THE 'WELCOME' NUGGET OF DAYLESFORD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7996, 29 January 1887, Page 4

THE 'WELCOME' NUGGET OF DAYLESFORD.

The following interesting sketch fiom the ex-mayor of Daylesford, although bordering on the marvellous, we have reason lo believe to he true in every particular : I was born in Otsego Country, New York, in 1827, where I lived until 1850, then left for California, eugoging in mining operations two year#; then left with a patty of eight for Australia, located in Bendigo, where 1 o imtncnced my Australian career, being at that time an able-bodied six-footer, perfectly able to fight my own buttles in the then rough pioneer life of Australia. I enjoyed Ibe best of health (except one year’s Buffering with bronchial trouble in 1876) up to about three years ago, when X was auddenly taken with a frequent, desire to urinate,. causing no pain, but great inconvenience. Little did I dream this wue a prelude to auoh (eartul agonies. In March, 1885, I was suddenly taken with intense pain, commencing at the private part, gradually extending to the prostrate gland, from there to' the bladder, then extending through the ureter lo the right kidney, which was perfectly unendurable. Niue hours'of this excruciating agony - was stopped by leeches and blisters. X remeined under the doctor’s care until June,’ 1885, who pronounced it, renal complaint, but found no change of relief from the use of his medicine. I gradually grew worse, , and my suffering greater, the agony being unendurable. 'J he pain that I suffered was due to the reflex action, or ne-voua sympathy from the kidney, OiUsing intense, pain in my external organs j my scrotum was relaxed and swollen to that extent that it was difficult for me to walk about, and the urine passed from mo without any, control except in a recujjbent position. .. . At this time a friend brought me one of It. S. Warner’s pamphlets, 1 read it care(fffiy,.,end was ' so strongly impressed .with the argumentative facte that X concluded to try it, commencing its use I2lh June, 1885. After Udng four bottles the scrotum regained its proper position, and X could retain my urine for a short time. This encouraged ,me to persevere with its use. Nor twenty months, I Buffei-ed, off nnd on, indescribable agony. 1 kept taking Warner’s safe core, with no other medicine, conforming strictly with Warner’s diet regulations, with, intermissions, when I discontinued'its use for ten days at a time, despairing of its doing me any further good ; but thinking,! tuffer-d more pain without if, I resumed its me. On 17th August, 1886 the. calculus removed from its position in. the kidney to the top of the ureter, and there it remained until 30th September, when it passed through tbo ureter iqto the bladder. O-ving lo the enormous size, the passing caused intense pain, which .necessitated narcotics, and I remained in a state of stupor for five days. The stone remained in the bladder .two week', when it passed through the urethra, and my troubles were ended. On the 14th October X held in my; hand the urio -acid etone, which measured | x ).in. ’At this time I had just completed my reventy-third bottle of .Warner’s.safe cure. . I am of. the opinion, that the safe curs is a . splendid diuretic ; that in my. cate it began to correct the secretions of the kidney and slop the growth of. the calculus; this may have oocupied several months. When the kidney been me filly restored to health and vigor, the Calculus was moved to the top of the uretr, where itrested afew-weeke, when by Nature’s lawe a desire target rid of a foreign eubj--ot prevailed. It passed through the ureter into the bladder, and subsequently, through the urethra, lam now a well man ;am suffering from no pain whatever, ether kidney or bjadderr ;

, During’this twenty months I had to lie on say-right side on ap average nineteen hours out of twenty-four. Should this meet the eyes of any!sufferers, I would- deem it my duty and pleasure to give them a verbal verification of these facts, as I am well known in this locality, having occupied the mayoral chair! and am at present member of the Borough Council of Gaylesford. 67 > L. O. Hast.