WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA?

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 24, 31 March 1893, Page 31

WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA?

This question will, perhaps, never be answered. Trne, th 6 year 1893 should see some celebrations in honour of tha 400 th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, but there are those who believe, and for good reasons, too, that this country was known 500 or 1,000 years before Christopher the Navigator was born. Chinese-Buddhist monks are known to have settled io Mexico in the fifth century of oar era, and 8t Brendan, the Irishman, visited some identified spot on our continent about 100 years later. We have all proof that is needed of Leif Erics m'a visit to Vinland (coast of New England) in the year 1000. Ericson'a settlement flourished for more than 100 years before being finally abandoned on account of internal dissensions. Madoc, Prince of Wales, is said to have landed on " a great continent to the West " in 1170. Take all this into consideration, and then answer: Who discovered Clements' Tonic? Aod reply, Mr Clements. What is it good for ? Bvery kind of disease caused by a weakened state of the system. Clements' Tonic is a food —not a physic. It contains in an elegant combination every constituent of the corporeal structure, it forms flesh, bone, and muscle, cures neuralgia, nervousness, and all nerve and brain diseases. ludiges'ion, sour Btomach, and all dyspeptic troubles. An infallible remedy for liver complaint and all kidney diseases. Its efficacy ia proved, every paper teems with evidence of its virtues, similar to that of Mr C. J. Wilson, timekeeper, Merewether Junction, Newcastle, New South Wales, who writes on January 14th, 1893 :— I have T«ry much pleasure in contri outing my small testimony as to the great benefits resulting from a course of Clements' Tonic. I have been a great sufferer for many years from liver complaint in one form or another. Some of the faculty treated me for rheumatism and nenralgia, but I neTer received *ny permanent benefit from them. About three years ago I bought a large bottle of Clements' Tonic, and was surprised at the improvement I experienced from it, in fact the symptoms from which I suffered disappeared as if by magic, and in a short time I felt quite a different man. I have been taking it ever sioce (that is as often as I can afford to get it), lam only aorry that I did not know of its wonderful curative powers years ago. If anybody has ever benefited by taking Clements' Tonic I am a living witness as to iis virtues. It has performed a cure where all other remedies failed. I forgot to Btate above that I have taken it in conjunction with Dr Fletchers Pills. I recommend it to my friends, and shall continue to do so.— Yours, etc , C. J. Wilaon, timekeeper, Merewether Junction, Newcastle, N.S.W.

The Princa of Wales was the first to congratulate Mr Gladstone in a private room at the House of Commons after his addrsss introducing the Home Rule Bill. Then the Duchess of Teck and the Priucessts Louise and May of Teck congratulated the Premier. Mr Gladstone spent an excellent night and arose at his usual hour in a hearty condition, afterwards proceeding to the House of Commons to listen to his leading Conservative antagonist, Right Hon A. J. Balfour.