SERIOUS CATASTROPHE AVERTED.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 150, 30 June 1897, Page 2

SERIOUS CATASTROPHE AVERTED.

" Whenever a railway accident occurs," said a railway official, " people begin bo talk of the dangers of travel. They ask themselves which route, or whab parb of bho carriage is the safest, and the timid bid each other a tearful good-bye and purchase an insurance magazine before taking the risk." Occasionally a derailmenb occurs, yeb these are not the accidents which figure so largely in making up bhe year's loss of life.

The mosb horrible, hearb-rending and cruel catastrophes, however, are those so otten resulting from criminal carelessdobi. Those which by a libtie foresight and care might easily be averbed.

In bravel by rail, there is, of course, a bib of danger, bub pob so much as is involved in the every day movements, the pleasure, labours, going and coming of life at home.

The individual hairbreadth escapes ; how many we all have ; some of which we may nob even be aware, ab least, until bhe danger is pasb. We have jusb had our abbention called to one, which, unless averbed, would certainly have resulbed in loss of life.

Mrs Mary Ann O'Brien, Mariner's Reef, Maryborough, Vicboria, who is well-known, having resided in the disbrict over forty years, wribeß :—" I am pleased bo state that Warner's 'Safe' Cure was of great value to me when laid up wibh influenza and low fever. I had to take to my bed, and for some time was unable to do my household work, and became very low and depressed in spirits. Afber trying various remedies of no benefit, I was advised to try Warner's ' Safe' Cure, and did bo, wibh wonderful results, for after taking a few bottles of bhe medicine I began to improve

in health and spirits, and in a few weaka was quite well again."