"FORTY YEARS AGO."

Otago Witness, Issue 2331, 3 November 1898, Page 23

"FORTY YEARS AGO."

OLD COLONIAL REMINISCENCES.

"Forty years ago? " What a long str&tch back in- a young colony. But many of tlu older generation remember occurrences in 1857 as well as we remember the events of last year. Mrs T. J. Thomas, who resides at the old-established town of Heathcote, Victoria, is one who recollects as far back as '57 mo3fc vividly. The memory, unfortunately, is a most painful one. Speaking reminiscently to a journalist some time ago, the good lady, who is over 75 years of age, said that from '57 to, comparatively, a fewmonths ago she had not known what permanent relief from pain was. "It was, as near as I can remember, in '57," said she, " that I had my first attack of rheumatism, and these have followed "me up, on and off, for 40 years. About nine years ago my troubles Avere added to by enlargement of the liver, and this in- itself, more than sufficient to, kill most people o£ my age, .ivasi aggravated by inflammation of the kidneys. As you may imagine, I was in a very critical condition for a long time, and .vist when about to pull together again another severe attack of rheumatism brought me down. This brings me to about five years back, when I caught influenza the first time. But to shorten my story, I had further attacks of rheumatism and influenza again the following year, and though the influenza missed mo for the next two years, rheumatism did not. But I had more to face yet, for about a. pear and nine months I was laid up with n third attack of influenza. I never seemed to be able to throw this off as I had the others, and it made me feel terribly lowspirited. Rheumatism kept going at me, md it seemed that between them they were going to get the better of me. I had four or five doctors, but their advice and physic was not the least good, and I felt I could o.ot last much longer. The pain I suffered beats description. I could not lie down, md the only position in which partial reief was to be found was sitting, bearing to one side. I could, not bear anything to touch my back. I don't like to think of bhe torture through which I have passed ; it was terrible. I lost all power in my legs. A.t this stage my attention- was attracted to some of the published cures which had been effected by Dr Williams's Pink Pills for Pale People of cases which had been pronounced by doctors and hospitals as bopeless, and I determined to make a trial of them. I was at the twelfth box quite enabled to discontinue the treatment. My friends and acquaintances were astonished at my recovery, and quite a number are taking the pills, and others have expressed their determination to do so should they ever feel the need of treatment." Ask your dealers for Dr Williams's Pink Pills for Pale People, and refuse all imitations and substitutes. Sold by chemists and storekeepers generally, or the Dr Williams Medicine Co., Wellington, New Zealand, will forward on receipt of stamps or post office order one box for three shillings ; or half a dozen for sixteen and sixpence. Be sure you ask for Dk Witjaams's Pink Pills ; it is only Dr Williams's Pink Pills which have performed the thousands of wonderful cures as advertised. They build up the constitution and strengthen the system in such a way as to prevent any ill effects occurring after measles, influenza, colds, etc. They are ilso a certain cure for rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, loss of physical strength, neuralgia, anaemia, all female irregularities, insomnia, debility, indigestion, and sick headache. ________ As showing the importance of the coaling stations held by Britain, Sir Howard Vincent lv a recent speech referred to the departure of Prince Henry of Prussia ,to China in the German war ship Deutschland, and in doing so said that vessel miist needa coal at Gibraltar, at Port Said, at Aden, at Colombo, at Singapore, at Hongkong, all bs the leave of Britain. And how return excepting by the leave oi Britain ?