The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-11
MRS CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS 27 POUNDS
Was Twice Examined and Each Time
Told Operation Would Be
Her Only Hope

Il have just finished my third bot
lie 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
highly respected women of that city
where she has made her home for
number of years.
When I commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, Il only
weighed ninety-eight C9S) pounds;
now | weigh one hundred twenty
five pounds and never felt better in
nv life. For wears | 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 I was twice ex-
amned and each time told that an
operation would be my only hope /
had fallen off until | only weighed
ninety-eight pounds and was so weak
| could hardly get around.
q had no appetite scarcely at all,
and what little | did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach when
gave me palpitation OF the heart'
sick headaches and dizzy teeIing
nervous. | worried about myself
about the head When those spells
came on me, | would get aWfully
until I could rest and sleep but little.
81 had fallen off until | was al
most skin and bones and my strength
and energy were slowly leaving me
I had a dread OF the future and
could see nothing but the operating
table and the knife | had a perfect
horror of an operation, but had made
ND nv mind that it was either life or
death and prepared to submit to it.
| had made all preparations for the
operation and called Oh my sister to
tell her goodbye, as | did not know
whether | would live to see her again
or not My sister begged and plead
ed 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 | thought of what she said,
and as | had heard so much about
Tanlac, | decided to try 1t as a last
resort. and stopped at the drug store
and got a bottle. OF course, | had
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.
Il never returned for the operation,
but just kept taking Tanlac and my
Improvement has been so rapid that
none of my clothes fit me. Right from
the state | began to improve. The
medicine seemed to take hold right at
once. 1t had IA soothing effect. and in
few days | felt no pain at all. | was so
happy over my wonderful improve
ment that | sent for my neighbors to
tell them how much better | felt. |
sent and got another bottle of Tanlac
and have just finished my third and
feel like I have been made over again
into a new woman.
"As | have said before, | now weigh
one hundred twenty-five pounds and
none of my clothes are big enough
for me. and | will have to make them
over again. I now have a ravenous
appetite, my husband says | am sim
ply eating him out of house and
home. | have even gone back to my
cocee which | was told not to touch.
Those horrible pains in my back and
head have all disappeared and | sleep
like child I am no longer ner-
vous, and when | get up in the morn
ings | feel refreshed cheerful and
bright. l am now able to attend to
my homework again and | feel as If
| had started life all over.
My husband is highly delighted and
my recovery is the talk of the neigh
borhood. | do nothing but rejoice all
day long over the recovery of my
health and praise Tanlac to every
body.
II 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
Tanlae is sold in Skowheean by
Sampson & Avore; in Fairfield by
f. II. Neal; in Jackman Station by
w. S. Barney Co. and in Madison by
F. w. Wright. -Advt.