THE HEATHCOTE MIRACLE.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10130, 1 September 1898, Page 3

THE HEATHCOTE MIRACLE.

-•- FURTHER PARTICULARS. HEATHCOTE (Victoria), Alonday. Further particulars of the miracle lately performed in this township have been made public. The greatest enthusiasm prevails over the matter, and Airs T. J. Thomas— the central figure—(has been heartily congratulated by all who know her. On account of the tremendous interest taken in. the lady by the public, our representative called upon her. "Good afternoon," said Airs Thomas in a pleasant voice to us as we entered. Airs Thomas subsequently very kindly placed the whole of the facts in our possession. "~ a short "time ago," said the lady, I had not known for forty years what permanent relief from pain was." How greatly Mrs Thomas suffered from rheumatism, repeated attacks of influenza, enlargement of tttte liver, and inflammation of the kidneys is vividly shown by her remarks. "I am over sevenjty-four years of age," she continued. "It was, as near as I can remember, in '57 that I had my first attack of rheumatism, and these have.followed mc up, on and off, for forty years. About nine years ago my troubles were added to by enlargement of the liver, and this in itself, more than sufficient to kill most people of my age, was aggravated by inflammation -of the kidneys. I was in a very critical condition for a long time, and when just about to pull together again, another severe attack of rheumatism brought, mc down again. This brings mc to about five years back, when I caught influenza for the first time. I had

further attacks of rheumatism and influenza again tihe following year, and though the influenza missed mc for the next two years, rheumatism did not. Then for a year and nine montihs I was laid up with a third attack of influenza. I never seemed to be able to throw this off as I had the others, and it made mc feel terribly low-spirited. I had four or five doctors, but? their advice and physic was not the least bit of good, and I felt I could not last much longer. I could not lie down, and the" only position in which, partial relief was to be found was sitting, bearing to one side. I could not bear anything to touch my back. I don't like to think of the torture through which I have passed; it was terrible. ' I lost all power in my, legs. My attention was then attracted to some of the published, cures which had been' effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, of cases which had been pronounced by doctors and hospitals as hopeless, and I determined to make a trial of them. This was in the early part of April, and I was feeling about as bad as I had ever felt. By the time the third box was taken a marked improvement was noticeable, and this happy alteration, continued until I was, at tbe twelfth box, quite enabled to discontinue them. My friends and acquaintances were astonished a)t my recovery, and quite a number are taking the pills, and others have expressed their determination to do so should they ever feel the need of treatment." In addition to influenza and rheumatism, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a positive cure for measles, biliousness, liver and kidney troubles, sciatica, pimples, flatulence, indigestion,, sleeplessness, all ladies' ailments, lumbago, pleurisy, diarrhoea, St. Vitus' dance, rickets, paralysis, locomotor ataxy, &c. . Sold by chemists and storekeepers, and by the Dr. Williams* Aledicine Company, Wellington, New Zealand. Price—Six boxes, sixteen and sixpence; one bos, three shillings (post free).