In
Manchester for over eight years. Dur
ing the war he served in the Second New
Hampshire Regiment. and also In the
Fourth Regiment. A few years ago his
fellow -citizens showed their respect for
him by sending him as representative
to the State Legislature. Not only the
personal friends Of Mr.. Eaton. bat many
of his business neighbors. know what a
sufferer he has been for many years past
nnd by what an effort he remained In act
i've life. A few months ago his condition
vas 50 serious that it was even thought
that he was going to die. His face
showed the signs OF the digestive trouble
which seemed to be beyond the reach OF
human aid
To-day he not only looks, but Is q
healthy, robust man, and he does not hest
tate to explain how so great a change
VAS brought about. Here is his state
mcnt:
For 10 years I suffered as much az
anyone can suffer and still be on his feet.
The trouble was that gas formed in my
stomach. and nothing could do would
relieve it. There were many kinds OF
food l could not eat at all. and even with
careful diet could not escape pain.
Sometimes a glass of water would be
more than / could bear. The stomach
trouble caused nervousness and such dis
trcss at night that sometimes l would
walk the floor for hours before could go
t. sleep.
Il went TO some OF the best doctors In
Manchester, but they could not help my
stomach. | tried taking bismuth after
my meals. but even that did no good.
Then tried great many other things.
but they all failed. Hardly a week
passed that l was not driven to make
come new experiment. although It
seemed q hopeless case.
zone day. some weeks ago. when /
was feeling especially miserable. a
friend suggested that l try Puritana,
and he at once went out and got me
bottle. AS soon as took the first dose
fit that 1t was doing me good. And il
cid
1T removed the stomach trouble com
f,ctoly. | am no longer troubled with
tive gas, and can cat ard sleep as wcil
a. any man. FOR years I could not eat
baked beams, although | am very fcnG
Of the'n. Since taking Purtana 1 caI.
| eat bears OF any other food that wait.
Lest summer | only weighed III
pounds Now | weigh over 10, and am
sin E:.ilit5 II the rate of a pound q
week am heavier today than | ever
Was before. in spite Of the fact that a-,
closcly confined at my store from Early
- the morning until late at night. I
haze told q number Of people what Puri-
tina has done for me. and lind that j.,
is helping them in the same way These
arr the facts in my case in a nutshell
JOHN EATON.
"Manches;c~. n II.:x.
Mir Eaton referred to Mr. John Hail
the druggist. who said that the facts
were toe well known to need corrobora-
ton. Such cases are being reported
constantly. and they prove the claims
enc is Dr. Dxi Crosby's prize formula,
md It has been found effective, not only
In curing indigestion and liver troubles,
hut in building up strength and health
through the stomach. which is the power