"Bible John's" Difficulties.

Otago Witness, Issue 2088, 1 March 1894, Page 49

"Bible John's" Difficulties.

Talking of Lobengula's love of the Old Testament, he must have been fascinated with the graphic descriptions of the flocks and herds that wander through the inspired pages. Do you remember •• Bible John" in Hogg's "Shepherd's Calendar" ? John could never read the Scriptures without expounding them. Sometimes, however, he found himself in a difficulty, as the missionary often did with Lobengula. For instance, on reading the last chapter of Job. when he came to the enumeration of the patriarch's live stock he remarked in his rich Doric :

"He has had an unco' sight o' creatures. Fourteen thousand sheep! How many was that r .

" He has had 700 scores," said one of the household.

" Ay," said John, •' it was an unco' swarm o' creatures. There wad bo a dreadfu' confusion at his clippings. Six thousand camels, 1000 yoke of oxen, and 1000 she-asses. What in the wide warld did he do wi' a' thae creatures P Wad it no' hae been mair purpose-like if he had had them a' milk kye ? " " Whae wad he hae gotten to have milked them? asked one of the girls. — Joseph Hatton.

MRS CALAP GOBS TO SEE MRS MILLS. And it was not for an hour'B chat over a cup of tea that she went to see her, but ou a much more serious matter. For Mrs Mills had been quoted in the newspapers as having said something which might bo of importance to Mrs Calap, and also to others. Now the newspapers print so many things that nobody can make head or tail of that Mrs Calap thought the only sure way was to go and see Mrs Mills *? »5.,, }{ lfc was fcrue whafc was said. What Mrs Mills told her ? is contained in the annexed statement made about a year afterwards • "I, Jane Calap, of 3 Vincent street" York road, Leeds, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows : —

"In the early part of November 1887 I fell into a low, weak state. I was tirod, languid, and weary, and felt as if something had come over me. All my bones ached, and I had so much pam that I did not know where to put myself L was constantly vomiting ; sometimes a green, bitter fluid came away, at other times frothy water. I had a dull, heavy pain at the right side, the whites of my oyes were a yellow colour, and my skin was sallow as if I had the jaundice. I had an awful taste in the mouth, my tongue and teeth being covered with slime so thick that I had to scrape it away My appetite fell away, and after eating the simplest and lightest food I had so much pain that ifc nearly killed me. I had always great pain and weight at my chest and through to my back • also a gnawing, sinking sensation at the pit of my stomach. I was greatly troubled with wind, which rolled all over me, and gave me so much pam it waß like spaams, for I could not straighten myself. I gradually got weaker and weaker, and felt so weak and exhausted that I could scarcely drag myself along. As time went on I wasted away until I got as thin as a match, and could barely walk across the floor. I felt so downhearted that I used to Bay I shall never get better any more in this world. I took all kinds of medicines, but finding myself getting worse I gob a recommendation to the L.eeds Infirmary, where I was attended to by several doctor?, who gave me medicines, which I took month after month, but I got no better The doctora sounded my chest and lungs, and seemed puzzled with my sufferings, for they frequently changed my medicine. Getting no better I next went to the Dispensary in Norbh street, and persevered taking their medicines, but it was all to no purpose. I now gave up taking physic, for I had lost all faith in it, and my sufferings continued until January 1891, when I heard a neighbour of mine, Mrs Ann Mills, 40 Bread street, had been cured (after the doctors had given her up) by a medicine called Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup. I went with my daughter to see Mrs Mills, who told me that Seigel's Syrup had saved her life, and would do me good. I got a botfcla of the medicine, and after taking a few doses I felt relief. I continued with the Syrup, and after taking three bottles all the pain left me, my food agreed with me, and I gradually gained strength. I oan now take any kind of food and never feel any distress | and am as strong as ever I was. After my recovery a lady customer of mine said to ma ' Mrs Calap, whatever have you been taking, for you do look so well ?' I told her, as 1 tell everyone, that Seigel's Syrup had made me a new woman, and but for it I should not be alive. I wish others to know of the benefit I have derived from the medicine, and I give fall permission to the proprietors to use this statement as they may think fit, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true. By virtue of the provisions oE the • Statutory Declaration Act, 1835' (Will. IV, C, OuJ s ' Declared before me at Leeds "1 this « 251h day of January ,„, 1892. I (Signed) "(Signed) Alf. Cooke, J.F. f Jane o*"*. (Ex. Mayor of Leeds.") J The public may remember the account of Mrs Mills's illness and recovery, published some time ago. We are glad that Mrs Calap heard of it and went straight to that lady herself for the information she wanted. The visit resulted just as might have been expected. Both our good friends had suffered from the Bame disease — indigestion and dyspepsia — and the remedy which cured in the first case was equally successful in that of her neighbour. No wonder Mrs Calap had lost all faith in physic, and if Mother Seigel's Syrup were "physic" we should not look for people to have faith in it either. But it is a remedy, not " physic." It doesn't upset and disgust ; it soothes and heals. Men fall ill, to be sure, but women bear most of the pain in this Bad world, and when once acquainted they and "Mother Seigel are 'ever' the best ol" friends," like Joe and Pifs in Dickens's story.

— Some time ago, a clergyman received a letter from a young woman, named Mary, asking him to perform the ceremony of marriage for her at a certain tinio. He read the letter to his wife, retns»rked that he would marry Mary, and then laffc the room. A young lady of six snmmefn, who ov<j> heard her fatherss last remark, whimpered to ber little brother ; «• What will pour mamma da if papa ma.ir.teß Mary V

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