A SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 74, 14 November 1885, Page 1

A SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION

The American Ambassador at Vienna, Mr. Kasson, has lately forwarded to his Government an interesting account of a remarkable surgical operation lately performed by Professor Billroth, of Vienna, which, wonderful to tell, consisted in the removal of a portion of the human stomach, involving nearly onethird of the organ—and, strange to say, the patient recovered—the only suece sful operation of the kind ever performed. The disease for which this operation was performed was cancer cf the stomach, attended with the following symptoms The appetite is quite poor. There is a peculiar indescribable distress in the stomach, a feeling that has been described as a faint “ all gone ” sensation; a sticy slime collects about the teeth, especially in the morning, accompanied bv an unpleasant taste. Food fails to satisfy the peculiar faint sensation ; but, on the contrary, it appears to aggravate the feeling. The eyes are sunken, tinged with yellow; the hands and feet become cold and sticky—a cold perspiration. The sufferer feels tired all the time, anti sleep dees not seem to give rest. After a time the patient becomes nervous ami irritable, gloomy, his mind filled with evil forebodings. When rising suddenly from a recumbent position there is a dizziness, a whirling sensation, and he is obliged to grasp something firm to keep from falling. The bowels costive, the skin dry and hot at times, the blood becoming thick and stagnant, and does not circulate properly. Af er a time the patient spits up food soo i after eating, sometimes in a sour and fermented condition, sometimes sweetish to the taste. Oftentimes there is a palpitation of the h.art, and the patient fears he may have heart disease. Towaids the last the patient is unable to retain any food whatever, as the openings in the intestines becomes close, or nearly so. Although this disease is indeed alarming, sufferers with the above-named symptoms should not feel nervous, for nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of a thousand have no cancer, but simply dyspepsia, a disease easily removed if treated in a proper manner. The safest and best remedy for the disease is Seigle’s Curative Syrup, a vegetable preparation sold by all chemists and medicine vendors throughout the world, and by the proprietors, A. J. White (Limited), 17, Farringdon road, London, E.C. This Syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease, and drives it, root and bianeh, out of the system. St. Mary street, Peterborough,

November 29th, 1881. Sir,—lt gives me great pleasure to inform you of the benefit I have received from Seigel’s byrup. 1 have been troubled for years with dyspepsia; but after a few doses of the Syrup 1 found relief, and after taking two bottles of it 1 feel quite cured. , I am, sir, yours truly, Mr A. J. White, William Brent. September Bth, 1883. Dear Sir,—l find the sale of Seigel’s Syrup steadily increasing. All who have tried it speak very highly of its medicinal virtues; one customer describes it as a “ Godsend to dyspeptic people.” 1 always recommend it with confidence. Faithfully yours, (Signed) Vincent A. Wills, Uiieinist-Deniist, Meitury Tydvil. To Mr A. J. White. Seigel’s Opera.ing Pills are the best family piiy.-iu mat lias ever been discovered. They cieuuse me bowels from all irritating substances, and leave them in a healthy cutidxLiuu. lliey cme custiveness. Piesltm, Sept. 2st, 1883. My Dear Sir, — lour bytup and Pins are still veiy popular with my customers, many baying tirej are the beat family medicines pus.Mb.e.

Ttie other day a customer came for two bottles of Syrup and baid •• Mother Seigel ” had saved «he ute of his wife, and he added, “ one of these butties I am sending fifteen miles away to a friend Who is very ill. 1 hateiuucu taiLnm it.” lite sa.e keeps up wonderfully, in fact, one would fancy almost that the peup.e were beginning to biea&fast, dine, and sup on Aluiuei ticigei’b syrup, the demand is so uunsLant and the baLi.-facLion so great. 1 am, uear sir, youi& faithfully, (Signed) W. Bowker. To A. J. White, Eeq. Spanibii Town, Jamaica, West Indies, Cctober 24,1082. Dear Sir, —I write to inform you that I have derived great benefit from “ Seigel’s Syrup.” For buiue years I Have suffered hum liver complaint, with its many and vailed concomitant evils, so that my life was a perpetual misery. Twelve mouths ago 1 was i. uuced to seigel’s Syrup, and although rather sceptical, uavmg tried ao many ifcpuied ii-lauibit leiiiedies, 1 determined to give it at least a fair trial, in two or thiee days 1 fell consiuetubiy belter, and now at the end of twelve months (having coiitjiiued tasiug it) 1 am giud to bay that 1 am a different being altogether, it is said of ctiutuu pens tuat they “ come as a boon and a biessmg to men ” ana 1 have no reason to duuut the truthfulness of me statement, i can truly bay, however, thuu Seiger’s Syrup has come as a “ boon and a bies&nig ” to me. I have recommended it to several feilow-suiieiers from this dislre-bing coiupianri, a.-u their icburmony is quite in accordance with ur,-’ owl. (jxalituue fox lire benefit 1 irave ue rived horn inis excellent prepuiatiun, prompts me to furnish you with this ui solicited moniali am, dear Sir, Yours ever gratefully. (Signed) Uarey B. Berry. A. J. White, Esq. Bapiisl Missionary. Hensingham, Whitehaven, Oct. 16m, 1882. Mr A. J. White.—Dear Sir, —1 was for some lime affiic.ed with piles, and was advised to give Mother Seigel’s Syrup a trial, which 1 did. lam now nappy to state llrat it has restored me io complete health.—l remain, yours respectfully, (Signed) John H. Lightfoot.