The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-20 00:00:00

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A DISASTROUS TAX.—During Oliver Cromwell's Pro-
tectorate Jamaica was taken from the Spaniards, and
ever since has been a British possession. At our ad-
vent on the island, there were sixty-five cocoa walks,
each walk or plantation comprising thousands of trees
—the Theobroma Cacao. On Charles the Second's
return we hear of, in St. James's Street and elsewhere,
chocolate-houses as well as of coffee-houses, both one
and the other being the mode, and answering to the
West-End clubs of to-day Later on we find coffee-
houses standing on a broader basis, and gradually a-
dapting their prices to meet the means of all classes,
but we find no such records of the progress of chocolate ;
yet it needed not to go far to find the wherefore. In
Bryan Edwards's "History of the West Indies," 3 vols,
petbl4ol -d in 1793, we fend the duty on cocoa made into
I:,as twelve guireette per ewt„ besides Us. 11id.
osid at the Custom House, i.e., 480 per cent. I and this
;ate of duty continued down to the end of • the 18th
century, cocoa becoming, for the English market, a pro-
duction not worth the growing, and Jamaica's plantations
were let fall to decay. When we again come upor. a re-
cord, it is in 1832, and the duty which had been stand-
ing at 6d. per pound, with an importation of under half
a million pounds per annum, was forthwith reduced to
2d., and not long after we find, as a coincidence, that
the homceokatbio doctrine of medicine was introduced
into this country, and that ccoa was speciaily advocated
as a drink by the physicians adopting that mode of
treatment, an outcome of which being that the first
established homceopathie chemists in Englaud (now a
well-known firm) proouced a epcialereparation, which
only ueeded water or milk to be at once ready
or the tab. la 1.842, the duty ivesatiu retitle:3d
venom pt: p.A.311(3, :making
such way that the output alone ok the manufacturers
ehow, alluded to reached in the year ikut passed away
between five and six millions of pounds.—"THE STATIST.'
WHAT IS THIS DISEASE 'PHA IS COMING UPON

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US?
Like a thief at night, it steals in upon us unawares
Many persons have pains about the chest and sides, and
sometimes in the back. They feel dull and sleepy; the
mouth Las a bad. taste, especiaby in the morning. A sort
of sticky slime collects about the teeth- The appetite is
poor. There is a feeling like a heavy load on the stomach;
rometimes a faint all-gone sensation at the pit of the
stomach which food does not satisfy. The eyes are sunken
the hands and fee ;become cold and feel clammy. After a
while a cough sets in, at first dry, but after a few months
it is atteudeu with a g eenish-coloured expectoration. Tee
afflicted one feels tired all the while, and sleep does not
s, Wu to afford any rest. After a tune he becomes nervous,
iitable, and gloomy, and has evil orebociings. There is
LI giddiness, a sort of whirling sensat_on in the head when
rising up suddenly. The bowels become costive ; the skin
is dry and hot at times;_ the blood becomes thick and stag-
uant ; the whites of the eyes become tin Bed with yellow ;
the urine is scanty and high-coloured, depositing a sedi-
ment after standing. There is frequently a spitting up of
the food, sometimes with a sour taste, and sometimes with.
a sweetish taste; this is frequeiatly attended with palpita-
tion of the heart; the vision uecomes impaired, with spots
before the eyes; theta is a feeling of gi eat piostration anti
weakness. All of these symptoms are in turn preseat It
is thought that Pearly one-third of our populatiou hns this
disease in some of its varied forms, it has been found
that medical men have mistaken the nature of this disease.
Some have treatea. for liver complaint. others for ki,uey
disease dte., tte. but none of the v.rotts kinds of trcai,
meat have been Atendel v;itu success, because the remedy
should be such as to act harmoniously upon each one of
these organs, and upon the stomach as well; for in Dys-
pepsia (for this is really what the disease is) all of these
organs partake of this Elise,. and require a remedy that
will act upon all at the same time. Seigel's Curative
Syrup acts like a charm in this class of compiaiuts, giving
almost immediate relief. The following letters, from
chemists of standieg in the community where they live,
show in what estimation the article is neat t
Tnoaras DALE, Up perbridge, 11 olmfor :—'Your
Curative Syrup sells wonderfully well, tuicl gives every
satisfaction. _ . . _

