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Otago Witness, Issue 2387, 30 November 1899, Page 70

THE CASE OF IV! rs. J. BOYT.

(HY OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. ) Our reporter having safely made his way past two ferocious-looking watchdogs to call at the residence of Mr. John James Eoyfc, Collins-streefe, Marrickville, Mr. Boyt opened the door and our reporter explained his business. "Walk in, please, and I will introduce you to my wife," said Mr. Boyt, " aud she will tell you all about her illness Verself." In the diningroom our reporter found Mrs. 8.-yt, M-ho required no pressing to unfold the luatory of her complaint and its cure. _ .' , - "Indeed," replied that lady, "it always gives me pleasure to tell people about tlw remedy that pulled me through - . _ A Very Serious Time.* f ' What was the matter, Mrs. Boyt. 1 * "I overworked myself. In addition to my household duties I had undertaken the cavo of a sick friend. I attended to her by day and by night, till at last I got into that itate that I could hardly crawl over to her house. At last I broke down. A continual weary feeling was upou me, even to The Tips of my Fingers. It required an effort even to raise my hand. •Whon in health I have always a good appetite, but then I didn't care for anything- I dreaded the night coming. Lying in bed ■was a torture to me, for 1 could get no rest,, but tossed about, wondering what ailed me, an«l trying to force myself into ■ slumber. But the more I tried to go to sleep the more wakeful I became. In the morning I felt I couldn't get up, and when I at length man»ged to reach the bittingvoom I felt too languid and tired to do more than sib back in my chair. I became very despondent as time wcut on, I got so ill. 1 can't describe the terrible feelings that used to atflict me. I felt I would like to get svsv.»y somewhere all by myself, where I could sec and hear no one, »ud there be still.- . . I Was So Irritable and nervous that if anyone spoke to' mo suddenly I shc*\d tremble and shake- all over." U I presume tl is illness must have pulicd you doivn a lot? ' ■ "Of course it did. I was not like I am >ow, but was rot nearly so ill looking as might have bee a expected from one who suffered as I oi\; but then my complaint [was eeated chiefly in my nerves, and I am not.one to show much change in my appearance when lam ..'lck. lam perfectly satisfied, however, chat if my nerve affection hadn't been properly treated in time it would have ended very seriously for me. ■ As it was I got into an awfully low slate. My nervous System Was Ai! Unstrung." •' But you recovered from all this rather quickly, I am told, queried the reporter ? " •' More than ' rathor '—extremely quickly, replied Mrs. Boyt most emphatically. My husband was very much concerned for me, for nothing — and I tried many medicines — jseemed to have, the least beneficial effect. In the end he got me some Clements Ton'o. I thought it would be like all the other stutF I had tried— about as useful as a glass of t water ; but to humour him, or rather because I -wasn't strong enough to resist his pressing, I took a dose." "You hardly expected to receive any benefit from one dose ? " " Now that's just where you make a mislake, replied Mrs. Boyt. Strange as it may seem to you (and I must admit that a e,ood many people hardly believe me when I tell -them of »t) tbat the first dose had