UP IN THE WORLD.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4732, 14 August 1902, Page 3

UP IN THE WORLD.

When your enemy is down, keep him down, is the advice offered by thoso who regard Clio game of life only in its brutal aspect, it was reserved for the t/wclve-year-old hoy who afterwards became the first Duke of Wharton to adopt and put into practice the contrary opinion. The, fat her of this young hopeful was a friend of Joseph Addison, the distinguished critic, and was anxious to secure Ids services as tutor for his son. With this view, Addison was invited to the Wharton country estate, where ho was charmed by the engaging manners of his prospective pupil, who showed him over the place and proved a most intelligent guide. The little lord having one day taken A Idlson to a distant part of the estate to see some racehorses, upon coming to a very tall harred gate was greatly concerned at, having forgotten to bring the key. “No matter,” said Addison. “I can climb over it, I think:” and then with difficulty mounted to the top bar. At that moment the little lord whipped a key out of ins pocket, opened the look and began swinging the gate to and fro rapidly, keeping the stattely .Addison aloft in that ridiculous situation. “As yon are to he my tutor,” said the boy, “I may as well make terms with you while I have you in my power,” and forthwith proceeded to extract various promises of leniency from the critic before ho would allow him to descend. Addison thought it better not to undertake the instruction of that youth

Now, whatever may bo said of the policy of keeping your enemy “down” or “up.” as the case may be, the great difficulty usually, is the getting of him into one or other of those positions. With regard to hcal.'i, it is certainly easier to retain it unimpaired than to recover it when once it is lost; hut that euros are effected, 'even where the indications seem hopeless, the following case will prove. It is described T; Mr Charles M. Morrison, of Arcade Buildings, High street, Armadale-, Victoria, under date January !), 1002. “In 1887,” says Mr Morrison, “a firo broke out in" the kitchen of the house I then occupied in, Melbourne. The flames burst forth with great fury, and threatened to speedily destroy the house and its contents. My wife was first to discover the fire, and sho rushed forth to give the alarm. A neighbour’s Newfoundland dog, hearing her outcry and seeing her run, sprang at her and knocked her down. Fortunately the fire was extinguished before it had time to reach the main building; hut the shock of it, intensified by the attack of the dog, had a calamitous effect upon the health of my wife. Sho was completely prostrated by and brought as near to death as it is possible for anyone to ho and yet live. Her nervous ■system was entirely deranged. Sho was unable to sloop, and perceptibly wasted away day by day. But her most serious trouble was an inability to retain food. The small quantity which sho forced herself to take nearly always occasioned vomiting and intense pain. In this pitiable condition my wife continued for years, notwithstanding that sho was at various times under treatment of no less than five different doctors. None of them appeared to understand her case, and al! their efforts to relievo her proved finite futile. One •doctor suspected she was suffering from cancer of the stomach. Ho made a .searching examination, and, ns a result of his investigations, stated that though there was no cancer, tho stomach was badly ulcerated. He thought her condition very precarious. However, he could do nothing, for her, and wo had quite lost faith in doctors and proprietary medicines when, a little over three years ago, a friend advised us to try Mother Seigel’s Curative Syrup. He was very persistent, and at last wo obtained a bottle of it. My wife took it ■ regularly, as prescribed, and soon began to benefit in health and strength. In a little while she was able to take ordinary food, and retain it without pain or inconvenience. She took Mother Seigol’s Curative Syrup three times a day for throe months, at the end of which time sho was completely cured, and sho has remained well ever since. At present sho is quite plump, has lost tho haggard look she ouco had, and is able to perform her household C dies. Having got the enemy ‘down’ (or ‘up’) by aid of Mother Soigcl’s Curative Syrup, wo intend to keep him in that position by tho same means. We hope our experience may prove of benefit to others.”