DOOMED BY DROPSY.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1904, Page 2

DOOMED BY DROPSY.

And Crippled by Rheumatism. Mrs. Bowie Owes Her Life to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "A year ago I was a bed-ridden cripple, praying for death — to-day, thank God, I am in perfect health, and can walk with ease from one end of Dunedin to the other. It is a positive miracle — a miracle worked by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." That is the solemn statement of Sarah Agnes Bowie, of Jetty-street, Dunedin— the wife of Henry Bowie, the Duuedin Boating Ciub's trusty steward. They have lived in Dunedin for fifteen years, .and their neighbours know their word is> as good as their bond. "Rheumatism first attacked me twenty years ago," Mrs. Bowie began. "I was then living on the West Coast, at Cobden, near Greymouth. My ankle suddenly swelled up, and the pain was frightful. The doctors treated me for a bad sprain. I got worse and worse, until I was a confirmed invalid. The swelling spread up first one leg and then the other. I cannot find words to describe what I suffered. The pain broke down my nerves and undermined my whole health. I had no appetite, and my back was always aching. But, worst of all, was my heart. The least noise made it jump and thump furiously for a. few minutes, and then it seemed to stop beating altogether. I believe I was in 'daily danger of sudden death. "All this time I was growing worse and worse. As I hated the sight of food, I began to lose all my strength. Then I became a martyr to night sweats. Often the bedding was soaked through, and an •attendant had to keep wiping the sweat away. For five years I drifted' ( on in this low weak state, and the doctor told me I could not live another two yaars. "I was ordered away to a better climate, so Mr. Bowie brought me over here to Dunedin, where he soon built up a business in shipping circles. But the change did me no real good. I was a hopeless case. My' legs swelled bigger and bigger. It must have been Dropsy. My flesh was as soft as dough. 'When I pressed my fingers on my legs I could actually bury them in the flesh. I could not get my shoes on. Walking was out of the question. I could only crawl at best. My life was one miserable round of pain. I saw nothing to live for, and often prayed that the pain would kill me. "By this time I had ghen up all hope,"' Mrs. Bowie went on. "Of course, I had often read of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, but I only smiled at the thought of using them, Then one day last year, when suffering more than usual, I read of a ca:-o almost 1 exactly like my own. I read it over and over again, getting fre&h hope every time. "It was in November, 1903, that I sent to the grocery shop for my first box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I fancied that even that first box did me good. Certainly it gave me an appetite. I got more, and kept taking them till last February. Little by 'little the Dropsy in my legs went doAvn. The piercing pain eased in my joints and muscles. My heart became sound and strong. My nerves were braced ' up wonderfully. In even a few weeks, instead of looking like a corpse, I got a clear skin and fresh colour. As my strength came back I was able to get up and walk- Now lam in robust health, and just delight to keep going all day with my housework. Without doubt Dr. Williams' Pink Pills worked a miracle when they cured me." t Dr. Williams' Pink Pills worked this miracle by ' actually making new blood for Mrs. Bowie. They do just «this one thing— but they do it well. They don't act on the bowels. They don't bother with mere symptoms. They just strike straight at the root of all blood diseases like anaemia, skin trouble, biliousness, indigestion, liver complaint, headaches, backaches, kidney trouble, lumbago, rheumatism, sciatica, nervousness, neuralgia, general weakness, decline, consumption (in its early .stages), locomotor ataxia, and the secret ailments that come to girls and women when their blood becomes weak, impure, or irregular. Through the blood, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure all these just ac surely as they cured Mrs. Bowie. But, of course, you must get the genuine kind — always in boxes, never in bottles. Sold by retailers and the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, at 3s a, box, or six boxes for 16s 6d, post free. From the same address you can get free medical advice, and also a free copy of "Wragge on Weather," a beautifully illustrated pamphlet by the famous Clement L. Wragge, F.R.G.S.— Advt.