The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-08-13

What is this modern disease called ner-
vous prostration? ?"
Ifthis question had been asked q physi-
clan in our grandfathers' time, he could not
have answered it. The disease was not
known then. 1t is new, and is a product Of
our American hustle and worry. Stated i'll
brief, nervous prostration is a complete col
lapse of the nervous system. 1t Is brought
on by overwork, worry or disease, and the
patient can only be cured by rest and q
proper feeding of the nerves.
Notice the dragged-out appearance OF the
average mother. She can scarcely drag her.
self around her nerves and strength have
been oyertaxed; she has no reserve force.
She keeps up, but it is at the expense of her
nervous system. Finally she is overcome;
she can work no more her nerves are ex-
hausted; the cares and worries of her life
have gotten the better of her, and it will re.
quire weeks and months to recover:
~Thoughtless people say: How foolish to
work so hard and how foolish to worry"
That is very we'll, but how many thousands
Of mothers there are who have burdens
enough for a score, and whose poor, weak
little bodies endure uncomplainingly all the
burdens until finally they have to stop and
it is q question if they have not waited too
long 80.
In cases of this kind there is a food within
the reach Of all, and it is always effective;
1t is to the weakened nerves what bread ana
beef are to the muscular system. 1t supplies
them all the properties necessary to build
them up, strengthen them and restore them
to vigorous, healthy condition; THIS new
People. If space permitted, we could fill
pages of this paper with the heartfelt >testi-
mOnials of thousands who have found In
these pills their salvation. We only give
one, but later others will be published that
will be read with much interest by anyone
suffering with weakened nerves as q result OF
the season or otherwise.
No more deplorable condition of the hu
man body can be conceived than that OF
nervous prostration, when every nerve in the
system seems to vie with the others to make
you miserable, when even the sunshine irri:
tates you, when the happy prattle OF the child
d~isIracts the loving parent, when life Is
haunted by a constant fOreboding, when tho
light of life seems to turn to a smoking,
smouldering fame of tOrture-that's part Of
nervous prostration, just q phase OF this
many-sided disease. AS its grasp upon you
strengthens you lose, perhaps, the power u
walk, to talk, to think, even the power t.
love. Death would be welcome, but alas! J
comes not until the cup of suffering is full Il
OVERLOOKING. Such has been the experience
Of Mr.. Henry Gehrke, whose story Is bes
told in his own words.
To show the results of this nerve food on
special case, to prove the points above made
our reporter made the following interview
Henry Gehrke is a thrifty and prosperou
German farmer living four miles south o
bullion, in this (Adair) county. Mo. Mr.
Gehrke has n valuable farm and he has beef
. resident of the county for years; Hell vcr,
%well-known hereabouts and we'll respecte'
wherever he is known. Last week a reporte
of the Journal stopped at Mr.. Gehrke's an
while there became much interested in Mr.
Gehrke's account of the benefit she had nc
long since experienced from tho use OF ID
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Sh
said she wanted everybody to know what
great medicine these pills are, but as so man
people are prsising them NOWADAYS, sh
modestly doubted whether her tcstimon
could add anythil & to what others had q