(BY OTJB SPECIAL REPORTER,) In pursuance of instructions given to our ;;>orter, he called on Mrs. Edgar Smith, f First Avenue, .Rookwoocl, near Sydney, •'itli the view of getting an account of hei ue from j A Racking Weuralgia, ■hich '.had fasteuod upon her. Mrs; Smith as rosy cheeks, and her sparkling eye an<\ i various manner clearly betoken the excel . 'tit health she now enjoys. " Was it a very bad attack of neuralgia . 1 Vs. Smith ? " asked our reporter. " Bad is not the word for it," replied tlm dy. "If it had been worse I positive], Gould "not have Stood ;it would have driven me mad. I hay m 1 many slight ailments in my time, bi tiling ever approaching this one." ': How did the attack commence 1" " I think a cold brought it on, and :u'ted with a sharp pom in the face, whi< i-y. shortly extended to the head. Th<-: rrible pains would Shoot across mny Face -.(1 iush all round my head and neck, fee g just as .though a hot iron had bc< ssed over the surface. I dreaded tls'lit coming on for I could get no slee] ,d the pain was worse then. The agoi> is at times so frightful that I nearly wei • . Out of &¥3y Wlind. could get no sleep at nights, and onl naged to get a sh«rt nap in the daytim hen I was so tired and worn out that.iv en the pain could keep me awake. Iw; •,t able to do any work. I was fit f othing. I got so nervous that the sligh.tr .ling would upset me, and a sudden soui . ould bring the pain on Ten Times Worse, was extremely irritable. As the neuralg lowed me no rest and prevented n :;tng properly, I became very thin ar ■ale, and'my face was of an unhealtl. 'low colour." . ■ :. "4 Did you obtain medical aid? " "I was living too far from.a doctor >.kc the journey in my then weak stat •i; I obtained many medicines from t ••jurists'. Not one of them was of any i\> all. Neighbours also came in to see m< •id they recommended many things, but ■ver got one moment's relief from any i ■:i?.m." • ' ' ' ■■■'~. •But you obtained a benefit froi oments Tonic 1" 'f& " Yes, I was about to tell you about r read of* that-remedy in the newspaper ' id I sent for three large bottles, and a fe^ .scs exercised a. most beneficial inilueuc •<m me. I had been Vostraied by the Weuß-aSgis; v eight weeks, but the complaint gave wa, ■ toufshingly quickly to Clements Toiiii he pains gradually decreased and sooj -ajipcared altogether, and I was able to si • iv/n to a substantial meal and eat heartih >r Clements Tonic gives one quite A Sharp Appetite; is very strengthening, too, for by takin regularly I very soon became strong agaii 1 :d "stouter than I was before my trouble une on. I found, too, that Clements Ton i ,aye me a S6urac9 flight's' FSest. am quite lid of my neuralgia, and hay ever had it siucc ; but you may depen pon it if it did ,seize me ,again 'I shoiil . iiow what to take. ST ATUTORY DECLARATION. t, Flokksck Smith, of First Avenue, Roolnvoo ar Sydney; in the Colony of New South Wales, i ieninly and sincerely declare that I have careful I :id the annexed document, consisting- of six folio d consecutively numbered from one to six, and ,at it contains and is a true a:id faithful account o ■y illness and cure by Clements Tonic. Declared at Rookwood, this 2Sth day of June,-1898, "fore me. JAMES T. JAY, J.P. . . OTAGO WITNESS lIIIS ANNUAL, 1000. PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. So much interest was taken in the former Witness Photographic Competitions, and the circle of amateur photographers has so vndencd of late, that the management has every con-fidence-in drolaring a competition m connection with their forthcoming Christmas Annual. The standard of amateur work in all branches of photography has rapidly risen, and our climate is so favourable to the technical processes, our" scenery so stimulating to artistic results, that wp desire to give a -wide choice of subject, as an inducement for really creditable work. ; . Prizes wiil be offered thus: Best and most artistic treatment of Country Landscape, representing some phase of Farming and Station LifeFirst Prize £2 2 0 Second Prize 110 Most interesting and artistic treatment of subject representing Goldfields Life. These must be distinctively Mining, and show Mining work of some Itintl, preferably Dredging or Hydraulic Sluicing, in progress. They must also have such iiiAcrost as pertains to the action of the toilers— First Prize £2 2 0Second .Prize 110 For the best Figure Study, single or grouped, illustrating New Zealand types of beauty, ono prize is offered. The choice oE subjects may include matrons, young girls, and children over four (4) years— Prize £2 2 0 The Photographic Competition mu9t be distmctly understood to be limited to amateurs. All photographs sent in to become the property of the Management. All photos to be in by TUESDAY, July 31. '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11797, 28 July 1900, Page 5
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