Widnes Examiner. — 1898-05-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

VITELIIIS LOSC-HIS APPEME.  " Vita Hue," says the historian, " lost his appetite." And small blame to him. Any man might well have done the same under the circumstances. Far Vitolius was a politician depending for both his prosperity and his life upon the favour of Nero. And the f IVMUr of that eminent statesman Was ever an uncertain quality. He was a " boss"—as the Americans put it—of a most despotic and overbearing character. What he would do was hard to divine; yet that he would de something mean and wieked was fairly sure. To oppose him was a bid for humediate destruction ; to serve him was only a trifle safer. This feet, as may be imagined, made an official career under Nero a very ticklish and worrying business.  Within a few days previous to the date to which the historian refers several courtiers had received intimation rum the Enap Tor that he would thereafter try to ran the Government without their help ; and also that it miglat save them further touble if they should at once "open their veins "; in other words, kill themselves. The effect of this hint upon the different persons concerned is described; "and, as for Vitelius," it is deliciously suggested, "he lost his appetite." We can easily believe it, especially when we tremensbar that, under the ("mikes, orders of that sort always went for their face value. If the man couldn't run sway —which was difficult—he had to commit suicide. eh I dear rue. If nothing less than an incident such as happened to this Roman patrician could spoil one's appetite what lucky dogs we should be 1 Bat almost any mental shock or disturbance will npset the appetite; and than we shouldn't try to eat. Long continued, an Impaired appetite NCH produce indigestion, just as indigestion, when it oocurs first, will ruin Ihe appetite. The two play into each other's hands. But, bear in mind when the appetite is below par it is worse than useleei trying to force matters. I read a pamphlet the other day (a kind of advertising pamphlet I think it was) in which the writer said we should not tolerate any disposition on the part of the stomach to shirk its duty ; if it doesn't call for food we ought to till it full anyway, Sv., &a. This is a mistake. On his own theory that man should try to cure a grained ankle by dancing a hornpipe on it, or an inflamed eye by compelling it to read a thousand pages of line print. Bah ! the idea is erroneous, and will not bear the light of day. When Mr. George Newman los', his appetite he didn't stuff himself with food to spite his stomach. He knew better. He looked around for a medicine to cure the disease that caused it, and (eventually) he found one.  " For many years," be sap, I suffered front bronchitis. I was so low and weak it was bard for me to get about. My appetite was bad, and even the little I ate gave me pain at the chest and aLosnach. I was terribly troubled with phlegm, and continually straining to bring it up. My breathing was laboured, and often I could scarcely get my breath. During the summer I got on fairly well, but every winter I had very bad attacirs,and was confined to the house for weeks. I was unable to follow any regular employment, and at the best could only work a little at a time on my allotment.  " Year after year I suffered ; sometimes so badly I thought my time had come. In January of this year (1897), Mr. Simpson, of this parish, told me of the good Mother Seigel's Syrup had done him, and persuaded me to try it. He gave me a bottle,and after I bad taken it I felt myself another man. I could eat and enjoy my meals,and was in every way easier and better. I get a further supply from Mr. Goody„Chemist, and continued taking it. Soon my breathing was quite easy and natural ; the pains left me and I grew stronger. By taking a little now and then I keep in good health. You may publish this statement as you like."—(Signed) Geo. Newman, Belch:imp St. Paul Clare, Suffolk, November 12, 1897. Appetite is Nature's way of letting you know that she needs focd and can digest a reasonable amount of it. When there is no appetite (or hunger) either the body has food enough for the present or the digestive organs are diseased and can dispose of little or none even if rt calved. The latter was Mr. Newman's condition. He had dyspepsia; his stomach could not handle food pro_ perly, and Nature notified him of it by spoiling his appetite and by punishing him with pain for every mouthful he swallowed. Yet to live, he was obliged to eat! A miserable and a dan7erous state of things. Happily Mother Seigel's Sera', solved the contradictory problem by curing his dyspepsia. Vl:aline, as we have learned, lost his appetite through fright and: fear. No medicine could help hint. His only remedy was to gat out of Ner.a's clutches. When appetite ceases from mental reasons, shake them off as soon as you can. But when the cause is indigestion or dyspepsia—the common cause—the cure is at your finger's ends—Take Mother Seigel's Syrup.