The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-04-11

II Was four years ago next month that
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hoyt, who lives at 24.9 Went
worth A venue, came to Chicago. She was
at that tins baj-ridden, suffering from IN
flaminator, rheumatism md not able 10
raise her feet from the floor. One OF the
best physicians in Chicago treated her here
three weeks bu. was unable to elect even
relief. He gave up her case, believing
nothing could be done for her and thai sac
had but n few dnys 10 live.
In speaking Of her sufferings and the re-
lief and permanent cure effected later she
says: "When | was five years Old | was
taken down with milan natury rheumatism,
but after "A 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 nave a sick day until foIr years ago
Christmas afternoon ls92.
AZ had lived ~fwenly-six years In Lnding'
ton, Michigan. ani fourteen years ii Nun
isiee, Michigan both towns being situatel
ON the lake. The weather N both places is
even more damp, more raw and IN winter
colder than 1t is here. In Manistee for many
years | conducted q dressIna.Sing establish
meat which | carried on until | was taken
sic's. knew all the prominent people II
Manistee aal II was hard for me- 10 close my
business and %leayeall the people hal known
there for years. My fur children, al OF
whom are married. lived in other States.
One daughter lived in Chicago aud being
ad gised to change climate | came here. The
attack on that Christmas afternoon came
without warning. | was suddeply taken
with chills and rheumatic fever, which grew
worse day by DAY. Manistee physicians dill
all they could for me, bat | was helpless in
bed until the enl of May 1898. The physi-
clans advised me to leave the shores Of tie
lake and especially Mtaistee. | took taeiI
advice and ann to Chicago.
"~khcuma;ism was IN my hands, my feet
and my head. in fast it was all over me- be-
sides having heart fail ire. | could not
think of leaying my chair. was unable 10
comb my hair, | was practically helpless at
the time | came 10 Chicago. DO yp1 see all
those white seas on my hands, Well. let
me tell you now | got them. Ny h1nls be-
came f~earfully swollen with the raenna-
tism and were SMOOTH and Shay just Ike a
pisce Of glass. The skin by the swelling
was stretched to such a point that il burst
wherever you see the sears aud from the
wonads came water for quite q long time.
Ny su%ffcrings were almost UNDESIRABLE, and
| tried the treatment Of one of thisas.s
oldest and best physicians. took his mesii-
cine for three week., but only gcew 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 il was difi-
cult for me to retain any solid food. lie
gave mp my case aad advised me 10 send for
my husband.
p" knew by that advice, that he did not
give me much longer 10 live. Instead I
went TO one of my daughters who lives in the
southern part Of Indiana, Ia Ellora, Davis
County. where her husband. Asa Haig. was
one Of the prominent merchants. ! believed
the climate there, being away from the in
huences OF Lake Michigan might help me.
! had been in Elnora about one week, not
feeling any better, when one day ! received
from nv daughter in Chicago three boxes Of
DR.. williams Pink Piils for Pale People,
telling me in her letter that she had read IN
a newspaper Of the wonderful cures they
had effected. That she md zone to The wo-
men the newspaper spoke about and found
them and they told her every word said
about them was ,r,e, She pleaded that I try
these pills and perhaps | would find The
same benefits. did not hesitate, rs any
thing that promised relief, let alone a cure ]
was only too glad TO try. | commenced taxi
Ing them, two pills three times a day.
For eight months past ] had not been
able TO comb my hair. dress myself or walk.