A SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5186, 5 June 1885, Page 4

A SKILFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.

Che' . American Ambassador ; . at. Vienna, W. Kasson, .Las lately forwarded to. jhis ioyehiment an interesting a'ccourit of a :eniarkable surgical operation lately per"ormed' by, Professor, Billroth, of' Vienna ivliibh," wonderful -to'-; tell, consisted in .a .•emovalof a ; portion of the human stomach involving nearly l one-third of the orgahmd strange to say, thepatient recovered;he only, successful operation of the Mn6 3ver performed. ; * ; The , disease for ■wHcl this operation-was performed was" cancer'ol the stomach, ; .attended with the, following 3ymptoms :-rThe appetite is quite'.poor. There is'a peculiar indescribable, distress ir fclie'stomach, a feeling that has been ;de ; 3cribedas a faint "aUgine" senaatiohj; a jbicky slime collects about' the teeth, especially in the mbriiing, accompanied by an ;unpleasant taste'. Food fails to • satisfy this peculiar faint sensation; but, '■■ on the contrary, it 'appears ■to aggravate the feeling, The eyes are sunken, tinged, with: yellpw; the hands and feet become cold and stioky— a cold perspiration. The sufferers feel tired all the time, arid sleep does not seem to. give rest. .After a time the patient becomes nervous arid irritable, gloomy, his mind filled with 'evil forebodings.. When rising suddenly from a recumbent position there js'a dizziness, a whistling 1 sensation, and he is obliged • to. grasp something 'firm to keep from! falling.' >Tho bowels costive, the; skin dry and hot, at times 5 tho blood becoming thick'and,stagnant,; and j does not circulate properly. After a time the patient spits uj food soon after eating , , sometimes in a som and fermented condition, , sometimes sweetish" to the taste. . Oftentimes therei is a palpitation of the. heart, and the patieni fears that lie' may have heart disease.' ; Towards the last the patient isunableto retain any food whatever) as ; the i opening' in the intestines becomes close or nearly j so. Although tliia-disease' is' indeed alarming, sufferers. with i the abovernamedi symptoms should not feel nervous, for nine ■ hundred and. nmety-ninov cases.;out.of a:thousand have, no' ,can'cpr,jihut isimply, dyspepsia, ,-a disease easily removed if treated in a.prppei manner.'l The safest arid,best remedyj foi the. disease lis Siegel's ; 'Cur'ative Syrup,.,a vegetable' preparation sold by all chemist and 1 medicine'vendors,; and 1 by the jproprietor's;' A',' J. 'White,' (Limited),' London, England;' This ! Syrup'< strikes' at thV vei ; j foundation of the disease, and drive's it, jrooi thersystenii ; : :< I : ' Waterloo.House, London Stile,'Ohiswick,' ■*!■/.' y;>i:'..-,i o".;; February 17, iIBB2. Messrs.iWpra.and' : Co. r^iondon,; -.-.. ;il:: j ! with great pleasure that I add,'jny testimony, to .the, wonderful [effects of 'f'Seigei's Syrup." For years I have been suffering 'from' bilious .which ; began with giddiiiesii , ; then' a' niist ! woald come before my eyes, so tHat'jE shoxild.riotj ; tie able to recognise anything 'at a distarice of a yard br'two frbm ! 'my face. This : would , bei folloWed by excessive trembling- of my knees, so:thatl could not,etand without ißupporb; after which a severe headaohe >would ocout lasting,atput ; two or. three..days.;, 'I have tried various remedies for these distressing symptoms, '.b'u£until-Itriedl'Siegel's Syrnp" I.h'ad no relief.,' Since then I fa,\ e ,ha 4 excellent'health In eye'ry-respeot,. and if ever, 1 fe'eTan headache, coming on Ttake one dose of the Sjmip,' whicharrests it. ; Hoping $iat this testimonial; may be the means of induoing others'(ffho suffer as I used) to try, the Syrup 1 , as I feel sure they will receive speedy benefit and ultimately be cured, I beg. to remain, yours faithfully, ■-, ~;,-.;,:■ ,:.:, {.■..;,..{..,, A.H.HORTOIf. .., East-street MiUs, i Cambridge-heath, ;.-.! '."■■, .London, 8.0., July 24th, 1882. gives me.great pleasure to be able to add my testimony in favour, of your valuable Syrup as a curative. agent. , . I have suffered 1 : for soriie length of time from a severe form of indigestion, arid the long train of distressingsymptoms following that disease.,' I had tried all possible means'tc get ; relief, , by Beeking. the best medical advice..- I'had swallowed aufßoient.of theii stuff to float a man-of-war, so to .speak', but all to, no avail. , A friend of : mine, , coming on the scene in the midst of my sufferings, brought with him a bottle of your.Seigel Syrup, , he advised me to try it, statingihe felt confident it would benefit mei Being weary of trying so many drugs,! condemned it before; trial, thinking; that it could not possibly do me any go6d,'biit ultimately de, teririined totake the Syrup, > After doing sc for'a short time.it worked suoh a change it me that I continued taking it for nearly twe months, and I ithen felt : thoroughly cured, for I have dipcontinued its use for five weeks, , and feel iu.the best; of health; and can partake of any. kind of food, with ease and, comfort.' lam therefore thankful tc you, that,'through tho instrumeritalityi oi your valuable medicine,' I am restored to the state of health I now enjoy.-Yours truly, • ; ' W. S. FOBSTBR.

T6 Mr. As J. White. ■ ' ,'• ■ . ; '■ ; September Bth, 1883. Dear Sir,-I find' the sale of Seigel's Syrup steadily.-increasing. All who have tried it epeak very; highly : of. its medicinal .virtues: ■ one customer, describes it: as a '~. Godsend to dyspeptio people." I always recommend it with confidence, ' ■ ' ~. Faithfully yours, ' , (Signed) VINCENT A. WILLS, '"" '••' Chemist-Dentist, ■ ' : ; 'MerthyrTydvil. : ToMr.'A.'J.WHITE. ■ Soigel's ■ Operating • Pills are tho , best family physiothat has over boon discovered, They oleanso the .bowels from all irritating substances, and leave them in a healthy condition'. .They cure oostiveness. > ~ , .. < St. Mary street, Peterborough, : ~ . .;. ...'; November29th, 1881, Sir,—lt gives me great pleasure to inform you'of the benefit I have received; from Seigel's Syrup, I have, been troubled for years 1 with dyspepsia; but after a few, doses of the Syrup; I found relief, and after' taking two bottles of it I feel euredi ■■'■; ; : I am. Sir, yours truly, • ; . •'■■;• ;:• ~v; : ,WILLIAM BRENT.' To Mr. A. J. White. . •, < '■ ,-.-. i .;/i AGENTS:.:;..'. : : '' ■•■ Kempthobne,; .Prosser, and. Co.'s Now , Zealand Drug Go. Limited,—Dunedin, ! Christchurch, Wellington, and . ' ", '/ ■ ' ,' ' . ...