GREAT DEGREASE IN THE CONSUMPTION DEATH RATE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3505, 6 August 1898, Page 1 (Supplement)

GREAT DEGREASE IN THE CONSUMPTION DEATH RATE.

STRIKING FIGURES AT THE QUEEN VICTORIA HOME.

The Hon Dr MacLanrin, in seconding the adoption of the report and balancesheet at the annual meeting or the committee of the Queen Victoria Homes for Cohsnmpi.ives Fund (says the “ Evening News” of .June 28th), gave some interesting statistics with regard to the number of deaths in this colony from that dread disease, consumption. He said that up to ten years ago the number of deaths in N.S.W. from consumption had been increasing considerably. In 1885 there were 1095 deaths due to ttr's cause. For the yeais before 1885 consumption bad been increasing much more rapidly than the population, while now, although the population has increased 50 par cent., the number of deaths was very much less. In 1885 there were 271 deaths of young children from consumption. The'decrease in deaths from this disorder has.attracted attention at Home also. The “ Weekly Dispatch;” of London, writing on the same matter, says that in 1853 the deaths from consumption in Great Britain were at the rate of 20 84 per thousand of the population. In 1892 the number had fallen to 10 82 per thousand; or about onethird; and it has not risen since. Still, the insidious malady is far too prevalent, and he who tan discover a cure for it will be hailed as a benefactor to the race. It has lately been alleged that a remedy has been found in quite an unexpected quarter, and a ’* Weekly Dispatch” Commissioner wan deputed to make inquiry; “Is it the case that you have a new cute for consumption, and that people have already been restored to health by it?” asked the “ Weekly Dispatch” Commissioner, interviewing the head of a well-known establishment in London.

“It is quite true that several persons discharged from various consumption hospitals have been cured lately; and that the fact has been noticed a good deal in the Pvesß;” was tlie reply. f ‘ But” (with a quiet smile) “ there is nothing new about the remedy. It is Dr Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. The Dr Williams’ Medicine Company has ffoiU time to timb received intimations that (Johaiimptive people in all parts of the world have been cured by Dr Williams’ Pink Pills. But we never made a feature of the cases in our advertising Until lately; for the reason that we were afiaid lest thet-e should be soldo mistake in the rfiatter! and it would be contrary to all our rules to reoonlmend our Pills for any disorder unless we were absolutely surp that they had been proved suitable to it.” “ What do you niean by fearing sotfie mistake ?’’

“ Well;” said the toaliager, “ a mistake could arise in ohe or two ways. People might suppose that they had been Affected fcv Consumption;

whereas they had suffered froth SOliie other cause; such ds blood-spitting froiil injury to the throat or Stomach ; or they might really have been consumptive; and, having got a little better, imagined themselves cured when they Wore not really so;' Blit te'eently—-that IS to say withjfi tlie last year or two—we have had ’under our observation cases in which consumption undoubtedly did exist, where the patients had been examined and certified as consumptive at Varioils hospitals afid iii Other official, wajre; Those people were led to use Dr Williams’ Pink Pills; and, as a result, after a time they were proved to be cured. This led us to make the facts public; and thby hake been token Up add repotted Upon by a nttmb’Ot of newspapers by our request. That is the whole story. You see there is nothing very striking about it.” “ Not very ; it is simply an exceptional record of an honest hesitation successfully removed,” , ” 1 .don’t know that tnete is anything ekceptiohal aboilt id; tho Ugh ill very kind of yoU to say 6b. What has happened in the else of the disease consumption, or phthsia, is what has happened with a number of other diseases which are incurable by ordinary medicine, but whioh are cured, as published evidence shows, by Dr Williams’ P,uk Pills ”

“What diseases do you refer to ?’’ “ Oh, locomotor ataxy, and other forms of paralysis, for example; spinal diabase; cystitis (A diadrder Of the bladder); some forms of andimia; and Some disorders special to women. We were some years before we published our first case of locomotor ataxy. Although we had reports of several cases cured in the interval. We wished to see if

