UP IN THE WORLD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2520, 2 July 1902, Page 10

UP IN THE WORLD.

i "When your enemy is down, keep hinu 1 down," is the adVice offered by those who | regard the game of life only in its brut.. L inspect. It was reserved for the 12-year-old [ boy who afterwards became the first Duke | of WJiarton to adopt and put into practice i the contrary opinion. The father of this , young hopeful was a friend of Joseph Addi- , son, the distinguished critic, and wae anxious [ to secure his services as tutor for his eon. , With this view, Addison was invited to the , Wharton country estate, where he was charmed by the engaging manners of his prospective pupil, who showed him over the place and proved a most intelligent guide. i The little lord having one day taken Addison to a distant part of the estate to 6eo some race horses, upon coming to a very ■ tall barred gate was greatly concerned afc | having forgotten to bring the key. "N matter," said Addison, "I can climb over it, i I think"; and then with difficulty mounted (to the top bar. At that moment the little i lord whipped a '---ey out of his pocket, 1 opened the lock, and began swinging the gate to and fro rapidly, keeping the stately Addi-on aloft in that ridiculous situation. "As you arc to be my tutor," said the boy, "I may as well make terms with you while | I have you in my power,"" and forthwith ' proceeded to extract various promises of l leniency from the critic before he wou'd allow him to descend. Addison thought it , bolter not to undertake the instiuction of thai youth.

i N">\v, whatever may be said of. the policy ' of k(H>prinsj your enemy "down" or "up "* as the case mny bp, the great difficulty usually is the getting of him into one ov other of those positions. With regard to health, it is cc-rtainly easier to retain it unimpaired than to recover it when or.r-a it is lost ; but that cures are pffeetf<l, e^ n j where the indications epem hopeless, f' •» following case will prove. It is descri'-^d by Mr Charles M. Morrison, of Area 'o Buildings. Hicrh street. Armaclale-, Victor'a, under date Januirv 9. 1902. "In ]887." says Mr Morripon. "a fire broke out in *■" o kitchen of the )-.oii-r» I ihen oneupi^d 'n. M°lboi'rnc. The flames bur=t forth u :t h ereat fury, and i?ir«--ntenpd to speedily (V. 'troy th«^ honse nnd its content 5 . My w'fo was fir*t to discDver Hie fire, arcl she- rugh'd fortii to ai\o t'le nlarm. A n^ior 1 forvrr' > NewfounfUftnd- dog. hoarinff her cutery nnd seeinp her run. sprang at her and knocked V-r down. Fortunptelv the fire was pxrincruished before it had time to reach the main building; but <he s'"oc'' of it, inlpnFtficd by the attack of the roe. had a calamitous effect upon the health of my wife. 55' was completely pro^'rated by it, r^d brought as near to d'-afc'-" as it is po»siM" for anyone to be and yet live. Per nervous system was entire-ly deranged. She wai unable to sleep, and p-eree-ptibly wasted fwav day by c 7 ay. But her most es'-inus trouble was an innb'lity to retain foo''. The small quan'jtv which s'" 1^ fo~e"d her'flf to triiko- nearly al~av ; occasiot'e'-i voi"iting and intense pain. In this pi+iable condition my wife continued for yeiirs. notwi+li6fa"ding that slie vra- at various time* under treatment of no I'^e than fiv<» different doctors. None of them npp<-ored to understand her ca^e. .and all their fffor*s to relieve !>er provec l quite futile. One doctor suspected «he was Buffering from cancer r e tho .etomar-h. He rrade a spore'iintr pynrr - nation, and. as a result of liis inves-'-igatio^'-, sated that, though thn-re was no cane n r, t^n stomneh wns very badly ulcerate. !P<> tlioutfht her condition very preeariou'. However, he could do nothing for her. and we had quite lost faith in doctors and proprietary medic'ne 1 ! when. a. little over t^ree veara ago. a friend advised m to try Mother Sei^el's Curative Syrup. He was very persistent, and a*- last we obtained a bottle of it. My wife took it regtilarly. as prescribed, and soon b^-ran to benefit in health and stren?th. Tn a little while she wa= able to take ordinary food, and retain it without pain or inconvenience. She took Mother Scigp-l's Curative Syrup three tim»<= a day for three rnon+h«. at the end of which time she was completely cured, and she has remained well ever frince. At present she is quite plump, has lost the haecrard loqk pho once had. and is able to perform her household duties. Havinsr got the enemy 'down' ■'or 'up) by aid of Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, we intend to keep him in that position by tho same means. We hope our experience may prove of benefit to others."

The Rev. Matthew Walker was at Orango fN.S.W.) last week committed for trial on a charge of haying committed perjury afe the Orange District Court in February last. According to the estimate of a steamboat company, there will be 100,000 America* visitors to London during Coronation week.

Australia imports nearly £400,000 worth of literature from the United Kingdom every year, over £20,000 worth from America, and over £150.000 worth from otitoz countries.