Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-22
FATHER 0F SIXTEEN
 SAYS TANLAC SAVED
 HIM FROM THE GRAVE
Thought End Near and Told Wife to Put Children in odd Fellows Home When He Died.

What is probably the most remark able indorsement ever given pro prietary medicine was the statement made recently by H. J. Williams, a coal miner at thz Tennessee Coal x Iron Co.,, mine No. s, near Fairfield, Ala, in the Birmingham district.
 The story Of his wonderful restora tion to health was told in ais own words. and is profoundly interestina His statement follows:
 ''l am o4 years of age. and am the father of sixteen children, eight liv ing and eight dead. 1 came to Bir- ngham from East Tennessee, and have followed mining for good many years.
 About two years ago l took sick The doctors at first thought I had tapeworm, then HookworEl. and fin ally decided it was Pellagra. l took treatment from well-known Ala bama Pellagra Cure but got no benefit. The doctors finally told me they couldn't do me any good, and quit going to see tAem.
 '' suffared from sort of numb feeling all the time in my back, and was dizzy-headed. I couldn't stoop over, or stand on my feet for any length of time. and couldn't hard-y eat anything and nothing tasted good. In fact. I was slowly starving to death.
 "I lost all of my strength, and fell off 45 pounds in weight. l used 10 weigh, when was well, 133 pounds, and got down to where I only weigh ed 90 pounds, and was almost q walking skeleton.
 "I finally decided that there was no more hope for me in this life. and I gave my ring to my wife and told her to put the children In the Odd Fellows Fome when l died.
 "This is just the shape I was In when, one day. my little daughter said: Papa. why don't you try that new medicine everybody is talkms about? It has helped so many peo- pie. it might kelp you Of course l | had no faith ;n anything. but just to please the family. I made one more trial and got this Tanlac. May the good Lord bless the day l got this medicine. for it was my salvation.
 q got relief from the first bottle and I began to eat and pick up Tight from the start. l am now on my 1lfth bottle, and have actually gained back 9 pounds, and now weigh 113. It inst looked like the more took the better I got, and I keep on plckln;' up every day.
 "I went over 10 the mines yester- dav and made arrangements to Se back to work |! am strong enough tc walk around wherever l want to go something I have not been able to dt for over a year and that is fact Tanlac mighty nigh raised me iron tho dead, that's what it done for me If you don't believe what l nave tole YOU. just ask any of the men around mine NO. 8, and they will all tell you the fix was in. and how much bet ter off I am now.
 "Thank God will soon be able td earn a living for my family. ana will owe it all to this medicine Tan lac. I have just written to a daugh ter of mine in LaFollettte. Tenn. who needs medicine like this. ant I want her to take it and get we'.
 "I don't believe now ! ever hat Pellagra. because I never did have any breaking out of any kind.
 don't believe I had Hookworm either but whatever it was, this Tanlac has certainly fixed me. don't reckon there ever was medicine on eartf like Tanlac. I will always bless the day I bought this medicine"
 Central Pharmacy, Pine Bluff; J A. Van Elton. Furth, Ark; John M Oracle, New Gascony; Joln M Oracle, Rob Roy, Ark; John M Oracle, Hannaberry, Ark (Advt,.