Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-14
MRS. CHAS. PEDEk
GAINED Il POUNDS
IN A SHORT TIME
Was Twice Examined and
Each Time Told That an
Operation Would Be Her
Only Hope of Recovery.

Il have just finished my third bot.
tie of Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds" was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs. Charles
| Peden, residing at $50 Mill street,
| Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden Is one OF
the best known and most highly re-
spected women of that thriving little
city, where she has made her homa
for a number of years.
when commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, Il only
weighed ninety-eight (sS) pounds; now
| 1 weigh 1926 pounds, and never felt
| better in my life. For years I have
suffered with a bad form of stomach
trouble. con -ipation and pains in my
side and BAG At times the pains took
the form of torture and was twice ex-
amined and each time I was told thai
had appendicitis and that an opera
ton would be my only hope. had
fallen off until I only weighed ninety
eight pounds and was so weak / could
! hardly get around.
Il had no appetite at all. scarcely
and what little 1 did cat 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 l would get awfully nervous.
worried about myself until could rest
and sleep but little.
II had fallen off until I was almost
skin and bones and my strength and
energy were slowly leaving me. had
dread of the future and could sec
nothing but the operating table and
knife. I had a perfect horror Of an OPP
Grafton. but had made up my mind that
it was either life or death, and pre-
pared to submit to it. had made all
preparations for the operation and
called In my sister to tell her good
bye. as did not know whether I would
live to see her again or not. My sister
begged and pleaded with n,r not to al
low them to cut on me, and told me
to wait and try good tonic for
while The next day, as I returned from
the consultation room, I thought Of
what she said. and as I had heard so
much about Tanlac. I decided to try
it as last resort and stopped at Gill
bert's drug store and got a bottle. OF
course l had lost heart and had no
faith in the medicine, but to please my
sister made up my mind to take II
and, oh. what a happy day that was
for me.
'T have never returned for the oper-
alton. but just kept taking the Tan
lac. Right from the start I began to
feel better. The medicine seemed to
take hold right at once. It has a
soothing effect and In few days
felt no pains at all. I was 80 happy
over the wonderful Improvement in
my condition that sent for my neigh
bors to tell them how much better |
felt. I sent and got another bottle OF
Tanlac, and have just finished taking
my third bottle and feel like have
been made all over again into q new
woman.
"As have said before, I now weigh
1876 pounds and my improvement has
been so rapid that none Of my clothes
are big enough for me. I will have too
make them all over again. now have
n ravenous appetite and my husband
says l am simply eating him out of
house and home. have gone back to
my coffee. which I was told not to
touch. Those terrible pains in my back
and head have all disappeared and
sleep like a child. I am no longer
nervous. and when get up mornings
feel refreshed, cheerful and bright. l
am now able to attend to my house.
hold duties and feel as II had
started life all over again, My husband
is highly delighted and my recovery
is the talk Of the neighborhood. I do
nothing but rejoice all day long over
the recovery Of my health and praise
Tanlac to everybody.
/ II feel SO grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the knife
that you may publish what have said;
you may IL you wish, tell other wo-
men suffering as l was to come and
see me, and will be glad to tell them
all about my case"
Tanlac is sold In Boise by the Joy
Drug Stores under the personal d.
ractioy. Of n sx,eclal Faula. raurnaov<a