Hardly a Spark of Life Left.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7422, 7 June 1902, Page 6

Hardly a Spark of Life Left.

MORE CONYIHW TESTIMONY. The Case of Mrs. 0. M. PEARCE. (By a Local ReptrUr.) In consequence of information reDfilived, a reporter w-ai despatched to No. 12 Avon-«tr«et, Ohxistahuroh, where Mrs. Catherine Mary Fettrce resides. Spontaneous assent was given to the writer's ' application to make a report, which is given below for public perusal. "No," said Mrs. Pearoe. "I hare not bhe slightest objection to giving other sufferers the cue to the removal of their troubles. There are, I daresay, a great many people who do not know the right way to turn when beset by physical affliction, so in order to assist them, in .that direction I will give yon every derail concerning my wonderful recovery from a serious complaint." "What was your partioular trouble, Mrs. Pearce?" " I will start right from the beginning, and. then you will see hdw one ailtteni leads to another. I was in a dilajpi- ' dated state of health some time ago, and my energy was dying away if ast. A feeling of restlessness and discontent took away all pleasure in life. -There jras a nasty taste in my month every iinqrning, and I took a dislike to eyery£Hfng in the way of eatables, although !*had to take a little food sometimes to keep myself going through the day's duties. Evisry morsel of food which passed my lips lay undigested in my (stomach, where v&rv distressing pains were s.tuated. All day long I was drowsy and disinclined to do anything in the house, and I gradually got so ' weak that my limbs fairly ached again. .1 was tormented to death with, awful sick headaches, which were sometimes so severe that my eyes burned and felt swollen. * When I fell asleep I experienced unpleasant dreams, and awoke Feeling just as tired and unrefreshjsd as when I went to bed. You oan easily (understand that with these afflictions I altered greatly in appearance, nay f act having become pale and wan, and xrry body was emaciated beyond conception. ' " Was your nervous system affected bj jyour debilitated condition?" *■ "That is just the important, part thai lam coming to. Yes. My nerves Were greatly unstrung, and shattered By any complaint, whiofi ultimately sue- ; speeded in making me a victim to netr 1 algia. Sharp, darting pains attactc.; my _ face and travelled round my necb, aiid>nead. I oould not think of trying tpj work when these formidable parjxyame of agony were worrying the lif« but of me. No. I could only sit down Sad give way in helpless anguish and grief. ,It is quite bad enough when Such shocking torture affects a persea \ ptherwise strong, but it is an awful piilamitv to befiill a. person with a pfeckeel constitution lik^ mine was. Tn« Ijgjht diet I used totajke was now/ denied toe,Yfor ttly jaws fflt too stiff and pain- : 0 ni oy * them." __ , , Tsi. 'JYour rest was greatly interfered witii, noiaoubt." V- ■ s"i^h»A no rest night or day. The onlygtning I could do was to toss and turrifabotit in bed till morning, and^hen sCb*tnfough another day of misery and torture. For five weeks I was awake Bveryjjught, with. the. exception of^one. when I seemed to coflapse entirely^ano fell into a heavy slumber. I was worn out and exhausted, and there was hardly a spark of liffr left in me. , All the medicines I took had not the slightest beneficial effect. It would have been far better if I had only drank water, as I then would have saved myself the unpleasantness arising from the ilfctasting trash. The neuralgia troubles lasted close on eighteen months, and by then I gave up hope of being cured. But I read about a neuralgic patient whose complaint was mastered by Clements Tonic, so I tried it myself and soon felt my pains were easing off by degrees, the maddening jerking agomeß subdued, and I felt my nervous system was being recuperated. Then the neuralgia was beaten and has not reappeared. Several more bottles of Clements Tonic cured my other ailments, and gave me perfect health. I .ate and slept splendidly. After each dose of Clements Tonic I felt soothed and invigorated, and if I know of anybody being sick I always recommend Clements Tonic as a medicine to be relied upon. 11 This interview will appear in the papers." N , "I hope so. However, you oan publish these remarks in any way.

active life." The Nelson College corps has lately been invested with the full honours o£ a volunteer corps, and receive all the emoluments due to volunteers. Replying to the toast of "The Army" at the London Pembrokeshiremen's annual gathering, Colonel Filleyrick, C.8., D 5.0., who has rendered conspicuous service, at the front, said that the officers of the Regular forces in, South Africa, are no fools./ There was not one in the British Army who was a pro-Boer Ine only persons who spoke against the Bntwh Army were certain British legislators Kruger had made big mistakes, and so had the War Office, but Kruger had not such good opportunities of getting out of his mistakes as the War Office bad of getting out of theirs. . The contingent of Native Indian troops for the Coronation will number 1000, of ■whom 250 will be mounted. Although the official programme has not yet been published, it has been settled that the Duke of Connaught is to have supreme command of the military in London on the occasion of the Coronation. The force which will be gathered together will number 47,000 men. The "Household Brigade Magazine" contains one of the best descriptions published of the now famous blockhouses in South Africa:— "A 'blockhouse is a small, circular, bullet-proof house or shelter, -with an inner radius of about 7ft. It is lined on the inner side with galvanised iron, the floor being usually raised some 2ft higher than the surrounding ground, the outside being » fortification of stonework, between sft and 6ft hieb, where the loopholes are placed. On" top of this a double circle of corrugated iron begins, with a space of about 9in between, -which is filled with shingle to a height of 2ft more, on which is placed an ordinary roof of the same materials as the walls, and protected: from possible sniping from surrounding kopjes by sand-bags on tie outside. The doorway • consists of a small aperture about 2ft square. . . . Blockhouses are situate about a'mile apart, and, whenever possible, within view of one another. Each house is en-