The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-01-05

IL was four years ago next month that
Mrs If. II. Hoyt. who lives at 24e9 Went
worth Avenue, came to Chicago. She was
at that tire bed-rid1en, suffering from in
iammatory rheuaatism and not able TO
raisc her feet from the floor. One of the
best 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 few days to live.
In speaking of her suferings and the re
lief and permanent. cure effected later she
saws: "When | was five years Old | was
taken down with iamnatory rheumatism,
bat after 4 com parstiveiy short time 1t pass
ed of and WAS free from al its symptoms
until I was fourteen years Old. Then l had
another attack, OF which | was cured, and
did not have a sick div until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
~ hal lived twenry-six years in Luding-
ton, Michigan, and fourteen years in Man
istee Michigan. both towns being situated
on the lake. The weather in both pls@ss Is
even moro damp, more raw and in winter
colder than il is here. In Manistee for many
years | caas trted n dressmsking establish
ment which I carried on until / was taken
sick. l knew all the prominent people In
Msnistee AMI it was hard for me 10 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 elimate | came here The
attack on that Christmas afternoon came
without warnin-. / 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 Aanistee. took theAI
+ advice and came TO Chicago.
4 Rheumatism was in my hands, my feei
and my head, in fact il was all over me be
sides having heart failure. / could not
think of leaving my chair. was unable tS
comb my hair, was practically helpless a
the time came TO Chicago. Do yon see al
those white scars on my hands? Well, lie
me tell you how got them. Ny hands be
came fearfully swollen with the rheuma
tisn and were smooth and shiny just like |
piece of glass. The skin by the swelling
was stretched to such point that 1t burs
wherever you see the scars and nom tn
wounds came water for quite a long time
My suffsrings were almost unbearsble, ant
! / tried the treatment Of one OF Chicago
Oldest and best phy~icians. took his medi
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse
became 80 nervous that | could not sleei
and my stomach became so weak. wnetne
from the strong drugs or my general deh'li
tnted condition | know not, but it was Oh 4
cult for me to retain any solid food. II
gave up my case and advised me to send 10
nay husband. -,
al 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 Indians, in Elnora, Davi
County, where her husband, Asa Haig. wa
one of the prominent merchants. believe
the climate there, being away from the IN
auences of Lake Michigan might help me
] had beea ia Elnors about one week, no
faeiinv any better when one DAY receive
from NV daughter in Chicago three boxes z
Or. Williams Pink Pills for Isle People
telliag me in her letter thst she had read i
newspaper of the wonderful cures the
hsd effected. That she had 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 | TT
r.sse pills and perhaps ] would find tn
ssms benefits. / did not hesitate, as an,
! hing that promised relief, let alone . cure
;S..s Gully too glad to try. ] commenced tai
ias thexn, two pills three times . day.