The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-10

Il was four years ago next month that
Mrs. M. NJ. Hoyt, who lives at 2i29 Went
worth Avenue, came TO Chicago. She was
1t that time bed -ridden, suffering from in
lammatory rheumatism and not able to
Use her feet from the floor. Ore of the
1est physicians in Chicago treated her here
three weeks but was unable to effect even
relief. He gave UP her case, believing
nothing could be done for her and that she
had but a few days to live.
In speaking Of her sufrerings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When l was eve years old l was
taken down with inlam,uatory rheumatism,
but after q comparatively short time IT pass
ed of, and / was free from all iu symptom;
until I was fourteen years old. Then | had
another attack, Of which ! was cured, and
did not have . sick day until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
II had lived twenty-six years in Luding.
ton, Michigan, and fourteen years in Man:
istee, Michigan, both towns being situated
on the lake. The weather in both pieces is
even moro damp, more raw and ia winter
colder than it 10 here. In Aaaistee for many
years l conducted . dressmaking establish
ment which / carried on until l was taken
sick. / knew all the prominent people In
Manistee and it was hard for me to close my
business and leave all the people | had known
there for years. Ny four children, all of
whom are married, lived in other States.
One daughter lived in Chicago and being
advised to change climate l carne here. The
attack on that Christmas afternoon came
without warning: was suddenly, taken
with chills and rheumatic fever, which grew
worse day by day. Manistee physicians did
all they could for me, but was helpless in
bed until the end of May 1898. The physi.
| clans advised me to leave the shores of the
lake and especially Manistee. l took their
advice and came to Chicago.
"Rheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head, in fact it was all over me be-
sides having heart failure. / could not
think Of leaving my chair. I was unable te
comb my hair, l was practically helpless a.
the time | came to Chicago. Do you see al
those white scars on my hands, Well, lie
me tell you how l got them. My hands be
tism and were smooth and shiny just like
piece of glass. TIL skin by tire swelling
was stretched to such a point that 1t burs
wherever you see the scars and from tn
wounds came water for quite a long time
Ny sufferings were almost unbearable, ant
I tried the treatment of one of Chicago
oldest and best physicians. / took his medi
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse
/ became 80 nervous that | could not sleeI
and my stomach became so weak, whethe
from the strong drugs or my general debili
tated condition l know not, but it was diff
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gave up my case and advised me to send 70
my husband, ii.
~ knew by that advice, that he did no
give me much longer to live. Instead
went to one of my daughters who lives in tn
southern part of Indiana, in Elnora, Davi
County, where her husband, Asa Haig, wa
one of the prominent merchants. | believes
the climate there, being away from the in
luences of Lake Michigan might help me
l had been in Elnora about one week, nc
feeling any better. when one day | receive
from my daughter in Chicago three boxes c
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale POP
telling me in her letter that she had read i
a newspaper of the wonderful cures the
had effected. That she hal gone to the We
men the newspaper spoke about and foun
them and they told her every word sal
about them was true. She pleaded that I tr
these pills and perhaps ! would find til
same benefits. I did not hesitate, rs any
thing that promised relief, let alone a cure
was only too glad to try. I commenced tai
ing them, two pills three times a day.