UP IN THE WORLD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 19

UP IN THE WORLD.

"When your enemy is down, keep hiffl down," is the advice offered by those whd regard tho game of life only in its brutal aspect. It was reserved for the 12-year-014 boy who afterwards became the first Dukflf of Wharton to Adopt and put into practice the contrary opinion. The father of this yeung hopeful waa a friend of Joseph Addi* Bon, the distinguished critic, and was anxious to secure- hi»- services as tutor' for his »on. With this view, Addisqn wa9 invited to tho' Wharton •* country estate, where he was charmed by ' the engaging manners of his prospective pupil, whoehowed him over tho place and, proved a most intelligent; guide. The little lord having one' day token AddiBon to a distant part of the estate to see somo nice horses, upon coming to a very tall barred • g*t* was greatly- concerned at having - forgotten ■to bring/ jfcher.lcey/ ""No matter," said- Addison, -'Tcan ch'mbover ity I think"; and then with, difficulty mounted to tho top bar. At 'that moment the little lord whipped a key out' of his pocket 1 , opened the lock, antl began swinging the gate to and fro rapidly, keeping the stately, Addison aloft in that ridiculous situation 1 ,, "As you are 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 leim ncy from the critic before he would allow him to descend. Addison thought it better not -to undertake tho instruction of that youth.

Now, whatever may be said of the policy of keeping your enemy "down" or "up." as tho case may be, tho great difficulty usually is the getting of him into one 01s other of those positions. With regard to health, it is certainly easier to retain if: unimpaired than to recover it when onoe it is lost ; but that cures are effected, evert where the indications seem hopeless, tha following case will prove. It is described by Mr Charles M. Morrison, of Arcada Buildings, High street, Armadale, Victoria 1 , under date January 9, 1902. "In 1887. say 9Mr Morrison, "a fire broke out in tha. kitchen of the house I then occupied in Melbourne. The flames burst forth with great fury, and threatened to speedily destroy tho house and its contents. My wife was first to discover the fire, and she rushed forth to give the alarm. A neighbour's Newfoundland dog, hearing her., outcry and seeing her run, sprang at her and knocked her down. Fortunately -the was extinguished before 'it had time to reach the main building; but thej3hock of it, intensi*fied by the attack 0/ tlie dog, had a calami* tous effect upon the health of my wife. Sha waa completely prostrated by it, antl -brought as near to death as it_is possible, for anyone to be and yet live. Her nervous eystem was entirely deranged; She wa« unable to sleep, and perceptibly wasted away day by day. But her most serious trouble was an inability to retain food^ I The wiall quantity which she forced hersell to take nearly always occasioned vomiting and intense pain. In this pitiable condition my wife continued for years, notwithstanding that she was at -various times under ttftatment of no less than five different doctor. None of them appeared to understand her case, and all their efforts to relieve her proved quite futile. One doctos suspected ehe was suffering from cancer ot the stomach. He made a searching examination, and, as a result of his investigation?, stated that, though there was no cancer, tha stomach wne very badly ulcerated. He thought her condition very precarious. However, lie could do nothing for her. and we had quite lost faith in dor-tors and proprietary medicines when, a little over three \ears ago. a friend advised us to try Mother S'iigel's Curative Ryrup. He was very per* sistent, and at last we obtained a bottlo of it. My wife took it regularly, as prescribed, and coon boean to benefit in healtk and strength. In a little while she was able to take ordinary food, and retain it witboufc gain or inconvenience. She took Mother eigel's Curative Syrup three times a day for three mouths, at the end of which tima she was completely cured, and she has remained well ever since. At present she is quite plump, ]vbs lo<=t the haggard look ehe ; once had. and is able to perform her house-.' hold duties. Having got tho enemy 'down.":| .'or 'up') by aid of Mother Seigel's Curative' Syrup. we intend to keep him in that posi-> tion by the same means. We hoDe ou/ experience may prove of benefit to others."

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