The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-10
Mrs. ChaS. Peden
Gains 27 Pounds
Twice Examined and Each Time Told
Operation Was Only Hope.

~ have just finished my third bot
tie OF Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds, was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs. Chas.
Peden, residing at $50 Mill street,
Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden is one of
the best known and highly respected
women of that thriving little city,
where she has made her home for a
number of years.
when / commenced taking the
medicine" shesesntinued, 81 only
weighed ninety-eight pounds, now /
weigh 125 pounds and never felt bet
ter in my life. For years have suf-
fered with bad form of stomach
trouble, constipation and pains in my
side and back. At times the pains
took the form Of torture and | was
twice examined and each time | was
told that ] had appendicitis and that
an operation would be my only hope.
had fallen off until | only weighed
ninety-eight POUNDS and was so weak
could hardly get around.
II had no appetite at all scarcely;
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 the spells came on
| would get awfully nervous, 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 dread of the future and could
see nothing but the operating table
and the knife. | had a perfect hor-
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
whether | would live to see her again
or not. My sister begged and plead
| with me not to allCw them TO cut on
me and told me to wait and try a
good tonic for while The next day
as ! returned from the consultation
room ! thought Of what she said and
rs | had heard SO much about Tanlac
| | decided to try it rs a last resort and
! stopped at Gilbcrt's Drug Store and
bought n bottle. Of course | had lost
heart and had no faith in the medi-
9lne, but to please my sister | made
up my mind to take it and oh, what
happy day that was for me!
81 never returned for the operation,
hut Just kept taking the Tanlac. Right
| from the start | began to feel better.
The medicine seemed to take hold
right at once. II had soothing eff
feet and in few days felt no pain
at all. was so happy over the Won
derful improvement in my condition
that | sent for my neighbcrs to tell
them how much better felt. | 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 a new woman.
"As ! have said before. now weigh
1875 pounds, and my improvement has
been so rapid that none Of my clothes
are big enough fer me ] will have
to make them all over again. / now
have a raVenous appetite and my hus-
band says ! am simply eating him cut
! OF house and home. J Rave even gone
! back to my coffee which | was told
| not to touch. These terrible pains in
my back and head have all disappear
| ell and | sleep like Child. | am no
! longer nervous and when | get up
! mo'ninG5 | feel refreshed, cheerful
and bright. am now able to attend
/ to my household duties and J feel as
/ if ] had started life all over again.
! My husband is highly deliFhted, and
my recovery is the talk of the neigh
l,5rhood. | 10 nothing but rejoice all
/ a. 4