The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-11

IL was four years ago next month that
Nrs. II. NJ. Hoyt, who lives at 2i23 Went
worth Avenue, came 10 Chicago. She was
t that time bed-rid6en, suffering from in
'ammatory rheumatism AID not able to
aiS2 her feet from the floor. Ore Of the
est physicians N Chicago treated her here
ghree weeks but was unable 10 effect even
-elief. He gave Up her case, believing
nothing coplG be dcae tor her and that she
lad but o few days to live.
In speaking of her suiferings and the re-
lief and p~ernsnent cure effected ia;eT she
taken down with iniam,natory rheumatism,
but after n com parativcIv short time j; pass
until | was fourteen years old. Then | had
another attack, of which / was cured, and
did not have a sick day until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
~ had lived twenty-six years in Ludins-
ton, Michigan, and fourteen years in Man
istec, Michigan, both towns being situated
on the lake. The weather in both pieces is
colder than it is here. In Nanistee for 10 my
years l conducted a dresSmaking establish.
ment which l carried Oh until / was taken
sick. l knew all the prominent people in
Manistee and it was hard for me to close my
business and leave all the people I had known
blCtC wi SSotS. IA SouI iII VI
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 calnc
without warning. l 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. | took their
advice and came to Chicago.
"Kheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head, in fact it was oil over me be-
sides having heart failure. / could not
think of leaving my chair. I was unable to
comb my hair, l 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 l got them. My hands be-
anne fearfully swollen with the rheuma-
tism and we're smooth and shiny just like a
piece Of glass. The skin by TIE 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.
Ny sufferings were almost unbearable, and
/ tried the treatment Of one Of Clicago's
oldest and best physicians. took his medi-
cine for three weeks, but only grew worse.
I became so nervous that | could not sleep
and my stomach became so weak. whether
from the strong drugs or my general debili-
tated condition l know not. but it was diff
cult for me to retain any solid food. lie
gave up my case and advised ms to send for
my husband.
II knew by that advice, that he did moi
give ne 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
f1uenccs Of Lake Michirnn might help me.
l had been in Elnorl about one week, not
feeling any better, when one day | received
from nv daughter in CHICAGO three hoves OF
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
telling me in her lctte- that she had read in
q newspaper of the wonderful cures they
had effected. That she had gone to III" wo'
men the newspaper spoke about and found
them and they told her every word said
about th"m was true. She pleaded that I try
these pills and pei haps ] would find the
same benefits. l did not hesitate, as any
thing that promised relief, let alone a cure
was only too glad to try. 7 commenced Tx,
ing them, two pills three times y i"".