SPECIAL HOME HEADINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2416, 28 June 1900, Page 69

SPECIAL HOME HEADINGS.

■ "SERIES in.— YOUR CHILDREN., No nialter whether physical or mental labour is meant, or even if, as is too olten the case ia these days of fierce struggle foi existence, an excess of either has to be accomplished. Dr Tibbles's Yi-Cocoa will prove of inestimable servica. The jadedness and tiredness which characterise? thousands of young men and women of the present day too often resolves itself into a question of diet. Children and young persons do not require so much food as nourishment, and a paitiallv digested Food-beverage, such as Dr Tibbies' s Yi-Cocoa, gives, strength, stamina, pud builds -up and strengthens the tissues. The disinclination iov fwtl.er effort and exertion so cflea experienced will become a thing of the past ; and heat in bummer, and cold in winter, and all tl c bleak 'uncertainties of our trying climate can be faced with Dv Tibbies' s Vi-Cocoa. which has concentrated pc v-era of nutriment, - and imparts stamina and staying power?, adds to powers of endurance, and enables those who use it to undergo greater physical exertion and fatigue. The British Medical Journal says: — " ViCoeca is a very palatable beverage of great stimulating and sustaining properties." The Lancet says: — " Vi-Cocoa is in the front rank of really "valuable foods." "We say that for breakfast and supper there is nothing to equal Dr Tibbles's Vi-Cocoa. "Merit, and merit alone, is what we claim for Dr Tibbles's \ i-Cocoa, and we are prepared to pend to any reader who names the Ota-go Witness a dainty sample tin of Dv Tibbles's Yi-Cocoa free and post paid. There is no magic in all this. It is a plain, honest, straightforward offer. It is done to introduce t*ie merits of Vi-Cocoa into every home. Dr Tibbles's Yi-Cocoa, as a concentrated form of nourishment and vitality, ia ii.valuable ; nay, more than this, for all who wish to face the strife and battle of life with "greater endurance and more sustained exertion, it is absolutely indispensable. Dr Tibbies' s Yi-Cocoa, in B£d packets and Is Id and 2s 2d tins, can be obtained from all Chemists, Grocers, and Stores ; or from Dr Tibbles's "Vi-Cocoa (i-iimited), 269 Georg* street, Sydney.

— Among the wedding presents received by the da\ighter of a Philadelphia politician, the other day, were three complete .suites of drawing room furniture, 17 plate-glass mirrors, 14a oil paintings and etchings, 15 valuable and 93 ordinary clocks, li writing desks, 16 fancy tables, 37 pie knives, 11 fish sets, 13 china tea sets, and nine music boxes, to say nothing of 326 pieces of bric-a-brac, 102 salt and pepperboxes, and 450 other pieces of silver. There were 3000 guests.

(From the. " Marriekcitle Jlavicw," IQ\7\9S.) (by ouk special reporter.) . " Get the plain, unadulterated truth ! " These were the instructions given to cur reporter when he was* despatched "to interview Mrs. James Williams, of Hohnesdale Street, Marrickville, Sydney. > Our reporter w<ss fortunate enough to find „ Mrs. Williams at home, and on his-explain-ing the motive of his visit that lady accorded him a mo3t hearty welcome. No one, to look at Mrs. Williams now, would ever suspect that she had suffered from any serious illness. She is a fine specimen of a woman, aiid looks in grand health. Our reporter complimented her on her appearance. " I was very different a little while ago," "said Mre. Williams, with a smile.

" And that's what I want to hear all ibout," responded the newspaper man. ' "I suffered," continued Mrs. Williams, '.' from gvoat General Debility and Nervousness, for I was seriously ill for many months." "How do you account for it, Mrs. Williams?" * " I was travelling by rail once, and three pickpockets followed me, and jostled me as I was .getting into the car, and they succeeded in picking my pocket of my purse, which contained ». considerable sum in gold. They were very violent, and the shock of it »11

Seriously Upset Me,

A tew seconds after the assault I gob very faint in the trahi, and then commenced to vomifc violently. From that moment I date all my trouble. When I got home I was

Entirely Prostrated.

Terrible headaches came on, which were so violent as to nearly drive me mad. It was ten times worse than neuralgia. Day by day T. got worse. ,1 had no longer any desire for food, and I never got any sleep, but only dropped off now and again into an uneasy doze. Then I should get wide awake in a moment, and find myself

Shaking all Over.

Of course I was not able to do any of my housework."

"'I suppose not, Mrs. Williams. I wonder at your being able tq.get about at all."

"'Yes, during the earlier stages of my disease I managed to get up and sit in a, chair, and sometimes I felt as though the chair was sinking through the floor with me, and at other times 1 should feel benumbed all over. And when I attempted to stand lip I was seized with giddiness, and fell back iri my chair."

'* Were there any other marked symptoms ? ",

"Yes, in addition to the headaches I have spoken of I had a pain in the chest and between the shoulders. It felt as though there was a moving ball of wind around my heart."

"Had you obtained medical advice at this time ? " " Yes. One doctor thought It was Consumption

that had attacked me, and another medical man suggested that fatty degeneration of the heart was the cause of this pain. They prescribed for me, but their medicines had no effect upon my complaiut. Then they recommended a change of air and seene — they said nothing else would do me any good — but I was unable to act on this .advice." " And how did it all end, Mrs. Williams ?" " Well, I got from bad to worse, and I was forced to

Take to niy Bed,

and to get my sister-in-law to come to nurse me. I had now got into such au irritable and nervous slate that the noise of the traffic (and there is not much of that down this -would throw me into fits of trembling. I wasted away terribly, and I was the colour of death. The many doctors who attended me were unable to do anything for me, and at last

They Gave me Up.

I never expected to get better. I thought my end was near. I was in this state when <& neighbour brought me in a small bottle of Clements Tonic — it -was nearly full. She pressed me most earnestly to try it." "Which you did do?" " I did, and for which I am devoutly thankful, for this small bottle was the befi&iting of my recovery from my dreadful iait!f**> Clements Tonic worked wonders