INFORMATION FOR WORKING WOMEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 23 October 1890, Page 26

INFORMATION FOR WORKING WOMEN.

It is a boast often heard that there are a greater variety of occupations open to women nowadays than ever before. Yet the fact is not without its drawbacks, for women are thus tempted into scores of positions for which they are not fitted, with much consequent misery. Thousands of girls especially in America sit all day hammering at type-writers and telegraph instruments, stand on their feet for a dozen hours at a stretch in shops and . stores, and bend over desks at some sort of writing, till their muscles and head ache together. In both England and America they labour in factories long hours over hard and monotonous tasks, often in a fearfully bad atmosphere, and for small wages. When they break down, the expense of having physicians, coupled with other costs of illness, id apt to consume their little savings. Therefore any information which will enable them to lessen euch an outgo must be welcomed by the host of working women.

On this point a recent letter received by us may throw a ray of light. The writer says : — " When a woman has to depend upon her fingers solely for a living it is a terrible thing to fall ill, even though it may be only for a few days or weeks. This was my own situation when I was first taken ill about 10 years ago. It began with what I shall have to describe as a heavy, sinking feeling at the pit of the stomach, and a sensation of giddiness and faintness whilst atmeals. On rising from the table I would often be attacked with palpitation of the heart, which beat so I didn't know what to do with myeelf. Some days I would not eat a mouthful of solid food, so much afraid was I of the pain it gave me. I have gone without food for three consecutive days and nights, till I thought I must surely starve. At the same time the desire to eat was so great I could have clutched eagerly at the hardest piece or stale bread. I got bo bad I had to lie in bed for days, and grew so weak I could scarcely raise myself on my elbows. I consulted doctor after doctor ; I think I must have had not less than a dozen altogether. One called my illness by one name, and the others by other names. No two of them agreed as to what it really was that ailed me. None of them did me any good, though my money went fast enough to pay them and to buy the medicine they ordered. " One day I saw in the Christian Ago an account of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. Yet how could I believe in it ? I had trusted and hoped, and been deceived so often. Unless — which seldom happens— people get the right medicine at first, it is a wonder to me how they ever get it all. What made me feel that Mother Seigel's remedy might be of some use I don't know ; but I think it was because it was discovered and made by a good woman who bad been cured by it herself. At all events I sent for it and began to take it. Up to the time when I write this letter I have taken it seven weeks, and the change it has produced has astonished all who know mfi. The pain about my heart is entirely gone, and I gain strength every day." Note.— The writer of the above letter requested that her name should not be published. V/e feel bound to respect her wishes, although we have no doubt she will consent to our giving her name and address to any of her own sex ■who may desire to write to her, either directly or through us.

A Eomewhat similar case is that of Mrs Annie West, of Manor road, Bournemouth, Hants, who writes under a late date : " I desire to inform you of my wonderful recovery after taking Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. I was so low &3 to be unable to rise from my bed, and thought I should never stand on ray feet again. But by tbe blessing of God, and the use of the Syrup, I am so far recovered as to bo able to return to my work. lam a poor widow and have to work for my living, md h-ive on one or two occasions sold some of my things to buy Seigel's Syrup. For years I conld not keep any food down and suffered from terrible headanbe. Now that lam well once more, I shall soon earn back a hundrel times over the p»icp of <he good medicine that drove away my complaint." 4