Tales Retold.

Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 89

Tales Retold.

Aft INSTRUCTIVE NARRATIVE FOR INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE.

The Case of Mr. J. McLEAN. (BY A DISINTERESTED REPORTER.) There must be many untold tales of lufferfhj which are pitiful in the extreme-— tales into whick the actual pathos of helpleisness outers unmistakably, and which deniand. our jiympathy no less because those who might tell them remain silent than because they may be uncharitable and indifferent to the welfare of those around tHem. Such unthoughtfulness cannot be charged against Mr. John McLean, of 51 Bay View Terrace, Maitlapd-s'treet, Dun.edin, a,3 will be seen by those who read the following :— © " I have been informed," said a reporter, " tK&t you were, once a sufferer from Hver troublei, and that you finally effected a recovery after you had been ailing a good ength of time. Will you tell me ho* it was done ? " "I presume you propose to enlighten Hhera through placing my experience^ oof ore them, and, if that; is the iclcft, I wjll gla<Uy g|ve you a(| jjh^g ip.|grihfitlo'fa possible, v« it should certainly be the means ejfhelp,ng anybody who is struggling against the fates like I waj, Jt was when X was living .n the suburb'pf Carting ton, near Newg^gtl^ New Sou.fch Walej, tjiat I dropjjejf theJjest mediciD*! I ever encountered in my ife,*nd that waa Clenienta. %<»s> » »ncl . I n*y «i« well teU,};p,u thjCi I hitve. had sbpjfe txperiehcie with Sae^iomes, for my compjaint lung on to me for ten years* QccMionftlly. [ jpt a little relief, but nothing ojouia nhijft .t ouV of, my system. Not even doctors' nediciues nor anything else that I pur:haa«d." " What kind of symptoms did you have ? " "All sorts," replied Mr. McLean, "ahd lone of them were very, mild, oneji eitHer. iTou Boe I was connected with min}pg in /hose days, my work consisting of weighing .he coal as it reached the too 01 the pit, anu '. daresay the coal dusjt had a detrimental tffact upon my digestive organ?. At any ate, they were quite upside down^ a^ it vere. • During my tcp years' suffering/ y/im nay depend thai I tried more d^ctojra.thari >ne, but tlxoy could not cure m«. I blame ■he long continuance of my indigestion roubles Cor -resulting in my being s'^bse.luently afflioted with asthma, a^d it inalces ne think' what a lifethhe of misery could lave been avoided h,ad I'kn^wn of Clomeijits Conic earlier, lly nysttjin waj tprfioly veaken«d, and I used to get palpitalidn of he heart very badly, I could actually see ny coat moving up and dpwo. with the ieavy pulsation of my Kear|. Th.ere is no toubt that my oompiiin> attaoked me very avagely, for nry a^^etite waiT complgtely vorn out, a.nd there" Wftj^ therejgre no pros>ecfc of my strength eVer oooiing back so ong as I could not eat my food.*' ''Could you alwayi retain what you had wallowed ? " "That was the worst of it. Even the mall amount of nourishment I managed to onsume d|d not stay down, and the retojing of it back again used to thoroughly ■xbaiist me. Before that took pjace I , .lwaya experienced 1 !* terpble iulness in t{je tomacb, and I can explain i^ to yxju q.uj^© roll, o It was the food tliat fermented and Hied mo with wind, and the painful spasjini | hid to endure were something awfyl. ?he.n mj chest used to get horribly coiniressed, so tight, in f%ct t tlfat 1 cpuld harjliy (raw a breath, and to make fife still more iiimal I had attacks of bilious headaches iow and again. A matter of deep conOePri ras my BigHfc, for I could not read with aSy •reasure owfng to" its beftag «6 defective, ag^ here w*s a neayy, Bw.olTen feeling fri my yes, aa if I cbuld' hardly onen them. My xufll condition Wag~£}i ijhe day droVvsy •nd little or no Sletfp at flights. It was a rretohed »ta.td",oi aff<pr» to go to bed tnowng that I vi'(Luld not get any proper rest, ad to liefcthihkjng aliout all sorts of ah'appy po^sibiliiiSs was enough to make 1 oj^one morbid add depressed. Aa my

