The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-05-14

seemed to have formed in my stomach,
which the doctors said was a tumor,
and treated me for it. l got weaker
and weaker until one night the nurse
told me that the doctors had said 1
was as bad as l could be, and would not
probably live through the night
1.-THE nurse placed a screen around my
bed, expecting me to die
Taking a slight turn for the better,
1 returned home but was soon as bad
as ever After this got a letter of rec
ommendation from our landlord, and
attended as an outdoor patient at Vic
toria Park Hospital After being under
treatment month, l lost all faith in
medicine and gave up taking it. l was
now little more than a liUiHg misery l
was tired of life, and often prayed that
the Almighty IcOUld take me. I now had
fits of shaking so bad that the bed
trembled under me. My head was so
full of pain that thought was going
mad, and several times day lost con-
seriousness.
I'm this dreadful condition fingered
on until November of last year. 1892.
when book was left at our house tell
| ing of medicine called Seigel's Syrup.
had lost all hope of getting well, but
my husband icOuId hare me tr,y this medi-
cine. To please him did so, and after
taking it few days l felt a little re-
lief. My breathing was easier and my
appetite revived. Continuing with the
medicine, all pain gradually left me,
and l gained strength daily. In six
weeks was able to go about the house
and do light work, the first time had
done anything in eighteen months. am
noiC in good health, and able to do any
kind of work. 1 owe my life to SeigePs
Syrup, and wish my case to be made
known. (Signe6 Jane Stranks. %
Gaywood Road, Hoe Street, Waltham-
stow, near London, April 20, 1898"
No words of comment can be toe
strong for case so remarkable. VS.
stand before it at a loss what to FAY
1t is not a miracle, of course, although
many reputed miracle has been less
wonderful. How is it possible that
SeigePs Syrup could, with such appar-
ent ease, have restored to health a per.
son in so desperate a strait? Yet thai
it did restore her is certain. The facts
have been thoroughly Investigated anC
established beyond dispute Mrs
Stranks was on the crumbling edge
of the grave, and was thence brough
back to the region of health, activity
and enjoyment How was it done
There is the simple secret. The influ
enza left her whole system debilitated
, as it usually does. ndigestion-whicl
IN the first place inUited influenza-at
, tackled her with increased power. Asth
ma, heart disturbance, nervous pros
tration, the inflamed and congestet
stomach, which was mistaken for
tumor, ect., etc.-all results and symp
toms of arrested igestion-followed
The private and also the hospital treat
ment failed, because it was directed
to the symptoms, not to the cause
Finally Mother SeigeTs Curative Syrul
was appealed to, and responded b,
setting the digestive function in opera
ton, expelling the poison from tn
! blood, and placing Mrs. Stranks at tn
head of her house, a sGred CONAN. Blu
it was marvel all the same.
AS to that pile of treasure hidden il
the Andes We should like to have ii
Oh, yes. No use saying we shouldn't
But as between riches and health-giv
US health. For what would gold hav
been to Mrs. Stranks the night she la.
behind the screen-given up to die
Ask yourself that question.