The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
A MOTHERS EFFORT.
T. Mother Sees Her Daughteri In a Piti-
full Condition, But Manages to
Rescue Her.
From the New Era. Greensburc, Ind.

from the new Era, HTeeHSDuESs lHu'
The St. Paul correspondent for the New
Era recently had an item regarding the case
of Mabel Stevens, who had just recovered
from a serious illness of rheumatism and
nervous trouble, and was able to be out for
the first time in three months. The letter
stated that 1t was very bad case and her
recovery was such surprise to the neigh
bors that it created considerable gossip.
Being anxious to learn the absolute facts
in the case, a special reporter was sent to
have talk with the girl and her parents.
They were not at home, however, being some
distance away. A message was sent to MIR.
Stevens, asking him to write up tull his
tory of the case, and a few days ago the fol-
lowing letter was received from Mrs
ST. PAUL, IND, Jan. 90, 1897.
Editors New Era, Greensburg, Ind.
DEAR SIRS: Your kind letter received
End | am glad to have the opportunity to
tell you about the sickness and recovery of
Mabel. We don't want any newspaper
notoriety, but in case like this where few
words of what [ have to say may mean re-
covery for some child, feel it my duty to
tell you of her case.
Two years ago this winter Mabel began
complaining of pains in her limbs, prlncI-
pally in her lower limbs. She was going to
school, and had to walk about three quar-
tiers of a mile each day, going through all
kinds of weather. She was thirteen years
old and doing so well in her studies that
disllked to take her from school, but we had
to do it.
"For several months she was confined to
the house, and she grew pale and dwlndled
down to almost nothing. Her legs and arms
were drawn up and her appearance was
pltlful. Several doctors had attended her,
but it seemed that none of them did her
any good. They advised us to take her to
the springs but times were so hard we could
not afford it, although we finally managed
to get her to the Martlnsville baths. Here
! she grew suddenly weaker, and it seemed
| that she could not stand it, but she became
better, and it seemed that she was being
benefited, but she suddenly grew worse, and
| We had to bring her home.
'She fingered along, and last winter be-
| came worse again, and was afflicted with
| nervous trouble almost like the St. Vitus'
dance. For some time we thought she would
| die, and the physicians gave her up. When
| she. was at her worst neighbor came in
with box of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
| Pale People and wanted us to try them as
they were advertised to be good for such
cases, and her daughter had used them for
nervousness with such good results that she
thought they might help Mabel.
her some, and after she had taken three
boxes she was able to sit up in bed When
she had finished half dozen boxes she was
able to be out and about. She has taken
about nine boxes altogether now, and she is
| as we'll as ever, and going to school every
| day, having started in again three weeks
ago. Her cure was undoubtedly due to
these pills
| (SignedD MRS. AMANDA STEVENS"
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