Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26
WILLING TO DIE
RATHER THAN BE TAXEN TO THE HOS
PITkL.
A Woman of Portland in Critical
State From Swallowing n sharp
Piece of Hone-She Makes a
Statement.


THcse were the words of Mrs. Mary \. Goddard
81 No. % Atlantic street. Portland, Me. She had
swallowed sharp piece of bone which caused
ahscCss in he abdomen and gave her intense
misery The doctor wanted her to go 10 a hospi-
tai. bur- thc pain Of being moved. even in bed was
great that she could not bear It, and she chose
rather to Gle. But she had miraculous recovery.
She tells the story in her words as follows:
Il wss taken violently sick in June, 1898, and
Suffered horrible pains FOR year six months
Tore q which l was confined to my bed. ] had
swallowed sharp piece OF bone about half an
inch long. which formed an abscess in the lower
part Of my abdomen. 1t showed bunch the
outside considerably larger than n hens egg and
altogether about the size Of a pint bowl
Pressing against the bladder il caused me much
pain in that organ / failing every day and
my weight went down from 9s pounds 60. My
left leg nearly useless. that l could not
walk or bear any weight upon it and had to have
assistance to get To my meals
You had medical aid. Of course said the re-
porter
When ] was first taken with the awful pains
physician called. but he did not know what
allied After putting it on for number Of
days he finally said / had a tumor and that my
only hope would be to 90 to hospital in Boston
and have II cut ont. / told him that in such
extreme misery that / could not bear to be
moved my bed. so l would die
''TEen the broke out but IL would not heal.
II bcEan 10 aIcct my mead ana spine ana j was
IN such condition that thought / could not get
well. I sent for my daughter. who was in St.
Iohusbury Vt, to come to She wrote by re-
mail that she had sent of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, which she was sure
would help me. and II they didn't then she would
come.
Il had faith in them. but I commenced to
take them to please my family. took about half
~ the box she sent and noticed that the
discharge was less frequent. kept on with them
and the color began TO come back to my face. and
by tie time the second box taken the sore
had stopped discharging entirely Then began to
gain in flesh. and in July, after more than year
II suffering that would be hard to describe, l took
up light household duties again. 1t all due
TO Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
am sure they saved my life.
Il glad Of the opportunity to tell what the
pills have done for me, and prove all have
said
At the request Of the reporter. Mrs. Goddard
swOre to her above statement before Marshall II
burlington. notary public. at Portland, Me-.
June %, 1901
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