Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
MRS BURR, AGE 70,
GAINS Il POUNDS
Illinois Woman Suffered Thirty
YeaTS-TaHlac Restores
Her.

Il have actually gained 81 pounds
by taking Tanlac and while l am
now past 70 years of age / declare
| don't feel that old by 40 years, -
was the remarkable statement made
by Mrs Mary E. Burr of Bradford,
Ill, r F. ID. No. l, recently.
Mrs. Burr relates some very try
ing experiences of Civil war days,
one of which was the loss of her
first husband, who was killed in the
great conflict At the close of the
war she moved to Illinois with her
parents, in an "old covered wagon"
and remained a widow until No
vember of last year when she was
happily married again, becoming
the wife of a prosperous farmer of
Bradford.
Those Civil war days certainly
were dark ones" said Mrs. Burr,
and if l should live to be twice as
old as | am now l could never for
get the terrible suffering and sOr-
row so many had to go through,
feel sure the nervous strain and
hardships that came to me was
what caused my health to break
down later on. But while | have
seen the dark and bitter side of life
1 have also enjoyed the greater part
of it. 1 had always been blessed
with fairly good health until about
thirty years ago, when all of sud
den l just seemed to collapse al
most completely This was about
the hardest trial of my life, as /
had always been in the habit of get
ting out doors, raising chickens,
gathering fruit and doing lots Of
outdoor work.
Il commenced first to be bothered
with my stomach. Every little bit
1 ate would sour and form a sort of
gas which caused me the most
awful suffering. This gas would
press against my heart and l would
be SO short of breath for hours that
l could not walk. If | even tried to
walk l would get so dizzy, weak and
trembly that l would lose my bal
ance. My nerves got in such bai
shape that l could hardly sleep and
would just roll and toss all night
long. l just couldn't stand a bit Of
noise. Just the chickens cackling
would almost drive me distracted
had no appetite and what little
did eat caused me so much pain
that l would almost die. l kept
going down until l was almost a
complete wreck. l had lost so much
in weight that none of my clothes
fitted me and l was so weak that I
could hardly walk across the room,
let alone do my work.
Il tried most everything, but
nothing helped me and l had given
up nearly all hope of ever being
well again. While l was on the
lookout trying to find something to
help me a friend of mine who had
taken Tanlac with wonderful re-
suits advised me to try it. l started
on Tanlac and the way it helped me
right from the start was almost like
a miracle. l have taken u bottles
now and have not only been re-
lieved entirely of all my sufferineS
but l am enjoying better health
than 1 have in 80 years. My meals
taste as good to me as they did years
ago. | can eat just anthing with !
out the slightest trouble after
wards and l simply sleep like !
child. l can now easily do all my |
work, including my washing, and |
my strength for a woman OF my
age is just remarkable. | am per- |
,ectly well and enjoy life as well as
ever did. Just lots of people have !
asked me what 1 have been taking
% make me look SO well and it's e
pleasure for me TO tell them Tan
&C 1 know as well as l know 7 /
I'M here that 1 owe my health and
happiness to this grand medicine
Ind will always praise it,
Tanlac is sold in Rock Island by
3engston's drug store.-(Adv) /