The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-20
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS q POUNDS
Declares That She Was Examined
Twice and Each Time Told
That An Operation Was
Only Hope.

II have just finished my third
bottle of Tanlac and have gained
twenty-seven pounds" was the truly
remarkable 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 l commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, 81 only
weighed ninety-eight pounds, now
weigh 125 pounds and never felt bet
ter in my life. For years | have sui
fered 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 | was
twice examined and each time was
told that | had appendicitis and that
an operation would be my only hope.
/ had fallen off until l only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so weak
/ could hardly get around.
81 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 uiEGy ASSAAAS
about the head When the spells
came on l would get awfully nervous.
worried about myself until l could
rest and sleep but little.
Il had fallen off until | was almost
skin and bones and my strength and
energy were slowly leaving me. l
had a dread of the future and could
see nothing but the operating table
and the knife. l had a perfect hor-
ror Of an operation, but l had made
up my mind that 1t was either life or
death and prepared to submit TO it.
l had made all preparations for the
operation and called on my sister TO
tell her goodbye, as l did not know
whether l would live to see ner again
or not. My sister begged and plead
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
day, as | returned from the consulta-
ton room I thought of what she said
and as l had heard so much about
Tanlsc | desided to try II as last
resort and stopped at Gilbert's Drug
store and bought bottle. OF course
had lost heart and had no faith in
the medicine, but to please my sister
made up my mind to take it and oh.
what a, happy day that was for me.
81 never returned for the opera
ton, but Just kept taking the Tan
lac. Right from the start began
to feel better The medicine seemed
to take hold right at once. 1t had
soothing effect and in a few days /
felt no pain at all. I was so happy
over the wonderful improvement In
my condition that sent for my negih-
bors TO tell them how much better l
felt l sent and got anocaer bottle OF
Tanlac, and have just finished taking
my third bottle and feel ike l have
been made all over again into new
woman.
CAS- I have said before Y now weigh
125 pounds, and my improvement has
been so rapid that none OF my
clothes are big enough for me.
will have to make them all over
again. / now have a ravenous Ape
title and my husband says / am
simply eating him out of house and
home l have even gone back 10 my
coffee which l was told not 10 touch
Those terrible pains in my back and
head have all disappeared and I
sleep like a child / an no longer
nervous and when / get up mornings
I feel refreshed. cheerful and bright.
am now able to attend to my house
hold duties and I feel as If l had
started life all over again. My hus-
band is highly delighted, and my re-
covery is the talk of the neighbor-
hood. I do nothing but rejoice all
day long over the recovery OF my
health and praise Tanlac to every
body.
~ feel so grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the
knife that you may publish what |
have said: you may, If you VIII, tell
other women suffering as l was, to
come and see me and / will be glad
to tell them all about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Keokuk by VIII
kinson & Co, and the leading drug
gist in every town.-Advertisem