The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-05
Rheumatism that Cracked
the Swollen Flesh.
The Most Wonderful Cure from this Disease
in Modern Medical Annals.
Is There Anything to Compare in Misery and
Suffering With 1t.
From the Caronicle, Chicago. III.

Il was four years ago next month that
Mrs. M. III. Hoyt, who lives at 2429 Went.
worth Avenue, came 10 Chicago. She was
1t that time bed-ridden, suffering from in.
lammatory rheumatism and not able tc
aisc her feet from the floor. Ore of the
oest 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 sufierings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When I was five years old wal
taken down with inhamlnatory rheumatism
but after comparatively short time ii pass
ed of, and was free from all it's symptoms
until I was fourteen years old. Then had
did not have sick day until four years aso
Christmas afternoon 1892.
had lived twenty-six years ia Luding-
ton, Michigan, and fourteen years in Man.
istee, Michigan, both towns being situated
on the lake. The weather in both places is
even more damp, moro raw and in winter
colder than 1t IL here. In Nauistee for many
years conducted dressmaking establish
n,ent which I carried on until I vas taken
sick. knew all the prominent people in
Manistee and 1t 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.
advised to change climate l came 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 1893. The physi-
clans advised me to leave the shores Of the
lake and especially Manistee. / took their
adviee and came to Chicago.
kheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head, in fact it was all over me be-
sidee having. heart failure. could not
think Of leaving my chair. I was unable to
comb my hair, l was practically helpless at
those white scars on my hands? Well, let
me tell you how I got them. Ny hands be-
came fearfully swollen with the rheuma-
tlsm and were smooth and shiny just like O
piece Of glass. The skin by tie swelling
was stretched to such point that it burst
wherever you see the scars and from the
wounds came water for quite long time
NY suiferings were almost unbearable, and
l. tried the treatment of one Of Chicago's
Oldest and best physicians. I took his medi-
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse.
l became SO nervous that could not sleep
and my stomach became so weak, whether
from the strong drugs or my general dehili.
cult for me to retain any solid food. He
gave mp my case and advised me to send for
my husband.
~ knew by that advice that he did not
give me much longer to live. Instead I
went to one of my daughters who lives in the
southern part Of Indiana, in Elnora, Davis
County, where her husband, Asa Haiy was
one of the prominent merchants. believed
the climate there, being away from the in
fuences Of Lake Michigan might help me.
! had been in Elnora about one week, not
feeling any better, when one day received
from my daughter in Chicago three boxes of
Dr: Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
telling me in her lHtte- tact she had rad in
newspaper Of the wonderful cures they
had effected. That she had gone to the wo-
men the newspaper spoke about and found
them and they told her every word said
about them was true. She pleaded that I try
these pills and perhaps 7 would find the
same benefits. I did not hesitate. as any.
thing that promised relief let alone cure
was only too glad to try. 1 com,nenccd taxi
ing them, two pills three times day.