Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1896 — ERYSIPELAS AT 81. [ARTICLE]

ERYSIPELAS AT 81.

PHYSICIANS FAVORED AMPUTATION OF THE LIMB. t It Was Not Done, and the Wan > Cured by Internal Remedies. From tl<e Republican-KeoieteiyGaleslnira, HL Biggsville, twenty-nihe miles ,west of Galesburg,. 111., on the line of the Chicago, Burlington and, Quincy Railroad* is an old, quiet, little town. In earlier days it was noted as a good business point. It was here that a represeptativt- of the Republican-Register found Mrs. Rhoda Talcott, 81 years of age. who told him, th the presence of her grateful daughter, Mrs. E. Sloan, the following story, which is given as nearly as possible in her own language: "Yes, it is with great pleasure that I “can give my testimony to the great value® of JJr.- Williams’ Pinlj Pills. Oyer thirty years ago I was taken with a chill and erysipelas set in. For sixteen weeks I was not able to walk a step. The physicians proposed to take off one of my limbs, but finally decided not to do so. It mortified in spots, which had to be cut or burnt out. After I was able to get about with the. use of crutches, evgry two or three months erysipelas would set Tn ‘ again, and I suffered intensely from it. 1 had a good many different doctors: Dr. Fitch; of Sheridan; Iowa; Dr. Brown,-»F Chanute, Kan.: Dr. Scarft. of Burlington, Iowa: Dr. Trembly, of Oakland, Cal.; Dr. Searle, of Galesburg. 111., and a doctor iu Kansas City, but obtained no relief, and"after treatment from all these physicians, instead of getting better, began to get very much worse. The other limb broke out in two places with sores about the size of a silver dollar. I could not sleep nights without the aid of morphine. My limbs were so badly swollen that I could hot put on my shoes or walk a step without either having on a heavy bandage or a silk or rubber stocking. A bout a year ago I read of and was told by a neighbor, about Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. . I con-f cl tided,, as a last resort, to try them, as I felt certain I could find no other relief. From the very first after I commenced to use the pills, I began to improve, and since that time I hare not been troubled at all. I would pot have done without the Pink Pills for anything, as they have most certainly prolonged my life. My general health is much better than it has been fob a good many years, and I am now 81 years of age. Have not only used the Pink Pills with success, but have recommended them to my friends whom I thought needed such treatment, and several have tried them and found relief.” Mrs. Sloan said that just before <ommencing to use the Pink Pills, she thought her mother could live but a very short time, and was most agreeably surprised after she had given the pills a trial. Mrs, Talcott has rnadri her home with her daughter for five or six years, and she can most cheerfully certify to the benefit her mother has derived from the use of the medicine. The reporter also called on Mr. George Kelly, the son of one of the prominent hardware dealers in Biggsville, who has used the Fink Piljs. He was troubled with pains in the stomach and back, and from the very first he commenced to get better, and now he is not troubled at all. John McKee, the druggist in the village, stated that he had sold a great many of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and that they most certainly give the best of satisfaction and have' accomplished great results. Quite a number of the villagers are now using them. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain;dn a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restores shattered nerves. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or wilj be sent post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2:50, by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.