The Cotton Factory Times. — 1902-03-21 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

HORRIBLE ADVENTURE.  A horrible adventure has recently been recounted by Alexander Robert Heffernan, of 53, Archel.road, Fulham, now an ex-constable of the Metropolitan Police Force. It appears that on the afternoon of February afith, 1397, he was on duty near the Regents Canal, at a point where the water is rendered highly poisonous by the drainings from chemical and gas works. He was told that a man had lumped in, to commit suicide. Being a noted swimmer. Heffernan d:ved into the poisonous water withont hesitation. For fully twenty minutes the two men struggled in the water, with the poisonous chemicals bubbling and fizzing around them. Both swallowed a quantity of the poisonous liquid, and although prevented from drowning the would-be suicide died a few weeks after. The effect of the water upon the plucky constable was terrible to contemplate. The poison, according to the police surgeon, completely destroyed the coating of his stomach. " I was quite unable to digesc my food," he says, " and every thus. I took any, was sick until it was vomited back. I was placed on the poiice sick list and sent down to the Convalescent Rome at Brighton twiee. After the second visit I had to go back to rov own borne very bad indeed. I was so weak that when I attempted to walk I went blind, and had to cling to anything near me to prevent. me from falling. I had fearful night-sweats, and, would often be seized with a kind of cramp, which seemed to be in my very bones. I could not retain food or nonrishment, except in minute quantities—just enough to keep me alive. " I next went into Broinpton Hospital, but again I derited no benefit. For two yegiss 1 remained in the po:ice force, suffering in this way, and daring the two years I was only able to pat in three months' duty 'Seeing that I was practically done for, in January, 1899. 1 was given a special pension, and retired from the force. _  I continued to get worse, despite all effort 3. No matter how tempting and ligut the food which was pmpared, I vomited all I took, and the very sight of food made ma sick! I became reduced in weight from over 13 stone to just over 10 stone, and I was as weak RS kitten. The vomiting, the pain across the stomach and in the back, the night sweats and the cramping sensations continued unabated until September in last year. '• In that month I MA recommended to try some of Forde's Bile Beaus. A few doses made me feel a bit stronger, so I went in for a coarse, in order to give them a fair trial. By the time I had taken a few boxes I was a different man. The vomiting had stopped, and the doll, aching pain at the pit of the stomach had gone. Every day I got stronger and stronger. 'the cramp and the night sweats stopped, the specks and Hashes before my eyes disappeared, I became able to walk without needing seppott, and at night I enjoyed sound, refreshing sleep,  To cut a bog story short. I am now quite cured. The effects of the poison have been driven out of my system by the Beans, and my stomach and digestive organs seem to have laten re-made. I have eaten so well that I have gained twenty-one pounds in weight, and am still adding to it. For the first time for nearly five years, on Christmas Day last I was able to eat and enjoy a good Christmas dinner. "A few months ago 1 was able to re-start work as attendant in a picture gallery. For three weeks before Christmas I was at work there from half-past eight o'clock in the morning to half-pact eleven at night (Satordays inelocled). and I did not feel fatigued with  "In my ease Bile Beans seem to have worked a miracle. Publish my statement by all means. and let as many people as possible know what a splendid remedy is placed within their reach." Tbe chief lesson to be learned from the above sensational incident, is that no case of digestive ailment, weakness, nausea after meals. sleepleasuens and general debility is too bad for Bile Beans to touch. Remember this: Hand this case to your friends who are ailing. To put Bile Beans in the way of a sufferer is the kindest service you can render. Just think of the debt of gratitude Heffernan owes to the friend who recommended Bile Beans to him. You may earn like gratitude from 11101120 of your friends. The medicine referred to above may be obtained from all chemists, price one and threebalf-pence a box. or two and nine for a box containing three times the quantity.