The Case of Mr. B, GOLDING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7417, 31 May 1902, Page 6

The Case of Mr. B, GOLDING.

(By a Special Jieporter.} \ Mr. Richard Golding, of No. '46 "An.-fcigua-street, Christchuroh, was recently seen by a reporter, who penned the following remarks just aa they were uttered: — _ , • , , „ . "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Golding?" queried the writer. "That is my name," was the prompt response. "Is there anything I oaa do for you?" . "if you will give the particulars regarding your late physical troubles, I will be glad to hear them." "Certainly. Perhaps you have beard that I suffered with my liyer olose on nine years. Previous to being attacked by liver disease I was one of the healthiest men going, never knowing a care or trouble in life- When this happy state of affairs abruptly terminated. I seemed like another being 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 t instinctively knew that something was £oing wrong inside. At_ length I was seized with severe pains in my stomach each time I partook of food, besides having 1 acute darting 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 attack of pains in my side, which, after worrying tnd 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 became con- , tinuous, the violent pains I endured be-, injz 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 tha food had turned into lead. I could not breathe with any degree of comfort, sometimes, in fact, having to gaap for bxeabh, Again I was troubled very much with wind in the stomach, the formation of whioh 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 though 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 stagaer tinder 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 wa9 stale and uninteresting, even regarding matters which I previously took a^ delight in. I had long ago .turned against my food, and I prew astonishingly thin and as pale as death. At last I 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 lifelfss as a dead man. It would-be impossible for me to cftunt the botilns 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 not even successful in restoring regularity to my bowels, which were very costive. Whenever I looked at an object for a few moments I could see little blacK specks dancing before my vision, my eyes also beins so weak as to preclude me from reading thc^ papers. Thus I was de-

prived of the last; remaining pfeasure M "No doubt you were rather law-epirit-ed, Mr. Goldixig ?" "Yea; I was very sad indeed. My* hearing was not near so good a vi used to be either, although this was a derangement I did not regret much, as the intrusion of sound on my ears was exceedingly irritating, especially if it came 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 whioh I dreamt all kinds of fjocnndaMa things. Then I awoke with a start,, finding myself all of a shiver and my mind greatly disturbed. For the re- \ mainder of the night I remained m a state of uneasy wakefulness, and t» always glad to see the daylight eater my room. Whatever lifctie was in my stomach turned sour during ' the night. and in the mornings I had frequent fits of vomiting, when a green-coloured > fluid was emitted. These disagreeable I operations produced depressing «ick headaches of a more violent, character than those from which I generally suffer- ' cd. My mouth and tongue were dis- - agreeably bitter and dirty, besides being troubled with a sore throat, whioh made it painful to swallow a cup of tea. Being a fair age, I really thought my sickness was the beginning of the end, and as neither doctors nor chemists could do me any good. I thought my' time was near at as.ua. 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 failures 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 that made every bone in my body aohe. My constitution was wrecked when I was an old man, so I naturally thought I ha<* little chance of escape from death. By tho way, do you know /What age I am P" / / : "I should take you to be about fiftyfive." ' ' . . ■ T 'Indeed, you. make a. mistake. I am sixty-six, and for my comparatively young appearance and general good health I owe a debt of gratitude to£sletnents Tonic, which, I consider, is the only valuable medicine in the market.. An acquaintance told me that he had been practically raised from the grave by dements Tonic, so I followed his advice, and bought some, amdij. lore than a Veek I felt a bit better.' The, awful pains in my side were driven away, and my nervous system was invigorated; besides, I could again take a fair quantity of food every mealtime. I was able to walk with a firm, steady tread, and never again experienced flatulence or vomiting. That restless feeling departed, and I slept splendidly. A realisation of happiness returned as my liver and nervous diseases ware 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. 1 have -often recommended Clements Tonic to other poor sufferers, the results always proving that ttere 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."