Tii a Cube was Permanent, because the man had been paid death dues amounting to over JS2OO by an insurance, company, on the certificate of medical specialists that lib Was absolutely incUrable and could not live. This is Mr Marshall; and he is well and strong to-day; thanks to Dr Williams’ Pink Pills. ‘‘‘ Another instance is Mr Robertson; a Well-known Scottish football player. He sustained an injury which culminated in spinal disease; with a huge grdwth on the back; He was discharged from the Glasgow Infirmary Hospital as iucurable, and went homo to die. His matbei spent JUSO trying to get him cured. He was cured in a very short time when he began to take Ur Williams’ Pink Pills, and can play football as well as ever. He is a formidable chap in the field, X can tell you! “ Then thbrC is the Case of Mr George Litton; who Was paid his death dues by a Friendly Society the Boilermakers—as totally Uni permanently disabled by cystitis; or inflammatory catarrh of the bladder ■ certified as practically dead by three doctors. He was oUred by Dr Williams’ Pink Pills; we Waited ’ Moee than A Yeab

before publishing bis case in our book. He had lain paralysed for more than two years, and also suffered frightful agony from' rheumatism, before he used the Pills; but our pills have made him a strong man without an ache in his body, and he walks enormous d ; stanoes. The same doctors who certified his discharge as incurable hays certified him otlred and fit fob work; and the trade Society actually readmitted him—an unique case,'’ ll The object of this is to show the permanency of the cures you effect." “Excuse me; it is Dr Williams’ Pink Pills that effect the cures. We don’t doctor people. We will not even examine or see them at our office. But if we are written i.o (and wo are always pleased to have sick people write to us as fully as possible), we will tell them frAhkly whether cases . like theirs have feee.fi curß.d by Dr Williams’ Pills or not. It we do not think the Pills suitable, we say so, because our business is built up entirely by the recommendation of people who have used our Pills and found benefit from them. We have such a large trade that, really, the sale of a box more, or a hundred boxes more, is not to be compared in importance with the record which we hold for fair and candid dealings. We do not fear any investigation; and that is how it is we have so many good friends among

Educated People and the Clergy, who know we deal honestly with the public. As an example. Dr Willisims’ Pink Pills cured of spinal disease a girl of Glasgow. Her name is Miss Bell, and she was actually visited by a clergyman, iu order to prepare her for death. When she was cured, more than three years ago the clergyman wrote to us about it, and he is kind enough to write to us from time to time, telling ns how the girl is getting on. His name is the Esv Samuel Harding, of 7, Pirbauk terrace, Dennistoun, Glasgow. The girl is, and remains, perfectly well and strong. “But,” —with another quiet smile—"l fancy we are getting rather away from the subject of consumption, and my time is rather limited.”

“ Well, about consumption then. I always supposed that consumption was absolutely fatal.”

“ So it is if it gets to the final stage, though we have been told by people even far advanced in consumption that they have pulled up strength wonderfully by using Dr Williams’ Pink Pills. But in some stages, even when specialists and hospitals can only offer palliative treatment, atd try to delay the inevitable, wo have good evidence that Dr Williams’ Pink Pills have actually effected cures.” The manager cited the following, among other cases:—

‘‘Mr F. Joyce, of 5. Brown’s Buildings, West Pottergate street, Norwich, raised phlegm every morning which was streaked with blood ; his face was blanched, and he lost weight. His breathing was short and painful, and Mr Joyce’s apprehensions were increased by the fact that

His Father had Died of Consumption-. He went to two doctors. Then one morning, to use his own words, ‘ I looked in the Norwich "Eastern Daily Press,” and there I saw a case of a consumptive young man who had been spitting un blood like mj self, and having night sweats, who was cured and restored to robust health and strength by Dr Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. I procured a box of-these pills myself, and followed the directions as to taking them, with the result that after taking the contents of three boxes I felt as well as I ever did in my life.’ But while feeling so well, Mr Joyce still had ! an uncomfortable impression that he was still in consumption so he submitted himself for examination at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital The Doctors op that Great Institution declared him to be in a sound state of health, and refused to cupply him with any medicine or enter him upon t he books, as ho had no need of treatment.” Dr Williams’ Pink fills are not like other medic.cie, nor can they t*» imitated ss ij sometimes dishonestly pretended j take care •h'it the package bears the full name. Dr Williams’ pmk Pills for Dale-People,

printed in red on the white outside wrapper; otherwise yon are being cheated by a worthless imitation; in case of doubt send direct to Dr Williams’ Medicine Company, Wellington, N.Z., as the Pills can be had, poet free, at 3s per box, or six boxes for IBs 6d.