NINE YEARS’ LIVER AGONY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 4017, 28 February 1903, Page 4

NINE YEARS’ LIVER AGONY.

“WEARYING VISITS OF TORTURE."

———RELIEF IN A WEEK.'

r rived of the last'remaining pleasure in "No .doubt vou wereratnar low-spirit-ed, Mr. Golding ?" "Yes; I was very sad indeed. My heiuing- was not near so good as ii> to bd either, .although this was a deraagsment I did not regret much, aa tha intrusion of sound on my ears was exceedingly irritating, especially if it camo unawares, when my nerves vibrated to a shocking degree. When I retired to bed at night, -I usually fell into a heavy doze, during the course of which I dreamt all kinds of formidable tilings. Then I awoke with a start, fouling myself all of a shiver and my wind greatly disturbed. For the remainder of the night I remained in a state of uneasy wakefulness, ; and was . ajways; glad to see the daylight enter my room. Whatever ; little . was ininty stomach turned sour during the nigMv and in the mornings I had'.frequent.fits of vomiting, _ when a green-ooiouvHl fluid was omitted. These disagreeable operations produced depressing' sick headaches of a more violent character than those from which I.generally suffered. My »mouth and tongue were disagreeably bitter and dirty, besides being troubled with a sore throat, which made it painful to swallow a cup of tea. Being a fair age, I really thought my sickj. ness was the beginning of the end, and as neither doctors nor chemists could do me any good, I thought my time W2S near at hand. I cannot understand anybody wishing to cling to a life burdened with agony as mine was. _ I would rather die than continue to exist like this. The-repeated .fa : lures to obtain a little ease made me broken-spirit-ed and hopeless. I could not move in bed at night without being nearly tortured to death with the pains tint made every bone in my body none. 'My constitution was wrecked whan I was an old man, so I naturally '*hp , .i<rht I hnd little chance of .escape from death. By the way, do you know what age I am ?" "I should take you to be about fiftyfive." "Indeed, you make a mis-take. I am sixty-six, and for my comparatively young appearance and general good health I owe a debt of gratitude to Clements Tonic, which,! consider, is the only valuable medicine in the-market. An acquaintance- told me that h-:> had been practically raised from-the grave by Clements Tonic, so I foilmred h.i-3 advice. a.ud bouiyH. sp-me.. amd- iii I""* than a.we.ek I felt a bit.better. The awful pains in .my side were driven away, and my nervous system was invigorated; besides. 1 could again takrj a fair quantity of food every mealtime. T was able to'walk with a firm, steely tread, and never again experienced flatulence or vomiting. That restless f e-jl-ing departed, and I slept splendidly. A realisation of happiness returned as my liver and nervous dispases were submitting to the wonderful properties of Clements Tonic, and in time I was thoroughly cured. Friends and doctors could scarcely believe their eyes when they saw me as stout and healthy as I had ever been. T have often recommended Clements Tonic to other poor sufferers, the results always.proving that there is nothing to come near it." "I will publish your remarks if you do not object?" "Of course you can. _ You may publish every word of this interview, in any way you like," STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Richard' Golding, of No. 46 Anticna-street, Chrlstchurch, fn the Colony of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare that I have care, fully read the annexed document, consisting of three folios, and consecutively numbered from one to three, and that it contains and is a true and faithful account of my illness and cure by Clements Tonic, and also contains my full permission to publish in any way my statements-which I give voluntarily, without receiving any pavment; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to he true, and by virtue of the. provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Justices of Peace Act 1882." Declared at Sydenham this twelfth day of Decern- ) hex, one thousand nine hundred, before me, f~ I E. H. RICKETTS, J.P.

The Casa of Wiv. R. GCLDIKG. i (13y a !<,•>'•<•'' Jiei>o/kf.) Mr. Richard Go]ding, of No. 46 An-tigua-street, Christ-church, was recently seen by a reporter, who penned tu;; ii>;lowing remarks just as they were uttered:— "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Voiding:'" ijue.ie.fi tae w;:i.-i. "That is my name," was the prompt response. "Is there any tiling I can. uo for you f" "If you will give the particulars regarding your late physical troubles, I will be fri.'id to hear thoin." "Ccviu'iniy. Perhaps you have heard that I suilored wit.'.i my liver close on nine year:-'. Previous to being attacked by liver direase I was one of the healthiest men going, never knowing a care or trouble in life. When this h.'.ppy state of affairs abruptly terminated, I seemed like a:ii:tiier boin-' altogether. Although my complaint appeared to be trivial at first its proportions continued to increase to such an extent as to give rise to great anxiety. When I observed my appetite gradually getting less and less I instinctively knew that something was going wrong inside. At_ length I wa>s seized with severe pains in my stomach each time,l partook of food, besides having acute dartirg agonies in my back, which I can only liken to the repeated thrusts of a sharp instrument. Every month I used to have a bad of pains in my side, which, after worrying and tormenting me for three or four days, eased off again. The termination of these dreadful attacks was a perfect Godsend, although the certainty of their renewal was a source of constant dread. After the lapse of several months these wearying visits of torture beeame continuous, the violent pains I endured bein? absolutely beyond conception. The ordinary precautions I took for the suppression of my miseries were altogether useless, as they did not make the least impression. There was a feeling of oppression on my chest as though the fond had turned into lead. I could not breathe with any degree of comfort, sometimes, in fact", having to gasp for breach. Again I was troubled very much with wind in the stomach, the formation of which produced such painful results as to sometimes completely double me up." "How did you get along with your business ? Could you still attend to it ?"

“I have often gone to my work in the morning fully determined _to see the day through, even thou-;!', it killed me, but after about an hour’s exertion I was fairly done for, and had to knock off. As this experience occurred very often, it meant a great loss to me, besides making me worry over my illness. A variety of other complaints came on, one of the worst being incessant violent headaches, which made me stagger under their severity. When I walked a little way along the road I felt dazed and giddy, a result of the excessive weakness which my disease had brought about. It is really incredible that a man like myself, who had previously been so healthy and strong, could so quickly lose all strength and vitality. I had not the slightest inclination ‘for exertion of any kind, and did not care to listen to people’s conversation. Everything was stale and uninteresting. even regarding matters which I previously took a delight in. I had long ago turned against my food, and-1 grew astonishingly thin and as pale as death. At last 1 1 got so fearfully weak and nervous that I had to give up work of any kind. All my friends looked upon me as ,a confirmed invalid. Indeed, such an opinion was perfectly justified, as I was almost as lifeless as a. dead man. It would be impossible for me to count-the bottles of medicine and boxes of pills which I took during my weary years of suffering, but I can positively state that they were all ineffective and worthless. These physics were nob even successful in.restoring regularity touiy bowels which were very costive. Whenever I‘looked at an object for a few moments X could see little black specks dancing before my vision, my eyes also beine- so weak as to. preclude me from reading the papers. Thus I was da- 1