IMPAIRED VITALITY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7293, 4 January 1902, Page 7

IMPAIRED VITALITY.

LAZY .AND LISTLESS. DULL AND DEPRESSED. i

Tho Case of Mrs. J. NASH. (By a Special Reporter.) The spirit of f air. ' p)ay .is a natural heritage of the British race. Whether in 'matters of international conflict, or in cases where foreign rivals gain an advantage in the world's commerce, we are always ready -to acknowledge any manifestation of superiority which may be accomplished. It was this prevailing characteristic which prompted Mrs. Jessie Nash, cf No. 289 South" Belt, Christchurch, to make to our reporter the remarks which are given below. Mrs. |lash said, in answer to the writer's inquiries : — . • < "I only wish I could let my gratitude and sense of justice take some more worthy form. As it is, I can only say that for many long years I was dreadfully ill with a large assortment of ailments which bafaed the efforts of medical science to eradicate. The greatest wonder of all -is that I survived the treatment I received, for I am sure 1 drank enough medicine to rot my inside." * "Why was it necessary to take so imuch physic ?*' "Because the doctors ordered me. I - thought in the early part of my suffer--5 ings that a bottle or two would fix me ! up. At that time I mainly experienced : a general loss of vitality. I became \ lazy and listless, as though I had had : no rest for a month. , It was too much trouble to feed my birds, leb alone do my housework, wnich I used to leave undone till late in the day, and then I became so exasperated at the sight of the untidiness that I made a great effort to straighten things up. Before I got a cjuarter of the way through it I was fairly done. A feeling of exhaustion used to ensue, and I was obliged to lie d,own completely fatigued and worn out. I lost interest in everything. Instead of\ being cheerful and light-spirited, I was dull and depressed, an inveterate feeling of despondency making my life unendurable. There was no doubt in my mind now that my system was undergoing an entire change, yet I could not guess what it was caused by. The medicine I had relied upon to brace me up was exhausted, and my condition was worse than before. I oought^ a fresh supply, and still there was no improvement." "Did you change your physic the second time you purchase/! some ?" "Rather, because the first lot did not agree with me at all. Indeed, I blame it for having upset my stomach so much that now I could not toke a mouthful of food without being < driven nearly mad with the severe windy spasms, which made me screech with agony. Then my ' heart was set beating against myside with such violence that I believe it could be heard in the next room. I was afraid to move in case I should fall down, in consequence of a distressing feeling of faintness which came on when these fits of palpitation attackedme. The second lot of medicine proved just as ineffective as the first, so I tried something else. This will give jou an idea how greatly disappointed I was with the original notion that one or two bottles would make me right. One day I started vomiting after eating, and, do you know, this became quite a regular thing. I cannot remember a day passing without having violent seizures of vomiting and retching afterwards. How quickly I was reduced to a shadow it is easy to imagine. My cheeks were pale, and the bones were distinctly visible through my skin. Anybody looking at me must have thought I was dying, as my eyes 1 had no sign of life in tTiem. They were quite useless for the purpose of reading, even large print being indistinct, owing to the] dimness of my sight.' Severe pains in the chest after eating became so tormenting that I soon gave up taking nourishment, excepting in liquid form, and after a further continuance of my sufferings the very mention of food made me sick. Terribly sharp agonies appeared right under my shoulder blades, besides feeling similar sensations in my right side. I also suffered with heavy languorous aches in my head.

sometimes being so bad that I could not raise myself up from the pillow. Ifc would not be a very difficult matter to till a book by simpiy enumerating the i symptoms I experienced, not the least offensive .being, a coated -tongue and a disagreeable taste in my mouth, which made my breath objectionable." "Could your doctor give' ybu any relief ?" " 1 "Only "of «a temporary nature. Soma weeks he gave me spmething which might. 'happen to slightly modify my bodily tortures for a brief space, , but I w&s never actually free from pain for an hour. The doctor said the climate did not agree with me, and that I must have a' change of air. Of course, it is not everybody who can afford to go away When they are ill. I could not understand what was the matter, as I got so ■weak that I could not, walk. The doctor said my liver was bad, and that my nervous system was run down. Of the latter statement there was riot the least doubt, as 1 my nerves were never still. If a rap came to the. door I shuddered and trembled for hours after.. I was easily excited and terrified, besides being extremely hasty and irritable. Before my illness had developed to such a degree that I could not stand, I was occasionally tempted out of doors. You see, I was too restless to remain inside clay after day .and month after month, so I used to go out with the intention of taking a short walk. As soon as I had taken a few steps my limbs commenced to quiver, my head became dazed, and I fell in the street. Two or three ' experiences of this description were enough to satisfy me that it was not safe to venture out any more; but, as I tell you, my legs were powerless later on. My nights were no less miserable than my. days, for if I fell asleep it was only .to dream about the ugliest things conceivable. Usually, however, I could not sleep, although I was weary in every limb. Strange as it may seem, the frightful physical tortures were always worse at night time, thus accounting for the absence of slumber. "You are not naturally a delicate woman, Mrs. Nash ?" . . "Oh, dear no. When T was hvmg in the old country. attEpping Forest, I was never unwell It was only when I came out to the colonies that my health was ruined. Just fancy my mental anguish when I could only crawl across the floor on my hands , and knees. How I yearned to be released from such a state of helpless misery I Yet there was apparently no hope for nie. Doctors' and chemists' medicines alike made no difference, excepting, as I said before, to make me worse. Many and many a time I have asked myself what I was going to do next to get relief. I. thought I had tried every remedy extant, the only result being utter failure and bitter/disappointment. But I was one day reminded that there was sbili a medicine which I had not yet given a ■ "Yes, Mrs. Nash. What is it called P" . f _ "Clements Tonic, to which I owe my life. Pains were banished, ■digestion, activity, appetite, and sleep restored by Clements Tonio, which thoroughly cured my liver and nervouß diseases. I have had splendid health ever since, which is entirely due to the wonderful cure effected by Clements Tonic. Publish these facts in any. way you de- | sire." • —