The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-13
mrs. CHAS. PEDDEN,
OF HUNTSVILLE,
GAINS q POUNDS
Was Twice Examined and Each Time
Was Told Operation Would Be the
Only Hope-Case Is Remarkable

Charles eden, residing at $50 Mill
street, Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden
is one of the best-known and highly
respected women of that thriving lit
tie city, where she has made her
home for a number of years.
when I commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, II only
weighed ninety-eight (9s) pounds;
now I weigh 1875 pounds, and never
felt better in my life. For years I
have suffered with a bad form Of
stomach trouble, constipation and
pains in my side and back. At times
,the pains took the form of torture
and l was twice examined and each
time l was told that l had appendi-
citis and that an operation would
be the only hope. | had fallen off
until I only weighed ninety-eight
pounds and was so weak l could
hardly get around.
Il had no appetite at all scarcely,
and what little did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach, which
gave me palpitation of the heart,
sick headaches and dizzy feeling
about the head When these spells
came on me would get awfully ner-
vous. l worried about myself un-
til l could rest and sleep but little.
Il had fallen off until l was al
most skin and BONES and my
strength and energy were slowly
leaving me. l had a dread of the
future and could see nothing but the
operating table and knife. ] had a
perfect horror Of an operation, but
had made up my mind that it was
either life or death, and prepared to
submit to it. had made all prep
arations for the operation and called
on my sister to tell her godby, as
did not know whether I would live
to see her again or not. My sister
begged and plead with me not to al
low them to cut on me and told me
to wait and try a good tonic for a
while. The next day as l returned
from the consultation room thought
of what she said, and as had heard
so much about Tanlac I decided to
try it as a last resort and stopped
at Gilbert's Drug Store and got a
bottle. OF course, had lost heart
and had no faith in the medicine.
but to please my sister I made up my
mind to take it, and what a happy
day that was for me!
81 never returned for the opera
ton. but Just kept taking the Tan
LAC. Right from the start l began
to feel better. The medicine seemed
to take hold right at once. 1t had a
soothing effect, and in few days l
felt no pain at all. I was so happy
over the wonderful Improvement in
my condition that ] sent for my
lneighbors to tell them how much
better I felt. l sent and got another
bottle of Tanlac, and have just mn
ished taking my third bottle and feel
like I have been made all over again
into a new woman.
GAS I have said before, now
weigh 1876 pounds, and my improve
ment has been so rapid that none OF
nv clothes are big enough for me.
will have to make them all over
again. | now have a ravenous ap-
petite and my husband says | am
simply eating him out OF house ana
home. | have even gone back to my
coffee. which I was told not to touch
Thse terrible pains in my back ana
head have all disappeared and
sleep like a child. l am no longer
nervous, and when I get up morn
Iings I feel refreshed, cheerful and
bright. am now able to attend TO
nv household duties, and feel as IL
had started life all over again. MY
husband is highly delighted, and my
recovery is the talk of the neighbor-
hood. I do nothing but rejoice all
day Ing yer the recovery OF my
health and praise Tanlac to every
body.
"I feel so grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the
knife that you may publish what |
lrave said; you may, il you wish, tell
lother women suffering as l was, to
come and see me and I will be glad
to tell them all about my case. "
TanIsc Is sold exclusively In Lake
land by Henley & Henley; in Fort
Meade by Warns Pharmacy; in Lake
Wales by NJ. R. Anderson; in Bar
Itow by Barlow Drug Company; In
Homeland by ]. L. Langham & Son
lin Haines City by Haines City