The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-01
Great Excitement in Wales
about a Marvellous Cure.
Living Six Years Without
Going to Bed.


Mr.. EDITOR While spending few
days AT the pleasant seaside town of
Aberystwith, Cardiganshirc, Wales, 1
heard related what seemed TO me either
a fabulous story or marvellous cure.
The story was that poor sufferer who
had not been able to lie down in bed for
six long years, given up TO die by all the
Doctors, had been speedily cured by
some Patent Medicine. 1t was related
with the more implicit confidence from
the circumstance, as was said, that the
Vicar of Llanrystyd was familiar with
the facts, and could vouch for the truth
of the report.
Having Il little curiosity to know how
such stories grow in travelling, | took
the liberty while at the village of Liam.
rystyd to call upon the Vicar, the Rev.
II. Evans, and TO enquire about this
wonderful cure Though total stran.
ger to him, both he and his wife most
graciously entertained me in half
hours conversation, principally touching
| the case of Mr. Pugh, in which they
seemed to take deep and sympathetic
interest, having been familiar with his
sutlerings, and now reioiced in what
| seemed TO them a most remarkable cure
The Vicar remarked that he presumed
| his name had been connected with the
| report from his having mentioned the
| case to Mr.. John Thomas, II chemist of
Llanon. He said MIR. Pugh was former
| ly II resident of their parish, but " us now
living in the parish of Llanddeinol.
He strongly vouched Mr., VIM, Pugh's
character us u respectable farmer and
worthy Of credit, | left the venerable
Vicar with II livetier sense of The happy
relation Of u pastor and people, feeling
| that he was one who truly sympa,hised
| with all who are afflicted in mind, body.
| or estate.
On my return to Abey Stwith, ] was
| impressed with Il desire to see Mr. Pugh,
| whose reputation stood 50 high. His
farm is called Pancom- Mawr, signifying
"abovc the dinglc," situated near the
summit of smooth round hill, over
looking a beautiful valley in which is
| situated the lovely ivymantled Church
apparently about 40years old. of medium
height, rather slight, with pleasant and
intelligent face. | told him had heard
of his great afflicton and OF his remark
able and almost miraculous relief, and
that | had come to learn from his own
| lips, what there was of truth in the re.
ports.
Mr.. Pugh remarked that his neigh.
bors had taken ii kindly and symp-
athletic interest in his case for many
| years, but of late their interest had been
greatly awakened by a happy change in
his condition. What you report us hav.
ing heard abroad, said he, is substant.
tally true, with one exception. | never
understood that my case was ever given
up as hopeless by any Physician. l
have been treated by several Doctors
hereabouts, as good as any in Wales, but
unfortunately no prescription of theirs
ever brought the desired relief.
Fifteen years ago he said, first be.
came conscious of II sour and deranged
stomach and loss OF appetite, which the
Doctors told me was Dyspepsia What
food could hold in my stomach seem.
cd to do me no goou and was often
thrown up with painful retuhings. This
was followed after time with ii hoarse-
ness and raw soreness of the throat
which the Doctors called bronchitis,
and | was treated for that, but with
little success. Then came sh0rtucss OF
breath and sense of suitocatiUn, espc.
cially nights, with clammy sweat, and |
would have to get out of bed and some.
times open door or window in winter
weather to fill my lungs with the cold
air.
About six years ago became so bad
that could not sleep in bed, but had to
take my unquiet rest and dreamy sleep
sitting in an armchair. My atlliction
seemed to be working downward into
my bowels as well rs upwards into my
lungs and throat. In the violent cough.
ing spnsms which grew more frequent,
my abdomen would expand and collapse
"a nc A a tl,,, I,l,,, 4
suliocatc. All this time | was reduced
in strength so that | could perform no
hard labor and my spirits wer- conse
quently much depressed.
This medicine they ADMINISTERED "a
me according to the directions, when to
their surprise and delight no less than
my own, the spasm ceased. | became al
ease, and my stomach was Gained, MY
bowels we've moved us by gentle
cathartic, and / felt sense of quIel
comfort all through such as | had moi
before realized in many years. | could
walk around the house and breathe
comfortably in II few hours after had
taken the medicine, have continued
to take the medicine daily now fol-
something over two months, and / car
lie down and sleep sweeily at nights
and have not since had "A recurrence oil
lhOse leffloie spasIDs ana sMcatl Is.
have been so long broken down and re
duced in my whole system that have
not tried to perform any very hard ont
door labor, dceming ii best to be pru
dent lest by over.eXertion may do my
self injury before my strength is fully
restored. j feel that my stomach anc
bowels have been and are being thor
oughly renovated and renewed by til,
medicine. In fact feel like a new
man,