The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-04-16
MRS. CHAS. PEDEN
GAINS q POUNDS
Was Twice Examined And
Each Time Told Operation
Would Be Her Only Hope

81 have just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have gained twenty
seven pounds, was the truly remark
able statement made by Mrs. Chas
Pedan,, residing at $50 Mill St.
Huntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Peden Is
one of the best known and most high.
ly respected women of that city where
she has made her home for a mum.
Der of years.
when | commenced taking the
medicine" she continued, II only
weighed ninety-enght (9S) pounds I:
now ! weigh one hundred and twen-
ty-fve pounds and never felt better
In my life. For years l have suf-
fered 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 1 was
twice examined 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.
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
headaches and dizzy feeling about
the head. When those spells came
on me, l would get awfuiiy nervous.
/ worried about myself until 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 a perfect hor-
ror of an operation, but had made up
my mind that it was either life or
death and prepared to submit to it.
had made all preparations for the
operation and called on 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
good tonic for while. The next day
as | returned from the consultation
room l thought of what she said, and
as / had heard so much about Tan
lac, decided to try it as last re-
sort, and stopped at the drug store
and got a bottle. OF course, l 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!
81 never returned for the operation
but just kept on taking Tanlac and
my improvement has been so rapid
that none of my clothes fit me. Right
from the start l began to improve.
The medicine seemed to take hold
right at once. 1t had soothing eff
feet, and in few days / felt no pe
at all. was so happy over my won
derful Improvement that / sent for
my neighbors to tell them how much
better felt. sent and got another
bottle of Tanlac and have just fin
ished my third and feel like l have
been made over again into new
woman.
"As | have said before, / now
weigh one hundred and twenty-five
pounds and none of my clothes are
big enough for me, and will have
to make them over again. / now have
a ravenous appetite and my husband
says l am simply eating him out of
house and home. l have even gone
back to coffee which / was told not
to touch. Those horrible pains in
my back and head have all disap-
peared and sleep like child. am
no longer nervous, and when / get
up in the mornings feel refreshed,
cheerful and bright. l am now able
to attend to my housework again and
l feel as If l 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"
Tanlac is sold in Hartford by DR..
L. b. Bean, in Horse Branch by Ola
ton Drug Co., in Rockport by James
in Cromwell by Wallace
& Porter and in Beaver Dam by X. T.
Taylor, Jr.-Advertisement.