Consumption and Its Cure.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12816, 25 March 1905, Page 7

Consumption and Its Cure.

♦ Mr Fvod(. A. G. Cp.t'6(irell Wirijtoß to Ihe Aiicjdanjcl HeraM .v- A certain rich Anncirican (has .offered timla Qiulnxircnl i'hiawsai-d pojunjds to anypnc soiVding him a (Jure for consaurtpitiodi. The reward is ■tem.plting, anid 1 beg, with yotnn pei^niission, to give tho follow- . ing. ]j(anta:dular"s of a \iory ; !bf^c9 — • alm'ossrt liolielo9S- J caso that wws oomlp'lctoly tiure'd, by very sim'plo ni^aais, witlio.ut medicine. Some years ag(o tihcie resrMod in tho Temple, Jjoiad'oai, a certain IVftf A—r-^, a wealthy "haiuister, ' bMt all ibis wealth couM not jDprcf7cn.t : IVis falling into a most cfritioal state .of healito.. -H-e was, iv fact, dying rapidly of constun^ption. He hiad a brother, a physician, and 'a X davor one.. The barrister went to ihis brot her ixrid teiaid, ; . "James, I wisjh to place myself in your ihainids ; whatever ' you advise I will -do,// The doctor replied, "Dido, you >. shbuld talcen my advice loinjgj ago ; it, yc*u remain in London another thbee monttbs ydur case is past hope, amd 1 •am) not . aiire e\ten / now." Kniallj 7 , this was the advie'e he gave his byo^ ther, aiid it nxay be taken prolbjaiibly a* the best amd. most ; disiaifteiresteid adEvice e^vep -gdvea: to a) coMsUranptive patient in nearly the last j stage, ot tifa* dread disease. "-Go by the first ship thlat sails' to New Zealanfd^ Make youtr w^iy, imttttediately on lafclding, to the eoivt^. and. damp ojtrt at tlho foot\ of i>hc f raQuavtains, amitlst "iihJe siabw. \i ih(f\ snLcKw melts 'l at tfh^,- foot of . the - range, ; a'sdenidj uwtil ' ycwi get to . snow, > ' 'aflnfTJ/, r^m'omlbor tills is- / inTp.oi'i»a, > ri\ ' jpfoinrt/ J lot your watchword be *Sn''6w. J Always pitch your tent in*' tlt6 v snow ; ' and, : again, never i*emain in" ono^Spot' morol than a week, imless unavcidable: No mml tor how ' hPaHhy or cdmlortable! your surrounding, change them con-, tinually ; live priiicipally on gamp ;| shoot it yourself if possible ;j ■have i\| good resourceftil - all-i f 6uitd : man, ofi ctficorfiiii disFiositi^n^as^'ftlir attend*™ t| attfl coAii'mmo'nv" an' Educated m*aW"''.Hyou can . meet with v sifth ; '"have. a| couple ! of^bnies v fb' "caVi^* yoj»W T camp^ ]n^. oTftfji^and^pifrsclf whoii', 1 tired, j r liW 'yourjtbnt ; t have plenty^ cif*3hiift" wai-n^c'lpthTn^'^'wear tp;o or; t>r jth'roft tnjn, \varm t ii ar. v U,cle9 of under-j 'ciaiii]"nflt,m/preiofehce' t v p pn'c thick one,: an&Z, lastly, oevcrj'pivter,. a' hpuse, ori slepplpne nighi^j upd^r, ;a rpof> ■■ always? (2seftysL'SiJ?'''l l ihe r l ba?aister faitihlniljr.'fol-i lowed* Kis :Vbr^ther'sT, advice, and ' wasj 1 iff tw^o years, ;an4 re-J turned to halo, and hearty.' % m;ay lstate,.^he, gPt'^as :his eomp'anionl ai»di. atten-daiit; ?a' Splendid, man, one; who '4iaA-> spent! 20'ryfears and' l^. 1 Hxigfej foiftutne travelltiig^ll «¥VBr> tftfe'woria^! a nfen bs3irifcik<rf a%e^eJfces yy jm<oiaft>re-Jj m<oiaft>re-J souceful, an/J one of the mlost !ks!nJdl-l [ Kearteld' and amiable men! 'I ever met. I 'it is to ham I am iiiaeb-ted for. tlhtese; I particuJaiTfe. One . more j Wiprld of thoj dootou's,- "■dorf't ascerid a 'moMntaan , higher fhan, "tihe first \ staow ; slio]p ; \ there." ■--•■•*■ ■ . ' j