The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-11-10
And This Is One Of Them.

There are some truths that ought
to be blown through a million speak
ing trumpets every hour; that ought
to be printed in big type ON the
front page OF every newspaper; that
ought to DO painted on every sign
board at the crossroads; that ought
TO be taught in every school. And
this is one Of them: There is 40 such
thing on cdrih as tonic medicine.
People talk OF "tonics" and doc
tors talk Of "tonics." Pshaw! When
a country is discovered in which no
food stutls are ever raised or i'm
ported, and in which the men,
women, and children are all we'll and
hearty, we may conclude they sub
sist on some sort OF "tonic." The
mischief this delusion about tones
has done is beyond calculation. II
leads the sick to lean on broken
reeds, To expect relief from a source
from which IL is simply impossible
that relief can come, To waste money
in buying "tonics," and precious
time in waiting for these alleged
"tonics" to work miracles.
Mr. Thomas Foster, OF IL, Cha.
than Place, Adelaide street, Hull, in
an account Of recent illness says,
among other things, this: 81 then
tried stomach tones, but they did
ms no good"
Suppose We have his whole story,
which Is short, and make our com.
ments on il Afterwards. He says:
Cup To the month Of June, 1891, !
was strong and healthy. At that
time ! fell into low, weak condi-
ton. ! felt languid and heavy. and
was always tired. had foul
taste IN the mouth, anu a dread
iul pain in the chest and sides
after eating, whilst my stomach IRA.
like - burning fire. was much
troubled with wind, which seemed
TO roll all over me, and had q con.
slant belchiag and rising in my
throat. | WAS in dGony day and night,
and for hours | walked about the
room rubbing my chest in the effort
TO obtain relief. lost a deal OF
sleep, and felt worse tired in the
morning than when ! went to bed
Gradually ! became weaker and
weaker until ! had hard work to fol.
low my employment, for, l gdS IL.
misery all tho time.
81 went to doctor, who sounded
me and gave me- medicines, but
got no relief, and after taking his
medicines for a month, left oil
going to him. then iricd stomach
foaics and other medicines but moth,
ing did me- any good, In this state
! continued week after week, grow.
ing more feeble all the while. / felt
that il did not soon find remedy
should be done for altogether.
"ln October, 1891, a book was left
at my house telling OF a medicine
called Mother Seigel's Curative Sy,
rup, and describing case like mine
that had been cured by il. As ! had
often heard this medicine well
spoken Of, made up my mind "a
try it, and got a bottle from Mr.
Cousins, in Anlaby Road. After
had taken two doses, | felt grateful
relief, and before | had quite finish
ed the bottle ] was completely
cured, aud have since been in The
best Of health.
~ thank God that his m.diciae wa,
crer made kaOWH Ia me-. Otherwise
should have been in my grave before
now. ] will answer anyone VINO
may write me concerning the facts
here set forth. Yours truly (Signed)
Thomas Foster, IL, Chatham Place
Adelaide Street, Hull, March 2ith
1892"
Now let us see. The symptoms o.
Mr. Fosters complaint arc easily
recognizable, He suffered from in
digestion and dyspepsia. The medi
cines administered by his physician
or purchased by himself proved use
less because they wee not addressed
to the disease with which no wa,
actually afflicted, but possibly TO on,
or more Of its symptoms, To abolish
any existing evil it is always cause
We must work at-neyer mere cunse
quences.
The Stomach tonics" which Mr.
Foster hoped might relieve him may
have done so for moment on pre-
cisel y the same principle that a sharI
application OF whip and spur wake
up a tired horse, not by giving hiu
strength, hut by rousing his reserved
nervous force, with deeper reaction
to follow, That's how il ever wa
and will he.
Mother Seigers Curative SyruI
restored this gentleman To- real an'
genuine health by cleansing his sys
tenn Of the poison Of disease, by re-
moving the obstacles and enabling
the stomach to retain aud digos
food, 4 very simple thing, get hoa
hard to accomplish, OH my masters
This romedy does il, however, a.
IL osiiGcd 10y a host Of witnesses al
over the world witnesses who 81,
more in praise Of its merits than yol
| would have time 10 read,