The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-24
MRS. CHAs. PEDEN
GAINS III POUNDS
Was Twice Examined And Each
Time Told Operation Would
Be Her Only Hope.

"I have Just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds" was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs, Cnas.
Peden, residing at $50 Mill s., hunts
VILE, Alabama Mrs. Peden is one OF
the best known and most highly res
pected women of that city where sne
has made her home for number OF
years.
when / commenced taking the med
icine," she continued 81 only weighed
ninety-eight (9S) pounds; now |
weigh one hundred twenty-five pounds
and never felt better in my life For
years | have suffered with 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 examined and each
time told that an operation would be
my only hope | had fallen off until.
only waighal ni..e-. ISis,.4S pounts sfI1u
was so weakI could hardly get around.
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 head
aches and dizzy feeling about the
head. When those spells came on me,
would get awfully nervous. | wor-
ried about myself until l 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
a 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 death and pre-
pared to submit to it. l had made all
preparations for the operation and
called on my sister to tell her good
bye, as l did not know whether |
would live to see 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 good tonic
for awhile. The next day as | return
ed from the consultation room |
thought of what she said, and as | had
heard so much about Tanlac decided
to try t. as last resort, and stopped
at the drug store and got bottle.
OF course, had lost heart and had no
faith in medicine, 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 my
Improvement has been so rapid that
none of my clothes fit me. Right from
the start ] began to improve. The
medicine seemed 10 take hold right at
once. 1t had soothing effect and
in few days I felt no pain at all.
was so hapny over my wonderful i'm
provement that I sent for NV neigh-
bors to tell them how much better I
felt. sent and got another hottie of
Tanlac and have inst finished my
third and feel like / have been made
over again into new woman.
"As have said before. now weigh
one hundred twenty-five pounds and
rone of nv clothas are big enough
for me. and I will have to make them
over again | now have q ravenous
appetite and nv husband saws I am
simnly eating him out of house and
home 7 have even zone hack to nv
'l''lif-t " N''f' ' WIS iDNis no 2 W lONCii-
Those horrible pains in nv back and
head have al 'disapreared- and Issleep
like child ] am no LONGER nervous, (.
and when ! get I'M in the morning I
feel refreshed cheerful and bright 7
am now able TO attend to nv honse-
work again ard feel as IF T. had start
nd life all over My husband is high
lv deliehted and my recovery is the
talk of the neishhorhood I do moth
mig hut reioice all dav long over the
recovery Of my health and praise Tan
lac 70 everybody.
81 feel so grateful for my escape
from the onerating table and the
knife that you may publish what
have said; you NAV If YOU wish. tell
other women suffering as I was to
come and see me and will be glad
to tell them about my case"
Tanlac is sold in Bennington by w.
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