The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
HER FORTUNE.
AN OHIO GIRL TELLS HOW
SHE FOUND 1T.
OVERHEARD IN THE CARS.

Some women, says the Daily Com
mercial, have found a fortune in their
races, while others have found for
tune in their figures. But more inter-
eSttng and profitable than the expert
ences of these is that of an Ohio girl
who actually found a fortune in her
ear.
This young lady has been a resident
OF the Buckeye state for fifteen years.
Her present home is in Cincinnati.
where she ranks as one of the most sue
cessful musicians and voice trainers in
the entire west. Her personal attract
iveness and unusually vivacious tenn
permanent have, combined with her ac-
comphshments, gained for her en-
viab1e social position. To look at her
bright. rosy, girliSh face one would sup
pose that her life had been one of per
petual sunshine, and that she had never
known a moments unhappiness. No
one would for an instant surTnise that
this same girl had for nearly two years
been the victim of a tOrmentor that
came near blasting her life and robbing
her OF her reason. Her life presents
one of those cases where present ap-
pearances fail to give an insight into
past experiences.
1t was during an entertainment at the
College of music in which she took
part that she contracted what she then
regarded as a slight cold. I took no
notice of it at first, said the young lady
recently to a Commercial reporter, but
in about a week small red spots ap-
me that I lost my pupils, one by one.
Their mothers, fearing cOntagiOn, did
not want them to come in contact with
me. A nervous, racking cough robbed
me of sleep and appetite, and each of
four different physicians who were
called in gave q different opinion as to
what my trouble was. Eczema, blood
poisoning. lung trouble and a cOmDH-
cation of disorders were among the re-
suits of their diagnoses. Ny suffering
was intense and I began wasting away
to mere shadow. DreadfnS the sonct-
tude and sympathy which could pam
ly read on the faces of my friends, l
secretly changed my boarding place.
When they found my new address /
decided by the advice of two phys1-
clans, to so to private sanitarium in
Indiana. My journey in the cars, con-
tinued the young lady, was a terrible
ordeal, for, aside from my physical suf-
fering, 1 saw that, although L wore
veil, the passengers avoided the seats
near me- and between my coughing
spells I could not but hear that they
talked about my hopeless condition and
disfigured face.
Besides the horrible skin disease.
she's got consumption, and it's going
to kill her, poor thing 1t almost XIII
ed my sister, remarked a lady in an
audible whisper to her companion
across the aisle.
I shuddered as I thus heard my
doom pronounced by careless lips and
didn't have enough hope left to pay
more than passing notice to the name
of the discovery which the lady said
had saved her sisters life had met
with so many disappOintments that l
almost courted death, and it was a re
] lief to get with in the Sheltertng walls
I Of the sanitarium and hear the en-
couraging words of the proprietor and
| his attendants.
But all my hope vanished when, af-
| ter eight weeks treatment, 1 was ask
| ed for the addresses of my relatives
| and friends. 1 knew then that these
doctors also considered my case hope
| less. The mental agony that 1 endured
! brought my journey on the cars back
| to me with vivid distinctness and SUD l,,
! denly the name of the discovery
which the talkative passenger men
! toned as having saved her sisters life
| began ringing in my hears somehow
| I could not drive it from my mind and
| by an almost superhuInan impulse
| was impelled to secretly send a note
/ for bottle of it, which I took accord
| ing to directions. The first few days 1t
| had no Apparent effect on my case ex-
| cept to relieve my cough somewhat,
! and the soreness on my lungs. The
| second bottle gave me more strength,
| and the eruption on my skin began to
| disappear. I sent out for three more
| bottles, and by the time I had taken
! them [ felt almost well. knew it was
! against the rules Of the institution fol-
| patients to take any medicines except
| those prescribed there and called the
! chief physician to my room, showed
| him that I had left his own medicine
| untouched for weeks, and told him that
[ had broken the rules and taken Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
which saved my life after five different
| doctors had failed. Ny cure is mat
| ter of record, and I cheerfully consent
| to its publication as a token of graft
| tude to DR.. Pierce and his wonderful
| Discovery" and in order that other
| women may be rescued from agon1Zing
! suffering and untimeIy death, 1 have
! resumed giving music lessons, and as
| you can see with your own eyes, added
| the vOI1ner IadV to the reporter. my skin
| is smooth and clear and my health is
! perfect. If I had not heard those tive
| young women discussing my case Il
| the cars, I would not be here today
| telling you of my wonderful recovery
| Ny hearing that conversation proved {
| fortune to me.
A GREAT BOOK FREE.
| When DR. r. V Pierce of Buffalo, n