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Otago Witness, Issue 2426, 12 September 1900, Page 69

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The Case of Rf3r« William Thomas Rose {From the "Nepcan (Penrilk, N.8.W.) Times.") — (BY OTTE SPECIAL KEPOBTEJt.) A report having reached this office to the effect that Mr. W. T. Rose, of High-street, Penrith, had some time since establishecl himself in firm health by the opportune use of a certain remedy after suffering for a long time from a stubborn and dangerous illness, our reporter called at Mr. Rose's house, and asked him what ailed him some time back. " Well," replied that gentleman, "I was afflicted with A Terrible Meß*vcws Costrcpla.irot. It came upon me when I was weakened; and my constitution shattered by a long continued internal complaint. I caught, cold when out on an all-night fishing excursion, and on returning home was seized with griping cramps at the bottom of the stomach. • While it lasted the pain was simply excruciating. I was bent double with pain, with my two hands pressed upon my stomach. I changed to a deadly colour, and couldn't utter a word. It felt as though my bowels were tied in knots. Gradually the cramps subsided, and leit me free ior two or three days. Then the spasms came on again. The torment v. as worse than before. Once more I slowly recovered, bub only to be seized again and again with these racking spasms. Often in the height of the anguish I positively thought I should be snuffed out. ' One minute more of this agony,' I &aid to myself, ' and 1 shall be a dead man.' I slowly got weaker and weaker. Every seizure left me. worse." " Did you get no advice ? " Mr. Rose laughed at the question. " I should think I did," he replied. " I tried everything, but nothing I used at that time could ward off the cramps, or even give me relief." " I suppose you had other symptoms ? " " Yes, my one-time splendid appetite deseited me, and whatever 1 did eat gave me a Painful Feelsng of Oppressios-a right here (Mr. Rose placed his hand on the lower portion of his chest to indicate the spot). Wearisome headaches troubled me, and a sharp, twinging pain between the shoulders frequently made itself I'elt. In the morning I found my tongue thickly coated with a disagreeable substance. My breath was foul, and after every attempt to eat, wind would generate in my stomach*" " Your liver was affected, perhaps ? " "Yes, very badly; Ifcit I hardly know what portion ot my body was not afflicted. Then my nerves began to go. That was the last straw. I had battled as cheerfully as possible against my disease, but now this new infliction made me Downhearted Beyond Expression. When I stood up I was so giddy and shaky that I had to take hold of something to steady myself. I was frightened to walk across the road. All night long I lay in bed all of a shake, and twitching frightfully. All sorts of FooSash and Unwarran table Terrors Would crowd into my mind. I had to sit up in bed, I really dare not lie down. My despondency increased clay by day. I can't describe the" awful nervousness that was upon me. I went into a shaking fit through nothing at all. The blessing of sleep was denied me. My nights were one long misery, and I dreaded the approach of bed time. Sometimes I was unable to get out of bed, and at ether times I sat up brooding over my misfortunes, trying to imagine what it would be like to be well and strong once more." '" "I suppose ypn had the attention of a doctor ? "

"Yes, I had as many as five different doctors, but none of them could cure me. Some slight temporary relief was all that I ever obtained from their medicines, and I was soon as bad as ever again, if not worse. I also obtained all sorts of physic from the chemists, and my wife bought me many medicines which were warranted to cure me straight off." " But they didn't do it ? " '' They were all rubbish,"" said Mr. Rose, emphatically — just new-fangled catchpennies ; but you know how o, sickjnan clin&s to the weakest hops."