The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
MRS. N. l. MEDDERS,
 AGED F, GAINS b
 POUNDS ON TANLAC
T Feel Stronger and Better Than I Have in Twenty
 Years," She Says

T have gained Is pounds and feel stronger and better than I have felt in 20 years" was the remarkable statement made a few days ago by Mrs. M. l. Medders, who lives at 541 Blythe avenue, Memphis, Tenn.
 Mrs. Medders, who is now 72 years of age, reared 19 children, eight of her own and Il orphans, and her whole life has been one of great sac- rifice and usefulness. At the begin ming of the civil war she volunteered as a nurse and many old soldiers who are living today will remember the kind services rendered by her during those four years of struggle.
 She married soon after the war and made her home in Senatobia. Miss where she lived for 50 years until come to Memphis. Mrs. Medders' hus- band was in the drug and jewelry business in Senatobia for a great many years and she is well known in three counties around Senatobia, as well as in Memphis. for her work of charity and motherly kindness.
 For 20 years" continued Mrs Medders, q suffered with swimming in my head and often had spells some thing like vertigo. Two years ago I began suffering with pleurisy in both sides, and was down in bed from May of last year until February of this year, not able to do anything at all until Tanlac got me up. I couldn't even ride on a street car for at least IS months until Tanlac relieved me of that weak and dizzy feeling.
 'I had no appetite at all and lived mostly on buttermilk for months and months. couldn't get any sound sleep and would just doze and wake up often during the night, and, of course, I got very weak. For six months my sides were a solid blister where I used lini- ments and plasters trying to get re- lief from the awful pains caused by the pleurisy. My case was a very stub born one and seemed to yield very lit tie to the treatment I was using.
 'I think 1t was in February that Tanlac began to be advertised in the papers, and although I had about given up hope of ever getting up again to where I was able to do anything, de- cided to try it. I was willing to try anything to get little relief and be able to sit up, if nothing more. But. tell you, l was both surprised and glad after using Tanlac a few days to find it was helping me After I got through with my first bottle I had a good ap petite and was eating just anything I wanted and lots of it and I was much stronger. When I finished my third bottle I was able to go back in the kitchen and do most of the cooking and I could do nearly all of my housework too. My head feels better of that swimming and clearer than 1t has in 20 years. For years I could not raise my head and look up to turn off the electric lights, nor could I climb up the stairs, but I can now. While realize a woman g2 years old can't be made into a girl again, Tanlac has certainly made a great change in me. and I never expected to feel as well any more as I do now. My weight used to be 127 pounds, but I got down to 112 and I'm sure I've gained all back I had lost and maybe more. I don't have the pleurisy and lumbago any more either and feel that I'm en- tirely free of it. My nerves have got ten quiet and I sleep all night long nearly every night without waking up at all Tanlac is the. best medicine have ever taken in all my life and I have taken lots of them. Medicine that will do as much for old folks as Tan lac has for me certainly ought to be good for anybody else and I hope my statement will cause others to take Tanlac and get relief as I did"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively hv Patton-Pope Drug com- pany and Eugene Jacobs Drug store. in Ensley by Morris Drug com pany, in Bessemer by Pegram- Patton Drug company and in North Birming- ham by Walker Drug company.-Adv.