A Time of Suffering.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 109, 8 May 1903, Page 6

A Time of Suffering.

AND ADVERSITY.

"As Thin as a Rake." "Too Weak to Wal_ffl|

The Case of Mr. J. HOLMES.

how my nerves were ever strength! again, because at that time they a state of total collapse. Without i apparent cause my hands .used to si like tiris. (Here Mr. Holmes shook hands convulsively.) I was *__ startled and. frightened, the least.«« sending me into a shocking fit of tra ling from head to foot. Jdy mind'; full of unearthly imaginations, all'.jjjj of deformed images appearing distuni in my thoughts when laying down night. My bowels were very irreg_ and T suffered from a continual 'i$ breaU.. Every week and every,Ao ■I. sank lower and lower, and my nerfi ness at last became so great that I* afraid of anybody coming near had to give up my employment, thought myself beyond the reae. medical skill." "|| "What gave you that impressionl "The utter inability of my doctoj do me good. How many tarn** changed his prescriptions for me, not now say. Very often, at all evt and I took all sorts of pills and pa medicines besides. They were all M than useless till II got hold of the r thing." "What was that P" "A grand medicine bearing the n of Clements Tonic. My son was el -of biliousness by the same when all other physics had been gtvj trial without success he bought a be of Clements Tonic for me. It c when hope was gone, but my spirits| rose again. The effect of Clem Tonic was astonishing, as I felt cona ably improved in a short time/a commencing it. My head became « after three doses, and was soon ehti free from acjhes. The pains in my 1 and loins were less acute every day they finally flickered out, and appa ho more. My stomach reaped g benefit from Clements Tonic, which an end to, the attacks of vomiting w had troubled me for so many moi besides stopping the windy spasms w had so badly affected my heart , caused so much pain and dull, lifeless look about my eyes ;j place to clearness, and I could no* down and read a book with ascOiilSe: and cheerful spirit. And how did C ents Tonic make me eat? If anytl too much, for I had a continual era for food, and there was no,rdiscon after eating either. All sighs "of faired digestion were cleared awaj . continued taking ■"Clements Tom Very encouraging feature of that sj did medicine being the remarkable I put on flesh, and gained a healthy our; I slept as regular as a clock, as sound as a bell. You may reel sured that my wasted and worn syi wanted/the rest which Clements _ gave me, and as I daily grew stro: my nervousness disappeared, until nerves were as steady as a rock, was a mystery to all who had seen before I started on Clements Tonic it was possible for me to make' i rapid headway towards' recoveryi the sprightly way I nowrwent about work was a surprise to myself. ~.,JM« cholia and despondency have been st gers to me ever since Clements ,T came to my rescnej'-and-stored my,health and strength. .I c have saved myself a lot of money ar great deal of suffering had: l.knowiw a valuable medicine was-in existe but I have since recommended Clem Tonic to many Mends, who have ap thanked me for so doing, and my] perience makes me firmly believe Clements Tonic is capable of curingcomplaint." i - "Shall I publish your statement! the*papers?" V < ' "Certainly. It is a poor what Clements Tonic has done for: Publish my testimony in any way* please." ; | STATUTORY-DECLARATION. I, Tames Holmes, of James-st., Arch Hili, A _ci in the colony of New Zealand, do solemnly tmt cerely declare that I have carefully read the ami document, consisting of three folios and consecot numbered from one to three, and that it contain! is a true and ialthhil account of my illness and by.Clements Tonic and also contains my foil p« sion to publish in any way my statements-wn give voluntarily, without receiving any payir and I make this solemn declaration consclenti believing the same to be true, and by v.irtne o provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of Zealand, intituled "The Justices of Peace Act, i Declared at Arch Hill, this twenty-fourth i October, one thousand nine hundred, before dm J. CATCHfOLB; J

(By a Sftcial Rtporicr.)

Most people who live in Arehhill, lackland, are acquainted with Mr. James Holmes, who resides in Jamesstreet of that suburb. A reporter recently paid a visit to Mr. Holmes, who at once entered into conversation on an interesting subject, which is subjoined for the enlightenment of those seeking information. 1 "1 have heard, Mr. Holmes." said the scribe, "that yon have had a great deal of adversity in your time ?" "That is so, particularly in regard to my health. Fully eighteen months fiassed over my , head without freedom rom pain and suffering. If my constitution had not been of the best, I'm sure Ii would not have been alive to-day to tell the tale. I was nearly dead as a result of a violent attack of dyspepsia. Other ills arose from this complaint, the whole lot forming a formidable combination of health-destroying evils." "I think you are able to give a lucid outline of your illness if you will be so kind ?" •. ■ _ V "Most willingly. I 'am only too thank'ffll to be able to accede to your request, and in doing so I may be doing good to the community at large. I have been in the best of health during the past two years, so that will # make it three and a half years ago since my illness struck me down. The disease came on by degrees, although'when I found myself getting lazy, as it were, at work, I did not suspect that a dangerous enemy was .silently attacking my internal orfans with such unmerciful vengeance, felt relaxed and fidgety, and could not make up my mind to do anything. I found myself looking at things without really seeing them. A kind of jaded, listless, broken-down feeling which is hard to clearly describe took hold of me; bnt I was soon shaken up by sharp pricking pains between the. shoulders, which used to twitch as if somebody was tugging at my nerves. I could not layy . down in bed at night' on account of these pains, as they were, terribly severe and provoking when in that position. It is needless to say, in view of this fact, that I got but little sleep, many a night having passed without an hoar's slumber."

"No wonder you were worn out and jaded." , / ' "You're right, although I must admit that sometimes I sank into oblivion for about a couple of hours, but I always .woke,up with a start, like one awakening from a nightmare, and then I did not get any more sleep that night. When I got out of bed I felt depressed in spirits, and quite overcome by a feeling of lost energy and overpowering weariness. Every morning dawned with a sensation of sickness and a disinclination to eat, and when*! did manage: to masticate a little light food it lay on my chest in a heavy lump. The feeling of suffocation which resulted was most distressing, and sometimes I was in such pain that I. moaned in agony. After a while the food turned sour and fermented, then a change.in the form,, of vnhdy, spasms came on. My heart was badly affected ft some way, and it used to beat so rapidly that I thought I would die. Volley after ; volley of wind I belched from my stomach, and I proved a disagreeable nuisance to myself, and everybody else when the belching was going on. My face bore a yellowish colour, besides being frightfully thin. Indeed, f did not like looking at my-> self, especially when my eyes Tost their brightness and bore a dull, vacant stare. Such a dreadful dry. bitter taste was continually in my mouth, the tongue also being thick and dirty. I feel inolined to expectorate every time I think of 'it. My appearance resembled that of a walking ghost, as I was as thin as urake." - '■■■":.

"And proportionately weak?" "Weak is no name for it. I was so reak that I could not walk. Unceasing blinding headaches tortured me externally, so did the harassing pains which appeared in my loins and under the fibs. I was giddy and faint on making the slightest effort to move about, belides being troubled with floating specks before the eyes. " Then my appetite iied clean away. Nicely-cooked . fish (meat was entirely out of the question), milk foods—in fact, any kind of delicacy could not arouse a feeling of hunger, the light of everything only making me more weary and irritable. My existuice was unbearable. I cannot inuudne