Please excuse me for troubling As Written: troubleing you but I know not where else to apply for relief there is so many quacks I am afraid of them. Permit me Madam to call your attention to the condition As Written: condission of my wife, She has been troubled with various complaints ever since she was a girl, among which may be mentioned Catarrh Dropsical Swellings sometimes Partial paralysis of limbs inflammation of stomach female complaints with displacement As Written: displasements Piles and fistula As Written: fistala those are some of the complaints with which she has suffered from time to time and not one of them has ever been cured She also has a number of Warts As Written: Werts on her head which troubles her some But what I wish to call your attention to especially at this time is her present conditionAs Written:condission, She is suffering with Catarrh fever and very hard cough also palpation of Heart which she has been troubled with many years some times it is so bad she thinks it is likely to kill her She is quite As Written: quit feeble now and has been some time getting As Written: geting more so every day not able to keep up all day at a time, I am also in very poor health Catarrh in head chilly feverish As Written: feaverish Stomach and liver badly out of order kidneys As Written: kidnes somewhat so been so several days and getting As Written: geting worse As Written: wors every day, If it be possible for you to do so will you Please try to help us, please As Written: pleas excuse this pencil for my head is in such a state it is very hard for me to write and to use pen and ink is impossible at this time. My wife is 64 years old and I am 70 we dont expect to be made young again. If you help us we cannotAs Written:can not recompence you for we are rather poor all the money we have is 5 centsEditorial Note: $0.05 in 1885 is the equivalent of $1.32 in 2019. and we are not likely to earn another cent this winter as we know of, but you Shall be recompensed from a higher SourceEditorial Note: God and you know the promise is sure we lost all faith in Drugs As Written: Druggs long ago for we never received As Written: recieved much benefit from them and sometimes much injury

Some kind friend Sent my wife Science and healthEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy 2 Volumes As Written: Volums a few weeks ago, She has not been able to read much of it yet nor to study it any worth while but will try to when she gets able My wife has been a member of the Baptist Church more than 40 years and she says She has always As Written: alwase contended that God never took away the gift of healing from his faithful servants