EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 8

EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

LETTER TO MR REGAX, F R G.S. Hearing that a letter from ex President Kruger had been receive.l by Mr W. F. Regan, F.R.G.S.. the well-known South African magnate, a reporter from flic Telegraph jnteiviewed him at his Lon lon offices 4-1 Threadnetdlo itro^t '' Pi evident Kiu&er," said he when questioned, "sent me one letter which I have particular occasion to remember, for by tho same mail I received two oilier letters, one irom the Right Hon. "W. E Gladstone, and the other from his Majesty the King of Portugal. All three were letters of- encouragement, for I wa= carrying ou*- large operations which necessitated my working clay and night; for nine months I worked 19 hours a day. The day I received these important letters my mind was a blank: the strain had begun to tell upon me, and I became weak and run down; locomotor ataxia set in ; I frequently fainted, and could not walk straight ; later the complaint left my limbs and attacked my brain At different times I consulted four noted medical men, two of whom said my ca-e was hopeless. A city friend suggested Dr Williams' pmk pills for pale people I only laughed, but next day he railed at mv office with 12 boxes of Dr "Williams' pmk pill", and made me swallow the first do-e then, and promise to contiuo them. I could s-ef he believed in them, and I kept my promise. Long before I had finis'ied tho 12 boxes I feU wonderfully improved, and now my limbs are quite free from locomotor ataxia. My brain is perfectly clear, and I work 12 hours a day, and sleep as soundly as when camping out on the South African veldt." Although previously regarded as incurable, locomotor ataxia has, in mmv ca=o* been cured by Dr "Williams' pmk pills. The disease is one ausing from spinal disoider, which causes the muscles to become uncontrollable. Dr "Williams' pink pill* strengthen the spine, retone the nerves, and enrich the blood The' muscular system i- restored to its normal condition, and of'c-r ailments suoh .is dyspepsia, St Yitus' dance, rickets, scrofula, paralyse, rheumatism, consumption, bronchitis, nervous exhaustion, etc.. are al«o cured Sold by (hernias and storekeeper, and by the Dr "William." Medicine Company, "Wellington, 3s x>py box, °ix boxes 16s 6d, po-t free. "How to Cure Locomotor Ataxia"'; write for free instructions.— Advt. A correspondent in Paris serds an exdipnge the following intimation. — ''A motion is before the Couvteuil County Council which aims at making the top hat an offence in France. The motion declaies Uiat th» top hat is 'a menace to the principles ot liberty and equality, which are the ba»es of the French Republic: that if excites envy in the breasts of tho*e who cannot afford to wear it. and pacinaisins «upenolity in the heart* of tho--e who can V\ herdfoie tlie weaiing of it should be dccLued a mifcdemcaaoui'.' "

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