The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-17
GOLD AND BLOOD.

Many years ago 1 knew man who
expended a great part of a large for
tune in buying gold, in coin and in
bars This he melted, and with human
blood and other unique ingredients. Ia
bored secretly to prepare a mixture
that should arrest all disease, renew
vitality and prolong life indefinitely.
| need hardly say that he failed Not
only did he fail, but one day an ex-
plosion took place in his laboratory
which destroyed the fruits of his toll
and left him senseless and badly
wounded amid the wreck. The rest of
his days were passed in an asylum.
Yet he was not the first man who
tried that same experiment, not by
thousands. To find the elixir of life
was one of the main purposes of the
science of alchemy, the barbaric an
cestor of the modern science of chem
istry. But all that is now discredited
No doctor or student of healing even
pretends to possess or to seek an es-
sence of life.
What is undertaken, however, and
successfully. is to ascertain the truth
about natures functions, and to help
her perform them when they are i'm
peded by disease.
Illustrations of what can be done on
this line are plentiful. Here is one:
Twelve years ago." says Mrs. Eliza
Matcham, of Armitage House, Sutton
on-Hull, Il had an attack of rheumatic
fever. At the same time l had a bad
taste in the mouth, poor appetite, and
pain and weight at the chest after
eating. l frequently spat up a quantity
of greasy, fatty matter. Later / was
afflicted with rheumatism in my hands
and feet. Then l fell into a state of de-
bility which continued year after year.
l spent a great deal of money in doctor
ing, all to no purpose. Finally I was
induced to try your medincine In a
short time my food agreed with me,
the sickness ceased, l grew stronger.
and the rheumatism by degrees abated.
Now by taking your remedy occasion
ally l keep in good health. (Signed)
MRS. ELIZA MATCHAM, June 2.
1898"
For some time previous to 1887
writes another, 81 was troubled with a
digestive disorder. In the autumn of
that year 18S7) 1 got a severe cold.
which brought on rheumatism and
lumbago. / had great pain in the back
and also in the joints. l consulted a
doctor, who gave me medicines, and
advised me to go to Buxton. 1 did so,
but / am bound to say obtained little
benefit from it.
In January, 1888, had another at
tack of rheumatic fever, which brought
me down into very low and feeble
condition. For days and days together
| was unable to eat or sleep. 1t was
only by hardship and pain that l got
about at all. Whilst on a visit to Lit
tie Downham, Cambridgeshire, some
friends told me of the medicine fur
nished by you. l used it, and soon
found relief and gained strength.
Cheered up and encouraged by this 1
continued taking it, and now, by an oc-
casional dose, l keep wholly free from
rheumatism and other troubles.
(Signed PHILIP HOPKIN, 20. Maude
Street, Grimsby, November IA, 1S9S.''
The eccentric man alluded to in the
first part of this article failed to cure
any disease with his odd brew. 1t
was costly, too, as 1 said. Blood is
cheap enough, but bars of gold come
high. He was fanatic and a fool.
But here we have two instances in
which rheumatism, a common and dan
gerous ailment, was cured by Mother
Seigers Curative Syrup, a remedy
made not from blood and gold. but
from the healing herbs of the fields
and forests. And why was it cured
thus so speedily and with such SEEM
ing ease? Because rheumatism is not
disease of itself, but a symptom of
Indigestion and dyspepsia. 1t is this
universal plague that the Syrup scat
tiers and drives away, its children fol-
lowing after. Thus we keep our blood
IN our veins and our gold-if we have
any-in our pockets.