THE PRINCE OF WALES SPEAKS ON HEALTH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1869, 10 February 1892, Page 4

THE PRINCE OF WALES SPEAKS ON HEALTH.

In 1 hia able and timely remarks at the opening of the International Congress of Hygiene, at St. Jame's Hall, London, August 10th, 1891, the President, the Prince of Wales, srid : — " The highest possible prosperity is when rich aud poor alike can do such useful work as they are fit for, and to this end it is essential that they should enjoy the best possible health and vigour."

Very true, but how can the public health be best promoted 1 Clearly by such preventive measures as the Congress meets to consider, and by reliable remedies so long as certain diseases continue to prevail. We submit an example of the latter necessity in the form of a statement which cannot fail to convince the minds of all who may read it.

I, Margaret Moriand, of Throstle Nest Farm, Haya Park, near Knacesboro', Yorkshire, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows : —

" I have suffered all my life from a weak stomach, indigestion, and liver complaint. I whs never properly well but always ailing and never seemed to gain strength. I had a bad taste in the mouth and a strange sinking feeliug at the pit of my stomach. I had always pain after eating, no matter how simple the food wss. My appetite was poor and what little I ate did not Beem to give me strength. 1 had great pains at the chest and sides and felt as if I was held or bound round my waist. I was much troubled with sickness and very often found no ease until I had vomited all the food I had taken. I felt low, weak, and depressed, as if something was hanging over me. I could not sleep at night, and got so bad that I even dreaded going to bed, for I would lie awake for hours together, and on rising in the morning I felt more tired than when I went to bed. As years went on I became a bad colour, aay skin and particularly the whites of my eyes were tinged of a yellowish colour, and at times I was as yellow as a sovereign. In AugUßt, ]880, «ny stomach became very irritable and everything that I took turned sour on my stomaoh, and I was constantly vomiting a foul bitter fluid or gas. I took little or no nourishment, and after each morsel of even liquid food I strained and vomited as if my poor inside would come out. The pain at my heart now became so severe that I became alarmed and sent for our doctoi, who' attended me for ten or twelve weeks, but all the medicine he gave me did no good. The doctor seemed puzzled with my complaint and changed the medicine over and over again, but still I got worse instead of better. At last I lost all faith in physic and gave up taking it. Now better, now worse, I continued until July, 1888, when my kidneys became affected. I had dreadful pain in the back and could not void my water. My skin was dry and hot, my lips parched and feverish. After a time the water lodged so bad that I thoui<ht I should have died. I grew WRaker and weaker every day, and felt that If a change did uot soon take place my condition would be critical, for the pain was more than I could bear. I could not even bide to lie in bed, and had to get out of bed and walk round the room. [ took all kinds of medicines but nothing save me more than temporary relief, and I dragged on in this miserable state until December, 1888, when Mr Day, the chemist, at Knaresboro', sent me a book telling of a medicine called Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and 1 read of a case similar to mine having been cured by this j medicine. 1 determined to try it, and sent to Mr Day and procured a large bottle of the Syrup aud commenced taking it. I soon began to find relief, my food digested better and gave me strength, all pains in my back and aides left me. I could now sleep better and gradually gained strength every day, and by the time I had taken a 4a 6d bottle I was better than ever I was in my life, and by taking an occasional dose I have since kept in good health. I may mention that I paid over six pounds to one dootor aud did not receive any benefit whatever. If e 1 very grateful for the great benefit I have received from Seigel's Syrup, and 1 wish others to know of it. I have recommended the medicine to many people in this district with great benefit. My daughter, Mrs Ware, living at York, was cured of severe dyspepsia after every other means had failed. If by publishing this statement others may be benefited I shaJl be very glad, and I hereby give permission to the proprietors of Seigel's Syrup to make any use they may think fit of this testimonial, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true. By virtue of the Provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act, 1835. (William iv. c. 62.) Declared before me af| Leeds, in the County j of York, by the said f Margaret Moriand, ' (Signed) on Monday, the 10th f Margaret Moriand. of August, 1891. j (Signed) Alt?. Cookb, | Mayor of Leeds. J Mr William Moriand, the husband of this lady, is a farmer, well known and highly respected. He has lived on hia present farm at Throstle Nest, HayaPark, seventeen years, and in the district all his life. He was present at Leeds when the fore-going declaration by his wife was read, and vouched for its accuracy and truth Mrs Morland'a malady, indigestion and dyspepsia, is sufficiently common and fatal to make it a duty to give the widest publicity to any remedy that will cure it. Hence our mention of the above case in connection with the work of the society of which His Royal Highness is President.

The following is from the Mount Ida '[Chronicle": An incident which at the time caused some amusement recently occurred on the NgaparaOamaru railway. Into one of the carriages came the guard to demand peremptorily the production of a ticket or tha payment of the fare from , each of the passengers. One of these was a big buxom Scotch wife, evidently well fed on the national diet, and, as her breath betokened, not an absolute stranger to the national beverage. She had neither ticket nor the exact gum the guard demanded— twopence more were wanted. Before sustaining a loss so heavy, the guard enquired whether she had any postage stamps. Postage Btamps," exclaimed our sister, think ye that a woman like me, maistly occupied in butter makin', wad carry a sma post office aboot wi me?' A little taken aback, but only for a moment, the guard followed up his searching enquiry by asking if she could not even give him a copper. "No, not a copper! Oh, yes! Haud on on a wee. I hae' here in my purse a London farthin', the parting gift of an English gentleman whoße Bervant I I once was. Tak'it." A passenger dozing away in the corner of the carriage, who, when the London farthing was discussed formed a sleepy motion that he heard his name mentioned. Woke up just in time to see the guard with a profusion of thanks accept the proffered coin. I