The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-04-08
GOOD FOOD-GooD DIGESTION
GOOD CHEER.

stomach, says a recent writer. He
is wrong; but there is a shade of
truth in the idea he throws out. Ma
poleon was often willing to trust 9TH
ers to look after the arms and ammuni-
ton of his armies, but the commissary
department he looked after himself.
The bravest men won't fight unless
they are fed, he said. Nor will they.
That's why we are not surprised to
find Mr.. William Jones saying that at
certain time he was in a low and
Responding state of mind He gives
the reason himself in three words. 81
was weak" And why was he weak?
He explains that, too.
Il was always strong and healthy
he says, ''up to January, 1892 Then l
had a severe attack of influenza, fol-
lowed by congestion of the lungs. At
ter this l never got up my strength,
and 1 was low, weak and Responding.
| had bad taste in the mouth, my
| appetite was poor, and every morsel of
food l took gave me intense pain at
my chest. After every meal 1 was
sick, vomiting green filthy fluid,
which was often mixed with blood.
We shall have no trouble to under
stand this especial phase of Mr.. Jones'
illness. The green, filthy fluid was
mucous mingled with bile, and the blood
came from some of the sail blood
vessels, which were ruptured in reich
ing and straining. The bile was out
of its place; that's why nature tried
to get rid of it. But how did it get
out Of its place? Wait bit; we'll come
to that presently.
Il had,' continues our friend, dread
full attacks of cramp in the stomach.
and the gnawing pain was well nigh
unbearable. At night 1 got but little
rest; sometimes none at all-cold,
clammy sweats breaking out all over
me, and in the morning 1 had barely
the strength to raise myself. When
went out of doors my breathing was
so bad I had to stop and rest every
few yards.
1.-THE cramp was caused by the gas
arising from the fermented food, and
the short breathing by partial paral-
ysis of the nerves, created by the
poisonous acids which had entered the
blood from the stomach. The nerves
were also enfeebled by the enforced
starVation-like all the rest of his
body.l
LAS month after month went by"
says Mr. Jones, my relatives and
friends could see me wasting away
and apparently sinking into the grave.
l became as thin as lath and you
could see through my hands. My legs
and face were attenuated to the same
extent, and as for my muscles they
seemed to be all completely gone"
Nov, inasmuch as when people
waste away the fat goes first, and the
muscles and other tissues last, you
can perceive how far advanced in a
decline our good friend really was
yet 1 continued in this condition, -
he says, altogether for over seventeen
moths. l was attended, off and on, by
four doctors, but their medicines had
no good effect on me. 1 also used
lung tonics and cod-liver oil, but to
no purpose.
I'm June of this year 1888 I first
read of Mother Seigel's Syrup, and
my wife got me a bottle from Mr.
Cole, the grocer, at Grosmont. After
taking it few days 1 was relieved,
my appetite improved, and the sick
ness Ghe nausea left me- Keeping on
with the Syrup gained strength every
day, and in month l could walk and
ride, and was soon as well and strong
as ever. Your remedy saved my life,
and wish others to know it. You can
refer enquirers to me. (Signed) Will
liam Jones, Bridge Inn, Kentchurch,
Pontrilas, Herefordshire, October 31st,
1S93."
The case of Mr.. Jones and his re
covery as set forth by him are well
known in his neighborhood His wife
says that one of the doctors told her
that all hope was gone. But happily
the doctor was mistaken, as the wisest
of US sometimes are. His disease was
chronic infammatory dyspepsia, and
that only But that was enough, mercy
knows, and a fatal end to it was not
far off when Mother Seigel's Curative
Syrup had a chance to do its healing
work
Our friend is cheerful now because
he is strong; and he is strong because
this remedy set his digestion to rights.