NEWS GATHERER'S GLEANINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 35, 10 February 1904, Page 6

NEWS GATHERER'S GLEANINGS.

k Tale for Old and Young;, The Case of Mrs. J. HOBSON. (BY AN AUCKLAND REPORTER.) The details connected with the subjoined j narrative will be especially interesting to many of onr readers, some of whom, no doubt, will draw comparisons witb a view ' to benefiting themselves. Mrs. Jessie Hob- j son, of Jervoisroad, Ponsonby, Auckland, tells the tale, which is given as it was spoken, j " I was living at Kikmangi six years back," said that lady, " aud I remember that fact I because I had such trouble with my health, which had all gone to pieces. 1 did not break down all of a sudden, mind you, for I had been feeling unwell for a long time, and was getting weaker and weaker until at last I had bo strength at all." " You would find that a very inconvenient state to be in if you had maeh work to do," sugg"st«d the pressman. " You are right; I found it very inconvenient, for I had all the washing and ironing to do, besides the ordinary work in a house ; and so long as I could stand up to do it I wonld not give in, in spite of the fact that at the «pd of each day I felt too exhausted to undress to go to bed. And when I retired, you wonld scarcely believe it, I became so restless that I could not sleep—not until the best part of tho night was over, at any rate ; and the worst of it was that when unconsciousness did overtake mc I knew when 1 awoke that I had been dreaming all the time, and I felt no more reited than if I had been walking the floor the whole night long. I think it was a mistake to struggle on like 1 did, for when the collapse came it did so with a vengeance for my nerves gave way as well." " Were you much troubled with nervousness ? " "Oh ! terribly so. Even things that I heard every day, such as mon calling out their wares in the street, would set nerves all ou edge, and the frights I got were, dreadful. Then, again, 1 kept on thinking that all sorts of things were going to happen, worry and trouble brewing everywhere, and I was always so despondent thnt happiness appeared to have left mc for ever. A strange feature of my weakness was that sometimes I could eat quite well, acd 1 conld net make out how it was that the food did not build up my strength ; but between times my appetite was poor, and I liavt since f.rtmd out that it was indigestici v.bicli caused mc so much torture, and whicl robbed ma of the nourishing effects of tin food I bad eaten.'' "CouiJn't you get a remedy for that complaint? " '• Not until 1 took to Clements Tonic, am: that was indeed a remedy, for it. made quiu another woman of mc in no tune ; aval 1 thank the Almighty that such a ui«lici:i< was obtainable, as it cleared tne of al! tlu afflictions that hail made thi j life a martyr dom. This was not the first time thai Clements Tonic had been my salvation, as once before, alter a confinement, when I was very ill and feeble, a sister sent mc some of that medicine, and I can unhesiiat : iugly say that there is nothing m the wnru! to equal it for strengthening and luiluhn. up the system after such events. I n> pleasantly surprised to find that ClementXonic was so good for indigestion auu nervousness, and it was such a treat to be free from Hataileuoe, and tliose drowsy feel iugs after taking food: and 1 slept quiu soundly after taking a few bottles of Clem ents Tenic, which released mc from pain-. ! had between the shoulders and across theI back very quickly. My word! 1 was dci lighted to find tny headaches gone, for they j had tormented ine to such au extent that my memory became defective, and 1 could I scarcely see sometimes. Giddy sensations, j t.OO, which uocj to come several times a 1 day — tliey were done with, and so, than!. i heaven ! was the weakness that had mad. Ime almost helpless Whilst I was ill a nraty ' acid livid.used lo rise from the stomach, Ijni 1 rejoiced to observe that Clements Tone j noon remedied that, and taxik, besides, the white coating that had spread iweit over my tongue; and, in fact, :ny cure was s«j thorough that nothing was left undone." " I wonder how many suffer as you have.?'' "Goodness knows I but there wonld certainly be less misery ou earth if everybody knew about Clements Tonic, and in the hope that, they may in time, you have my permission to publish in any way this interview." STATL'TORV DECLARATION I. J Basil. House>.'. of JervoU roid. Ponsonby. Auckland, in '-he C.lony of New Zr--I»r..i. do solemnly and bincctely declare thai I have carefully rea'.l tbe annexed decu.o..nt, coiisi.ting of two folios, and ccutfCuKvely m_i_ih«r«d .rom ooe tc two. aad !'r.t it ccntfitni. and is a Vruft »od faithful aocouul of 111) illness and cmo by Clements Tonic: ami at.ij contains my full jierminion lo pjlili.li in any wav my statement. which I jive "'iliout icceit>-»( ar.j I payment: anH I male lias solemn dteJaiaUon enn I sc'L'iUion.ly belie i»(j iheean.o to b« imc, and by ' virtue of the p'ovi.iom of an Act ol l!>e Gctnal I nwimbl* of New Zealand intituled' Ibe Justices of rea.ee Act, 1S81" Declared at Pon.onbv, this twenty-fifth day of I June, one thousand nine buudied and tbree, befctJ GEORGE BOI.OCS. J. P.