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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12991, 4 June 1904, Page 14

The Case of MR. H. W. COOK. (AN independent investigation.) The following article is intended for the accommodation of such readers i\& may wißh for information on the subject related. -There is 110 desiro to trespass upon the proper ground of 'individual judgment', for without doing so there are numerous cases on which the informatio'li here given will ho useful. In supplying the facts, Mr. Harry William Cook, of Macandrew-road, South Dn ii eel in j BftiJ : — ' "Ever since childhood it lias been my misfortune to suffer from asthma, which, in my caso, Ims the knack of varying the severity of its attacks. Five years ago I lmd a vefy bad time with it, as I was then having on; attack of uathma after another, Mid thoy wire very severe in each instauce. I had a very troublesome dry cough,, and at tiince I, used to spit up a yellow-coloured phlegm." V'Dld.you entertain fears regarding any other disease?" enquired tl» newspaper representative.' i ■• .. ; "Well, what with the continual cough Mid.the persistent expectorations, • together with the terribly low condition I was in, I really began to fear that I was going into consumption. ■ At that particular timo my Strength .was so completely exhausted that I had to stay away from worlc for about three months, and I was in that depressed state of mind that I would far sooner be indoors, away _ from everybody, than outside. Kxcrtion of any kind was a sort of worry to me, and nil I felt ablo to do was to sit down and mope in a corner by myself. It was a great drawback having no appetito, f r I went ejean-qff my meals altogether.- • If I sat down to one a feeling of sickness canic over me, qud I would turn away from the sight; of the . food that was on the tabic. That djd not always happen, of course, but still, it was a matter of frequent occurrence, and,if, on tlie other hand, 1 1 did eat something, there were soon unmistakable signs that niy digestive organs wanted looking after, fbr it : 6eemed to me that everything went sour stomach, which became filled with .gases from the fermented food. A most .uncomfortable feeling was the result, as you may imagine, and a little later on I used to get awfully stiffin breathing, owing to the tightness which afi'ected my;'.chest-. Gradually 'getting weaker, in course of time I had no energy or strength, or inclination, to talk-to anybody. When I Was in that dreadful predicament every little thing,\va3 too great s trouble to do., Sometimes-the feeling in my stomach was as if a'bearittg down weight had been formed there, aud I Biipposo it would be the food lying there without, digesting that caused it.". ' " There can be no doubt of that," remarked the roporter. " And I'll tell you, another thing," re-. Bqmed Mr.'Cook, "At times Iliad a nasty, dragging p'sin in the and I found that when I leaned on one side a bit it gave me a little iwe, but when I straightened myself up again the pains were very severe—a sort of acute ache. Bilious headaches did not leave inc nloiio either," ois Iliad them sometimes very bad, and my sight alsogot dim, 'but iny oyes were affected more especially witli spols before them, at which, times I had to put, my book or paper down if I happened to be reading,.. It,was a frightful palp, that was troubling me -across the kidneys, but-I do not think anything could bavje been Worse than the sleeplessness under which I had to labour About three or four o'oloek in tho mornings I used to wake up, and after lying there in misery till I could not stay iri-bed any longer, I got up, feeling so weary that I could have laid down again, snd witli aches in my limbs'that made me feol wretched, A disagreeable taste was in my .mgutli each morning, the effect of vfhich.was'to make whatever little thought I might haVs'bad of taking some food all the more remote. I did not- keep count of l the time that I was ill this unenviablo condition, so I cannot say exactly'.how long I was ailing, but I can.tell you that it was the most dreary and most ilnhappy period of my existence, audi hope never logo through the like again. The excessive weakness oJ my system was responsible (or my nerves becoming unhinged, and I cannot go far wrong in telling yon that I was completely broken up altogether." " You have effected a' great change since then. I should think ?" • • •, " l r ou do not want to look at mo twice to know that," responded, Miv Cook, "and it is a changc that I have to thank Clements Tonic for. When things were looking so black with mo it suddenly occurred to my mind that a relative of mine had been greatly benefited by Clements 'i'onii, and I had 'so often heard it well spoken of that I-thought there would be no harm in giving it a trial, as it might do me g<jod, ; too. I got a bottle to start with, and for some time I was in doubt as to whether it would he advisable ' to get any more or not, as it did not seem to affect me much. But then I. thought of the frail conditional was in, and I asked myself if I expected to realise ariy great improvement all at once.' To think so was absurd, of course,'and as my good judgment prevailed over my impatience, I got some more Clements Tonic; and now you have the secrct of my present good health." " You mean that yon conlirtucd with it till your strength was regained ?" " Exactly. That is the whole affair in a nutshell. It was not long- making itsell 'felt, that Clements Tonio, when I had given it a reasonable chance, and my spirits rose to I heir utmost height when I realised that it was really doing ine good. Clements Tonic seemed to strike straight' at' my.'disordered digestion, for the hilidus headaches were toon dispensed with, aiid .again my sight became, clear. I began : to make a bettor show at mealtimes, and getting my appetite back, as I did, helped me a lot, especially as my food was.soon digesting, all right.' The heavy feelings were 'taken away from i]iy chest, I had no bother or discomfort from flatulence, and I could breathe without all that painful exertion which had been tho bane of my life before I started, on Clements Tonic. No woiider you say I must have effected a great change !: It was really something to marvel at tho way J got on. The horrible pains across my 'kidneys were quietened, and the unsettled condition of my norves was remedied by.demonts Tonic as easily as anybody could wish. Something, that I was very pleased indeed to regain was my 'sleep, and you'would ic surprised if you knew how different 'I felt on awakening after I: had been • using Clements Tonic awhile. 'There were 110 weary sensations in my 'limbs, no bittor taste, and I had the'strength 'to do my work. My' cough had gone, and I felt a different man." , '' May I-use these statements »"•' " Most decidedly. Every sufferer should' be advised about Clements Tonic, for there is nothing to equal it, and you can publish these fact* in any way you.please." STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Harry W. Coon, of Maeandraw-Road, foulh Dunedin, in the Colon)' ol Neiv Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare ibat I have carefully read the annexed docurqent, consisting o[ three folios, and consecutively numbered from one to three, and that it contains and is a true and faithful account of- iny illness and -cure by Clements Tonic, aod'also'contains ray full permission to publish in any. way my statements—which I give voluntarily,' without receiving any payment; and 1 make tbis solemn declaration conscientiously.'believing the same to be true, Jtnd by virtue of the provisions of an Act ot the General "Assembly of Kew ZSalaq'd,' intituled "The Justices of Peace Act', Declared at South Dunedin, this ninth day of Moroli, one thousand. nine hundred' and turte, before ae, ; ■ > WM. WARDROP. J.P.