The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-02
Great Excitement in Wales
about a Marvellous Cure.
Living Six Years Without
Going to Bed.

Mr.. EDITOR while spending a few
days at the pleasant seaside town of
Aberystwith, Cardiganshirc, Wales, /
heard related what seemed to me either
fabulous story or ii 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 little curiosity to know how
such stories grow in travelling, 1 took
the liberty while at the village of Liam
rystyd to call upon the Vicar, the Rev.
7. Evans, and to enquire about this
wonderful cure, Though a 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
suiferings, and now reioiced 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, chemist of
Llanou. He said Mr.. Pugh was former
ly resident of their parish, but was now
living in the parish OF Llanddeinol.
He strongly vouched Mr.. VIM. Pugh's
character as respectable farmer and
worthy of credit, left the venerable
Vicar with livelicr sense of tie happy
relation of II pastor and people, feeling
that he was one who truly sympaihised
with all who are afflicted in mind, body
| or estate.
On my return TO Abery stwitl, was
| impressed with Il desire to see Mr.. Pugh,
whose reputation stood so high. His
| farm is called Pancom-M awr, 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 years old, of medium
height, rather slight, with Il pleasant and
intelligent face. l told him | had heard
of his great atlliction 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 IL kindly and symp-
athletic interest in his case for many
| years, but of late their interest had been
greatly awakened by 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 rs hopeless by any Physician. l
have been treated by several Doctors
1 Nc in, al. lint
unfortunately no prescription of theirs
ever brought the desired relief.
Fifteen years ago, he said, first be.
came conscious of il 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 Il raw soreness OF the throat
which the Doctors called bronchitis,
and | was treated for that, but with
little success. Then came shortncss OF
breath and sense of sutiOcation, cspe.
cially nights, with clammy sweat, and
would have TO get ont 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 had
that l could not sleep in bed, but had 10
take my unquiet rest and dreamy SLEEP
sitting in an armchair My atiliction
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 il would seem that should
suffocate. All this time | was reduced
in strength so that i could perform nj
hard labor and my spirits wer@ const
quently much depressed.
This medicine they ADMINISTERED 4
me according to the directions, when t.
their surprise and delight no less than
my own, the spasm ceased. | became Il
case, and my stomach was Gained, M,
: bowels were moved as by n gentl
cathartic, and l felt sense of qule
comfort all through such as / had no
before realized in many years. l coul'
walk around the house and breath
comfortably in few hours after hat
taken the medicine. have continues
to take the medicine daily now TO
t something over two months, and | ca
lie down and sleep sweelly at night
, and have not since had recurrence o
! those terrible spasms and sweatings.
5 have been so long broken down and n
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 overexertion / may do m,
a self injury before my strength is full
r restored. l feel that my stomach an
I bowels have been and are being tho
oughly renovated and renewed by til
!, medicine. In fact l feel like ne
J man.