The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-24
MRS. PEDDEN'S CASE IS
TALK OF NE|GHBOPHOOD
huntsville, Ala. Woman Gains
Twenty-Seven Pounds on Three
Bottles of Tanlac.
SUFFERED FOR YEARS
Was Twice Examined and Each Timn
Was Told Operation Would BE Her
Only Hope.

Il have just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained twen-
ty-seven pounds" was the truly re-
markable statement made by Mrs.
Chas. Pedden, who resides at $50
MIL St. Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Ped
den is one of the best known and
highly respected women of that
thriving little city, where she has
made her home for a number of
years.
when | commenced taking Tan
lac she continued, II only weighed
nlnety-eight pounds; now I weigh
one hundred and twenty-five pounds
and never felt better in my life
For years l have suffered with a bad
form of stomach trouble, constina.
ton and pains in my side and back
At times the pains took the form OF
torture and / was twice examined
and each time | was told that I had
appendicitis and that an operation
would be my only hope. I had fall
len off until only weighed ninety
elght pounds and was so weak
could hardly get around.
Il had no appetite at all scarcely
and what little l did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach. which
gave me palpitation Of the heart.
sick headaches and a dizzy feeling
about the head. When these SMELLS
came on me would get awfully ner-
vous. | worried about myself until
| could rest and sleep but little.
II had fallen off um,n 7 was al
most skin and bones.' and nv
strength and energy were slowly
leaving me. I had a dread of the
future and could see nothing but tho
operating table and the knife. I
had perfect horror Of an operation.
nut had made up my mind that il
was either life or death and prepared
to submit to it. / had made all pre-
parations for the operation and
called on my sister to tell her good
bye. and j did not know whether 7
would live to see her again or not.
My sister begged and pleaded with
me not to allow them to cut on me
and told me to wait and try a good
tonic for a while. The next day as
i / returned from the consultation
room l thought of what she said,
and. as 1 had heard so much about
! Tanlac I decided to try IL as a last
resort. and stopped at Gilberts Drug
Store and got bottle. OF course.
had lost heart and had no faith in
the medicine, but to please my siste~
l made up my mind to take il. and.
oh. what happy day that was for
me,
II never returned for the opera
ton but just kept taking the Tanlac.
Right from the start I began to feel
better. The medicine seemed to take
hold right at once. 1t had a sooth-
ing effect, and in a few DAYS / felt
no pain at all. I was so nappy over
the wonderful Improvement in nv
condition that I sent for my neigh
bors to tell them how much better
felt. sent and got another bottle
of Tanlac. and have just finished
taking my third bottle and feel like
| have been made all over again
into new woman.
As / have said before, I now
weigh 125 pounds and nv improve
ment has been so rapid that none of
my clothes are big enough for me.
L will have to make them all over
again. | now have a ravenous appe-
tite and my husband says / am sim
ply eating him out of house and
nome. | have even gone back to nv
coffee, which / was told not to touch.
muse Terrible pans In my back and
head have all disappeared and sleep
IKE child. | am no longer nervous
ana when | get up in the mornings
| feel refreshed, cheerful and bright
| am now able to attend to nv house
hold duties and / feel as if had
started life all over again. Nv bus
band is highly delighted and my re-
covery is the talk of the neighbor-
mood | do nothing but rejoice all
day over the recovery of NV health
and | praise Tanlac to everybody.
u feel so grateful for nv escape
from the operating table and the
knife that ycu may publish what
have said. You may. if you wish
tell other women suffering as I was
to come to me and / Will be glad to
tell them all about my case"