SUICIDE OF A BARONET.

Clutha Leader, Volume XVII, Issue 835, 18 July 1890, Page 7

SUICIDE OF A BARONET.

0 A thrill of horror and profonnd sensation permeated London society, as well as the whole of the civilized world, when but a few months ago the. sensational news appeared in the English Press, and was flashed across the continents, that Sir Frederick Tyndal Robertson, M.P., bad committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor in consequence of mental depression caused through illness. Nature revolts at self destruction, even when life has lost all charms for its possessor, and when existence is attended with naught but misery. Yet, when loss of all that is dear to man or woman, when that priceless pearl, man's reputation has been filched, and driven a soul to the depth of despair, or when the body is racked with ceaseless torments of pain, self-wrought destruction seems almost pardonable, and the world is inclined to view the surrounding circumstances of a suicide with a charitable eye, and with that mercy which is the first virtue of frail creatures. There, for instance, we find man's careen 1 suddenly closed in the noon of manhood, and in the midst of his honorable and useful labors. Such incidents read a lesson much more impressive than any which the most eloquent preacher or most., versatile writer could possibly depict. What is honor, wealth, distinction, 1 compared to the priceless blessing of health 1 ? How many a man is daily living on the verge of his resources, suffering from ' a slight touch of liver complaint' or 'kidney affection/ until, alas, he sinks down under the ghastly weight of accumulated disease, leaving a disconsolate family to mourn over his severe dispensation ; or how often is man not called upon to lament the premature demise of his sons or daughters, who, called away in the bloom of youth and beauty, became death's remorseless prey % The sorrowstricken parent thus finding himself abandoned in his declining a<;e, in his bitterness of grief, arraigns what appears to him the mysterious and inscrutable ways of Providence. Rather than accuse the merciful justice of Providence let us know the law under which it acts. Could the angel of mercy unbar the doors of death and count the many victims which year by year prematurely enter its gates, the great bulk of the. masses would awake to a sense of their ' grave ' responsibility, for it may be safely asserted, that where war has slain thousands,- diseases of the kidneys and liver have slain tens of thousands. Surely the experience of modern times will not continue for ever to lift its warning voice to mankind in vain. Those in health should fortify their system, while those impaired and debilitated in their system should not delay a moment to recruit their vital powers by a "course, of Warner's safe

cure, which invariably restores con« stitutional strength. These facts are persistently demonstrated by the endorsements of responsible colonists, many of which, through the agency of this medicine have been literally lifted from the grave. We quote the Very Eiovd. P. Dunne, Vicar-General of tho Catholic Diocese, Alhury, N.S.W., who, under date of May 14, 1890, speak as follows :— ♦ I have used several bottles of Warner's safe cure, whilo suffering from pains in the back and loins, due to disorder of the liver and kidneys, and found prompt and great relief. I have therefore much pleasuro in certifying accordingly.' Mrs E. Phyne, of Albury, writes us ; — ' For the past three years I have been, the subject of a most distressing disease of the kidneys. At first; I found myself getting daily weaker, though there was no particular pains, but subsequently, and now some 12 months since, fearful pains invaded all parts of my body. Ultimately dropsy set in, my stomach became preternaturally distended, and filled with water, actually bringing me to the brink of the grave. An analysis of my urine showed a large percentage of albumen, proving that I was stricken with the dread Bright's Disease. I commenced the use of Warner's safe cure and after one full bottle tho kidneys resumed their action and tho dropsy abated. Prior to taking it the water had to be removed by surgical means. A subsequent analysis also showed that the albumen was lessening. To be brief, I have now used eight or nine bottles of safe cure, and every trace of this grave and so-called fatal disease has been subdued.' * Mr Thomas Elliott, Mayor of Oastlemaine, Victoria, under date June 7, certifies : — ' 1 have taken a number of bottles of Warner's safe cure when laboring under a serious affection of the kidneys and liver. There were signs of persistent indigestion and its train of distressing ailments. These symptoms have been permanently removed, and I can faithfully recommend Warner's safe cure.' Mr E. D. Williams, M.8.0., J.P., of Castlemaino, under date June 9, 1890, states : — ' For two yeai's or more I suffered at times most severely from congestion of the liver. There was a constant enlargement causing excruciating pains, and making life almost insupportable. A kind of listlessness and irritability took hold of me. Suffering as described for many years, and failing to get any relief from the remedies of the schools, I resorted to the use of Warner's safe cure, when after I had taken four bottles all swell-! ing of the liver went down and with it all pains vanished.' Therefore, do not neglect the symptoms denoting disorder of kidneys and liver, as such is tantamount t» suicide ; but have prompt recourse io that remarkable specific whose unfailing efficacy is a matter o£ general comment.