New Zealand Triumphs Here in Auckland.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 37, 12 February 1904, Page 3

New Zealand Triumphs Here in Auckland.

TheOase of Mr. J. P. NIXON. (by an aucklasd r.KPoansß.) One who has shared ths toita and privatiou:!, transient successes-acd protracted misfortunes of mining is Mr. James Patrick iNiXr.n.. of Lily-grove, Grey-street, Auckland. Speaking to i special writer, he said :— " I harce seen a lot in connection with that industry, including lrtany of the accidents common to miners, and in the face t»f ]tall my contention is that one adventure :a fuily as dangerous in reality as another." "Have you ever met with a misfortune in a mine yourself?" " Net 3o far as accidents are concerned, uut I have met wkh other reverses that >v.-;r« quite serious enough for mc. It was .woiit tine time live years ago that I came Eroni Coromaudel, where I had been working at the ' Royal OaJt ' geld mine, and r.onths before that I hail been ailing, tlionah I had taken all the ca.re tiiat was possibler" " You mean, I suppose, that you had beeri taking physic tor your aitmei»t3 ?" •' Not only that, but 1 had been very careful abont my diet as well, yet the agonies ol indigestion still persisted in worrying :ne._ In regard to the medicines. Ido not rfisb to say much, excepting that I tried st:veral kinds, and not one suited mc. I ought to tell you, before going any farther, arr.\*thing about the hard Hie I used to lead, ami then you will be abb to understand ■ os it was that 1 got into such a painfully ,ow condition. I was nearly always wet whilst at work, as I was engaged in erecting Uuiberitt-the reive to protect those employed there from the sou and stuff that would otherwise have fallen in upon them, ao you •jan imagine that I often ry as attacked by a severe cold, and then I 1"rr;-iueut]-worked U-eaty-fonr hours right off, and that doesn't cio any roan good. Many a day I felt so thoroughly eiiiaua±ed that 1 could have thrown myself on the ground an-.J sfcayed ther», aj-<l it only the thought of havrng a wife and children to keep that induced mc to stand up .:r.d keep going; bnt it, was a very desperate &truggle r as any of my mates could tell you." " 'iVere yon able to jret your meala re%a\trlj on those long shifts ?" "To be sure I could have got them re/••larly, but the trouble with mc was that I ■ i not want them, for many and many a ;irae I never touched a morsel" of the lunch iiat I took with mc, as I had no desire for 'yxi whatever, yet, at the same time, I had .'J!.-.h a ainkingsensi&tion in the stomach that I •»i.ud hixdly stand fer weakness. Sometimea •.'■ uight I did a little better in the way of oifciag, bwt that always meant much worse .-- oio in the way of pain, and I used to'get ;"ite staffed out with wind. Then, a few :j*:r«tes lat«r, my cl:est would get bad, and a :?.'lmgcoiße in it which made mc think that spoeebmg had got stuck them.for if I walked rlown th« street a little vmy I had as much trucbie in breathing m if I had beai afflicted •Aith asthma. And the giddiness, too—that was something entirely new to me—but it ■•va-s a wretched sensation for all that, everything seeming to spin round.and the day turn into night all at once ; then it would go away ;•-«•.<! leave mc wondering what was going to happen next. Indeed, my mind was always heavily depressed with the most gruesome imaginations and I daresay the breakdown of my nervous system was responsible for it all." " Did -jtou find that your nerves were less steady tlian they had formerly been ¥' asked the reporter. "My word, they were; and I noticed that fact more particularly when there was anything on to cdise a bit of excitement, for then I could feel myself shaking like a leaf, and w-hen lying in bed at night—that was the time when I discovered how seriously my nervous system had been wrecked, for my nerves were fairly quivering in every

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limb, and if I had been asleep I started up from it so suddenly that you would have thought an earthquake had hapuened. Oh T Her.yen forbid that I should ever get in that state again, for it was really terrible. Tie pains in the small of my back -were so acnte that I was often afraid to move, as when I (lid I gob a nasty stabbing sensation that made my existence intolerable, and it tras a strange thing that simitar pains were centred about my shoulders I tell you plainly I had no happiness in life, for I got up each day with a weary ache in every bone, and snch a taste in the month tfaat I felt inclined to be sick when I sa;«- any food. And my tongue rough and quite white, and a. heavy, dull sensation about the eyes that made the daylight seem too strong for them. Bat I onght ;;ot to complain, considering that I gez our, of it all in no words of mine will ever be able to convey an idea of my gratitude -when my rescue was accomplished." " If ie is no s-cret, may I hear how "it was effected, for such things are worth knowing?" "It was by taking to Clements Tonic that I escaped from the daagerous condition I was in; a.ud it is no secret either, as it ia my intention to let my fellow men know hew they can get cured themselves if they are ailing like I was; aad I have had enough experience with medicines to be able to say that Clements To«i« 13 the best in the wholV universe. A friend, an engine-driver, cam* dor.n from Kalangita and saw how ill I was. Hu said I ought teget seme Clemente T<mi-i at once, and npon his strong recommendation I did so. and before Heaven I can swear that byfche time my third bottle was finished, that medicine had made a new man of mc. I had been afflicted with the vilest of heartaches for many months, but Clements Tonic eased them qukkly, and with still greater speed m/ appetite was restored. After that I got on splendidly, never so much as keeping awake for an hour at uighfc, and en rising I was quite free from, the nauseating taate that so often had sickened mc. One thing more I must not forget, and that is the action of Clements Tonic on my nerves. Why, man, they were as steady as the pro* verbial rock in no time, and with that great; improvement came benefits of an equally important nature, such as mostly concerned my digestion/ " Oh, yes. Indigestion was your most formidable enemy, wss it not? " '"It was until Clements Tonic tackled it. and then, my frieiid, it was soon torn out of my S3'stem, aad I don't mind saying that I could have gone down on my knees to offer up a prayer of thankfulness for my deliverauce from so much pain and wretchedness. I lost all the giddiness, all the pains from my back and shoulders and chest, and from tbtn till now flatulence has never troubled mc. Added to all this, Clements Tonic gave mc full possession of my strength again, m<l for my perfect cure you have my permission t* publish in any way my testimony." STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Jambs Patrick Nixos, of Lily-grove, Grey-itreet, Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, do solemnly »nd sincerely declare that I have carefully read the annexed document,consisting of two folios,and consecut i ye] y numbered from cmc-tot that it contain! and it a irueand faithful account of my illness and cure by Clements Tonic, and also contains my fall permiuion to publish in any way my statements—which I jfiye voluntarily, without receiriDg any payment; and I make this solemn declaration conscientioudr believirj the same to bs true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly p.f Nnr Zealand, intituled "The Justi"-s of Peace Act, 1582." , Declared at Auckfacd, this twentieth d»y of Ju a « oae thousand niae hundred and three, before m», JONATHAN W. COLEM-AK, J.P.