Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
Was Six Feet Tall and Got
Down to Where He Only
Weighed One Hundred and
Sixteen Pounds
WENT TO HOT SPRINGS;
TRIED EIGHT DOCTORS
Mine Officials Thought Poor
Old Scott" Had Fired His
Last Man-TakeS TanIaC
And Now Works Every Day

Il lay helpless when my wife ordered
our first bottle Of TanlaC from Fl Paso,
Tex. writes Harry T. Scott. of Ora
gOOn, AriZ-, under date OF November Is,
In telling of his remarkable recovery
from an illness that had defied the skill
Of the best physicians for over two
years. 70 say nothing Of his failure 10
find relief at leading health resorts.
Mr. ScottS voluntary statement has
the true ring OF sincerity and gratitude
and is unquestionably one OF the most
remarkable ever given in connection
with a proprietary medicine.
Mr.. Scott's letter was addressed to
C F. Moss, a well-known druggist OF
Benson. Ariz.. who has the Tanlac agen-
cy for that town, and was forwarded by
Mr.. Moss to the Tanlac offices in Allan
IA His letter follows:
Dragon, Ariz-. Nov. Is, 1917.
Mr.. c. F Moss Benson, Arfz.
Dear Sir: As you expressed a desire
TO hear more about my case, 1 will try
and tell you part OF il l was down and.
out nearly all the time for two years
with rheumatism and stomach trouble,
and went to eight doctors, two of whom
were osteOpaths. Three of them re-
fused to take my case, saying it was in
durable, and the others might as we'll
have done so. as they did me no good. I
kAGSS L nave A@AEAA a UdAEGA u AAACtAA-
cines internally and externally. 1 also
went 20 Hot Springs and out of all that
was ever done I never. got over one
weeks relief at a time.
After going down to one hundred and
sixteen pounds-which is very light for
a six-footer-I kept getting worse I'M
til I couldn't move, even to feed my
self, had no desire TO eat and couldn't
sleep mere than two hours a night.
Some Of the officials Of the mine, OF
which I am foreman. would call to see
me then go out and say Poor old
Scott has fred his last man" My wife
thought I would never get out Of bed
alive. and she knew my. condition bet
ter than anybody else.
At last, wien I lay helpless. my wife
ordered a bottle OF Tanlac from the
druggist at e Paso, Tex, which was
the nearest place we could get IL at that
time One evening about four days aft
er I began taking Tanlac I ate fair
meal and enjoyed il. the first IN many
months BY the time I had taken half
Of the first bottle I thought I had a
good appetite. but when I finished nv
second bottle could hardly eat enough
to satisfy me Well, ! have just finish
ed my ninth bottle. have gained eigh-
teen pounds and am back on the job
every day.
nave converted lOtS OF SumererS 10
the ''Tanlac route" and IL affects them
all about like IL did me-their stomach
trouble. nervousness and rheumatism
all yield 70 TanIac- Mrs. Scott and my
self are willing 10 90, before a notary
and make affidavit as TO the truth Of
every statement in this letter. which
you are at liberty 20 publish and use
for the benefit Of others
Yours very truly.
(Signed) HARRY f. SCOTT.
Accompanying the above was a letter
from the Moss Pharmacy addressed TO
the Tanlac Offices Atlanta. Ga, refer
ring in the highest terms to Mr. Scott
as a man and citizen, with the added
statement that both Mr. Scott and his
wife were ready at any time 70 go be-
fore a notary public and swear that
Tanlac IS the only medicine he had ever
taken that had any effect on his rheu-
.natism and stomach trouble.
He also stated he had another Gus
toner. an old gentleman. who had taken
FIVE bottles Of Tanlac and had gained
twelve to fifteen pounds and that they
were building up a large business on
Tanlsc. etc
Tanlac is sold BY one regularly estsb-
ushed agency in every town--CAdvt)