The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-04-10
Great Excitement in Wales
about a Marvellous Cure.
Living Six Years without
Going to Bed.

ncNTu rtluJeu WHAT seemed 10 me cllnCr
u 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 10y |
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 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.
Il. 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
suflerings, and now rejoiced in what
seemed 10 them 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, a chemist OF
Llanon. He said Mr.. Pugh was former.
ly a resident of their parish, but was now
living in the parish of Llanddeinol.
lie strongly vouched Mr.. Vim. Pugh's
character as respectable farmer and
worthy of credit. | left the venerable
Vicar with livelier sense of the happy
relation of pastor and people, feeling
that he was one who truly sympathiscd
with all who are afflicted in mind, body,
or estate.
On my return to Aberystwith, | was
impressed with desire to see Mr.. Pugh,
whose reputation stood so high. His
farm is called Pancom- Mawr, signifying
"above the dingle," situated near the
summit of smooth round hill, over.
looking beautiful valley in which is
situated the lovely ivymantled Church
of Llanddeinol. | found Mr.. Pugh,
apparently about 40years old. of medium
height, rather slight, with pleasant and
intelligent face. told him | had heard
of his great affection 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 kindly and symp-
athletic interest in his case for many
wears, but of late their interest had been
greatly awakened by a happy change in
his condition. What you report as hav.
ing heard abroad, said he, is substant-
tally true, with one exception. l 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 sour and deranged
stomach and loss of appetite, which the
Doctors told me was Dyspepsia. What
| food could hold in my stomach SEEM
ed to do me no good and was often
thrown up with painful retchings. This
was followed after time with hoarse-
| ness and raw soreness OF the throat
| which the Doctors called bronchitis,
and | was treated for that, but with
| little success. Then came shortRess OF
breath and sense of suffOcation, espe.
cially nights, with clammy sweat, and
would have to get out of bed and some.
times open q 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 sleeI
sitting in an armchair My atflictior
seemed to be working downward into
my bowels as well as upwards into my
lungs and throat. In the violent cough
ing spasms which grew more frequent
my abdomen would expand and COLLAPSE
and at times it would seem that l shoult
suffocate. All this time ] was reduced
in strength so that could perform nj
hard labor and my spirits were conse
quently much depressed.
Early in this last spring had still
more severe spasmodic attack, and IN.
family and neighbors became alarmed
believing that certainly would not SUI
vive, when neighbor, who had som
knowledge, or had heard Of the med
cine, sent to Aberystwith by the drive
of the Omnibus Post, some seven mile
distant, and fetched a bottle Of Mothe
Seigel's Curative Syrup.
This medicine they administered /
me according to the directions, when
their surprise and delight no less tina
my own, the spasm ceased. l became q
: ease, and my stomach was Gained. M
bowels were moved as by a gentl
; calhartic, and l felt a sense of quit
, comfort all through such as / had NJ
before realized in many years. | coul
walk around the house and breath
! comfortably in few hours after ha
? taken the medicine. / have continue
+ to take the medicine daily now fc
something over two months, and | Gu
lie down and sleep sweetly at nigh
and have not since had a recurrence {
those terrible spasms and sweatings.
, have been so long broken down and r
, duced in my whole system that hay
not tried to perform any very hard GU
door labor, deeming it best to be pr,
, dent lest by over-eXertion i may do m,
, self injury before my strength is full
restored. l feel that my stomach an
bowels have been and are being tho
oughly renovated and renewed by I'll
medicine. In fact / feel like ne
) man.
| have been much congratulated /
, my neighbors, especially by the goo
Vicar of Llanrystyd, who with his syn
I pathetic wife have come three miles
= shed tears of joy on my recovery.
, babe Mr.. Pugh goodbye, happy th'
even one at least among thousands ha