A Local Report.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 150, 25 June 1904, Page 14

A Local Report.

To Satisfy Sceptics, i The Oass of Mr. W. J. KOOKINQ (dy a local iu;p.>nTEß ) A good deal amy have been heaid in re la lion to Hie following story, but Iho whalf Jacfcs upon which it is based were no: generally known prior to a special reprcscn. bdtive's visit to No. 40 Klusibetli street, Wellington, where this interview with lit* William John [locking took place. Reporter : " It has been mentioned to me that yon weie unfortunate in regard to yoiu health some time ago, untl that yon elVcctuc n recovery in a very simple way. May 1 1>« privileged to hear full detail* ?" Mr. Hocking : "Jf by fallingin with your suggestion 1 cun do anylhiuj; to allcviuU the suffering? of others 1 shall bo only too glad to tell you everything concerning my llluoss of twu yeaiMsixo. To begin with, I must 101 l you that I was completely run down in health, and tho unfortunate part of the whole thing was that my indisposition occurred during a very severe winter, and, my work taking me out a good deal, I was exposed to the lelentless winds thul havo made tjiin city so famoiid. Tho misfortunos that followed were only what could be cxpoetod under such circumstances. I contracted a snvere cold, which settled on my chest ; and 1 was at once attfi ted with a troubJeaomo cough, which kept mo awake a lot. The miserable time I had every night with tho perpetual cough, cough, cough was something that I dread to think of, and tho way that my vitality was being exhausted was enough to make any man anxious about himself. Hour after hour used to go by, and I generally thought that I would get no sleep at all. Yet, somehow, I maua^rd to slumber for a while ; but immediately 1 woUe up in the mornings tho coughing would start agaiu. My throat was very sore, too, making it "difficult; to swallow anything ; but that did not trouble mo very much, so far as eating w«u> concerned, because mv appetite was so poor. I became terribly weakened and depressed in spirits and could not, for the life of me, interest myself in auything that was goiu^ on. 1 seemed to be thoroughly weighed down by the excess of my own afflictions, luit you will not be surprised at that when you kuow that I was uenrly mad with lh« pains in my head. There was not on« source of comfort lef fc in life for me, as ever, the little food 1 ate seemed to have a nastj taste, and tlic pain it caused mo afterwards was almost unbearable. First of all I felt drowsy when my meals were finished ; then a feeling of discomfort used to come all over me, tho stomach and chest being particularly affected. I also had sharp aching sensations across the small of my back, and under my shoulder blades there was more pain to endure. Every morning I arose with a swollen fcelitig in my eyes, and aches in my limbs that made me detest the thought of having to do my work ; and you must remember that all the time my strength was gradually dwindling away." Reporter : " Wero you iiot adopting »omo means to prevent yourself getting worse ?" Mr. Hooking: "Mojst assuredly I did, but they all failed. I tried several medicines and coidd not stem tho tide of disaster that had overtaken me. Almost despairing, I went to a chemist and aaked what he could recommend. Without hesitation, ho said ' Clements Tonic,' and that is what I havo to thank for my recover}', as I got some there and then, and by tho time I had finished with that medicine I was a different man altogether. Its (stimulating properties enabled me to capo with the ravages of the cough and cold I had been Buffering with ; for I noticed that when my appetite wa3 restored, and my digestion mado sound, tho general improvement I afterward? realised was of a very rapid character. Continuing with Clements Tonic, the soreness left my throat and the cough died away completely. The maddening pains left my head, and, in a comparatively brief sp*ce, I was entirely freo from discomforts of every description. Such a wonderful change in a man you never saw, and how uncharitablo I would be if I did not let other sufferers know what Clements Tonic did for me and can do for them !" Reportor : "Havo yon had a return of any of your ailments ?" Mr. Hocking : "I am happy to say I have not, so there is no question about tho lasting cure which Clements Tonic effected, and you nitty publish these facts in any stylo you please." STATUTORY DECLARATION. T, Wiluaii John llackiko, of No. 40 Elisabethstreet, Wellington, in the Colony of Ken* Zealand, do totemuly and tincerrly declare that I hare ctr«fully read the aiuioved dooument, consisting of two (olios, and eonnecuth ely numbered from od« to two. and that it oonlaint und it ft true and faithful account of my ilbteas and euro b.t Cletnenti Tonio: aud also contains tuy full iMrrminion to inibliih la any way ray statements— which t giro \oluntnriJj', without receiving any payment; nnd I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of tho provision! of an Act of the QcneriU Auetnbir of New Zealand, intituled " The Justices of Pcaco Act, 1882." Declared at Wellington, tbls fourteenth day oi Hay, one thoutand nice hundred and three, before me, HV. FTOCKTOX, JP.