THROUGH ST. MARTIN'S WINDOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2167, 24 February 1891, Page 4

THROUGH ST. MARTIN'S WINDOW.

Alexis St., Mar'in was a Canadian trapper. , jjany years sgo, wni'e put)huntipg he received a gunshot wound, in hie abdotnehi This finally healed in each a strange way as t; leave an opening into the stomach, with a thin skin over It almost as clear as a pane of glass Nothing so remarkable hod ever happened before. Through this window, by the aid of a strong light, thrown ioto it, the doctors could soo wheit went,on inside hia stoqaaoh. So the poor.trappetV,bad luck, proved to be good luck for the rest of mankind. Now let us see how waoan avail ouraelvos of the knowledge thus,obtained '1 here is a postman by tha name of Frederick, Jreen, who lives at 83 Martin’s Brad, Shortlands, Kent. Speaking of an occasion about two years ago, he lately said; “ I couldn’t eat meat without experience g great pair." What ailed Mr Green? When the doctors looked into St. Martin’s stomach just after he had oaten a maal they observed that a liquid of a light yellow color was thrown in gravt quantifies from the lining of the stomach m among tbe food. Then they noticed that the whole mass began to turn r.und and round as milk does in a revolving churn. When this process was ovdr, in an hour or two, there was nothing to be seen except ft gr<.y fluid, which looked like broth or soup. The doptcyi also took note of the,fact that when S'. Martin ate muph moat the stomach required a longer time and seemed lo labor harder to turn it into th-broth-like fluid Then again there were times when the light yellow liquid hardly came forth ot all, the stomaoh moved, or churned, slowly, and tha food lay in St. Martin’s body until it become rancid, putrid, and sour. At such times he complained of feeling ill and sick, and suffering much pain. If not soon relieved his skin turned a copperish hue, a na»seating acid arose info his mouth, his head ached and grew hot, he had sharp pains in different parts of his body, the kidney secretion was thick and i high colored, he slept bidiy, gouldn’t wprk, and win low spirited, res less, find uneasy. What he suffered from was indigestion, which, long enough continued, becomes ohiouiodyspepsia and mirvous probation. Now let us sea how it fared with our friend Mr Green, the poitm»a. He goes on to say: “ When I drew my breath was like a knife running through my q met. My appetite was bad, and I fell away to nothing, As I have to walk twenty miles a day in the discharge of my duties, I found the wprk in my weak state was killing me by inihei, Before J was token ill I was a strong, healthy man, and did my work wjth esse “ rj d pleasure. Finally I had to go on lftt> «|ofc }ist, and was attended by. a physician for q fortnight, tut 1 felt none the hotter. There was a load on mj ches , and when I alp anything the food lay on my stomach like ft ton of One day my wife s lid tome: ‘ Frederick, my mother used to suffer the way you do, and sho always found rel of by taking Mother Saigel’e Curative Syrup. Why don’t you try it ? ’ After some persuasion I gave up doctoring and got a bottle of ' Siegel’s ’ and begun. The first few doses made me feel bettor. I stuck lo Mother Siegel’s Oirative und in a lew weeks I got strong and wmt buck to my work, I have never ailed

lince, and for my recovery I hare to thank God and Mother SiegeTa Curative Syrup." , Mr Green haa been postman iqfhe Shortland a, district for,fifteen, years, aqd. beari an excellent character. If there had been a window in bis stomach bis physician and friends might have observed theeanie trouble; that occasionally appeared ,iq the case of St. Martin.