J. M. CLENNELL, 52, Derby Street, Newcastle
know of instances where it has not Merely relieved, but
actually cured after having using it two or three mouths;
but testimonials are, I believe, often withheld from a false
delicacy of allowing the names to be made public.
Giacsas DRURY, 6outhweil :—"Though i have been a
patent medicine seller now over thirty years, )et I never
anew such a run on any medicine before as I have had on
yours, and many persons have told me of the benefit they
have de ivecl frm it. My brother in Lincoln says the
same. The sale is wonderful az
Tnouss MlLLint, Wednesfield :—"Your medicine have
given great satisfaction in this district, and man of my
custdmers speak highly of Mother Seigei's Syrup.
Ffiowas, beecles :—"lt is not my habit to recom-
mend any patent medicine to my customers in individual
cases, but always have a good word to say for Mother
Seigei when my opinion is as sed.
1-'. 144LLAILD, i ootton Basset —'l: have met with some
really touishing cures performed by Seigel's Syrup, and
I recommended it to ail my customers.
G. li. WHITE, 39, Commercial street, Mountain Ash :—"I
can personally testify to the merits of your medicine.
JAMES Fisatas F.:1)18111:11Y, M.P.S., 3, high Street,
Wrexham :—I have recommended Seigel's Syrup, as my
personal and relative experiente of its merits are indis

Bolloway's Pills and Oilttnent.—Diseames of Women
—medical science in all ages has been directed to alle-
viate the many maladies incident to females. but I Pro-
fessor Holloway, by diligent study and attentive obser-
vation. was induced to believe that nature had provided
a remedy for those special diseases. lie has, after vast
researches, succeeced in compounding ins celebrated
P.Als and Ointment which embody the principle
ustarally designee for the relief ana cure of disorders
peculiar to women if all ages and constitutions, whether
residing in warm or cold mu:hates. They'have repeatedly
corrected disordered functions which have defied the
usual drugs prescribed for such cases ; and stilt more
satisfactory is it th At the malady is relieved eocopleteiy
and permanently.

FteitoLlNE I—Fun THE TEETH AND 13nEATn, A few
drops of the liquid "Fieloiine" sprinkled on a wet tooth
brush nroauces a pleasant lather, which tho:oughly
cleanses the teeth tioui all pstaaites or impurities,
naruens the gtans, I.ri.vents tartar, :stops decay, gives
the le, th a le, ulior pearif-whitisos. and a deligutful
fragrance to the brento. It removds all unpleasant odour
arisirg from decayed teeth or tobacco amok,. "The
Prat ant Fiorolitie." beLig composed in part Howl
awl sweet herbs, is delirious to the taste, and the
greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2i 6d of all
Chemists and Perfumers, Wholesale depot removed to
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'ADVICE TO DYSEPTICS."—Symptonas of Dyspepsia
an:4 Indigestion, with special advice as to diet.—This little
pamphlet appeals jurcibly to those who have allowed the
palate to decide everything for them, and have paid the in
eviiuble penalty of the ir foliy."— Globe. Sent for one stamp
M. ItICIIAIWS, Publisher, 92, Oreat Russel street,
Loudon.

WAR WITII CHINA. A rice in the price of tea, will not be
serious, provided the Chinese only improve the quality;
to meet the eemand for low price, they resort to facing
the common growth wish mineral powder, to the loss
in health tlt pocket of English consumers.—Good tea is
supplied by llorniman's Agents.
" Itototi ON RATS.' —The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chemists, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
gs, insects, ground moles, &c. ad. and
'on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbu
likboxeci.

ERVOUS DEBILITY.—GRATIS, a Medics).
..LN Work showing sufferers how they may be
cured without the aid of Quacks. Free on receipt
of a postage stamp.—.Pddresa SECRETARY, Institute
ot Anatomy, Brinin&bam.