Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-08
GAINS II POUNDS
Mrs. Charles Peden
Relates Experience
Was Twice Examined and Each
Time Told that an Operation was
Her Only Hope-Reeovsry 10 Talk
Of Neighborhood

Time Told that an operation was
Her Only Hope-Reeovery 10 Talk
Of Neighborhood
"T have Just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained TWEEN
ty Jseven pounds" was the truly re-
markable statement made by Mrs.
Chas. Peden, residing at $50 Mill
street, Huntsville. Alabama. Mrs.
Peden is one of the best known and
most highly respected women Of that
city where she has made her home
for a number Of years.
when I commenced taking the
medicine" she continued. Il only
weighed ninety eight (sS) pounds;
now / weigh one hundred twenty
1--WE pounds and never felt better in
my life. For years l 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 I was twice
examined and each time told that an
operation would. be my only hope. I
had fallen off until I only weighed
ninety eight pounds and was so
weak I could hardly get around.
Il 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
headaches and a dizzy feeling about
the head. When those spells came
on me. would get awfully nervous.
worried about myself until I could
rest and sleep but little.
! I had fallen off until I was almost
skin and bones and my strength and
energy were slowing leaving me-
had dread Of the future and could
see nothing but the operating table
and the knife. I had a perfect horror
of an operation. but had made up
my mind that il was either life or
death and prepared to submit to it.
had made all preparations for the
/ operation and called on my sister to
tell her goodbye. as I did not know
whether I would live to see her again
or not. My sister begged ard plead
/ ed with me not TO allow them to cut
on me and told me to wait and try a
: good tonic for a while. The next
{ Gay as I returned from the consulta-
ton room thought of what she said,
and as I had heard so much about
Tanlac. decided TO try it as a last
resort, and stopped AT the drug store
and got a bottle. OF course. / had
lost heart and had no faith in medi-
cine, but 10 please my sister. I made
up my mind to take il. and oh, what
happy day that was for me.
( ton. but just kept taking Tanlac
and my improvement has been so
/ rapid that none of my clothes fit me.
Right from the start 1 began 10 i'm
prove The medicine seemed to take
hold right at once II had a soothing
effect, and in few days / felt no
pain at all. was so happy over my
wonderful improvement that I sent
I for my neighbors TO tell them how
much better 1 felt. I sent and got
another bottle Of Tanlac and have
have been made over again into a
new woman.
"As have said before. l now weigh
one hundred twenty FIVE pounds and
none Of my clothes are big enough
for me. and I will have to make them
over again. now have a ravenous
! appetite and my husband says I am
simply eating him out of house and
home. have even gone back 20 my
coffee which I was told not to touch
Those horrible pains in my back and
head have all disappeared and sleep
like child. am no longer nerv-
Gus. and when get up in the morn
ings feel refreshed. cheerful and
bright I am now able TO attend to
my Homework again and I feel as If
had started life all over. Ny hus-
band is highly delighted and my re-
covery is the talk of the neiehhor-
hood. I do nothing but rejoice all
day long over the recovery of my
health and praise Tanlac to every
body.
y feel so grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the
knife that you may publish what I
have said: you may if you wish. tell
ether women suffering as I was to
come and see me and I viii be glad
to tell them about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Augusta by Bow
idtch- Webster. & Co. and the lead
ing druggist in every city and town