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THE STRANGE AND PREVAILING DISEASE OF THIS COUNTRY. Like a thief at night, it steals in on us unawarses. Many persons have pains about the chest and sides, and sometimes in the buck. They feel dull and sleepy; the mouth has a bad taste, especially in tha morning.'' A sort of sticky slime collects a bouti -the teeth. The appetite is poor. There is a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach ; sometimes a faint all-goite sehsation at the pit ot the stomach which lood does no; satisfy. The eyes are sunken, the hands and feet become cold and clammy. After a while a cough seta in, at first dry, hut after a few mouths it is attended with a greenish coloured expectoration. The afflicted ones feels tired all the while, and sleep does not seem to afford any rest. After a time he becomes nervous, irritable, and gloomy, and has evil forebodings. There is a giddiness, a sort of whirling sensation in the head when rising up suddenly. The bowels become costive ; the skin is dry and hot at times ; the blood becomes thick and stagnant, the whites of the eyes becomes tinged with yellow, the urine is scanty and high-coloured, depositing a sediment after standing. Tdere is frequently a spitting up of the food, sometimes with a sour taste, and sometimes with a sweetish taste ; this is frequently attended with palpitation of the heart; the vision becomes impaired,' with spots before the eyes ; there is a feeling of great prostration and weakness. All • of these symptoms are in turn present. It is thought thatjnearly one-third of our population has this disease in some of its varied forms. It has been found that medical men have mistaken the nature of this disease. Some have trea'ed it for liver complaint, some for dyspepsia, others for kidney disease, etc , etc., but none of the various kinds of treatment have been attended with success. It is found, however, that Seigel’s Curative Syrup will effect a perfect cure in every case. This article can be outamed from all chemists and medicine vendors throughout the world, and from the proprietors, A. J. (Limited), 17, Farringdou Road, London, or the wnoleaale agents, Kemptliorne, Prosser, and Go’s New Zealand Drug Co., (Limited), Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, and Wellington. “ Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies, Oct. 24, 1882. “ Dear Sir,—l write to inform you that I have derived great benefit from ‘ Seigel’s Syrup.’ For some years I have suffered from liver complaint, with its many and concomitant evils, so that my life was a perpetual misery. Twelve months ago I was induced to try Seigel’s Syrup, and although rather sceptical, having tried so many reputed infallible remedies, I determined to give it at least a fair trial In two or three days I felt considerably better, and now at the end of twelve months (having continued taking it) [ am glad to say that lam a different being altogether. It is said of certain pens that they * came as a Loon and a blessing to men ’ and 1 have no reason to doubt the truthfulness of the statement f can say, however, that Seigel’s Syrup has coma as a ‘ boon and blessing’ to me. 1 have recommended it to several felloe-sufferers from this distressing complaint, and their testimony is quite in accordance with my own. Gratitude for the benefit 1 have derived from this excellent: preparation, prompts me to furnish you with this unsolicited ti stimonial “ I am, Dear Sir, “ Yours ever gratefully * (Signed) “ Carey B. Berry, “ Baptist Missionary. * A. J. White, Esq.” Rcigel’s Operating Pills are the host family , physic that has ever been dbcovertd. They cleanse lliebsweis from all irritating subi stances, and leave them in a healthy contli.j' tion. They cure eostivcness. 1 | Seigel’s Operating Pills prevent ill effects > I from excess in eating nr drinking. A good • 1 fioso at bedtime renders a person . fit |fol • business in the morning.

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Dunstan Times, Issue 1135, 1 February 1884, Page 3

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