They Thought He Would Go Mad.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7029, 6 December 1890, Page 1

They Thought He Would Go Mad.

+ Mr John Eatley, 57, Park road, being down town when our representative called, hia wife Boated as follows :— That Mr Batley had been a victim to rheumatism for thirty years. Much of the time his hands, legs, arms and feet were Bwollen to twice their natural size. At such times the pain was intense, and he would be unable to walk. At other times the pain would appear in neuralgic form in the head, when his suffering was beyond all description, and his family feared many times, the pain being so intense, that he would lose his mind. These paroxysms would last for days at a time, when he would be unable to obtain hardly any rest whatever. They|employed the best medical skill that could be obtained in Hull. They tried various rheumatic remedies, medicated baths, &c, and, in fact, everything they could -think of; but he did not obtain any benefit until six months ago. When he was in one of those paroxysms of pain in the head, and they certainly thought he would go mad, they heard of St Jacobs oil, and lost no time in procuring a bottle. The first application, instantly, like magic, relieved this dreadful pain in the head. He continued to use the oil, rubbing it all over him freely, when he was completely cured. That was more than six months ago, and as a proof that he is cured Mrs Batley said, " He was able to walk down town today (two miles) in a pouring rain." — Hull News. ________ — — _ — _ — _