Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-03

The neighbors called her a walking corpse
For fifteen years she had suffered from los!
Of blood and dropsy. She had not the
strength TO stand alone. She had spen'
thousands of dollars with the doctors ant
had been unable to find relief. Her cas-,
was considered hopeless.
Tha. is the experience of Mrs. c. Reed,
well-known lady of this city.
A Nugget reporter called upon her at hel
home last Tuesday. She was willing to b,
interviewed, she said, if she could be tn,
means of pointing out to other unfortunate
the way to recovery and good health.
at has been over fifteen years since The
malady asserted ITSELF" said Mrs. Reed
"Since then, until within the last few
months, / never knew what it was to be wei
for a single day. / could not sleep. My
appetite went away and | began to lose flesh
This continued for years. Ibecame so weak
Icould not wait upon myself. Ihad to have
the help of others to dress and undress, even
to walk from one room to another. l lost all
my strength. In addition, ! had dropsy o.
the blood. My limbs were swollen, and
nothing / could do seemed to afford me re.
lief. The doctors said | must take iron to
strengthen and i%nvigoratc my blood. took
iron-took it by the bottle and by the box
took it morning, noon and night. But it did
no good, and l had finally lost all hope.
"Atlast l saw an account of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. I thought this
fitted my case exactly and l tried to get some
of the pills. They were not kept at the
drugstores here, and | had TO send to Olym-
pia. They came finally, however. 1 began
TO take them and experienced relief immedi.
ately. sent for two more boxes to the DIR,
Williams Company at Schenectady, N. ",
and by the time l had taken them / felt like
a new woman. / have been taking them
occasionally since then.
at was Two years ago that | began to use
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. / was sixty years
of age then, and had not been able to do my
homework for many years. Now / am able
to care for myself, to do my own work, and ]
can walk long distances without being espe
cially ~fatigued.
II think my cure is a marvellous one, and
is due entirely to the Pink Pills for Pale
People. Without them l fear | should have
been dead before now.
"Since my cure has become known the
druggists here have always kept the pills,
and / do not have to send away for them any
more. have recommended them to several
of my ~neighbors, and / know that they have
done much good in more than one case SINH.
lar to my own"
In order to confirm this statement beyond
all doubt Mrs. Reed offered to make affidavit
to its truth, and the affidavit is here pre-
scented:
STATE OF WASHINGTON, 80.
COUNTY OF LEWIS. ="
Mrs. Martha L. Reed, being first duly
sworn on her oath, says that she has read the
foregoing report of an interview with her,
and that the sam is as she gave it and is
correct in every particular.
(Signed) Mrs. MARTHA l.. REED.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of May, 1895.
j. NJ. KEPNER, Notary Public.
A case of similar import and of much in,
terest is here given also, the same having
been originally published by the Aduanct
of Ogdensburg, N. Y. While it is from Tho
far east, the facts can nevertheless be easily
s~ubstantiaied by writing the patient direct
Every female who is nearing the critica,
period of y woman's life will be pleased II