The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-04-17
A CASE OF NERVOUS PR0STRATI0N
RESULTING FROM INDIGESTION.

They say that misery loves con pany,
and they have had ii SO often it has passed
into proverb. Yet it isn't an all-round
Truth Some kind, of misery detest con-
pany Ihev want to be left alone. They
hate to De elbowed and questioned and
talked TO. 4 wounded dog will always
crawl into some retired place by itself. The
inst net of badly injured men, after battle
IS the same. Ailmen that are mostly
fancy tend TO set tongues wagglng. But
real, genuine and dangerous diseases don U
lncite 10 speech. Crises which ale big with
tate usually come and go in quiet.
That is why Mrs. Scuffham had no desire
for the society OF even her best trends at Il
certain time She is going to tell US about
:" Up to April, 1881. she writes, 81 never
knew what it was TO be Ill. At that time
began To feel that something was amiss
with me | had no relish for my meals,
and, al er eating, my chest felt heavy and
painful, and my heart would beat and
thump as though it meant to leap out of Its
place. presently | became SO swollen
round the waist that | was obliged to I'M
loose my clothing, "a | could not beaI any
thing TO touch that part of my body.
Even the ightest food gave IL e pain;
little tsh setting my heart to beating at
great tate. My fee were cold, and cold,
clammy swt ats would break out all owe
me, eaving me exhausted and worn out.
AT nigat | 90 no sleep to speak OF and III
the morning lie worse tired han when |
Went to bed. | also suffe Ell a great deai
from my feet being pulled up and sore.
could 81 cely get about the house. When
| went shopping had to ride to town
and back, a, could ony walk a feS yards.
las time went on 1 lost my flesh and
>t!en. tn mo e and more, and gave up hope
OF ever recovering the pl eGlous health |
han 80 sadly lost. | too> med cines, and
consulted clever doctor az Derby, who
examined me and said my heart was weak.
III also gave me medicines, but got only
temporary ease from them, and in short
time was as bad as before. All this time l
was so nervous and depressed that had
no desire for company. On the contrary
| seemed to want to be alone with my
misery. Even knock at the door fright
ened me, as though / expected bed news,
yet l did not really. Ny nerves and fan
cies ian away with my knowledge and
judgment. Thousands of women who have
suffered in this way will Unde stand what
L mean.
Year after year / remained in this con-
dition, and what l went through l cannot
put in words, nor do | wish to try 1t will
answer the purpose to say that | existed
thus for eleven md half years, as much
dead as alive. 1Spent pounds and pounds
in physic, but was not whit the better for
any o. it.
I'm October. 1892. a book was lie t at our
house. and | read in it OF cases like mine
being cured by Mother Sc gels Syrup.
got bottle from Mr. Bardel, the chemist,
In Normanton street, Derby, and when |
had taken this medicine fer few days my
appetite was better and / had less pain. 1
kept on taking it, and soon my food
agre, with me and l gained strength.
After this l never looked behind me,
but steadily got stronger and stronger. |
When | had taken three BOTTLES | was quite |
Ike a new woman All the nervousness |
ha.: left me, and my heart was sound as
bell. Since then / have enjoyed good |
hea tn. and ali who know me say my re- |
roverv is remarkable. | am confident that |
Mother Seigel's S, up was the mean, in |
the haBds of Providence, OF saving my life; |
and out of gratitude, ana in hope of doing |
good, | freely consent to the publication of |
This statement. (Signed) Irs ANN |
SCUFFHAM. Cooper's Lane. Laceoy, Grims- 4
1y. May LIST, 1888.
This letter is endorsed by Mr. William J.
OF the same town, who vouches
or the truth of what Mrs. Scuffham ha,
aid, as he personally knew OF the eircum
stances of her Illness at the time they &C.
,urred. No comment can add a Jot to the
orce OF this open candid and sincere COM
nunicati n. Whosoever reads it must needs
,e moved and convinced bv il. The disease
which filled this womans life with pain
md misery for nearly twelve years was in
iisestion or DYSPEPSIA. an ailment sly and
rs snake in the grassland as
lang rUus >end for the book OF which
drs ecuff ham speaks. and read the symp-
oms in order that you may know whatit
5. how to deal with it The book costs you
lothing, yet it would be worth buying as if
very Leaf were hammered gold.