The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-12-04
LOOKING FROM THE LONELY
ROCK.

great rock IN the southern ocean. II
is the top of volcanic mountain.
There are no means of sustaining life
to be found on it. The nearest inhab
tied land is Australia or Africa. To
that ugly and desolate refuge came
boat containing nine persons-two of
them women. They had food-on
short allowance-for perhaps week.
In less than three days they were half
insane from anxiety. Water, water,
water everywhere, but no help. On the
fifth day, at dawn, brig hove to off
the island They saw her. Shouting,
praying, weeping, they stumbled to the
beach, and were rescued. 1t was one
chance in a hundred I'll tell you why
some other time.
But, alas! Isn't it as bad or even
worse on land? Look at the physical
wrecks in homes, in hospitals, and an
swer me. One perishes of privation
from shipwreck A thousand perish of
! privation in the midst of plenty. 1t
isn't food they long for, but power to
use it-worst and deadliest of all
wants.
my food seemed to give me no
! strength" says one of this army of I'M
fortunates, land as the hopeless, starv
ing days passed slowly by grew weak
! er and weaker By-and-by my legs
trembled and bent under me, and 1
could no longer get about.
"The ailment which reduced me to
this fearful condition began in the
spring of 1892. At first I hardly rec
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a disease. felt tired heavy, and Ian
guild, as one often does on the approach
of warm weather. | fancied it would
pass away, but it did not. l lost my
appetite, and only ate from habit and to
keep me going. had no pleasure in it,
and no warmth or glow followed it, as
happens always when one is well. No
matter how light and simple the re-
| past was, or how careful l had been to
select things that would not be apt to
hurt me, the result was the same No
sooner had l swallowed it than my
stomach was distressed, and my chest
and sides full of pain. If you will al
low me so to put it, my food appeared
to strike back at me, as though l had
no right to use it.
There was nasty, bitter flavor
in my mouth, more or less headache,
and kind of nervousness, which was
new in my experience, as it was de-
! pressing and cherries.
Home remedies failing to help me,
[ consulted a doctor, but his prescrip-
lions benefited me no more than our
domestic medicines had done. MY flesh
and strength grew less, and l felt like
one who has missed his way and looks
/ in vain for guide to point the road
home.
Finally, | commenced attending the
! bennington Hospital, and continued to
do so for twelve months, but the treat
ment they gave me had no better eff
! feet than all the rest. You can hardly
understand how weary l got of taking
! drugs. l turned almost with loathing
from every new dose-not because of
the taste, but because they deceived
my hopes; they were of no use to me.
I'm this state l was, when in March,
1894, friend urged me to try Mother
Seigel's Syrup. On account of the very
reasons / have mentioned, l hated to
experiment with any more medicines.
But l overcame this aversion (most
fortunately for mel and got a bottle
of Mother SeigeFs Syrup from Mr..
Judd, the chemist, in bennington, and
after taking it l felt a marked and
great Improvement l had no pain after
eating, and my food felt right, digest
ed, and gave me strength And as
l grew stronger my nerves ceased to
trouble me. l can only say that by
I the continued use of the Syrup | got
better daily and was soon as vigorous
and well as ever. l have had no re-
lapse, and have every reason to think
my cure permanent one. You are
welcome to publish my letter. (Signed)
Miss Lucy Eden, Tachbrook, near
bennington, September 18th, 1896"
We hope Miss Eden's recovery may
indeed prove permanent and if it does
! she will find no words too strong when
she speaks of the remedy which
wrougt it But oh, the vast multitude
who still stand, like the shipwrecked
people on the island, looking for res
cue!-victims of that most obdurate,
common and baneful of diseases,
chronic dyspepsia. 1t is for their
sakes Miss Eden kindly writes her
statement, and for their sakes we print
! it. May it reach many of them!