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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3436, 18 May 1898, Page 1 (Supplement)

DEATH WAS NEAR. SHE . WAS SIMPLY FADING AWAY. SHE IS NOW -BLOOMING WITH BEAUTY ANRADIANT WITH .. PERFECT HEALTH. “ I am 19 yean of age,” said Miss Pefcrea Peterson, of Featherston, North Island, New Zealand, to a press representative who interviewed her last month, "and since I was 13 I have been suffering more or less. I had acute palpitation of the heart, which was brought about by anosmia or bloodlessness, to which I was long a martyr. Whenever I ran upstairs my heart would thump violently against my sides, and I would be quite speechless for several moments, until I recovered my breath. Night after night j I tossed,! weary and wom-out, on my bed, trying vainly to sleep. I had fearful attacks of cramps in my legs, and so great was the agony that,frequently it caused me to scream out in' very desperation, I was always in a weak, low state, and never felt fit for my work. My legs would at times swell up to a considerable extent, and this naturally occasioned myself and my mother,. great suspense. Thus, as I grew older, I grew worse and worse, being subject also to periods of giddiness which many a time caused me to almost fall down. I tried plenty of medicines, and I had several doctors, but they gave no relief. I also consulted three doctors regarding an affliction of the eye from which I suffered. Having almost given up my