The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS q POUNDS
BY TAKING TANLAC
Was Twice Examined and
Told Operation Was
Her Only Hope

Il have just finished my third bottle
of Tanlac and have gained 27 pounds
was the truly remarkable statement made
by Mrs. Charles Peden, residing at $50
Mill street, Huntsville, Ala.
When | commenced taking the medi-
cine" she continued, II only weighed
ninety-eisht (9S) pounds now I weigh 125
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
ard was twice examined and each time
| was told that l had appendicitis and
that an operation would be my only hope.
l had fallen off until l only weighed 90
pounds, and was SO weak l could hardly
get around.
II had fallen off until I was almost
skin and bones and my strength and en-
ergy were slowly leaving me. / had
dread of the future and could see moth
ing but the operating table and knife
/ had a perfect horror of operation
but had made up my mind that it was
either life or death, and prepared to sub
NIT to it. / had made all preparations
for the operation and called in my sis
ter to tell her<good-by, as did not know
whether l would live to see her again
or not My sister begged and pleaded
with me nat to allow them to cut
on me, and told me to wait and try
good tonic for awhile. The next day,
as I returned from the consulting room,
Thought of what she said and as l
had heard so much about Tanlac. l de-
cded to try it as last resort, and
stopped at Gilbert's drug store and got a
bottle. OF course, I had lost heart and
had no faith in the medicine, but 10
please my sister made UP my mind to
take it, and, oh, what a happy day that
was for mel
II never returned for the operation.
but just kept taking the Tanlac Right
from the start 1 began to feel better.
The medicine seemed to take hold right
at once 1t had a soothing effect and
in a few days I felt no pains at all.
/ was so happy over the wonderful inn
provement in my condition that sent for
my neighbors to tell them how much bet
ter I felt. I sent and got another bot
tie of Tanlac, and have just finished TAX
ing my third bottle. and feel like have
been made all over again into "A new
woman.
"As I have said before, now weigh
125 pounds and my improvement has been
so rapid that none of my clothes are
big enough for me. I will have to make
them all over again. now have raven
Gus appetite and my husband says l am
simply eating him out of house and home
have even gone back to my coffee. which
I was told not to touch. Those terrible
pains in my back and head have all dis.
appeared and I sleep like child.
am no longer nervous and when I ge
UP mornings I feel refreshed, Cheerful
and bright. / am now able to attend
to my household duties and I feel a:
if 1 had started life all over again. M,
husband is highly delighted and my re-
coyery is the talk of the neighborhood
1 do nothing but rejoice all day Ions
over the recovery of my health, an(
praise Tanlac to everybody.
II feel so grateful for my escape from
the operating table and the knife. tina
you may publish what have said; 70.
NAV. il you wish, tell other women sui
fering as I was to come and see me
and 1 will be glad to tell them all abou
my case
Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu
sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store am
4 Patton-Pope Drug Co.-Adv.