Another Proof in Auckland.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 13 April 1904, Page 9

Another Proof in Auckland.

One You Can Rely On.

THE SUFFERER'S FRIEND.

The Case of Mrs. Rfl. A. JOHNSON.

(BY A SPECIAL REPORTEB.) It vs unfortunate tliat the pressure of the acts of ordinary life so soon submerges tantiment, but :t seems to be aa inevitable eudency of liuinau nature, and readers hould be thankful io everyorje >vho helps ■) revive in us that genuine and whole■carted interest which inalces us act boldly ii behalf of our fellow man. In this coilaction a remarkable story was told to our • -porter by Mrs. Mary .rtgnes Johnson, of 'pp r Kelson-street, Auckland, which runs - follows : — " I am a native of Stroud, in Gloucesterii:e," bega:i Mrs. Johnson," buD I have .ved in Auckland during the greater part f my life, and it was in this city that I ■id such a, narrow escape from death twelve ionths ngo last Christmas." " I licanl that you had been very ill," relarlced the reporter, " but I di<l not know it was such a serious matter as that.' , " Yes," said Mrs. Johnson, with a sigh, 11 it was realiy as I have said, and for a fortnight it was doubtful how mat£ers .vould end. I had such violent pains in the ■toinach that I would have been glad to die to get free from them, for they had mc almost double with their intensity. Ic.was utterly impossible to keep anything down — K't oven v, drop of water—for as soon as it was swallowed I started to vomit, and that :uide mc feel so gcidy and exhausted that I ecaine quite helpless. Inside my chest, ';o, I was afflicted with pains, and I had ::t so veak that it was almost too great an Sort to breathe. Had you seen mc you ■ <uld not have helped thinking that I was lasslng away ; and, for 1113' onn part, I felt -ure that I -.vas dying and thai nothing could save mc. The most intense paina settled in my head and almost made mc bereft, of my senses ; for, upon my word, I was all unconscious of what was going on around mc, and, at times, when I opened my eyes, 1 could not see anything, as if my eyes had already been glazed in preparation for that which had yet to come/ But it seems that you were not to go?" "It was evidently the will of God that I should live, but ail those near and dear to mc did not, think I wouli'. New Sear's Day was approaching, u.ud they were al anxious to tee if a change for "the better would take place before then, and I'm sure their mental distress must have been terrible. By the coior of my lips you would have thought that 1 had been poisoned, for they were quite blue and added greatly to the ghastly appeararce that 1 presented ; but I did uot r:;ite about jiiy looks so long us my agor.ies continued. They were troubling mc most, and no wonder, for I had them everywhere. In between my shoulders a piercing pain kept at mc hour after hour, and about the small of my back the sensations were just as severe ; but a sti'.l greater misfortune has yet to be considered. I could not sleep, "and oh ! what misery it was tr> lie all night with my nerves quivering from end to end of my body, and With my mind s>> distressed with nervous fears that I dared not stir in case anything awful would happen ! But daylight always came at last, and then what was there in this world for mc ? Only another day of unendurable suffering—giddy feelings running to my head, a bitter taste in my aumth that would make even a healthy person sicken when they saw food, and, above all. 'the excessive weakness that made mc as helpless as a child. In my restless state I would persist in making an effort to walk about a little, and in a moment a feelin<' came over mc as if I was going off. when I would collapse altogether, and then they would have to help mc on to my bed .again." "Wasn't it risky trying to walk when you were so weak ?'' " Oh ! I don't mean that I did so by myself. I always had to gei somebody to help

mc if I wanted to go into another room, bub even than the exertion ■was too much for mc. Every ounce of fissh had gone from my body, and, as trae as I am sitting here, I never expected it; would come back again. : ' " I am very anxious to hear how your escape wa3 made, Mrs. Johnson." "It wa3 nothing more nor less than a miracle, and it was accomplished by the aid of Clements Tonic. Now, can you believe that ? If not, you cau ask any of the neighbours and they will tell you the same thing, for they all know "that it was CJemenls Tonic which saved my life; and the reason I took that medicine was because I had given it to my daughter, who had suffered in the same way as myself. I had read testimonials from people in Auckland, some of whom I knew, and I was sure they would not make such statements unless they were true, and when my little girl was ill—• on the point of death, in fact—l bought some Clements Tonic and pulled her through with it." * o '• And so you thought the same medicine would do you good ? :> "Naturally; and I am thankful to the Giver of all mercies for guiding my reason as He did, as I believe we would both have died had 1 eutrusted our lives to any other medicine but Clements Tonic. I can speak for myself, and say that I had a better night's rest after taking a few doses of Clements Tonic than I had enjoyed sine* the commencement of my illness ; but even then I was doubtful as to what the future would bring. It was not until a couple of weeks had passed that I was out of danger altogether; bur then—oh ! what a glorious release ! I felt sure I was on the safe side of the grave, because the vomiting had stopped and L was taking nourishment quite hungrily. The paias in the stomach and chest had fallen off considerably, and I slepb longer and more soundly every night. Those whose hearts had been wrung with grief during the woeful hour 3of watchfulness that had lately passed were now in ecstasies, for they could see that Clements Tonic was doing so much gnod. Nervousness had oeen the terror of my life, but several bottles of that great remedy planted a nerve force into my system that I had never enjoyed before, and I could soon do anything, or go anywhere, without the least fear. There was not a pain about mc of r.ny sort when my last bottle of Clements Tonic was emptied, and it was surprising how much weight I had gained already, and if 3'ou had seen mc going about my work with my former heartiness and agility you would have denied that I was the same woman who was nothing but a haggard wreck a few week« before." " Well, I can congratulate you upon your healthy appearance now." 1 " Thank you. I have received numerous congratulations upon my recovery, bub Clements Tonic can claim all the credit for it s for I owe my very existence to that remedy. The facts I have given you ought to be a beacon of hope to every afllicted person in the co'.onj, and I give you permission to publish them in every way possible V STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, M\r.Y Ac-yes Johkson-. of Upper Nelson-strett, Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare that I have carefully read tha annexed document, 2on;:sl:n- of three folios, an£ consecntlvely numbered from one to three, and tha* it contain* and is a true and faithful acoo-jp.t of my illness ard cu-e by Clements Tonic, and also contain! my full permission to publish in any vray my statements—which I give voluntarily, without receiving fcny payment: and I make this roleuin declaration <v>u9Cient.ious!y believing the same to be true, and by virtue r.f the" provisions of an Act. of *.he General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Justice* of Peace Act, 1552." Declared at Auckland, th! 3 second day of Jane, one thousand nine hundred and three, before mc, ._. N. J. SHEAIIAN, 1.9.