The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-17
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS II POUNDS
Was Twice Examined And
Each Time Told Operation
Would Be Her Only Hope

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81 have just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained twen
ty-seven pounds" was the truly re
markable statement made by Mrs
Chas. Peden, residing at $50 Mill St.
Huntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Peden is
one of the best known and most high
| ly respected women of that city
where she has made her home for q
number of years.
"When | commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, 81 only
weighed ninety-eight (98) pounds
now | weigh one hundred twenty
five pounds and never felt better in
my life. For years 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 | was twice eX-
amined and each time told that an OPP
GRAFTON would be my only hope.
had fallen off until | only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so weak
coulu ldIuly Set dIouHu.
81 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 dizzy feeling about
the head. When those spells came on
me, 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 sec
nothing but the operating table ane
the knife. | had perfect horror 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 OPERA
ton and called on my sister to tell
her goodbye, as l did not know
would live to see her again
or not, Ny sister begged and pleaded
with me not to allow them to cut OIL
me and told, me to wait and try a
good tonic for a while. The next day
as ! returned from the consultation
room | thought of what she said, and
as | had heard so much about Tan
lac, | decided to try it as last re-
sort, and stopped at the drug store
and got a bottle. OF course, | haC
lost heart and had no faith in medi- |
cine, 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 operation
but just kept taking Tanlac and ny
has been so rapid that
none of my clothes fit me. Right |
from the start began to improve.
The medicine seemed to take right
hold right at once. 1t had a soothing
effect, and in a few days l felt no
pain at all. l was so happy over my
wonderful improvement that | sent
and got another bottle of Tanlac and
have just finished my third and feel
like | have been made over again into
a new woman. -.- ,cua
"As l have said before, l now weigh
one hundred twenty-five pounds and
none of my clothes are big enough
for me, ad | will have to make them
over again ! now have ravenous
appetite and my husband says / am
Simply eating him out of house and
home. | have even gone back to my
coffee which | was told not to touch
Those horrible pains in my back and
head have all disappeared and l sleep
like a child. | am no longer nervous.
and when ! get up in the mornings ]
feel refreshed, cheerful and bright. ]
am now able to attend to my house
work again and / feel as if j had
started life all over. My husband is
highly delighted and my recovery is
the talk of the neighborhood. l do
nothing but rejoice all day long oven
the recovery of my health and praise
Tanlac to everybody.
81 feel so grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the knife
that you may publish what / have
said; you may if you wish, tell other
women suffering as | was to come and
see me and / will be glad to tell them
about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Landry's Drug
Store, Railroad street, st. Johnsbuly,
VT 7H.s-"