INTERVIEWING A NAVVY

New Zealand Mail, 5 February 1902, Page 15

INTERVIEWING A NAVVY

. 1 liavo interviewed men and women m most stations of life (writes a clever® 1 pressman), but so far I had not bearded the railway navvy, who has under his special care the three thousand miles of shining rails that branch out from fcsydney to the far interior. But a very fine typo of man I found him. Sturdy and strong, straight-spoken and not without education. He was working on the line at Murrburrah, a townships twenty miles from Young, and his name is Tom Cushon. Asked about his work, he said

“For the past twenty years I have been employed on the N.S.W. railways, so I know something of the hardships of the life.”

“Judging by your appearance,’’ said the interviewer, glancing at the bright, bronzed face before him, “one wouldn’t think that the hardships troubled you much.”

“They don’t now, but they did once,” was the reply; “for some time ago, owing to the hard work and plain living, my blood became impure and thin. Indigestion troubled me considerably, my skin became troubled with scales and then ulcers broke out on my legs and thighs, causing intense burning pains. Itching piles also gave me great agony. Owing to the ailments I had to leave work frequently, for the friction of my clothes on my skin caused almost unbearable pain. I could not sleep at night and my existence in the hot weather was very miserable. I tried a lot of supposed remedies without being cured, and then I was told that Dr. Williams’s pink pills were the best blood-purifier in the world, so I bought a few boxes and began taking their contents. As I did so my complaints gradually disappeared. The piles wer® less troublesome, and at last I becama quite free from them. I continued taking Dr. Williams’s pink pills until cured and since then I have been strong and healthy. lam so much stronger and happier now that I feel quite ten years younger than before.”

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