Timed and Tried.

Evening Star, Issue 12865, 14 July 1906, Page 3

Timed and Tried.

Public Notices.

WEIGHED AND NOT FQuko WANTING.

A Story for Sceptical Minds.

The Case of Mrs. J. RENNIE.

(a special investigation).

When all is said and done, there is only •ne sure way of finding life delightful, and that is by being helpful. This may, in a seiise, be looked on aa a selfish maxim, but it is * kind of selfishness which would benefit t lie world if there were a little more of *, especially when the efforts to assist the aeedy bear reference to such important matters as are spoken of by Mrs. 'ane Remiie, of No. 192 Cumberland Street, Duntdin.

"A little more than two years ago," ! rem rked that lady, "I w s in such a ' lelicate state of health ill t I had to go to a lospital. I felt so dreadfully ill that I uitertained grave dou ts as to what the »ear future would bring, and I am sure I , mght to be very thankful for being alive aid n such good health to-day." . " Did the doctors say what was wrong , with you ?" enquired the pressman who had »en instructed to enquire into this matter. | " They sid t was my liver that wa» out of trder and that I bad indigestion in a very bad »rm. 1 knew that much myself, for I had Mich a heavy feeling in my chest that I had . » fairly ga6p for breath, and sometimes the aains in that part were so acute that I had so squeeze my chest with both hands to try » suppress them. R glit down here, too," mid Mrs. Ren ie, drawing her hand along I she right side, " I had the in st excruciating igonies ' that a suffering woman could Itnigtjle against, anl when 1 had taken any !ood the pains in my stomach were so great that I could hardly enhire them. It felt as j (hough 1 were chock full of wind that could j aot escape, and until it was belched away [ ;he torture I had to put up with who : jodescribnble. lMoie I t« ok ill myself I : Bad .'ften he>ird people talking about inliigesiion, and I used to think it could not »e half so bad as they tiled to make out; aut 1 know how terrible it, is now an I I would like to aid these who are suffer ng in die saire way to get rid of it. If I took a iri> k of water or a cup of tea I had a -eiisaQon in my stomach as if the liquid was going »ver a big stone. The loss of my appetite iras another of my misfortunes, but 1 was letcrmined not to starve, so I used te make . myself eat, yet I did not gain anything by ioiuv; so, as I invariably had to go out into die yard and vomit everything up again. Dh 1 it was pitiful to see how weak I got, with no color in my face and no ambition <r iesire to do anything. For all the good I was I might just as well have I een out of tb« world altogether, and in one way it would have been better eo, for theu I would lave been free from the agonies that were making mo a comple'e wreck. Across my orehead I was afflicted witli pains that ' leoined to i-ffect my sight, and in my eyes ahero w s a feeling as if ihey were too l.irge fer their sockets. I used to put vinegar and vater cloths to my head to see if they rould givo me ease ; but whatever relief I fob did not last long, and after the brief •espite the pains seepied to get ten times rorse. My doctor advised me to put some pirits on a cloth and then apply to my •ead, but it was all u.-eless. There was ■othing in the way ol me<licine which could {ive me the least help against my afflictions, ■nd so I wen* on until I was nearly driven t> despair. If I closed my eyes for a romenv <vh n i <pe >ed them I en dd see invill black specks dancing all round, and 1 ; lsed to get so giddy that 1 had to hol«l on to j.nything handy and call out for som* one iO bring me a chair.* 1 got so feeble that I elt as if I could jiut lie down and never »other alrutt getting up again." j *'How did you rest at nights!"

“ I g°t vei y little indeed, for I was tosain} about must of the time ; then I got op au« had a drink of water now and again, ant tried all sorts of thin.s to get to sleep, bu it via no use. Some nights I dozed awaj before twelve o’clock, but tben I' hat terrifying dreams, and when I awoke I wai tilled with dieadful thoughts which made me shake with fear. Owing to my nervom condition my mind was te- ribly distressed I fancied I could see people at my window and hear voices in my room, and when 1 could stand the awful suspense no long©) I called out 4 W ho’* there?’ It all seemed so real, I have got up at four o’clock in th* morning and walked outside because I mild not si- ep, so you can see what a mineral)!# existence I hail. , If a spoon fell to the floo* ’ my nerves fairly jumped again, and I bad a lot of bother with my heart, which wai given to palpitating so violently that I used to get quite scared.” 44 You are a fortunate -woman to haw recovered as well as your appearance imli - cates. How did you manage it?” | 44 1 lenten<s Tonic managed everything foi me, thank God I even when I was in such f ■hopeless condition as 1 have described t< you. Yes ; you may well look surpr.sed ; lut that is a fact lam telling you. My daughter brought mo a bottle of Clcmentf Tome, and when I saw it I said: 4 What kind of rubbish is ‘his you have got me?* (many sceptics talk like this—but a trial changes the tune —Kd.) But 1 know tht worth of Clements Tonic now, for I toot that bottle and then kept on with the same medicine till I was like one'born again. 1 r.member how joyful I was when Cleimnti Tonic began to give me the first real reliei from head pains (hat I had yet experienced, for they kept on getting less and less til’ they finally disappeared, and w hen the paint in my stomach and side had gone I se med to be living in a different w> rid altogether. It was - ot one of sorrow ami suffering as it had been before I started on Clement* ionic, but a World of peace and happiness. Of course, lam speaking of the ime when th-vt remedy had got properly to work on my system and had cured my nervousness, and when I could eat, and si ep l ight through each night and not have a thvam of any sort. It was a wonder to me that anything could put my dig.stive drgans tight when they were in such a bad stale, hut nothing seemed too much for Clements Tonic to do, as it succeeded in doing everyth! g that was required, even to stopping my I eart from palpitating and giving me more strength th n I had known f..r a long time. The work that I had so often to put off from day to day owing to my feehl ness again became a p assure to me, and I look upon Clements Tonic as a blessing sent from Heaven for the purpose of restoring my health.” “ Have you any obje-tion to your statements being made public ?” 44 None whatever. You may publish them in any form you please.” .STATUTORY DECLARATION. I- -tA?fE Rsnme, of 192 Cumberland-gtreet, Dune dm, in (he Colo-v of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare that ( have carefully read the annexed document, cnngisiing 0 f two folios, and con-eeutively numbered from one'to two and that It contains and is, a true ami f ithfui account of my illness add cure by Clement-. Tonia, and also contains my full permi sion to pi b igh i» any way my statements —which I give voluntarily, without receiving any p-ymnt; and I make this » lemn declaration, oon-cienlionsly heliev. mg the same to be true, and by virtue cf iha prmisioiis of an Act of the General Assembly of N>«v'Zealand, intituled • The Justices of Peace Aot, Declared at Dunedin, this sixtee' th day o( March one thousand nine hundred and three elora me, * WM. D. HUMBR, J.’p.