The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-02
4 BIT or THE TRUTH.

The most pertinent and startling
question ever asked Is this: What Is
truth"
a Roman Governor propounded Ill
once. under circumstances which
greatly worried and perpleXed his Off
cial mind. And he was not the first
man or the last-not by myriads. So
far as | know there has been no salts
factory answer. Some people tradicals
and come-outers of various sorts) fan
cy that in this, the tail end of rather
braggart and conceited century, they
have flushed a fair-sized covey of
truths by firing speculative shotguns
into every wayside bush and bog.
But have they done it? No, gentle
reader. no. They have put up crows
and sparrows, the same crows that
picked the bones of the cave-dwellers,
and the same sparrows that sold two
for farthing in the time of plate.
There were plenty of fools of old, and
there are plenty now. The ancient
doctors, indeed, prescribed some hor-
rible stuffs as medicine: used
electuaries of vipers' flesh and recon-
mended pomegranate seeds for tooth
ache because those seeds resemble hu.
man teeth. Very shallow and silly, to
be sure, this sounds to MS. But If you
wanted to find things that came very
near matching them in modern prac-
tice, | could show you where to look.
On my table | have list of about 300
new remedies" introduced to a SUI
fering world within the past twelve
month. Must be some good ones
among them" do you say? Possibly.
Time will tell Meanwhile let us stick
to whatever we are sure of. we learn
how to cure diseases" said CELSIUS, by
experience, not by reasoning.
Some of the greatest truths in med
icine." said a learned Scotch doctor,
came by the humblest means; not by
synthesis or yenescction, but by the
| observations of peasants and the eX-
| periments of motherly women"
! Concerning a medicine discovered by
one such woman, thousands Of stories
| have been told and letters written.
| Here Is an example:
| For many years ! have suffered
from Indigestion and weakness. !
seemed to have no energy for any
thing. had a poor appetite, and what
little food ate caused me violent
pains at the chest and between the
shoulders. Frequently had attacks OF
giddiness. and when ! stopped | sur
fercd from an unnatural rush of blood
| to the head. The pain which ! was
called upon to bear was often severe;
| Il affected all parts of my body, and
at night got little proper and refresh
| ing sleep on account of 1t.
AS time went on and the complaint
grew fixed upon me, | came to be eX-
ceedingly weak. and now and again
was obliged to take to my bed. u lost
flesh and became quite thin. living, as
! did, only on milk beef ,ea, and other
kinds of liquid food. II will he under
stood. of course, that | had medical
care. besides attending the South Lon
don Dispensary. Yet received no
benefit from what was done for me.
1t happened that in January, 1889,
friend, Mr.. Pullen. told me he had
cured by remedy called Mother
suffered in similar manner and been
Seigel's Syrup. Acting on his sugges-
tion ! got bottle, and after having
taken IL | found great relief. Present
ly my appetite returned and food no
longer distressed me. Convinced that
Mother Scigel's Syrup was adapted to
my ailment | continued the use Of II
until II was no longer needed. My
ed. and have since been we'll. This
medicine had done what no others had
| been able to do. My husband. who
suffered from bliiousness, used 1t with
| the same result, You have my free
consent to publish this brief statement
| If YOU desire to do SO. -(SignedD Mrs
| Julia Massey, 1913, LlrrimOra Road
Remington, London, $. r., January
| 10th. 1898.
There is no royal road to the dis.
coyery of truth or knowledge Any
body may find it anywhere. Il is not
always he who seeks that finds Nalu-
| able discoveries are usually made by
what, for lack Of better word, We
! call accident. The medicine that cures
Is the medicine We want, no matter
whether It Is us old as the earth or was
| picked mp yesterday In III" fields by a
child THAT Mother Seigcrs Syrup
! cures is proved by cloud Of witness
Us. 1t is hiu ~ the truth Therefore
b. will uu, ID. QUE aud uo.-.ng can
Onk" Irs place.