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Otago Witness, Issue 2934, 8 June 1910, Page 105

Tales Retold. AN INSTRUCTIVE NARRATIVE FOR INEXPERIENCED PEOPLE. The OMO of Mr. J. McLEAN* (by a disinterested reporter.) There must be many untold tales of lufforing which are pitiful in the extreme—tales into whicf* the actual pathos of helplessness enters unmistakably, and which demand our sympathy 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, Maitlaud-strect, Dunejin, as will be seen by those who read the following : * “ I have been informed,” said a reporter, “ that you were once a sufferer from liver troubles, and that you finally effected a recovery after you had been ailing a good :ength of time. Will you tell me how it was done ? ” “I presume you propose to enlighten others through placing my experiences before them, and, if that is the idea, I will gladly give you all the information possible, is it should certainly be the means of helping anybody who ia struggling against the cates like I was. It was when I was living ;n the suburb of Carrington, near Newcastle, New South Wales, that I dropped across she best medicine I ever encountered in my ifef and that was Clements Tonic; and I nay as well tell you that I have had some Experience with medicines, for my complaint mug on to me for ten years. Occasionally [ got a little relief, but nothing could shift .t out of my system. Not even doctors’ nedicines nor anything else that I purshased.” “ What kind of symptoms did you have ? ” “All sorts,” replied Mr. McLean, “and rone of them were very mild ones either, fou see I was connected with mining in ,hose days, my work consisting of weighing ihe coal as it reached the top of the pit, and [ daresay the coal dust had a detrimental iffect upon my digestive organs. At any ■ate, they were quite upside down, as it verc. ® During my ten years’ suffering you nay depend that I tried more doctors than me, but they could not cure me. I blame ;he long continuance of my indigestion roubles for resulting in my being subss{uently afflicted with asthma, and it makes ne think what a lifetime of misery could lave been avoided had I known of Clements Conic earlier. My system was terribly veakened, and I used to get palpitat ion of he heart very badly. I could actually see ny coat moving up and down with the icavy pulsation of my heart. There is no loubt that my complaint attacked me very avagely, for my appetite was completely vorn out, and there was therefore no prostect of my strength ever coming back so ong as I could not eat my food.” “ Could you always retain what you had wallowed 1 ” “That was the worst of it. Even the mall amount of nourishment I managed to ensurne did not stay down, and the retchng of it back again used to thoroughly xhaust me. Before that took place I .Iways experienced a terrible fulness in the tomach, and I can explain it to you quite veil. 6 It was the food that fermented and tiled me with wind, and the painful spasms had to endure were something awful. ?hen my chest used to get horribly comiressed, so tight, in fact, that I could hardly Iraw a breath, and to make life still more iismal I had attacks of bilious headaches iow aud again. A matter of deep concern ras my sight, for I could not read with any ileasure owing to its being so defective, and here was a heavy, swollen feeling In my yes, as if I could hardly open them. My sual condition was—all the day drowsy .nd little or no sleep at nights. It was a scratched state of affairs to go to bed knowog that I would not get any proper rest, jid to lie© thinking about all sorts of jahappy possibilities was enough to make ayone morbid and dnnrossed. As weakness increased so did my limos ache al the more, and the pain across my loins wa. so bad that I did not like moving about With a furred tongue aud a bitter taste it my mouth every morniug, how could ; expect to feel otherwise than sick ? _ And ' have yet to mention the severe pains th* attacked me between my shoulders. It was like something pricking me all the time and then there were buzzing sounds in mj ears, too. All those things tended to mak me the most unhappy of men, and to kno* by the cloudy sediment in the urine that raj kidneys were also deranged only accento ated my feelings of misery. My nerves had become somewhat shaky under thu incessant strain, and the loss of weight • sustained was almost appalling.” “Did you get any of it back when yos commenced with Clements Tonic ? ” “ Rather! but that was not the only waj in which I benefited by using that wondsr ful medicine, as it acted in at extraordinary style that it put new-life int* me, and I felt myself getting more inclined to do some work every day. As an invigor ator I am sure there is nothing to approach Clements Tonic, for it seemed to act like charai upon every weak spot and leavt strength behind it. The poor attempts 1 used to make to eat were incidents of the past after I had been under Clements Tonis a while, and what I can give especial credit to that medicine for was for making ms sleep well. Its soothing influence over th« nerves was quite remarkable, while id action upon my kidneys was all that 1 could desire. To find all these improvements taking place after 1 had been ailing so long, and after I had bean disappointed so often by other medicines, was something that made me esteemely thankful t* Clements Tonic for, and I think it only right that I should try and comfort thess ailing uoV by letting them know that the means by which my health was regained ar* at their own command. It was a great relief to me to be free from the oppressive feelings in my chest, for then I could breath without any trouble, and another merciful amelioration of suffering which came through using Clements Tonic was the eradication of the pains from the lower part of my back and also from between my shoulders. I had not taken a great quantity of that medicin* before the vomiting troubles were entjroly stopped, and thp windy spasms that had caused so much torture were treated with equal success. To be once again able to gel about without any aches or pains was enough to make any man joyful, and for being animated with renewed activity like i was, I am always mindful that it w«| Clements Tonic which made me so. Mj experience goes to show that there can bi no question about that medicine’s supremacy over all others for ailments such as mine, and, as I said before, I am sorry I did no! know of its reliability and worth before. “ Better late than not at all.” “Yes, indeed; but I would like othw sufferers to know about Clements Tonic as early in their illness as possible, so you may publish these remarks in any way it pleases STATUTORY DECLARATION. I John McLbas, ol No. 51 Bay View Terrace, Maib land-street, Dunedin, in the Colony ol New Zealand do solemnly and sincerely deqlare that I have carefull] read the annexed document, consisting o! three folio* and consecutively numbered from ono to three, and that it contain* and is a true and faithful aooouni of my illness and cure by Clements Tonic, apd *1« contains my full permission to publish in any waj my statements—which 1 give voluntarily, without receiving: prsy payment; and I make this solemr Conscientiously believing the same to bs true; by virtue of the provisions of an Act ol th? f?-Mieral Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “ Ths Justices off eace Act, 1882." CL jHAjcM Declared at Dunedin, this tenth day of March, cm thousand hundred and three, before me, B. CHISHOLM. W