Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-22
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS n POUNDS
Twice Examined and Each Time Told
Operation Was Only Hope

ty-SeVen pounuSp Was t1e truly re-
markable statement made by Mrs.
Chas. Pcden, residing at $50 Mill
street, Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. Peden
is one Of the best known and highly
respected women Of that thriving lit
tie city, where she has made her
home for number of years.
"When / commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, II only
weighed ninety-eight pounds, now !
weigh 1876 pounds and never felt bet
ter in my life. For years have suf-
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 I was
twice examined and each time / was
told that ! had appendicitis and that
an operation would-'be my only hope.
l had fallen on until I only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was 50 wsak
I could hardly get around.
II had no appetite at all scarcely,
and what little II did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach, which
gave me: palpitation Of the heart, sick
headaches and dizzy feeling about
the head. When the spells came on I
would get awfully nervous. i wor-
ried about myself until ! could rest
and sleep but little.
II had fallen off until l 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. I had perfect hor-
ror of an operation, but had made
up my mind that it was either life
or death and prepared ito, submit to
lit. / had made all preparations for
the operation and called on my sister
to tell her goodbye, as I did not
know whether / would live to see her
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 good tonic for while. The
next day, as returned from the con-
sultation room thought Of. what she
said and as I had heard so much
about Tanlac decided to try it as .
last resort and stopped at Gilbert's
Drug store and bought bottle. Oh
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 happy day that was
for me!
II never returned for the operation
but just kept taking the Tanlac
Right from the start / began to fee
better. The medicine scanned to take
hold right at once. It had soothing
effect and in few days felt nc
pain at all. was SO happy over the
wonderful Improvement in my condi.
tion that sent for my nsighbors t.
tell them how much better I felt. ]
sent and got another bottle of Tan.
lac, and have just finished taking my
third bottle and feel like have beer
made all over again into new wo.
man.
"As / have said before, I nov
weigh 1926 pounds, and my improve.
ment has been 30 rapid that none o1
my clothes are big enough for me
I will have to make them all over
again. now have ravenous appe.
tite and my husband says am sim.
ply eating him out of house anc
home. I have even gone back to my
coffee which I was told not to touch
Those terrible pains in my back and
head hvae all disappeared and / sleeI
like child. am no longer nervous
and when l get up mornings ! fee
refreshed, cheerful and bright. l an
now able to attend to my household
duties and feel as if I had started
life all over again. My husband i.
highly delighted, and my recovery il
| the talk of the neighborhood. l d.
nothing but rejoice all day long ovel
the recovery of my health and praise
Tanlac to everybody.
Il feel SO grateful for my escap'
from the operating table, and thu
knife that you may publish what
have said; you may, if you will, tel
other women suffering as was, tt
come and see me and will be glae
to tell them all about my case"
| Tanlac is sold in Braddock byJ. E
Fitzgibbons and by one leading drug
gist in each town.-Adv.