TAKEN ILL IN THE STREET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2430, 10 October 1900, Page 29

TAKEN ILL IN THE STREET.

On the 26th of January, 1898, a young lady, passing through Burton street, in Darlinghurst, was suddenly taken ill. Fortunately, she wps seen by the people of a house neatby, who conducted her within doors, administered a stimulant, and cared for her until she was' able to go home. This,, you may say, was hardly an incident worth putting in print. That depends oil what it signified. To a besieged and starving garrison the sound of a distant bugle is a matter to make the heart jump.

On arriving at her house, we are sorry to say the young lady had a second seizure, and a doctor was at once called in.

No, it was not the nerves, or a rush of blood to the head ; the symptoms pointed to a thoroughly disordered state of the digestion ; ulcerated stomach, piobably. So spoke the medical man, after a careiul diagnosis. Such being the doctor's opinion, he prescribed on the lines suggested by the faces. The sequel proved him right, albeit his treatment had but little beneficial effect. For this he is not to be blamed, as there are few* diseased conditions more difficult to correct than the one he met with in this instance. Many physicians decline to touch such cases — sending the sufferers to hospitals.

In a letter dated August 20th, 1899, the young lady describes the events alluded to here, and informs us as to the final result. •

"It was early in 1897," she says, "that my health, previously good, began to fail. In spite of all we could do, I got worse, and in the middle of that year my state was dreadful. Not only was my appetite wholly destroyed, but I ABHORHED THE VERT SIGHT OF FOOD. From the most savoury and attractive meals that could be put on the table I turned away in disgust.

"That this was unnatural and alarming, of course I realised ; ljut what could be done 1 Hardly a day passed without my suffering agony with a twisting, griping, gnawing feeling in the stomach. "The pleasure and comfort went out of my life as completely a» the sparkle vanishes from a lake on a cloudy day.

"At length I acted on my mother's urgent and repeated advice, and began the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup. She said it had wrought a- wonderful cure on her; and why, should it not on me? So I said yes, and wa sent for it. Before I had taken four bottles the trouble passed away, and I have been a' 1 strong, healthy girl evei sinee — and that is! now eighteen months." — Maud M'Guinnessj) 158 Burton street, Darlinghurst, Syjcbaßyy N.S..W. 4