The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-02
Rheumatism that Cracked
the Swollen Flesh.
The Most WonderfuI Cure from This Disease
in MoleYn h!AlooG(::cc@2!I A.!ng!2ao..~
Is There Anything to Compare in E7isey and
SUFFERING vvi;h II.
From the Chronicie, Chicago, I'LL.

Il was four years ago next month the:
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hoyt, who lives ct 2i29 Went
worth Avenue, came 10 Chicago. She was
It that time bed-ridder, suffering frcfn i'm
ianmatory rheumatism and not GbIc to
Aisc her feet from the floor. Ore OF the
,cst 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
,lad but few days to live.
In speaking of her sufferings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When l was five years old was
taken down with intiam,natory rheumatism,
but after q com parativelv short time it pa So
ed off, and | was free from all it's symptoms
until was fourteen years old. Then | had
did not have q sick day until four years ago
Christmas afternoon 1892.
Il 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 moro damp, more raw and in winter
colder than 1t il here. In Manistee for many
years I conducted dressmaking establish.
ment which I carried on until I was taken
sick. I knew all the prominent people In
Manistee and 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.
advised to change climate I came here. The
attack on that Christmas afternoon camo
without warning. I 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
1aLa and o.noc;allv Manirtee I took thai
advice and came to Chicago.
"Rheumatism was in my hands, my feet
and my head, in fact il was all over me be-
sides having heart failure. could mo-
think Of leaving my chair. was unable t.
comb my hair, was practically helpless q
those white scars on my hands? Well, le
me tell you how got them. Ny hands be
came fearfully swollen with the rheuma
tism and were smooth and shiny just like
piece Of glass. The skin by tie swellint
was stretched to such point that 1t burs
wherever you see the scars and from tn
wounds came water for quite long time
Ny suferings were almost unbearable, ant
tried the treatment of one of Chicago
oldest and best physicians. I took his ncdi
cine for three weeks but only grew worse
I became % nervous that could not slecI
and my stomach became so weak, whether
from the strong drugs or my general debili
cult for me to retain any solid food. III,
gave up my case and advised me to send fo
my husband.
"I 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 Indiana, in Elnora, Davi
County, where her husband. Asa Haig, wa
one Of the prominent merchants. believec
the climate there, being away from the in
fueRces Of Lake Michigan might help me
/ had been in Elnora about one week, no
feeling any better, when one day receives
from my daughter in Chicago three boxes @
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
telling me in her letter that she had read i
q newspaper Of the wonderful cures the
had effected. That she had gone to the VIC
men the newspaper spoke about and fuun
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. did not hesitate, as an!
hing that promised relief, let alone cure
was only too glad to try. | commenced tab
ing them, two pills three times day.