Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
NERVOUSNESS
Is the Wall of the
Nerves for Food.
People with Weak, Flabby Nerves arc the Ones who
Suffer. They may be Relieved by Building I'D
their Nerves with a NOuriShing Nerve Food.
An Interesting Interview with A Prominent PLY.
stefan and a Case i'm Point Cited.
From the Journal, KTrksrifle, Nc.

What is this modern disease called ner.
vous prostration?"
lfthis question had been asked q physi.
clan IN our grandfathers' time. he conld not
have answered it. The disease was no,
known then. 1t is new, and is product Of
our American hustle and worry. Stated in
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 he cured by rest and a
proper feeding of the nerves.
Notice the dracged-out appearance of tho
average mother. She can scarcely drag her.
self around; her nerves and strength have
been overtaxed; 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 il will re-
qulre weeks and monshs TO recover
IhoushtieSs people say: " How foolish 10
work 50 hard and how foolish TO WORRY ~
NAT Is very well, but how many thousands
of mothers there are who have burdens
enough for score, and whose poor, weak
iiitie bodies endure uncomplainingly all the
burdens until finally they have 10 stop and
It Is u question if they have not waited too
long.
In cases of this kind there is food within
tne reach ot all, and il is always effective.
Ii Is 10 the weakened nerves what bread and
beef are u the muscular system. VI supplies
tnein all the properties necessary Ia build
them up, strengthen them and restore thein
to a vigorous healthy condition This new
food Is DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People Ii space permitted, we couid fiji
pages of this paper with the heartfelt tcs.i.
monlals of thousands who have found in
these pills their salvation. We only give
one, but later others Will he published that
Will he read with much interest nv anyone
suffering with weakened nerves as a result oi
the season or otherwise.
No more dcplorablc condition Of the hn-
man body can he conceived than that oi
nervous prostitution, when every nerve in IN,
system seems to vie with the others TO make
you miserable. when even the sunshine irri-
tateS you, when the happy prattlc of the child
abstracts the loving parent when life is
haunted by constant foreholinc. when the
il"ht OF lie seems 10 turn 10 Il Smok ing
smouldcring fame of iorturc-that's part al
nervous prostrltion, just = phase of this
nanv-sidcd disease. As its grasp upon YOU
strengthens you lose. perhaps, the power Ia
walk, 70 talk, I" think, even the power Ia
love. Death wouid be welcome. hi.t :iiaSi !.
comes Hpt until the cup us euilcrin" l. full tn
Overlooking. Such has been the expcriencr
OF Mr. Henry Gehrke, whose story is best
told IN his own words.
To snow the results Of this nerve food on n
special case, To prove the points above made.
our reporter made the following interview =
Henry Gchrke is a thrifty and prosperous
German farmer living four miles south of
Bullion, in this (Adair) county. No Mr..
Gehrke has a valuable farm and hc has been
resident of the county for years. He is very
well-known hereabouts and well respected
wherever he is known. Last week u reporter
of the journal stopped at Mr. Gchrke's and
while there bco1!nc much Interested in Mrs.
Gehrke's accoun, of the benefit she had not
long since experienced from the use Of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She
said she wanted everybody 10 know what 4
great medicine these piil> are, hut ~ 50 many
people are praising ti.~m now-a-days. she
modestly doubted whether her testimony
could add anything 10 what others mad IL.