Judge Slowly.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 353, 12 February 1903, Page 6

Judge Slowly.

It is not always an easy matter to judge correctly of the quality of things. Less than one in a thousand of us is capable of accurately estimating the worth of a picture ; not more than one in a hundred the quality •f a horre. In general, judgments rapidly made are of small value. " Did you ever notice," recently inquired a visitor to an English University town of bio companion, as they Bdt together on a verandah, " that queer-looking old fellow with the Miotic face, turned-up coat collar, and boots soven sizes too large, who passes here every morning at cloven?" "Many a time," replied the other, " He is Professor of Comparative Grammar to the Uuiversity of speaks fourteen modern languages, to sav nothing of his mattery of Greek, Latin and Hebrew." The incident will serve to show the futility of superficial judgment. Many judgment* which passed unchallangod are none the less deplorably wrong, more especially in matters which require a practical test. Who can say positively whether a certain medicine has the power tocure some particular malady or not without giving it a trial ? When the friend of Mr Michael ?i»zpatrick, of 66, Forbes Street,Woolloomooloo, Sydney, N.S.W., advised blm to take Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup for the cure f indigestion, he backed his advice with some excellent reasons—excellent because his judgment of that remedy was based upon actual experiment of its merit. Says Mr Michael Fitzpatrick in a letter written on the 20th June, 1902: "For many yean I suffered terribly from indigestion and biliousness, and spent pounds and pounds on doctors' medicines and so called cures ; but without avail. In those days I had no appetite, and the little food I ate turned •our on niv stomach, causing severe attacks of heartburn. I was also troubled with pains in the chest, violent headaches, and habitual constipation. Tn' fact, at one time or other I suffered from most of the symp* toniß which characterise a sluggish liver and impaired digestion. My worst affliction, however, was a total inability to obtain sufficient sleep. I would go to bed feeling worn out and sleepy, but as soon as my head touched the pillow my bran became unnaturally active, »nd_.l would-think of every kind_of subject, and roll and toi>s LabecJ between the sheets, listening to the Fish Market Clock as it chimed hour after hour, until all my nerves were in a quiver. Then I would rise and walk the floor, backwards and forward?, the greater portion of the night. For many years I had been in this wretched state when one day a friend fortunately came to see me. I was trying the hot water cure at the time, and was just in the act of drinking a cupful of steaming liquid, He asked me what I. was taking'it for. 1 described my troubles to him. and in reply t"> a further question informed him .that I had not, so far, gained any relief from the hot water treatment. He advised me to abandon it and try Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup instead. He gave me such excellent reason" for doing so that I accepted hi* advice—advice which, I am thankful to say, has bad the very best results. After taking only one small bottle I felt very much better. As I continued to take the so did I continue to improve in health, and m less than two months my cure was accomplished. That was three years ago, and I , have remained in good health ever since, ' wh'ch proves conclusively tint it is not mere passing relief that Mother Seiael's Curative Syrup affords to sufferers from indigestion, but permanent cure. Now I am careful never to bo without a bottle of the Syrup on hand, as I take a dose occasionally to counteract the ill effects of my . sedentary occupation—for lam a bootmaker , by trade—and for this purpose I find it acts like a charm."