The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-10-04
WHAT EMPEROR WAS THIS

He was one of the greatest monarchs that
ever ruled In Europe. He was always at
war, yet-but wait; let us take one thing at
time.
He was an enormous eater. He break
tasted at five on fowl seethed in milk and
dressed with sugar and spices. After this
he went to sleep again. He dined at twelve.
always partaking of twenty dishes. He
supped twice; first early in the evening and
again about one o'clock-the latter the most
solid meal of the four. After meat he ate a
great quantity of pastry and sweets, wash
ing them down with vast draughts of beer
and wine. Then he would gorge himself
on sardine omelletes, fried sausages, eel
pies, picked cartridges, fat capons, de-, dc.
Finally he abdicated, did this omnivorous
Emperor and friendly courtier thus de-
scribed the power that compelled him to do
it. "'Tis a most truculent eIecutioner,"
said the orator; sit invades the whole body
from head to foot. 1t contracts the nerves
with anguish, it freezes the marrow, it con-
verts the fluids OF the joints into chalk, and
pauses not until 1t has exhausted the body
and conquered the mind by immense tor
ture."
He was cripple in the neck, arms, knees,
and hands, and covered with chronic skin
eruptions; while his stomach occasioned
him constant suffering. He was wreck at
an age when he should still have been active
and vigorous.
This is not fiction, it is history; without
syllable of exaggeration. How many of our
readers will write and tell US what man this
was? A thousand, no doubt.
Alack-a-dayi however. Not kings and
emperors alone are thus afflicted. Great
hosts of US travel the same road. We are
not usually gluttons as this royal gentle-
man was, but people who eat sparinglv often
have the same malady. Commonly they
inh Tn I'm the laval of
this dreadful disease the rich and the poor,
the great and the small, meet together.
Speaking of an experience of her own,
woman says: "My hands became stiff and
numb. There seemed to be no feeling in
them. was so crippled that could not
even cut a round of bread. A little later it
attacked my legs and feet, the soles of the
latter being very tender and sore. The pain
was so severe that often sat down and
cried on account of my sufferings and my
helpessness. used rubbing oils and en-
brocations, but got no relief. Ia this way
went on month after month, never expect
ing to be we'll again. l felt the first signs of
illness in February, 1889. At first l had
merely bad taste in the mouth, no appe-
tite, and was low, tired, and languid.
Following this came the agonies of rheuma-
tism, as ! have said. l owe my recovery to
a suggestion of my husbands. He advised
me to try Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup,
and got me bottle from Mr.. w. Simpsons,
in North Street. After taking it for fort
night my hands got their right feeling, and
j suffered no more from rheumatism nor
from indigestion and dyspepsia, which L
now understand to be the cause of rheuma-
tism. From that time to this have been
in the best of health. (Signed) MRS. Eliza
beth Ann Cook, Southwell Lane. North
Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, February
LIST, 1881
"In the year 1879" writes another, '.rheu-
matism attacked me, one joint after another.
The pains were all over NE, although the
worst was in one knee. For two years
suffered with 1.-THE doctors medicines
doing no good. In 1881 l read in a little
book that rheumatism was caused by in
digestion and dyspepsia, and that the true
cure for it was Mother Seigers Syrup. This
proved to be true, as after taking three
bottles | knew no more OF stomach disorder
nor rheumatism. have since recommend
ed this wonderful remedy to hundreds of
persons. (Signedl (Mrs.) Z. Schofeld, 10,
West Hill, Southampton Street, heading,
October 26, 1892"
The great Emperor was driven to abdica-
ton by rheumatism and govt, caused by his
ruiued digestive powers. His outraged
stomach filled him with poison from top to
toe Yet be never lost his appetite, which
was all the worse for him. Not long after
wards he died, having asthma and gravel,
with the other consequences of dyspepsia.
But one needs not to be a gourmand to have
dyspepsia, with its trailing troubles. Any
one of fifty causes may provoke it. Watch
out for the earliest symptoms and arrest
them at once By using the Syrup. 1t stops
the mischief on the spot where it begins,
and then puriies the blood.
By the aid of common sense and Mother
Seigel the Emperor might have stayed on
his throne, might he not?
Yes. but unluckily she wasn't born in time
to help him.