The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-06-24
Nor KNowING wHAr Else no no


To save ourselves trouble and suffer-
ing by learning from the experience
of others-that is the wisdom of his
tory. Otherwise every generation, and
every man and woman therein, would
have to begin back where their ances-
tors did. Every soul of US has to learn
the alphabet for himself; but after that
he can read and benefit by what Others
have written. Is that idea plain as peas
in a split pod? Yes. Well, then, let us
see whether it has anything to say to
the facts set forth in the following
letter:
After my confinement" writes a
woman, lin August of last year QS93),
/ could not get up my strength. My
food did not seem to be of any use
to me. In some way l was i'll, but l
could not give a name to the ailment.
Ny tongue was swollen and thickly
coated, and l was constantly splitting
ont the thick phlegm which gathered
in my throat and mouth. No matter
how little food l took-even morsel
it gave me great pain at the chest
and sides; and sometimes it would
dart through to my back between the
shoulders.
often | would be sick, and heave
and strain until l was quite sore. Then,
again, a pain would take me in the
stomach and cut through me like
knife. 1 had a dry, hacking cough
which never left me, and i sweat ter
ribly at night. The cough was so bad
that l often had to hold my sides when
l had spells of it.
Nearly every bit of flesh went off
my bones, and ! got so weak l couldn't
put my foot to the ground. People said
was in a consumption, and had little
hope of getting better. l was so ner-
vous that the least noise would startle
and upset me. Those who called said
it was pitiable TO see the condition l
was in.
Il saw two doctors who gave me
medicines, but l only got worse and
worse. AT the end of October 1888 /
came by a small book telling about
Mother SeigePs Curative Syrup, and,
not knowing what else to do, sent to
Mr. Baxter, the druggist, Brookhouse,
and got bottle. After l had taken il
but few days l was better. l could
eat something, and it stayed on my
stomach, and the pain was less severe.
As / took dose after dose of the Syrup
the improvement went on, all the bad
feelings abated, and gained strength.
1t WASN'T long before the cough was
quite gone, and l was well and strong
as ever.
After my. recovery, a neighbor said
to me, Mrs. Redhedd, yOu hare made
my heart sad many time lcheH l sac
you 50 bad
Thank you,' 1 replied, and 1 was
sad enough myself, but Mother SeigePs
Syrup has made me glad again, for it
has given me back my good health.
And in thankfulness for it / am very
willing you should publish what l have
told you. (Signed) Mrs. Mary Jane
Redhead, 70, Peter Street, Blackburn,
April 4th, 1894"
We congratulate Mrs. RedIhead, and
tender our regards to the kind-hearted
neighbor who was so sorry for her.
But what a pity that Mrs. r. didn't
know in August what she learned in
October-namely, that her disease was
indigestion and dyspepsia, and that
Mother Seigel's Syrup is cure for it;
some folks say the only cure. Well,
we suppose she had to wait her turn
to find that out. There's a deal of
mystery about these things.
Anyway, she knows nOlr. and the
printing of her story will enable lots
of other sufferers ito begin where she
left off. They won't take the Syrup
as she did, not knouing irbGt else to do,
but they will take it the very day they
fall i'll, knowing that to be exactly the
right thing to do.