Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-12-10
Mrs. ChaS. Peden
Gains II Pounds
Was Twice Examined and
Each Time Told Opera
tion Would be Her
Only Hope.

81 have Just finished my third
bottle Of Tanlac and have gained
twenty-seven pounds" was the truly
remarkable statement made by Mrs.
Chas. Peden, residing at $50 Mill St,
Huntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Peden
is one Of the best known and most
highly respected women OF that thriv-
ing little city where she has made
her home for a number of years.
when | commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, Il only
weighed nlnety-eight (9S) pounds;
now ! weigh one hundred twenty
five pounds and never felt better In
my life. For years 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 | was twice
examined and each time told that an
operation would be my only hope. ]
had fallen off until ! only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so
weak | could hardly get around.
81 had no appetite scarcely at all,
and what little / did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach which
gave me palpitation of the heart,
sick headache and a dizzy feeling
about the head. When these spells
came on me, / would get awfully
nervoub worried about myself
until | could rest and sleep but lit
tie
81 had fallen off until was al
most skin and bones and my en-
ergy and strength were slowly leav'
ing me. had dread of the fu-
ture and could see nothing but the
operating table and the knife. | had
a perfect horror Of an operation, but
had made up my mind that 1t was
either li'a or death and prepared tc
subm to II. had made all prepa'
rations ..r the operation and called
on ny sic ar to tell her goodbye, a'
l did not know whether would liy'
to see her again or not. Ny slste
begged and pleaded with me not t
allow them to cut on me and told M
to wait and try good tonic for
while. The next day as | returne
from the consultation room | though
4 of what she said. and as had hear
y so much about Tanlac, | decided
: try IL as a last resort, and stoppe
at the drug store and got a bottl'
y OF course, | had lost heart and ha
no faith in medicine, but to pleas
my sister, | made up my mind
take II, and oh, what a happy da
that was for me!
81 neves returned for the opera
ton, but Just kept taking Tanla
and my improvement has been s
rapid that none of my clothes fit me
, Right from the start began to i'm
prove The medicine seemed to TAX
hold right at once. II had sootl
ing effect, and in a few days ! fel
, no pain at all. / was so happy owe
my wonderful improvement that
sent for my neighbors to tell theI
how much better | felt. I sent an
got another bottle of Tanlac an
have just finished my third and fe,
like / have been made all over agal
into a new woman.
"As ! have said before, nov
weigh one hundred twenty-flv
pounds and none of my clothes ar
big enough for me, and | will hay
to make them over again. | no'
have a rayenous appetite and m
husband says | am simply eating hin
out Of house and home. have eve
gone back to my coffee which wa
told not to touch Those horrlbl
pains in my back and head have al
disappeared and sleep like child
am no longer nervous, and when
get up in the mornings | feel re
freshed, cheerful and bright. ! an
now able to attend to my housewori
again and feel as If had started
\ life all over. My husband is highll
delighted and my recovery Is the
talk of the neighborhood | do moth
ing but rejoice all day long over tho
recovery of my health and praise
Tanlac to everybody,
81 feel so grateful for my escape
] from the operating table and the
knife that you may publish what
have said you may If you wish, tell
other women suffering as ! was Il
come and see me and ! will be glad
to tell them about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Ashland by j. j.
McNair; in Medford by Eagle DRUG
Co; in Gold Hill by NJ. d, Bowers.
and in Central Point by Miss NJ. A