The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-02-24

It.was four years ago next month that
Mrs. NJ. M. Hoyt, who lives at 2429 Went
worth Avenue, came to Chicago. She was
at that time bed-ridden, suffering from in
fammatory rheumatism and not able to
raise 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 sutferings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When was five years old I was
taken down with infammatory rheumatism,
but after comparatively short time it pass
ed off, and | was free from all its symptoms
until 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.
i 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 places is
even more damp, more raw and in winter
colder than it is here. In Manistee for many
years conducted dresSmaking establish
ment which carried on until I wasstaken
sick | knew all the prominent people in
ManiStee aud 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 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 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. l could not
think of leaving my chair. | was unable to
comb my hair, was practically helpless at
the time came to Chicago. Do you see all
those white scars on my hands? Well let
me tell you how got them My hands be-
came fearfully swollen with the rheuma-
tism and were smooth and shiny just like a
piece of glass. The skin by the swelling
was stretched to such a point that it burst
wherever you see the scars and from the
wounds came water for quite a long time.
My sufferings were almost unbearable, and
| tried the treatment Of one of Chicago s
oldest and best physicians. took his medi-
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse.
became so nervous that / could not sleep
and my stomach became so weak, whether
from the strong drugs or my general debili
tated condition | know not, but it was diff
cult for me to retain any solid food. HI
gave up my case and advised me to send fol
my husband.
81 knew by that advice, that he did no
give me much longer to live. Instead
went to one of my daughters who lives in the
southern part of Indiana in Elnora, Davis
County, where her husband, Asa Haig, 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, no
feeling any better, when one day | received
| from my daughter in Chicago three boxes o
| DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
telling me in her letter that she had read il
newspaper of the wonderful cures the,
had effected. That she bad 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 / tr
these pills and perhaps | would find tn
same benefits. I did not hesitate, as any
thing that promised relief, let alone cure
was only too glad to try. commenced tax
ing them, two pills three times day.
"FOr eight months past / had not bee
able to comb my hair, dress myself or walk