The Portland daily press., 1897-03-20
Thin Blood, White
Complexion.
Doctors Diagnosed the Case as Heart
Disease and Consumpti on-But the
symptoms We're Due to Watery
Blood Alone, and Disappeared
When Blood was Enriched.
From the Presbyterian Journal, Philadelphia,

From the Presbyterian Journal, Ph.tGdetphtd,
After years of patient and intense
suffering, Miss Gertrude Gilbert has re-
covered her lost health, and is today u
womanhood. Miss Gilbert's illness
which was of several years. duration,
was due mainly to a lack of blood, To-
day her rosy cheeks and healthy appear
ance denote the grateful change from a
life of ill-health to one Of freedom from
all Illness. When reporter called on
her at her home, No. 1919 Glenwood
ran lightly down the steps with all the
elasticity Of youth.
Il could not have done that eight
months ago." she said as she seated
herself in a big arm chair.
Al that time," she continued,s chad
ran down the steps as I did a few
moments ago, / would have tainted. I"
furry in her manner. Miss Gilbert asked
the cause of the reporter visit. Upon
being told that ne came to ask about her
illness, she said that she would cheerfully
relate her experience. 81 have been SO
wonderfully benefited that within the
past eight months have..Grown from a
mere skeleton to what you now see.
haA oO0A olOA luG . kOnk Guuo, W06u i
friend urged me to try DR.. williams
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to this three doctors had treated me-
They diagnosed my trouble as heart dis
BASE, together with consumption, and
prescribed accordingly. All this medi-
cal treatment did not benefit me in the
least was in a terrible condition.
There was scarcely any blood left in my
competition, and my friends often told
me that they thought L was this victim
of blood disease. My chief trouble was
weakness, and after laborious efforts
to get up stairs almost went into y
faint, and on several occasions thought I
was going to die.
$50 lutte blood had that my '-ears
were almost transparent, and my COM
pexion was as white as a sheet. cnn
scarcely describe my sensations, but
after repeated treatment by my ply
sicians l became thoroughly discouraged.
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pei. At the end of the seventh or eighth
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that shortness of breath and quick
heart action which has been my chief
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"Several weeks ago I,stopped taking the
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