INFORMATION FOR WORKING WOMEN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5994, 8 November 1890, Page 4

INFORMATION FOR WORKING WOMEN.

It is a boast often heard that there are a greater variety of occupations open to women nowadays than ever before. Yet tho fact is not "without its drawbacks, for women are thus tempted into scores of positions for which they are not fitted, with much consequent misery. Thousands of girls, especially in America, sit all day hammering- at type-writers and telegraph instruments, stand on their feet for a dozen hours at a ntroteh in shops and stores, and bend over desks at some sort of writing, till their muscles and head ache together. Iv both Kuglaud and America they labor in factories long hours over hard and monotonous tasks, often in a fearfully bad atmosphere, and for small wages. When th"V break down, the expense of having physicians, coupled with other costs of illness, is apt to consume their little savings. Therefore any information which will enable them to lessen such an outgo must be welcomed by the host of working women

On thi- point „ recent letter received by us may throw a ray of The writer says : '" When a woman has to depend upon her fingers solely for a living it is a terrible thing to fall ill, oven though it may bo only for a few days or weeks. This was my own situation when I was first taken bad about ten years ago. It with what I sha have to describe as a heavy sinking feeling at the pit of the stomach, and a sensation of giddiness and faintneis whilst at meals. On rising from the table I would often be attacked wi h palpitation of the heart, which beat so I didn't know what to do with myself. Some days I would not eat a mouthful of solid food, so much afraid was I of the pain it gave me. I have gone without food for three consecutive days and nights, till I thought I must surely starve At the same time the desire to eat was so great I could havo clutched eagerly at the hardest piece of stale bread. I got so hud I had to lie in bed for days, and grew so weak I could scarcely raise myself on my elbows. I consulted doctor after doctor ; I think T must have had not, less than v dozen altoiretlier. One called my illness by one name, and thooth-rs by other names. "No two of them agreed as to what it really was that ailed me,. None of them did me any ttood, th nigh my money went fast C'lough to pay them, and to buy the medicine th-y ordered. " One day I saw iv the Christian Aire an account of Mother Sei_el's. Curative Syrup Yet how could I believe in it? I had trusted and hoped, and been deceived so often. Unless—-which seldom happens •■ people get the ritr'nt medicine at first, it is a won.ier to me ho-.v thoy ever nut it at all. What made me feel'that Mother Seigel's remedy might be of some us,? i don't, know ; but [ think it was bee mse it was discovered and made by a fiood woiirm who had been cured by it.'h irself. At all events I sent for it and began to t ike it. Up to the time when I write this loiter I have taken it seven weeks, an I the chanire it has produced has a*t mished all who know me The pain about my heart, is entirely gone, and 1 train streiurth (,'vcry day."

Norii.—The writer of the above letter re(piested that her name should not be, published. We fee! bound to respect hor wishos, althotiiih ive have no doubt sin; will consent to our u'ivi'iir her name and address to any of her own sex who may desire to write "to her, either diivoily or through us

A riiiue.vh'it -.malar ea-« is that of Mrs Annie West, of Manor road, Bournemouth, H Hits, who writes under a late date : " I desire Hi inform you of my wonderful recovery after taking Atutl.ei' Soig<l's. Curative- .Syrup I ivas mi low as to b-* uiiablto !•!•'" from my bed, and thought I should never sta-nl on my feet iignin. But by the ble-sinu' of Gott, and tho u-e of the Syrup, I am so fur recovered as to he able to return to my work. lam a poor widow and have to work for my living, and have ou one or two (icca-ions sold some of my things to buy Seigel's r*yrup. For years I could not keep any food down and suffered from terrible headache. Now that Icm well once more, I shall soon earn back a hundred times over the price of the good medicine that drove, away my complaint."