Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-29
MRS. CHAS. PEDDEN,
OF HUNTSVILLE
GAINS II POUNDS
WAS TWICE EXAMINED AND EACH
TIME WAS TOLD OPERATION
WOULD BE ONLY HOPE-CASE
Is REMARKABLE

Il have just finished my third bot
| tie of Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds" was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs. Charles
Peden, residing at $50 Mill street
Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden is one OF
the best known and highly respected
women of that thriving little city,
where she has made her nome for "a
number of years.
when commenced taking the med
icine," she continued, 81 only weighed
ninety-eight (98) pounds; now
weigh 125 pounds, and never felt bet
ter in my life. For years | have sui
fered with bad form of stomach
trouble, constipation and pains in my
took the form of torture and l was
twice examined and each time / was
told that l had appendicitis and that
an operation would be my only hope
had fallen off until | only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so weak
l could hardly get around
Il had no appetite at all scarcely,
and what little I did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach, which
gave me palpitation of the heart, sick
headaches and dizzy feeling about
the head. When these spells came on
ME / would get awfully nervous. I
worried about myself until l could
rest and sleep but little.
Il had fallen off until was almost
skin and bones,' and my strength and
energy were slowly leaving me. |
had dread of the future. and could
see nothing but the opening table and
knife. | had perfect horror of an
operation, but had made up my mind
that it was either life or death, and
prepared to submit to it. / had made
all preparations for the operation, and
| called on my sister to tell her good
bye, as | did not know whether /
| would live to see her again or not
My sister begged and plead with me
| lot to allow them to cut on me and
told me to wait anad try good tonic
fer a while. The next day as I re-
turned from the consultation room,
| thought of what she said and as
had heard so much about Tanlac, /
decided to try it as last resort and
! stopped at Gilbert's Drug Store and
got a bottle Of course, | had lost
heart and had no faith in the medicine,
but to please my sister I made up my
mind to take it, and, oh, what happy
day that was for me!
Il never returned for the operation,
but just kept taking the Tanlac Right
from the start | began to feel better.
The medicine seemed to take hold
right at once. 1t had a soothing eff
feet, and in few days | felt no
pain at all. l was so happy over the
wonderful improvement in my condi-
ton that sent for my neighbors to
tell them how much better l felt.
sent and got another bottle of Tanlac,
ard | have just finished taking my
third bottle and feel like | have been
made all over again into a new wo-
nan.
LAS l have said before, now weigh
1875 pounds, and my improvement has
been so rapid that none of my clothes
are big enough for me. | will have
to make them all over again. l now
have ravenous appetite, and my hus-
bany says I am simply eating him out
of house and home. / have even gone
back to my coffee, which | was told
not to touch. Those terrible pains in
my back and head have all disappear
ed and sleep like child. | am no
longer nervous, and when | get up
mornings / feel refreshed, cheerful
and bright. / am now able to attend
to my household duties, and | feel
as if | had started life all over again.
My husband is highly delighted, and
MY recovery is the talk of the neigh
borhood. ! do nothing but rejoice all