weakness increased so did my limbs achejili tho more, and the pain across my lpjag ifaf so bad that Z did sot Uke moving atyjttS; With a furred tongue and a> bitter tasJ&JJfc my mguth every morning, how <z*y\mjt expect to feel otherwise than sick ? 4JWSS haVo yet to mention the severe pain|tGft attacked me between my shoulder*. tjjWjM like something pricking me alt'the ti&J?| ajnd then there Mere buzzing sounds Jjywf ear«, too. All those thing? tendedj;.ts}m|ta me the most unhappy of men, and tq'Tsjtgfc by the cloudy sediment iv the urine that mi kidneys were _ also* -'deranged onfo acp?n|jw ated my feelings of misery. My 99£f|g had become somewhat* 4h%ky und«^'. ffiui incessant strain, and tUg^lsas^ of Weigno l'\ sustained was almost atmauing." / -a "Did yqu get ijiy oFit §aok when y<j» j commeuood with Clements Tpnio 1" —• \ " ! but thab «v noVthe only w»l in which I benefited by using that wo.nds» ful medicine, as it *pi«fl in aiioh. ,»k extraordinary style, that It gut now., life ijifa .me, and I felt myseU getting more |n|^M* to do some work every day. As an inyifofc? ; ator X&fti sura the. re .is nothing to anproaoi j Ql^efff§ ToftiOj, f|r.it seemei^ to actllk«i3. charm' upon ejVofy weak spot an& v «gvt| strength' behi,n4 & %BS Q??'? past fftw, £hA&m upft© Qlenjgn&g^ S wbjfiFs,, a^pS^t I 9»P givfi^Bp|o|§rc^B^ii tp that medicine tap. wm Jw; iwkj£jgmij ■jeep, w«l£ Its nerires was quite reiSiiy-k^Dle, -white afctjipn uuph my kjjjmeiyi waa all tag-LlI i epulcT desire. Tq 4f»4 *** " #?^f ! m'enf| taking* R&oe after I Had' ae^jjuinj so* long, and ajtfr I had b'oe^ disapjragHjS «o qft^ii. jbj othfer me.dj.6ineJ.WM tpntej^ihi thob made me extremely t^aiaful Cfemenfcs a^niffo'r, an^{ I tj^nk X Jqft rigfit that I. should fcixa||jd comfort *'Ksi %,!?£% %#l. k^? Sr njeaaw By wjjich my Ke. ftifch »»%J?g«i»«^ra ai tftsjr awo cqntmanofl .was a J^i^ ' relief to nig to t).e fre,ejEonr'tße opm^g' fe.e}ing£in^niy clie^^fog fe&i'n. I,GOfli(t§rejat!i wfthaiw any trbuwetanfit. anot^ n^/JroS, arngHoratfon. of Bun%r&gwltißiiQ*nifr fewCj^^ ukfog Qi«i?ien^ s&jL<r w&a tne erjwi^^^ oflh.e.pain^ fr.om. <jge lawec,oa^gfnW^^ and froni'^TOe^my^^ujrefeß.. l«[Sjs not taken a great q^aftt^y <tf tEattttie^Bfflfc before the vomiting tro'ijbl^ were entf©|fe stopped, aad the. wjbdy «|asi^s. thW.^ : | caused so much l^rtur^. w,|re tr^|»« mitL epyial sudceM. %6 W 6 %<& ag*! 11 td fiA*. ajjfeiit without any. ao^i og paina waieMugh to mak« ,anj ma^l iaxfju* *ad, f<A3 heTaf animate^ with r^e^ed ag^ifcy Uk.9.l^ was, I tlra alwa^ jntndful that it W*Bf Olementl Tome vrni^i njade nio aoi M& exgef lfflo? go§s tg.show tftab therje c^. b^ no auesjbion about ti^« nieSjane^s a up/f£V* c S o.ver' aU'otJieik f£f YUm^ 8 %^-A^.i^a kn^of^il* reUSjility %nd *Q^th before."' " Bestf?r late!tha§ not a|. all." ".Yea, ihde^H; fiiit | j^ould like othw suffsr^ts t.a,k;npw abque G]r#ij9hti £onig aa, eaftK fe^^F ill^« 48 possible, so you ma| ptibllsn tnese remarks inTany way it pleas* you."

STATUTORY PECtA.?\AXION. \, MoL*4s, ot JHo. 61 B*y View T«rr&ce, Mm* Und-streei, ijutudin, in the Qelony of New Zealand. do iolfffnly indttncerjdr de'efare that I have careful I j re»d thyftn^eMd.do^irairiijCoh'iUtinK of three folio* an? co&ieoutlVely nuSbeted from one to three, and that ft danftfa* »n£ li > tru? «nt} faithful account of my ilfheiil'and cure l?y Ofenitnts Tonic, and au« , coh't(ittf« TOy roll pftmlrilon to pjiWUh in any waj . my •tjJtl^SJß^"*^' o^ • B>i v « volut\J*rily, withojai , 4oS»r»ffojJM«fefiili6liilybelie.vjlnj thesii&e £b bi ; a^a by vfrttii of tho pr6Y«ion» of an A«t oJ ifit General A*se/bbiy of K«w Zealand, intituled 'iXh« Juslioes of Peace Acl, 1882." Declar«cl at Dunedin, this tenth day of March, oni thouEand aiuc huudrtd and three, btfoie me, R. CHISIIOLM, \t