Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-12-26
MRS. CHARLES PEDEN
GAINS 81 POUNDS
Was Twice Examined And Each
Time Told Operation Would
BE Her Only Hope

II 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 ut $50 Mill ST.,
HHuntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Peden is
one of the best known and mist high
~ respected women of that city where
she has made her home for a number
Of years.
When commenced taking tn
aedicine," she continued, ~ only
weighed ninety-eight 1857 pounds;
now i weigh one hundred twenty.
i've pounds and never felt better in
my life. For years l have suffered
with bad form Of stomach trouble
constipation and pains in my side
and back. At times the pains tool
the form of torture and / was twice
examined and each time told that All
operation would be my only hope.
had fallen off until l only weighed
ninety eight pounds and was so weaL
could hardly get around.
had no appetite scarcely at all
and what little did eat would cause
gas to form in my stomach which
save me palpitatlon of the heart
sick headaches and dizzy feeling
about the head. When those spells
came on me, | would get awfully
nervous. l worried about myself un-
til l could rest and sleep but little.
81 had fallen off until l was al
most skin and bones and my strength
and energy were slowly leaving me.
| had dread of the future and could
see nothing but the operating table
and the knife. had perfect horror
of an operation, but had made up
my mind that it was either life or
dcaoth and prepared to submit to it.
had made all preparations for the
operation and called on my sister to
tell her goodbye, rs l did not know
whether would live to seer her
again or not. My sister begged and
pleaded with me not to allow them to
cut on me and told me to wait and
try a good tonic for aw lille. The
next day asst returned from the con-
sultation room thought of what
she said, and as had heard SO much
about Tanlac, l decided to try it rs
last resort, and sopped at the drug
store and got bottle. Of course,
had lost heart an dhad no faith in
medicine, but to please my sister,
made up my mind to take it, and oh
hnt a happy day that was for me!
II never returned for the opera
ton, but just kept taking Tanlac and
my improvement has been so rapid
that none Of my clothes fit me. Right
from the start | began to improve.
The medicine seemed to take hold
right at once. 1t had soothing eff
feet. and in few days l felt no pain
at all. | was SO happy over my won
derfui Improvement that | sent for
my neighbors to tell them how much
better felt. sent and got another
bottle Of Tanlac and have just finish
ed my third and feel like l have been
made into new woman.
GAS | have said before, now
weigh one hundred twenty-five pounds
and none of my clothes are bic
enough for me, and ! will have to
make them over again. I 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 disappear
cd and | sleep like child. l am no
longer nervous, and when / get up in
the mornings / feel refreshed, cheer
full and bright. | am now able to at
tend to my homework again and
feel af is 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 praice Tanlac to every
body.
II feel SO grateful for my escape
from the operating table and the