A DEEP IMPRESSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2622, 15 June 1904, Page 77

A DEEP IMPRESSION.

The Case of Mr. A. MERRY. \

(by our reporter). It was the rfcaiiiation of the immense iource of advantage to hit fellow-citizens which such experiences mutt result in that prompted Mr. Alfred Merry, of Wilkie Road, Kensington, Dunedin, to give these particulars to our reporter : — *- Ever ftince the days that I went to Bchool,"said Mr. Merry, "I hay» known what ib it to suffer from" dyspeptic troubles; but * little over three years ago I had a very, bad Llme^ with. indigestion. It 'seemed* ai if my disorders had been swelling in intensity j during till the previous years, and had then broken out with their utmost violence. For a long tfmo I noticed tint my vitality was on the wane, at I did not have any energy ; for my^rork, ari<t when that was 'dragfcedi through*! had no inclination tor anyVoib of enjoyment at nigkt v I did. not Wantr to* exert myself in any way, and from thtHime I got up in tho morning I was praying for bedtime to come round again. I waft always drowsy, depressed m spirits, and without * the least particle of animation." " Were you able to sleep well when you retired at nights ? " asked tho scribet, " That wds the funny part of it— or, J ■hould say, the unfortunate part of it — for I could not get to sleep anyhow, not till the nights were far spent, so that would account for my weary feelings.* in the mornings.' You see, my work is all done indoors, ana I | suppot* the sedentary life I lead ha* a tendency towards destroying one's digestion, tor you can tell by-th« appearance of those who work inside' offices and warehouses that their internal orgaus are nob so' healthy as those whose employment is in the fresh air. For some time 1 had not been a large eater, but when my health failed altogether three years ago I lost my appetite completely, so that what I took wa» only forced down, and it did not do m« any good either. The revefss.. <va» really the cas«, as any food gave me a feeling in the stoinaoh as if. wind had twisted 'and twisted till it had formed into a knot, and the pain was really terrific. In my shoulders— or, I should say, under the bla'cUs of them—l experienced a great amount of agony, and the pains that- 1 had in my back Were enough to make any man's life"a misery to him, without having any other afflictions to put up with. My chest became so tender owing to the heajry pains that affected me that it was positively painful to touch it with, my finger, and it was quite surprising how short-winded I got owing to those horribly oppressive sensations. Having sustained such a great, loss of strength through the years of suffering I endured, my nerves had nothing to support them, and I got into that irritable and uervous condition that even the jolt of a ear would annoy me." " You must have had a considerable amount of medical treatment during so '•vVell *0f course ; for no man can go on continually in such a wretched condition and not make an attempt of some sort to get well. I was under the treatment of several doctors, but I was no better off when I had finished with them than I was before, and that mado me more melancholy than ever. I felt that I did not value mopey r anything else, and many a time I wished I, waa dead. When I walked the aches _cros3 my loins were very troublesome, but the aches were nob only there, a.3 I could feel similar sensations in all my limbs, which was probably the result of the great weakness which had overtaken me. My illness had already assumed alarming dimensions — I might say 'alarming,' if for a 3 other reason than that I had gftf»ed no aenefife from any nsoiicmes yeb taken — a»d [ \va.gVetyficepfcicalaboutth«y«B«i\iili*y«f any phytto iriiprotjig my wratchedctttffltbn, so i went to another dtctar oa» cfey &vi a,sk«d dim straigkboufcif ha c«uld d« me any g««d. 110 replied by asking i»a a lot <}f qvLssfcLons is to h*xr I felfc a«td so ©»„ and llien pieteribed nttro pky««. I r«t«i*<d to him

several days afler just as great a physical wreck as before, for at that time my nervousness was something intense. Th« least excitement used to cause my heart to throb in a frightful manner, and the nervous state of miqd I was in had the effibct of majung me lose confidence in myself to do things that I had previously thought , Bothtßg of. The most unhappy ideas tnat could nil one's* mind used to occupy my attention and increase my mental misery, and although I was bora in. Punedin and klroV any amount of people here I had no desire to m?x with anybody." "It was certainly a very unenviable predicatSenb to be in," remarked the reported. ' I* V'as the' worst experience I ever ,ha_d, and I thajik God that I was by some means iacTtcecl to take on Clements Tonic, for nothing 6a earth appeared able to d* me any goody with the one exception oi that capitil medicine, two or three bottles IA which hid so improved my condition that 1 thought a further use of it might result in my health being regained." " S» you kepfe on with it ? '-2- fe " I should rather think so, and the mor« Clettjeftts Tonic I drank the plainer it became to me that it was the best medicine that any human being, could take. £0 itttreftae in my appetite had already- shdwn itself, and my hearb wa» gladdenetf to find that th* wind troubles- after eating were quit© overcome, so the pains from that cause were ended there and then. The removal of my indigestion affliction)} had been » gigantic task up till nowy.buV wifeb Clement* Tonic the matter became as.sitfink aiißC. Clements Tonio had the effecVof destroying; those feelings of resttesmjgSß which hadkopt me from sleeping the- grejutez part of my nis^its, and I could not possibly o»er-e»timale the imteense benefits-1 derived throngh getting so much sound rest ~J> It meant that my spirits were bright when I awokt-, and those tired feeling! had a,|ac left my limbs. There was no litter tadi^xp my mouth in the mornings, and the pains a.bout my shoulders and loins were entfrjjly dispersed. By persevering with Clements Tonic I fouud that one improvement led te another — not like some physics I had tviteD, which seemed to do a little good to day, and to-morrow I was equally ill — rtj chest pains being cured, and tho drojviy, d«ll, and distressing sensations, like biliotu headaches, were likewise got under control. My breathing became easier because the oppression in my chest had come into conta,ot with tho sweeping operations ol Clements Tbnic^ and all the timp^hesi MSpTdTemfeiits \?ere"Caicnig p!aee-tuSi?c-\ypr& gradual addition being made to my vital rorce, which any mortal would hajdlj believe could be effected. A tremendgus I increase in strength and entire ameUoraw.ou j from my long suiferings were the blessings 1 realised through using Clements Tonic, and ! people would do well to treat such ailments ! as mjtte with the same remedy." " But how are they all to know this \ " " Through the papers, if you will, and you can publish this account of my cure in any form you like. "