The Telegram. — 1896-01-28 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE MORPHIA FIEND. STORY OF A N ESCAPE.  the things ~re more pleasing to the eye than a man erf flue health and magnificent stature. A type al mesh (writes a Liverpool reporter) is to be funnd in Mr. Joseph Lee. of 26, Peareonaureet, Wavertiree, Liverpool. Yet, ite It appears, Mr. Istel had a narrow escape from the opium eater's fah,. " You have come to Pee me about my remarkable eseape, have you ? " be asked, on being visited by our correspondent. The latter aesented. " Well," said Mr. Lee, " I can tell you outright that tie a truu escape 'if, use we are always being told, morphia, even when properly need (and in my ease it wee undoubtedly used with the greatest medical and scientific propriety), often enslaves the patient and transfurins him into a regular upium-eater." flow came you to use morphia, Mr. Lee ? " "On account of the torture I suffered from my late illness. My dozdir wam a twist aKilfuil medi cal man, and I owe great gratitude to his attendYour 011ieen being what, Mr. Lee ? " "Sciatica. The doctor said I must have elm,lthh a shill." " When did you have the first attack ?" Four years ago. I endured the moat terrible agony for monthe and had to remain in bed, during which time I used morphia on thirty occasions, the only slung which gave me relief." "That's it good dear of morphia, Mr. Lee." "Yee ; and the doctor said that there id probably not another man in Wavertree who could have taken one-third of that amount. But the I Iluen, left me PO terribly weak and when I recovered I made up my mind not toilce morphia again. I didn't want another attack, but it came on again about the beginning of this year.l was only Just able to crawl about, with terrible torturing paine in in,' hip, both night and day. I used everything I could think of. Yon can tell what I was suffering when I say that up to August I had lost two @tone in weight I One day in that month a friend of mine said to me, ` Look here, Lee ; you try a box of Df. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and givi• •••,o a (air trial.' As a last resource I did so. ..) oI I liever did a better thing in my life. Before I finished the first box I found myself mending. I gut a second one, and I could feel myself going better by bounds every day, and before r had finished half of the third box I was completely well." Mee. Lee enthusiaatically attested the remark. able effect Dr. Williams' Pink Pills had had upon her husband. They are famous as a special tonic, and give strength to the entire system, thus curing sciatica, rheumatism, neuralgia. paralysis, Moomotor ataxy, nervous headache, St. Vitus' dance, and influenza while at the acme time they enrich the blood, and thus cure anrenna, scrofula, chronic eryeipelas, eni the like, and restore pale and sallow complexions to the glow of health. They are übbinal,le of all chemist., and by port from Or. Williams' Medicine Coos. pany, 46, lloloorn Viaduct, London, at as frd. a box. or six for lbs 9d, but are genuine only with full nava, Dr. Wdliatos' Pink Pills for Pale People. A specific for all Mies' troubles, and in men cure the ills arising from worry, fatigue, and excess, whether uf work or otherwise.  The Brazilian legation denies the reported rupture of friendly relation. between Great Britain and Brazil. iAlrhough the Be'fart engineers have been peremptorily ordered by the London executive to !mune work, there is • likelihood that the instruction will be ignored, causing the strike to be priloged. Mr. Heirvitt, formerly • provision merchant as lirckney, yesterday (Thursday) obtained a decree nisi because of his wile's adultery with a lad of 17 named Davis, who, it was stated, had attempted totrrimit suicide Lerau-e Mrs. Hewitt Lad thrown bit., o‘er fir another youth. Phoebe Woodr, wife of a Lynn mariner, died on Tiierilay in intense agony caused by burning. She w. 4 bit tying upstart, a lighted paraffin lamp with glass tesenv(ar, when it explarled and net her clothing on fire. At the ingayst a verdict of "Aceiden Sal death" was returned. A NEAT LITTLE STORY aft dinner party at which sit Englislititro, a Geniiiin, and • Frenchman were present is being told. Probably it is not new, but the Manchester livening News thinks 5 is appropriate. Alien flintier the Frenchman rose and said, HP(c's to France, the sun of the world." Then rose Me Teuton, and be gave ' Germany, the MO aOf the world." For a moment the English 111. -.S;a:...nraTi;;;l:assei-I. Then, with a felic-itous UV% et wit, he said, " Here's to I:octant, tile ibrhatwil commandel tile nun aud onion to stanil I nationality of the speakers can, of / tonne. be varied as circumstances may demaud.