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Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12986, 29 November 1902, Page 3

m id 41? £ YEARS’ LIVER “ WEARYING VISITS OF TORTU RELIEF IN A , WEE

Tha Case of Mr. S. GOLDING. > j ■

{By a Special Reporter.) Mr. Richard Golding, of No. 46 Anti gua-a tree t, Christchurch, was recently seen by a reporter, who penned the following remarks just as they were uttered : ■ . “Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Golding;'” guenon the writer. “That is my name,” was the prompt response. “Is there anything I can do tor you ?” “If you will give the particulars regarding your late physical troubles, I will be glad to hear them.” “Certainly. Perhaps you have heard hat I suffered with my liver close on .hie years. Previous to being attacked .y liver disease I was one of the healthest men going, never knowing a care or rouble in life. When this happy state if affairs abruptly terminated, I seemed .ike another being altogether. Although ay complaint appeared to bo trivial at first its proportions continued to increase to such an extent as to give rise -o great anxiety. When I observed my ■.ppetite gradually getting loss and Jess 1 instinctively knew that something was aing wrong inside. At length I was iheed with severe pains in my stomach ‘dob time I partook of food, besides havng aouto darting agonies in my back, vhioh I can only liken to the repeated Jiruats of a sharp instrument. Every no nth I used to have a bad attack of .mins in my side, which, after worrying vnd tormenting m© for three or four Jays, cased off again. The termination af these dreadful attacks was a perfect Clods mid, although the certainty of their renewal was a source of constant dread. After the lapse of several months these wearying visits of torture became continuous, the violent pains I endured being absolutely beyond conception. The ordinary precautions I tack for the supororsian of my miseries were altogether useless, as they did not make the least impression. • There was a feeling of oppression on my ohest as though the food had turned into lead. I could not breathe with any degree of comfort, sometimes, in. fact, having to gasp for breath, Again I was troubled very much with wind in the stomach, the formation of which produced such painful results as to sometimes completely double me up.” “How did vou get along with your business ? Gould you still attend to it ?” “I have often gone to my work in the morning fully determined to see the day through, even though it killed me, but after about an hour’s exertion I was fairly done for, and had to knock off. As this experience occurred very often, it meant a great loss to me, besides making me worry over my illness. A variety of other complaints came on, one of the worst being incessant violent headaches, which made me stagger under their severity. When I walked a little way along the road I felt dazed and giddy, a result of the excessive weakness which my disease, had brought about. It is really incredible that a man like myself, who had previously been so healthy and strong, could so quickly lose all strength and vitality. I had not the slightest inclination for exertion of any kind, and did not cave to listen to people’s conversation. Everything was stale and uninteresting, even regarding matters which I previously took a delight in. I had long ago turned against my fond, and I grew astonishingly thin and as pale as death. At last.l got so fearfully weak and nervous that I had to give up work of any kind. All my friends looked upon me as a confirmed invalid. Indeed, such an opinion" was perfectly just.fiod. as I was almost as lifeless as a dead man. It would be impossible for me to count the bottle of modicino and boxes of pills which I took during my weary years of suffering, but I can positively state that they were all ineffective and worthless. These physics were not even successful in restoring regularity to my bowels, which were very costive, whenever I looked at an object for a few moments I could see little black specks dancing before my vision, my eyes also being so weak as to preclude me from reading the papers. Thus I was do-