Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-08
ms. CHhs P[DEh
GAINS 27 POUNDS; .
Used 5 BOTTLES
MAS TWICE EXAMINED AND EACH
TIME TOLD THAT OPERATION WAS
Her OILY HI?E FOR RECOVERY.
HAD FALLEN OFF UNTIL she ONLY
WEIGHED SO POUNDS - WAS
REALLY SKIN AND BONE.


II have Just finished nv third bottle Of
Tanlac and have gained twentv-seven
pounds" was the truly remarkable state
ment made by Mrs. Charles Pedcn. resid-
ing at $50 Mil street, Huntsville, Ala. Mrs.
Peden j. one Of the best known and high
~ respected women of that thriving little
city. where she has made her home for q
number Of years.
"Nhen | commence taking the medicine"
she continued. Il only weighed ninety
eight (9Sl pounds now | weigh l25 pounds
and never felt better in my life. For wears
! had suffered with q bad back from stom-
ach trouble. constipation and pains in nv
side and back. At times the pains took
the form of torture and ! was twice ex-
ahmed and each time ] was told that !
had appendicitis and that an operation
would be my only hope. | had fallen Of
until | only weighed ninety-eisht pounds
and was % weak | could hardly get
around.
IL had no appetite at al scarcely. and
what little | did eat would cause gas TO
form III my stomach which gave ne pal
pitation of the heart, sick headaches and a
dizzy feeling about the head. When these
spells came on me | would q: a%wfully ner-
vous. | worried about myself until |
could rest and sleep Int n'tie.
IL had fallen off until ! was almost skin
and bones and nv strength and energy
were slowly leaving me. ! had a dread Of
the future and could see nothing but the
operating table and the knife. ! had q
perfect horror of an operation, but | had
made up my mind that ii was either life or
death. and prepared 10 submit to ii. ! had
made all preparations for the operation and
called on my sister "a tell her good bye, a.
| did not know whether | would live 10 see
her again or not. Nv sister begged and
plead with me not to allow them to cut OF
me and told me TO wait and try = good ton
IL for \ While. The next day a. ! re
turned from the consultation room /
though of what She -aid and ~ had heard
50 much about Tanlac ! decided 70 try il
as a lest resort, and stopped nj Gilbert's
Drug Store and got \ bottle. OF course.
| had lost heart and had no faith in the
medicine. but I'd please my sisterl made NJ
nv mind to take il, and, oh, what 2 happy
day ii was for me-
II never returned for the operation. but
Just kept taking the Tanlac. Right from
the start | began To feel better. The med
icine seemed to take hold right at once.
X had \ soothing effect. and in o few days
! felt no pain mt all. | was 50 happy over
the wonderful Improvements in my condi-
ton that | sent for my neighbors ~ tell
them how much better ! felt. ! sent and
got another bottle Of ,Tanlac, and have
lust finished taking my third bottle and
feel like | have been made I'll over again
into n new woman.
as have said before. ! now weigh 125
mounds. and my Improvement has been 80
rapid that none Of my clothes are biz
enough for me. | will have TO make them
VII over again j now have a rayenouS APP
petite. and my husband says ! am simply
eating him out Of house and home ! have
even gone back to nv coffee, which ! was
told not 10 touch. Those terrible pains IN
my bach and bead have MI disappeared and
/ sleep ike a child. ! am no longer ner-
vous and when | Get up mornings ! feel re-
freshed. cheerful and bright. ! am now
able 10 attend to my household duties and
| feel a. III ! had started life all over again.
Nv husband J. highly delighted, and my
recovery T. the talk of tho neighborhocd.
| do nothing but rejoice All day long over
the recovery OF my health and praise Tan