The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08

One Of the most beautiful of natures
lovely spots Is the varied township OF Tall.
Madge in Summit County, Ohio. Here are
rolling, undulating hills and beautiful forest
charming panorama before the eyes of the
traveller and as he looks, he thinks, here is
Arcadia, where one may live after natures
model in beautiful simplicity and revel in
health and happiness.
Yet, even here in this Eden, where fruit
and flowers and pastoral scenes wean the
heart from the city and It's turmoil, insidious
was thus in u beautiful hillside home; sur.
rounded by an orchard, with flower beds sur.
rounding it, the coy white house looks like
the abOde Of comfort 1t is the home of T..
J. Vance, who cultivates small fruits in
summer and in winter plies the trade of
broom maker Blest with lovely wife,
darling child and pretty farm, an outsider
might look in vuin for the thorn hidden
among the roses. But u few years ago this
life became wretched when the father and
husband was afflicted with what appeared TO
be an incIrabe malady. During the still,
small hours of night When sleep and rest
twin blessings. hover over mankind, y ter
rible suffering would seize upon him !;
gradually the disease wore upon him, wreck
ing his nervous system and clutching with
cold fingers at hear, and brain. This went
on for Il long time and friends saw no relief
before him but the last sleep of death. But
It is now all changed; freed from this over
banging heritage of illness. T.. j. Vance is
once more able to enjoy life, the comforts of
happened is recorded in the following inter.
view
:" had treated with so many physicians" I"
said Mr.. Vance, speaking of his recovery
from his longtime illness, "that began to
believe nothing could be done for me. |
tried two doctors at the Fall, and tkcn spent
lot of money on specialists who made great
boasts in Akron, bai. grew no better.
"What did they say allied your" MY
heart was affected. | suffered SO severely
with heart trouble ylat | wonder lived to
tell the tale. My life was u torture. ! ex.
pected every time had bad spell, and that
was nearly every night, that should die.
] grew so nervous was well nigh insane"
" How then do you account for your pres.
ent healthy condition? You certainly look
very we'll now"
"When ! was nearly distracted with the
pain Of my dise:uie and my inability to get
help. a boy came along and threw into my
carriage little pamphlet, advertising the
merits Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. I thought | would try them but
hesitated because l believed it could do no
good; but that night had worse attack
than usual, and Us soon rIs ! was able to get
out l drove over to Cuyahoga Falls and
bought the Pink Pills foi. Pah People at the
drug store of F. Schnee & Co."
"And the result ?"
81 have never had another attack of the
,omplaint."
What was the nat llre of yonr disease ?"
doctors named it variOusly, as asthma.
soitre; nervous prtstration and heart
trouble"
What did they call the disease?"
Most OF them said it was heart disease
two told me had t'le worst form of heart
disease: valvular disease of the heart, and
assured me could NEVER be any better"
"How did it affect. you2"