The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-07
L. & N. Passenger Conduc- tor Spent Small Fortune
 Trying to Get Well
HE LOST FIFTY-FIVE
 POUNDS IN WEIGHT
Didn't Get Full Nights Sleep in Three Years-Now
 Enjoys Fine Health

X message that will probably inter est more people than any of the thou sands of inducements heretofore given the famous medicine, Tanlac is the re- markabIe statement given to the press by Capt. T. J. Hobbs, who resides at 2l10 Acklen avenue, Nashville, Tenn. Captain Hobbs has been a passenger conductor on. the L. & N. railroad for IT years, and Is one of the most popu- lar and widely known railroad men in the south.
 T suffered with this trouble for 15 years" said the genial captain to a Tanlac representative who had heard of the unusual case that was the talk of the railroad yards, "and during this time I spent on an average of $500 a . year trying to get cured. The doctors said I had enlargemen of the liver.
 Well, I don't know whether it was or something else' he continued "but do know that for the last three years I have not had a single good nights rest, and have not been able to lie on my side at all. I got so I could scarce ly eat anything at all without suffer- ing for hours afterwards, and I fell off 56 pounds. I'm rather q big fellow, as you see, and my normal weight is 250 pounds, but l fell off to 195 and was getting so weak I could hardly drag myself through the train.
 VI d iilB IL Wl4cA WOhld iiC Uo" H. my right side would pain me so badly that it felt like an iron pin was being driven through me. My indigestion was terrible, and I took lot of medicine, but nothing would do any good.
 Every summer, for 15 years, I would go to Red Boiling Springs, where the watertand rest would patch me up tenn porarily. but in a short time I would lapse into my old condition. I was on the verge of giving up all hope of ever seeing a well day again when my en- gineer said to me: Captain, why don't you try Cooper's new medicine? All the railroad boys are talking about it and it is certainly worth a dollar to give it trial
 "Well, I went into DeMovilles drug store and got a bottle and I guess you can see at a glance what 1t has done for me. I am now on my seventh bot tie. I sleep as sound as a dollar and can lie on my right side without the least discomfort. I just sleep so sound that I don't hear the alarm clock half the time and guess I'd miss my trains if Mrs. Hobbs didn't yank me out of bed by my heels. I don't believe I would ever wake up.
 q enjoy my meals, too; I just eat everything in sight. A few nights ago I ate big bowl of cabbage, something I very much like, but have been unable to eat LOT years. MY. put IL tdbleu BOOu ---and it didn't give me one bit of trou- b1e.
 For a long time my work dragged on me. It worried mo and I couldn't take the interest in it I used to. but now nothing worries me except my hunger, for it does seem like can't get enough to eat. I no wgo to work with wire edge on my spirits and I enjoy my job and my friends just like I used to. All the boys have noticed the difference.
 "After had taken two bottles of Tanlac, I weighed and found I had gained 12 pounds. That was few weeks ago, but I know l weigh a great deal mole by now. If I had known you were coming out to see me, I would have weighed again.
 I'll say this, I think Tanlac is one of the finest medicines ever heard of in my life, and am glad to recommend it to everybody. All my friends know about it, you can bet on that, and know of about 30 of the boys who are talk ing it."
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively by Jacobs drug store and Pat ton Pope Co., In Ensley by D. w. Nor ris Drug Co.,: Bessemer, Pegram-Pat- ton Drug Co.,; North Birmingham Walker Drug Co.,; Pratt City, Gale Drug Co.,; Fairfield c. J. Donald; Fairview, Thomas Drug Co.,, and Vivian, Vivian pharmacy.-Adv.