South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-22
CIVIL WAR WET"
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
0vercomes Trouble Which He
Thought Was Due to His
Advanced Age.

/ One OF the few survivors OF that
memorable March TO the sea-" in
the closing days OF the Civil War. is
Robert Shields. who is now popu-
/ lar figure around the Soldiers Home
in Marion. Indiana. In 1851 al the
age of sixteen. Mr.. Shields ran away
from his home. came to Indianapo-
lis, and Joined the 10th Indiana In
fantry. He entered the war weigh
ing only one hundred pounds, saw
active service through the entire
conflict. came out without a scratch
and weighing two hundred pounds.
Mr.. Shields relates many tragic
incidents of the battle fields, for he
was in many of the most important
engagements, among them being the
battle of Missionary Ridge. but his
war experiences are hardly more in
teresting than his story regarding
the wonderful benefits he has de
rived from the use OF Tanlac.
Il have had two different expert
ences with Tanlac during the past
year" said Mr.. Shields. in an inter
view at the residence OF his nephew,
whom he was visiting at I'LL East
Thaddens street. Indianapolis, re-
Gently. and both time il has fixed
me up fine The only time I ever
had a doctor in my life was when !
had the humps during the Civil
War and was laid up in the hospi-
tai for a week have never need
II
I'll about a year ago. when my ap-
petite went back on me, my stom-
ach got all out of order and | got
badly rundown. Ny food would
sour on my stomach causing gas and
attacks Of acute indigestion. was
badly constipated and lost twelve
pounds in weight in just a short
time.
Il had read 1 nthe papers about
Tanlac and some of my old COM
rades at the Soldiers Home advised
me to try it, saying it was sure fine.
l wasn't expecting very much re-
suits from it. for l was laying all
my trouble TO my advanced age. as
was then seventy-three. But
noticed a difference before l had fin
ished half of my first bottle. I COM
menced to eat, my stomach stopped
bothering me and l wasn't troubled
with constipation any more. l took
about three bottles of Tanlac at
that time and not only gained nine
pounds-which l have held ever
since-and it just made me feel
like a different person. Well, sir.
praised Tanlac around that house
and soon had a whole bunch of the
boys taking il.
Now about this last experience
with Tanlac. Four months ago ]
came up to visit my nephew here in
Indianapolis and caught a severe
cold and a kind of malaria set in.
had chills and fever, was awfully
bilious and just felt mean. dull and
stupid all the time and had no ap-
petite When l saw the condition
was getting in 1 went TO the drug
store for my Tanlac. l call ii my
Tanlac because it is about the only
medicine 1 have ever taken. Well.
it just Strengthened me right out like
it did the first time and now 1 am
feeling just fine There's not a trace
OF the malaria or cold left. / eat
good, sleep good and am feeling just
as good as ! ever did in my life
Tanlac is certainly fine and I am
glad 70 recommend 1t to everyone
just as I have always done since
found out what 1t will do"
Tanlac is sold in South Bend by
the Central Drug Store, and in
Mishawaka by the, Red Cross Phar-
macy Advt.