Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-11
MRS. CHAS. PEOEN
GAINS 27 POUNDS
Was Twice Examined and Each Time
Told Operation Would Be Her
Only Hope.

Il have just hnlshed my thlrd Dottle
Of Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds" was the truly remark
able statment made by Mrs. Chas.
Peden, residing at $50 Mill street,
Huntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Peden is
one ofthe best known and most highly
respected women of that thriving little
city where she has made her home FOR
a number of years.
when / commenced taking the med
icine," she continued, II only weighed
ninety eight (9S) pounds; now |
weigh one hundred and twenty-five
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 tor
ture and | was twice examined and
each time told that an operation would
be my only hope. | had fallen off un-
til | only weighed ninety-eight pounds
and was so weak | could hardly get
around.
II 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 "
worried about myself until | could
rest and sleep but little.
81 had fallen off until | was almost
skin and bones and my strength and
Energy were slowly leaving me.
had a dread of the future and could
see nothing but the operating table
and the knife. ] had a perfect nor
ror of an operation, but had made up
my mind that it was either life or
death and prepared to submit to It,
had made all preparations for the OPP
Grafton and called on my sister to tell
her goodbye, as | did not know wheth-
or | would live to see her again or
not. My sister begged and pleaded
with me not to allow them to cut OF
me and told me to wait and Try a good
tonic for awhile. The next day as
returned from the consultation room
thought Of what she said, and as hac
heard SO much about Tanlac, l decided
to try it as a last resort, and stopped
at the drug store and got a bottle. VI
course, | had lost heart and had IL
faith in medicine, but to please ny
sister, | made up my mind TO take It
and oh. what a happy day that wa
for me.
81 never returned for The operation
but Just kept taking Tanlac and m.
Improvement has been SO rapid tina
none of my clothes fit me, Right iron
the start / hogan to improve, In
medicine seemed to take hold right a
once. 1t had a soothing effect an
in a few days l felt no pain at all.
was so happy over my wonderful I'm
provement that | sent for my neigh
bors to tell them how much better
felt. sent and got another bottle 0
Tanlac and have just finished m
third and feel like l have been mad
all over again into a new woman.
GAS | have said before, now welg
one hundred and twenty-five pound
and none of my clothes are big enoug
for ME, and ] will have to make thel
over again. now have q ravanov
~ appetite and my husband says | Al
simply eatiAg him out Of house an
home. l have even gone back to N
coffee which ! was told not to toue
Those horrible pains in my back III
head have all disappeared and sie&
like A child. ] am no longer nervo'
and when / get up in the mornir