The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-25
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS 27 POUNDS
IN A SHORT Time
Twice Examined and Each
Time Told an Operation
Was Her Only Hope

81 have just finished my third
bottle Of Tanlac and have gained
- pounds" was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs.
Charles Pcdcn. residing at $50 Mil
street. Huntsville. Ala. Mrr. Pc
den n one Of the best known and
most highly respected women Of
that thriving little city. where she
has made her home for a number
81 years.
when commenced taking the
medicine" she continued. 4 only
weighed % pounds. now l weigh
I.s pounds and never felt better
fcrcd with a bad form Of stomach
trouble. constipation. and pains In
my side ami back At times the
pains took the form Of torture and
was twice examined and each
time ! was told that | had appen-
dicitis and that an operation would
be- my only hope. had fallen Off
until only weighed as pounds
and WAS 80 weak | could hardly
get around.
4 had no appetite M all scarce
~ and what little I did eat would
cause gas 20 form In my stomach.
which gave me palpitation Of the
heart. sick headaches and n dizzy
feeling about the head. when these
spells came on me- would get aw-
fully nervous worried about
ysolf until could rest and sleep
but little.
Il had fallen off until was al
most skin and bones and my
strength and energy were slowly
leaving me. had a dread OF the
future and could sec nothing but
the operating table and knife.
had a perfect horror Of an opera
ton. but had made up my mind
that e was either life or death.
and prepared TO submit 10 g.
had made all preparations for the
operation and called in my sister
TO tell her goodbye. as did not
know whether would live to see
her again or not. My sister begged
and pleaded with me not 10 allow
them TO cut on me. and told me
TO wait and try a good tonic for
a while. The next day, as
thought Of what she said. and as
| had heard 30 much about Tan
lac. decided 70 try It as last
resort. and stopped at Gilbert's
drug store and got n 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 Il. and. oh, what a
happy day that was for me,
Il never returned for the opera
ton. but Just kept taking the Tan
lac. Right from the start l began
To feel better. The medicine seem
ed to take hold right at once. IL
had "a soothing effect and in a few
days I felt no pain at all. | was
so happy over the wonderful i'm
provemcnt I'm my condition that
sent for my neighbors to tell them
how much better | felt. sent
and got another bottle OF Tanlac.
and have just finished taking my
third hottie and feel like have
been made all over again into "A
new woman.
AS have said before. ! now
weigh 1875 pounds and my improve
ment has been so rapid that none
me. win have to make them
all over again. now have
ravenous appetite and my husband
says / am simply eating him out
of house and home. have
even gone back TO my coffee. which
was told not TO touch. Those
terrible pains in my back and head
have all disappeared and | sleep
like "A child | am no longer ner-
vous and when get up mornings
! feel able TO attend to my house [
hold duties and | feel as II l had /
started life all over again. NV
husband is highly delighted and
my recovery Is the talk of the /
neighborhood. do nothing but
rejoice all day long over the re-
covery OF my health and praise I
Tanlac to everybody.
81 feel SO grateful for my es-
cape from the operating table and
the knife. that you may publish
what ! have said; you may n YOU
wish. tell other women suffering
ms 7 was TO come and see me.
and ! will be glad to tell them
all about my case
Tanlac Is sold In Seattle by Bar
tell Drug stores under the per-
sonal direction OF a special Tanlae
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.