EXPERIENCE OF TENT LIFE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXV, Issue X, 8 September 1900, Page 458

EXPERIENCE OF TENT LIFE.

Letters, from our soldiers in the Transvaal tell of terrible nights passed in the pouring rain on the veldt without tent or covering, and the number of soldiers already invalided home shows the grave results of this exposure. That the practice of camping out even when covered by a tent is open to objection is proved by an Olrig Star tion bushman, Air Christian Larsen. In giving his experience of tent life, he says:—“A number of us were employed scrub cutting at Maraekakaho, Hawke’s Bay, and had to sleep in a eamp. During the winter it was very

cold and wet ,and I suffered severely from shortness of breath, pains round my- heart and across my chest. My blord became impoverished, I lost my appetite, general debility set in, and my chest trouble threatened bronchitis. Just then I received a pamphlet by post concerning Dr. Williams’ pink pills. I sent for a supply, and after a few doses felt a little relief. Utadually the shortness of breath and pains round my heart left me, my chest became easier, and I was able to do heavy work without bringing on a fit of coughing. Several boxes restored me to perfect health, and I have had no return of my- ailments for over ten months Aly fellow workers were all astonished to see me hard at work again.” Winter weather * and exposure to cold and damp make our blood thin ?nd impure, thus encouraging rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, bronchitis, and consumption. Dr. Williams’ pink pills make rich, red blood, retone the nerves, strengthen the system, and banish all disease. They cure paralysis, rickets, St. Vitus’ dance, scrofula, locomotor ataxia, pale and sallow complexions, anaemia, etc. Sold by the Dr. Williams’ Aledlcine Co., Wellington, three shillings per box, post free, and by chemists and storekeepers—But mind you ask for Dr. Williams’. Air Larsen’s present address is Afakaretu, Hawke’s Bay.