IS. CONSUMPTION CORA3BLE? INTERESTING MEDIOAL OPINION. In his valuable nuduul diolionary, Or, F. >i Walters, M,0,, commenting upon con'Umption, makes some remarks particularly applicable to Australia, where thtt ■iseaßo is of'freqaent ocourrenoe, He says: ''Uontumption or phthisis is a diaorder of he lunga and other portioua of the body, which causes lo'ss'of flush. It haa long boon ods of the most .dreaded disejsea of tiila country, and stall is the cause of about onetfifthof the totil deaths otoryyear ( tfoimerly regarded as incurable it is now frcquantly arrested or even cured by aulu treatment," In support of this, the interesting case (now well known to to the medi. inl world) of F W Byrnes, of Toolern' Melton (Vic), may bo ciied He ditplayod, according to hi) msdicil attendants, al' j the usual diagnostic eigne of the disorder in its most aggravated form~perehteni piiua in tho chest and shoulders, lois nl lUh and strength, feverish attacks, copiou perspiration in the early motning, less 01 appetite, and digeabivo disorders. The direise also affsoted his hip bo that he could not use one leg. Nc exponso watt »par.d, and many phyaioians wore oonaulted, Ultimately In was removed to the Melbourne Hospital, where, somo of our leading physicians bsirig iu attendance, a difficult operation was porfonud on the diseased hip, But after the operation the specialists found Byrnes to be quiet incur able by oidinary medical treatment, and they recommended his removal to the Huetin dospi:al for locunbies; remarking tha bis death was just a matter of time. Byrnes preferred to die in bis own home, and he was taken to loolom, One day it Wiu thought that bis lust hour bad come. Tbt clergyman was bent for, but In liogertd tor several days, Then his relatives wort advised by a neighbour to use Dr, Wil Itami,' pink pills for him, and they did bo, Alatvslloua as b nmy eeem, thete pills, though taken when all hops bal been abandoned, appearoJ to do him good. He felt unptovod after wing one box, and two more buX:s gave him so>i.e strength, From tite n on ho steadily gained ground and to tho tnrprise of everyone began to pall up strengtu until he wis actually able to leave bed. After that his progress, thanks to Dr Wiliaoia' pink pills, was rapid, and he i 8 to> day perfectly well, He takea pare in jhootinj and rabbiiing excursions, aud his ikill as a marksman ii unequalled, Dr. a illiama' pink pills for pale people made itirn tutrong, powerful man, free from every tr.ice of that dread dieojso, consumption, They are the prMcriptlon of a bißblj-qnali-lied tdinburgh Uuivortity physician, and act npon tin C.1U30 of consumptioa no o disease generally, not on the) signs an symptoms, Thus tiny can btonchit:s rheumatism, dyspepsia, dysentery, insomnia, chronic headaches, nervous exhaui* lioj, irregularities, anfcrnis, effects if Ice flaenz >, fevers, excesses, etc,, Sold byDr ( Wiliiami' Medieluo Co,, Old Custom Houso street, Wellington, three ehillinga par box i six boxes sixtemand six, post free, Obtaiuable also from all chemists and storekeepers. But miod you ask for" Br, Wil* Harm'," A list of looal ohm will bo sent whenever written for.-
AN IMPORTANT SKIZOKE OF SMUGGLED GOODS. A moßt important seizare of smuggled gocda wa3 effeotid at Sydney on tho 30th Sop'.embor by Custom offloera, The movements of a Chinese bad aroused suspicions for lone lime, and owing 10 the recent arrival of a bo it from Chini a i close Welchwaa kepi on him. He <nai>| traced from tho steamsr to the landing | phce at Glebe Point. He unconsciously l-:d the offioerj to a hidden store cf 3000 cigar* and 300 packages of tobacco, and was then attested and taken to the police station wheiu he gave tho name of Ah Wing.j rhare are 196,500,000 Mohammedan's in tho world. larontora hare LurngJ Ihelr attonbion to a machine to prevent lite hours. A. t quote ornamental mahogany oaso with a glass front is fixed up in public house or hote bare. At closing time it starts to rack the neives of the lingerer and In trina-i parent lattera it announce?, " Time, gentlemen, please," An ear' Splitting olootrie gong tings, and this soon dispells any wisn to remain in the bar. The machinery is eo arranged that it begins to work punctually st the hour at which the house must close; and oan only be stopped by the barkeeper, wto has a key, Beat Oot of an Increase of His Pension. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes: " Seeing the advertisement of Ciianiborlain'B Colic, Cholera and Diarrhooa Remedy, I am reminded that as a soldier in Mexico in '-17 and '48,1 contracted Mexican diarrhooa, and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pousion, for on every renowal a dose of it restores me." It is unequalled as a quick care for diarrhoea, and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by J. R. Sbwkil, Uheniist, Oamaru. The Mother's Favorite. A Prominent Chicago. Woman Speaks. Prof. Koxa Tyler, of Chicago, VicePresident Illinois 'Woman's Alliance, in Ipeaking of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says: 4'l suffered with a severe cold this winter which threaded to run into pneumonia. I tried different remedies but I seemed to grow worse, and the medicine upset my stomach. A friend advised mo to try Chamberlain's Cough Romedy, and I f jund it was pleasant to take, and it re. lieved me at once. lam now entirely recovered, saved a dootor's Ml,'time and suffering, and I will never be without this Bplendid medicine again.".. For sale by J, It, Seweli, Chemist, Qatnaru. j
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 979, 2 December 1901, Page 4
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