The Archive · 1897

The Power That Pulls Down

I want to present a single idea in the fewest, and clearest words at_my command. goes for atry at it. From the time you are first able to stand on your feet, up to the time you can stand no longer, there is always a porer pulling you backward and downward. You resist, "ud it persists. Iv wins patti victories over you every day, and finally it lays you by the heels. Now, what is the name of that power Don't be too quick with your answer. It is the over-confident cricketer who gets bowled out. Perhaps the reading of these letters way help you.

"in the spring of 1891," says a woman, "my health, previously good began to fai Iam naturally as energetic as most persons and enjoy being up and doing, but now for some reason I felt low, weak, and tired. I had no relish fur food of any kind, and what Late gave me pain at the chest and a feeling of tightness and oppression around the waist, with shortness of breath, After a time the pain went tomy shouldders and all over me. The distress after eating was so great that I hesitated before swallowing a mouthful, well knowing what the result would be. I took many medicines, but none of them gave me any ease, As time went on I became weaker and weaker, often leaving my household work for a bit 80 as to lie down on the couch and rest. And as this debility increased upon me my spells of work got shorter and my spells of rest longer.

"Sometimes feeling a trifle better and thea again worse, this was practically my condition month after mouth. T saw a doctor, bat hi 1e8 did me little or no good. "He fering from weakness, and would have to get my strength back gradually.

autumn "and winter of 1891-2 slowly passed and I was about the same, only more thin and feeble. I had almost given up hope of getting really well again.

"To April (1892) I was in our shop one day and hear! a custonier speak about Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and what remarkble cures of different ailments it had dove the district. 'It may be the right thing for me,' I said, and sent for it that very day. After taking one bottle I could eat better, without any distress or pain to come after it. With the additional food I gained strength, and one week after another, while keeping on with Mother Seigel's Syrup, I found myself able to do more work and needing less rest between times. I took only th igel's no other medicine, I could stand and walk once more without thinking about it, and was soon in as good health an spirits as ever. You are free to print my letter if you desire. (Signed) Mrs. Emms Cottingham, wife of G. W. Cottingham, Grocer and Ironmonger, Scotter, Lincola, April 29th, 1895."

"For over four years," say another "I suffered from constant weakness, my natural strength was gone, and nothing I did of took seemed to bring it back. My food—and Tate but little, having no appetite—did not go to the spot, as we say. Iwas none the better or stronger for eating it, Indeed was the worse; for it caused me great pain and distress in the stomach, chest, sides, and back. I was working in the mill and never quite gave up my employment; but I did my work in the face of pain and weakness, Finally, I was cured by Mother Seigel's Syrup. heard of it by means of a little book 'The Syrup stopped the pain after enting, and soon I was another and a brighter woman. My strength came bick, and I can walk, stand, and work with ease. (Signed) 'Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, silk Street' Glossop, October 10th 1895."

Now what was the power that pulled these women down? Weakness," you say and they say weakness." But what is weakness Is it a disease No, old age always brin and it is always one of the results of disease, Strength, the opposite of weakness, is created only by digested food, Nothing else under sun Will produce it Lose the ability to digest your food and soon your legs tremble beneath you, your fingers lose their grip, your head its steadiness, and your mind its blearness and courage. The word "weakness" comes from a Saxon Word leaving to yield, to fail, to give way. By its wondrous virtue in correcting the machinery of digestion and enabling the system to get the good Gnily food—by this, I say, Mother Soigel's Syrup, used in time, overcomes weakness and restores strength.

But, mark you! there is a mystery in this simple explanation, so deep that we must the discussion of it for another (i) 12, 19 and 26fe 994

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