TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 February 1926, Page 2

TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING

( HTLD BURNED BV < AG.-'Lli SODA A happy release from pain and a sick Pei I occurred at the Auckland Hospital, when tbo child of Mr U- B Rusk, of Manun'ii, who luJ been it: the liosoitU a out eleven months, sitfering Lae., the efforts of n.tviug .taker, some -'Vys'ic coda, was taken buck '.> Ins King Co n. try borne. J lie hub <•• •• ion- a;qu. mi lv quite lecovctv.l after a tic.-t (r; u;.V time. It is about iwu years since Hie child who then lived with his parents a' Tamiiarunui. had the misfortune to pickup and put in hie. mouth a little bit of caustic soda. The mother very promptly wiped out the child's mouth, but the evil was dona, and the poor little fellow was in the bands o<f no fewer than seven doctors before he was at last .'■■eot to the Auckland Hospital. A member of the honorary staff had charge of the ease. and the father staled thill lie is very grateful to that gentleman Icr the skill lie displayed in Hie treatment of the child.

' I am going In me very happy with inv child." lie said. "I never thought he would he saved, as there were times when iiis llinmt closed quite up and lie had to be artificially fed. The longest period it was: closed was no less than eleven (lavs."