Three Phases of Life.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVIII, Issue VIII, 22 February 1902, Page 344

Three Phases of Life.

At birth we respire, at twenty-five aspire, at eighty expire. This is the beginning, the sum, and the end of us, according to the philosophic mind of Hugo. He states the phenomena of life tersely, and with the touch and meaning of a master. That is all right for those who are in a irame of mind to philosophise. The panorama of life is one thing:

its detail and analysis quite another. The greater question is: How are you living? How am 1 existing? That concerns us more.

There is a vast difference between living and existing. It is the difference between health, strength, happiness, aspiration and power in whatever humble sphere we work, and the endurance, the anguish, the pain and misery of bodily affliction. Nature fashioned us all to be healthy. She did more; she secreted roots and herbs in her fields and forests to assist some of us to maintain this health, or regain it when lost. There is a gentleman living at 373, Bourke Street, Sydney, whose interesting story illustrates this in a practical, common-sense way. “ Six years ago,” he writes, “my health broke down badly. My appetite got to be fickle and uncertain; then failed entirely. What I forced myself to swallow did me but small good. In fact it often gave me such discomfort and distress that I actually dreaded to sit down to table. “ A-fter a while my stomach and oth~ digestive organs became so upset and disordered that I was pratically forced to live —or rather exist —on a diet of slops, gruel, weak broths, etc, and even these things occasioned me considerable pain and inconvenience. Medical treatment did me no good whatever. “ From time to time I tried all sorts of medicines that were recommended to me, or that I saw advertised, but with no better results. I became so debilitated that my relatives thought I was going into a decline. In truth I was fearfully thin and wasted. At this stage of my trouble a friend said I ought to try Seigel’s Syrup. He made the strongest kind or a point of it, and pressed the idea upon me. I yielded, and it was the best investment T ever made. “ I ’’egan taking the medicine without faith, as I was sceptical as to the virtues of drugs and physics in general. but before I had taken half a dozen doses I found I was on the right track at last.

“In short, I persevered with the Syrup, taking it strictly according to the directions, and it speedily alleviated and ultimately cured my complaint. I used in all four bottles, and while still on the fourth I felt myself a new man. I could eat well, sleep well, and work well; and once more laugh and enjoy myself to the full. More than this what does any man want?—what more can the world give him? “ As to the thoroughness and permanence of the cure there can be no doubt, as what I have related took place over five years ago, and since then I have remained in good healtn with the exception of trifling ailments unworthy of mention. “ Other members of our family—notably my sister Emma Lillian, who has sent you her own account of her ease —have derived signal benefit from the use of the Syrup, and can tell their stories for themselves. We always keep a bottle in the nouse, and whenever any of us feel out of sorts, hipped, or seedy, we take a dose or two and it never fails to give the needed relief. “ In conclusion, I can honestly ana conscientiously recommend Seigel’s Syrup to any persons Who may be suffering from a weak stomach, impaired digestion, chronic dyspepsia, or kindred complaints, as a remedy that will really accomplish all that is claimed for it.”—(Signed) William James Edward Fisher, 373, Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, June 26th, 1901. Seigel’s Syrup is made of eighteen natural ingredients, each of which is a product of the soil. Its curative poperties are derived from roots and herbs in scientific combination, and its healing action has been acknowledged in all civilised parts of the world during the past thirtythree years. Kept handy for occasional use, it keeps the body strong and the functions active. This is the way to resist diseases, to avoid the daily miseries which take the snap and go out of life. There is a difference between living and existing, as Mr. Fisher relates.