ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

;/. MAN TAKES OXALIC ACID. ■ '■. Yesterday evening,'a single man nained John ■Whalan,-.aged 39 .years, residing at No. 9 Thbrndon.Quay, ,took oxalic acid He has been'in.'New Zealand for. about seven years, and for the past 15 months has.,been employed in a hotel atTitahi Bay.'.rHe came : into. town- on Saturday last, and had'since been lodging at No.'9 Thofndpn Quay. He was out yesterday morning, and come, back at 1.30 p.m., appearing to be in his usual spirits'.. Pre'sently, -however; he informed .another boarder that he bad taken oxalic acid. tHe was then apparently suffering from ths effects, and JJr. Izard was called in.; Subsequently he was removed to the Hos■pital. Itis understood that Whelan purchased' the acid some dayß ago. /•:. -:•: OyERDOSE..;TAKEN. - ' :;■ "According to information.' received by the police, a woman, residing in Herbert Street, who was suffering from; toothache, took an overdose of "toothabhe cure" last evening. The medidino had' the effect of making'herill w but after'being, attended by a medical man-she began to make pro'gress towards recovery.,,., 'A V/ORD TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS. '. You don't need to Save mdoctoror anybody else-tell you when your kidneys and bladder become weak, exhausted and diseased, the symptoms are. very plain and unmistakable. Those wearisome, continuous backaches —those excruciating, 'Sharp, stabbing ! pains, «nd "catches in the back, hips, I and groin (when, you attempt to lift sbmei thing or to straighten up tao quickly); ■those rheumatic .pains and twinges, all signify kidney and bladder, disease. Then take warning, for 'foolish neglect may soon •mean, serious or fatal. consequences; ■■• . , ; Dr.- Sheldon's Gin Pills have _ afforded .prompt and permanent relief in' every case of kidney and bladder disease, no inatte'r; low far advanced, where they have been given an honest trial. Urio •acid cannot possibly resist the marvellous cleansing, antiseptic, soothing , healing, and ourative aotion of these pills. They ensure positive relief and freedom from all conditions or symptoms of kidney and bladder disease, as-.above-mentioned. They also prevent (or'oure, if taken in time)).many far more fatal diseases, such as Diabetes, Dropsy, and Bright's Disease. ■ ■-.'.;.< .'-■■'..■■ . For backache and all Kidney Troubles use Dr. Sheldon's ..Gin Pills. One of these pills contains, in a concentrated form, all the curative properties of a pint of tho finest.gin, together with other important ingredients, recognised by the medical profession .as being remedial' agents of the highest value tor the kid-, neys and allied'organs. Treated with- Dr.. Sheldon's Gin Pills, that dull, heavy, and continuous pain in the small of the back,or that quick; sharp pain which accompanies almost every movement, disappears in apparently as mysterious a fashion as it came, arid the general sensation of heaviness and listlessness goes away simultaneously. Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills are obtainable everywhere in glass containers, price, Is. 6d., or large size, containing more than double the quantity, at 2s. '6d. ;■:--; '; ' ■:' ' '■ -2*

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