REDEMPIORIST MISSION IN MACRAES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 14, 22 January 1892, Page 31

REDEMPIORIST MISSION IN MACRAES.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.)

The mission given by the Be? Father Hegarty in the Macraes district was a'great success. Numbers came long distances to hear the riv gentleman. Three services were held each day, commencing on Ban* day, the 10th, and closing on Tuesday, the 12th inst. All the devotions were well attended. At each service Father Hegarty preached a most touching and instructive sermon, He spoke on the commandments, the sacraments, and precepts of the Church. Almost everyone approached the sacraments, and expressed themselves delighted with all they heard. Father Hegarty warmly congratulated the Rev Father Donnelly and his people on having snch a beautiful, wellappointed and devotional church. He said it was the best and most neatly -finished country church he had Been in all his travels, and that great credit was due to the good zealous pastor for all he had done in such a short time, in making the church what it was. The musical portion of the services were entrusted to tbe joint choirs of Hyde and Macraes, and the worthy missionary complimented the people on the very nice music that had been rendered so well at all the devotions during the mission. The Misses Mcßride, Mrs Sheehy, Masters Sheeby and Mcßride, Misses Claffey and Flynn, and some others formed a most efficient choir. The Misses Me Brides' beautiful voices were heard to great advantage, and the success of the well-trained choir is due to Miss Mcßride. The good missionary concluded a long and most instructive disconrse by imparting the Papal Benediction, He afterwards left in Mr O'Hanlan's carriage, accompanied by tbe Rev Father Donnelly, for Palmerston.

The following case has come under our observation : — Miss— — (daughter of a prominent physician who won't allow ua to publian names, because " it would be infra dig. and unprofessional ") has been in delicate health for the last five years. The cause was simply an&mia, or poorness of blood ; her father had treated her for all sorts of complaints, and she had also been attended by several " ladies' " specialists without benefit. The case came under our notice quite accidently some months ago. Miss was then just 20J yeaTS of age, 5 feet 5 inches in height, and weighed exactly 101 ponnds. She had the usual symptoms of anaemia, excessively pale and pasty skin and lip, dark circles round the eyee, soft and flabby limbs, complete loss of periodic functions, was excessively nervous, timid, and weak, no appetite, and very restless at night. We microscopically examined the blood, and by dilution wiih distilled water and careful examination, arrived at a very accurate estimation of the number of red blood corpuscles per ounce. What there were of them appeared all shrivelled and shrunk like dried fruit, and were almost destitute of vitalising properties. We advised the use of Clement's Tokic, in doses of a dessert-spoonful after meals, and this treatment was adopted without the father's knowledge. Four weeks afterwards, when 5 small bottles of the remedy had been taken, we again examined the blood. The red corpuscles had increased by 70 per cent, as near as we could estimate, and under the microscope had the appearance of over-ripe red currants, almost bursting, tLe patient bad gained 5 pounds, theu ((September 7th, 1889) weighing 7 stone 8 pounds. The appetite wan much improved, the limbs were becoming firmer, and the muscular tissue more denned and pronounced. She could walk considerable distances without undue fatigue, could eat and digest almost any kind of food, the lips were pink and firm, and tha dark circles under the eyes had almost disappeared. We advised a coninuance of tbe use of Clement's Tonic, and she took a further course of four large bottles, and thin, as perfect strength and vital energy was restored, a longer treatment was not considered necessary. Sac is now fully restored to health, strong, vigorous, and weighs 10 stone 3 pounds, can do any kind of work, or walk 5 miles without fatigue, eats well, sleeps well, and has a vigorous appetite. What a change from h«r condition 4 months ago I Now, reader, here's a case that has baffled the best medical therapeutical skill for years, which Clement's Tonic has positively cured in 3 months, but we ar9 not allowed to publish names because it would not be orthodox. Mankind may suffer, hundreds of curable cases must be neglected, scores of lives must be sacrified, because " it would be infra dig. and unprofessional " for a medical man to give or recommend a testimonial to Clement's Tonic because it is '■ a proprietary article or patent medicine." The mere fact of its being a patent medicine is the greatest protection for the public, for were it made otherwise its therapeutical excellence would be subordinate to the profits of its various makers ; while the manufacture is in thejhands of one maker, it is to his interest to make a genuine article.