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Otago Witness, Issue 2915, 26 January 1910, Page 85

BE GUIDED PT OTHERS' EXPERIENCES. The Case of Mr. R. H. FLETCHER, (BY a local reporter.) Absolute hunger is not a trial which it usually familiar in this country, and howeve* much imagination may take the place o| experience the realisation of its terrors cannot be very vivid unless they have been endured ; but when all the evils of life art reduced to their elementary forms, sickness is undoubtedly the most real, and it is to; save our fellows from hardships in that rei’ spect that such aid as the following waa solicited by a reporter from Mr. Bober* Henry Fletcher, of 9 Hope-street, Dunedin, who said : • . k, j “Some four years hack my health was in a very queer state indeed. It was after tho busy season of Christmas time that I found my nerves had collapsed under the heavy, strain, but I was in hopes that the rest I would get during the holidays might havd the effect of bracing me up again. It not to be, however, and instead of getting better I got considerably worse.” “You mean that other complication* arose?” suggested the pressman. “ Just so ; for one thing I experienced th« disadvantage of losing my appetite, as I could noteat anything with the least degrea 'of relish, and the unfortunate part of it all was, that the small quantity 1 did partake of did not do me any good. $ Quite the re* verse, iu point of fact, for then I had all the unpleasant sensations of indigestion to con* tend with, not the least annoying of which was a great sense of oppression in my chesty as if what I had swallowed had stopped there and turned to stone. Troubles were further.augmented through the fermentation of,the food, which brought about a very uncomfortable sensation in the stomach when it became filled with- wind, and I suffered very much with a sort of hdadach* like a, throbbing in my temples. It was a 1 very unhappy Christmas for me, but I would, not have minded that so much if. I had only gotbetterand been able to start work afresh. I *, ... “ You were suffering some time, then. 5 * ] “ Yes, unfortunately : arid all the doctor'* medicines and patent medicines could not. alleviate my distress. I grew more languid and melancholy than ever. Signs of kidney disorders cropped up, and I ; was persecuted with acute pains across the loins, which iqad* ft a misery to walk. A yellow fur spread across my tongue, showing the bad state ol my internal organs, and I always had a vile taste in: the mouth, in the mornings especlt ally. Restlessness at nights was thing that helped to increase my wearineear and I did not seem any better even when t did get a little sleep, for I felt so worn oufc at the beginning of each day that I did not care how things went. I used to h&T* dreams like tho nightmare, and when I got up from bed in the mornings my limbs almos( ached for the want of strength. The doctot said it was my nerves that were causing all the trouble, and no doubt he was right, for they used to shake terribly, and another indication of my nervous affections was that my mind was always upset with thoughts that were never agreeable. I used to get one littl* worrying idea in my mind, and I could think’ of nothing else for hours. It was a lif«» ol wretchedness that I was leading, and I ani thankful that at last I purchased some Clements Tonic and set myself free.” “How did you come to take Clement* Tonic?” “Through reading some- testimonial* about it, and I think I ought to give on© fa return to guide those who are s ill suffering.; It was a wonderful difference which Clement* Tonic made in me, steadying my making me eat, and overruling my internal disorders so completely that soon my digea-J tion was all right. It was a perfect cure for flatulence and chest pains, and for. making me sleep well I give Clements Tonic tba palm over everything. In course of tuna the pains across my loins had taken their departure, and I was intensely gratified to find that my kidney disorders had been remedied, because the symptoms belonging to that complaint were gone, and with each bottle of Clements Tonic my vitality increased remarkably. Wheu ray nervous system was properly balanced again I had no .anxious thoughts to worry me, and when I could resume work, with the same vigh* as before my illness I sincerely thanked Elements Tonic, for it had made a healthy man of me.” •- j “Can I make use of your statements?" “ You can publish them to the who!* world, in any form you like.” STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Robert llbnry Flktclitr, of Ko. 9 Hope-street Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, do solemoW and sincerely declare that I have carefully read US annexed document cons'ating of two folios ami coi* secutively numbered from one to two, and that ti conlains and is a true and faithful account of njy iu* ness and cure by Clements Tonic, and also contatia Sj-i, full permission to publish in any way xay statements—which I give voluntarily, without receiving any payment; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be tnfe, ant by virtue of the provisions of on Act of the Genera Assembly Of New Zealand, intitalid “ The Justice* f I’eace Act, 1882,“ * ■ •”* .V ’' yy J > ■ ; /, // * e*’ Mjy , j? Declared at Dunedin, this thirtieth day of March •ae thouaaud nino hundred and three', before me, " ** JAMES WREN. J.P.