St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-16
A MOTHERS EFFORT.


From the New Era. 0reeasburs. Id
The st. Paul correspondent for the New
Era recently had IN item regarding the CO!
Of Mabel Stevens, who had Just recovered
from . serious illness Of rheumatism and
nervous trouble, and WAS able to Be out fou
the first time in three months. The Letter
stated that it was . very bad case and hes
bors that it created considerable gossip.
Being anxious to learn the absolute facta
in the case, special reporter was sent "a
have . talk with the girl and her parents.
They were not At home, however. being some
distance away. A message was sent 70 Mr..
Stevens, asking him to write mp full hie'
tory of the case, and few days ago the fol.
lowing letter was received from Mn.
ST. PAUL, IND, Jan. %, 1897.
Editors New Era, Greensburg, Ind.
DEAR SIRS: Your kind letter received
and / 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 4 few
covery for some child, l feel it my duty ia
tell you of her case.
'srwo years ago this winter Mabel began
complaining of pains in her limbs, princi'
pally in her lower limbs. She was going ia
school, and had to walk about three quar-.
ten. of a mile each day, going through Ill
kinds of weather. She was thirteen years
disliked 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 dwindled
down to almost nothing. Her legs and arms
were drawn up and her appearance was
Pitiful. Several doctors had attended her.
but it seemed that none of them did her
veo An t~k ~ k>aap -,
the springs. but times were % hard we could
not afford it, although we finally managed
to get her to the Martinsville 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.
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 " to try them q
cases, and her daughter had used them for
nervousness with such good results that sha
thought they might help Mabel.
I'VE tried them. The first box helped
her some, and after she had taken three
boxes she was able to 0lt mp IN bed. When
she had finished half dozen boxes abe wa
able to be out and about. She has taken
about nine boxes altogether now, and she il
as well As ever, and going to school every
day, having started in again three weeks
these pills."
(SignedJ MRS. AMANDA STEVENS"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in a condensed form, al the ole
A. - & - ~
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailins specific 70!
such. diseases - locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neural.
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after effect of Ia grippe, palpitation Of the
heart, pale and sallow compilations, al forms
of weakness in either male or female. The
pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent
post paid ON receipt OF price, 50 cents . box,
or six boxes for ESQ (they are never sold
in bulk or by the 1907 by addressing DE-.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Z.