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Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 71

Tax the Stomacfi TILL IT TURNS. THEN FflY THE FENdLTY3 The Case of Mr. J. T. RICHARDS. [By o Special Reporter^ The road from Invercargill to th* Bluff is enough to make the eyes of the oyclist glisten with, delight. Tho scenery along the route does not call forth enthusiastic outbursts of' adniiration, certainly ; but for a traveller with a craving for exercise, and with limited time at his- disposal, the condition of the road will be-found most agreeableSuch -was the experience of our reporter when he journeyed to the residence of Mr. James Thomas Richards, grocer, The Bluff, who explained that for two years he had been engaged in tho fishing industry whilst being in Hoeraki. " How did you find that occupation agree with you?" enquired the newspaper man. " Oh, it agreed with me well enough for a* while, but the great trouble was a lack of proper food. I used to go away early in tho morning with my boat, and, took my food very irregularly. The Ufa of a fisherman is not all plain sailing. There are a lot of hardships to contend with, the most serious in~ their consequences being long periods of expesuro to bad weather and a want of nutritious food when it is mo«t needed. I only saw a butcher once a week, while vegetables and fruit were as scarce as water in th.9 Desert of Sahara. This hard living broke mo up by degrees. I used to go out on my fish-catching excursions not caring whether the wind was running with me or against mo, and when, the nets were drawn in I did not ca?e whether the fish were many or few. I lost all interest in my occupation, and became so listless and inert that it did not matter to me which way tha wind blew, t It became more and moro diffioult for me to eat my humble fare; till at last my stomach turned against) every thing eatable. Little things thatf, I used to consider luxuries were now} offensive to look at. My strength gave* way for the want of sustenance, and I grew horribly thin and weary-lookingi My face was as white as a sheet, with a dull, heavy expression in my eyea. A distressing sense of weariness took pos.; session of every limb in my body, ands to make matters worse, I was always extremely crestfallen and melancholy.'* " Did you try the efficacy of a good rest?" " I could not get any rest at all. Mj| mind was in a chronic state of uneasL? ness, as though I had all the responsibilities of the world on my shoulders. Instead of sleeping when I went to bed it was my customary Eabit to lie brooding over the physical derangements franj which I suffered. I was also kept awake by terribly severe pains between, my shoulders, together with tormenting Bick headaches and acute agonies in my side. First thing in the morning £ had the nauseating symptoms of biliousness to contend with. My mouth wag in a dirty state, and I could not get thes bitter taste out of it; besides, my tongue was never clean. The disease was slowly dragging me to the graven and at last I was in such a bad way thai I did not want to live any longer. Mjr nerves were altogether out of tune, a£i the least noise sent me trembling front head to heel. You could not believ& that I was in such an Appalling condition of debility unless you had seen mp-.. The whole of my vitality had gone, anrlj I was just as useless as a clock withoutj any works. Even to breathe wns a trouble, as my chest felt stuffed and heavy.'* " Were you taking medicine of any kindV" f "Yes, of various kinds, but I might, have emptied them into the sea for aIS tho good I derived. I thought tn^ cornplaint was incurable till a friend told me ha had been just as bud as I was;; and thai Clements Tonic saved his :ife-. This information was good enough, ants that day I bought three bottles of Clements Tonic, and they say-ed ray life also. Clements Tonic poured vitaliiy; into my veins, gave me an appetite, tonod up my nerves, and made a strong man of me. My complaint was completely cured by Clement* Tonic, and J wish othor sufferers to h».ar of these'^ fa^ts, which you can publish in any' way you chose." STATUTORY DECLARATION. I. Jahfs Thom«' Richards, of The Bln3, in thfc Colouv of New .Zealand, do solemnly and sincerelydeclaie (hat I have carefully re*d the annexed; document, consisting of two folios and consc-ntively; numbered from one to two, and that it ccntains and* is a true and faithful account cf my illness and cure by Clements Tonic, and also contains icy tall permission to publish man} way in> statements— which I give voluntarily, without receiving any payment ;. and I make this soli-cm declaration conscientiously believing rbf same to br true, and I>y virtue o' thn; rcovsi-rs of an Act of the General AssctuWv of X'-w, Ze^laUii, jimmied " Xiie Jo tics of fe*ce Act ISS2.' 1 / "" • -" " rf-ria-/>d jlTieu iff ih's seventh ilay o r January. ene tb-.-Loaitt. r>ixi«= MiD^tf iud c nt, before me, "*» J. K. KEID, J.P.^