TAKEN ILL IN THE STREET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 217, 12 September 1900, Page 3

TAKEN ILL IN THE STREET.

On the 26th of January, 1898, a young lady, passing through Burton^ street, in Darlinghurst, was suddenly taken ill. Fortunately, she was seen by the people of a house near by, who conducted her within doors, administered a stimulant, , and cared for her until she was able to go home. This, you may say, was hardly an incident worth putting in print. That depends on what it signified. To a besieged and starving, garrison the sound of a distant bugle is a matter to make the heart jump:

On arriving at her house, we are sorry to say, the young lady had a second seizure, and a doctor was at once called in. . ~ ■;

No, it was not the nerves, or a rush of blood to the head; the symptoms pointed to a thoroughly disordered state of the digestion; ulcerated stomach, probably. So spoke the medical man, after a careful diagnosis., . Such being the doctor's opinion, he. prescribed on the lines suggested by the facts. The sequel proved him right, albeit his ti-eatment had but little beneficial effect. For this he Is not to be blamed,- as there are: few diseased conditions more difficult to correct than the one he met with in; this instance. Many physicians de--cline to touch such cases—sending the sufferers to hospitals. . "..

In a letter dated August 20th, 1899; the young lady describes ■_ the events alluded to here, and informs us as to the final result. < j

"It was early in 1897,"' she' saysi "that my health, .previously good, began to fail. In spite of all'we could do, I got worse, and in the middle of that year my state was dreadful. Not only was my appetite wholly de. stroyed, but I abhorred the very sight of food. From the most savoury and attractive meals that could .be.put on the table I turned away in disgust; ;

"That this was unnatural and alarming, of course, I realised; but what could be done? Hardly a day passed without my suffering agony with, : a twisting, griping, gnawing feeling in the stomach. - ,

"The pleasure and comfort wentout of my life as completely as the sparkle vanishes from a lake on a cloudy day. "At length I acted on my mother's urgent and repeated advice, and began the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup. She said it had wrought a wonderful cure on her; and why should it not on me? So I said yes, and we sent for it. Before I had taken four bottles the trouble passed away, and I have been a strong, healthy girl ever since—and that is now eighteen months.''—Maud McGuinness, 158, Burton-street, .Darlinghurst, Sydney, N.S.W. • ,■ , , \,;

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