Irish Constables Tale or Woe.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5421, 17 July 1901, Page 1

Irish Constables Tale or Woe.

Constable. John BourkPj of Fyre ■ treet, North Ward, Townsvilie, ia a iynx e>ed officer of <_« law whose cheery manner and smart appearance ■ seemed as far removed from woe »• was possible ; but the old song— ' a policeman's lot is not a happy one* —proved true even in Mr Boorke'e crtso. This became evident when ia the course of conversation, a reporter elicited the following interesting narrative from him ' I have been in the force for sixteen ■'years,': said he, 'having come over from Ireland some twenty years ago.

Since! have lived here, Townt' ville b a * nearlj doubled in size, ftnd until '89 noth In g o c c ttrred to tti»r my life. Bat in tha %

year I happened to bo on dot; daring t-xeeptiaaally wet weather. Shortly after rhis exposure, aching pains came in my knee?.' Ihe doctor said I was suffering f i otn > heumaMsm and prescribed for me, I obtained some benefit from the treatment, hut till the last three years I was subject to severe rheumatic attacks, In one year I wag 120 days off duty owing to this complaint, and tbe Government Doctor advised that L should be retired and pensioned. For days together I lay in bed unable to move, but suffering, agonies from the rheumatism. Turing attacks like these the pain was so grept that I got but little ijeep, and my digestive organs became so wiak that I could not eat solid food. Later on two other doctors attended me, but relief was only temporary. When I did get up my limbs could not I carry my weight, and I could only > move about the room by leaning on a chair that I pushed in front of me. At this time my knees were enormously swollen and the sinews greatly contracted. Later on, the pain attacked me in the shoulders and one doctor said I had rheumatic gout," " In gour oaae, a policeman's lot was certainly not a happy one," suggested tbe reporter, thinking of a certain tuneful opera. " Quite true," said the constable, "but all that has changed now."'One can see that. How did it come about ?' Well, I wss in fearful agony till about four mouths ago, when my wife read in a pamphlet left at the houses °* Borne people who had been cured of rheumatism, by Dr Williams' pink piiia for pale people. She asked me to try them, but I was sick of trying things, for I had ppent a small fortune on medical advice, liniments, and medicines At last, to please her, I bought a box. After taking the contents I was surprised to find the pains lessening; I took four more boxes and can honestly say that I was cured entirely of my complaint by five boxes of Dr Williams' piiik pills. I.feel vastly better in every way, having a good appetite and being able to Bleep well. It is a real pleasure to get about again and I shall, always tell other sufferers they can t do better than try Dr Williams' pills, I shall always be pleased to give any information about my recovery, if written to. It is really impure or blood that causes rheumatism, then the wet and cold come and the agonies begin. Dr Williams' pink pills, by purifying the blood and increasing the number of red corpuscles in it* have cared more cases of rheumatism, rheumatic gout, than tf all other diseases put together. By toning np tba nerves and enriching the blood they also cure consumption, bronchitis* effects of infloenai and fevers, dyspepsia, neuralgia, anaemia, debility, skin disease, paralysis. St Vitus dance, permature decay etc.. Sold by chemists and storekeepers and by the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, three shillings per box, six boxes sixteen and si x, post free. Ladies will find that Dr Williams' pink pills restor regular health, thus producing bright eyes and rosy cheeks.