A Terrible State OF WEAKNESS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 376, 23 July 1903, Page 3

A Terrible State OF WEAKNESS.

Spelis of Three Months , Misery. fhe Cat* of Mrs. G. F. PARKER. (By a Reporter.) Mrs. €!iara Francie Parker, of No. 109 BVw-tfc-street, Dunedin, on being interviewed by oer reporter, related a very exceptional experience, which many readers may find personal advantage in reading, & * " Whilst living on the gvjldfields" at Queenstown," said Mrs. Parker, "I became a martyr to periodical attacks- of neuralgia. My doctor said the cold winds off the lake near which we lived were accountable for my ailment. Be tha* as it may, I am of the opinion that (he terrible state ef weakness into which 1 had sunk had a great deal to Jo with my misfortune. A dreadfully acute pain, winch-mad© mo frantic sometimes, started in the side of my,face and spj ead up to my forehead and .temples. Fron there it pursued its maddening careei to the back of my head. The agony \va.> so great that I could not think of doing my housework,: and as the-, attacks usually lasted three months without abatement it is easy to conceive whata frightful,wreck I became. At night the torture was doubly severe, when 1 could do'nothing but turn and, writhe* in pain. ■-'■'■ I used to long for a few hours' sleep, but it never: came, and when morning arrived .1 felt it a'relief to get up, although my trembling limbs Cwere almost'incapable of supporting me. My eyes had ah) incessant burning sensation behind .them, betng ; sometimes as red andjhot as of " How adid you get through the day, >lrs. Parker?" .: . - "sf " ■■■ S3 : i

"In a; state of distraction. My mental faculties yrere so: : affected .that I hardly knewwhat;l was doing half the time. $ When-."'the pains were a-little moderate-1: felt an "inclination to sleep; when; as soon asT lay down, the agonies returned with greater violence. Oh! ivhat a miserable time I had. My jaws were made sore and tender with a dull, dragging pain' which put the thought of eating I 'dut of the' question. The only food I could take was of a milky'character, and even that proved too difficult of digestion for my.stomach to retain. [ was thoroughly worn out and jaded. fy body wasted away and shrivelled up till there was hardly anything left of me, and my face- had a terribly haggard appearance. I became so nervous hat the least thing frightened me, and ivhen the lights were out my mind was r.mbled with all sorts of foolish fancies and fears; My hands were always shaking, and I had a continual dread of ; ;ome evil-disposed.person standing behind me.. I was awfully down-hearted and fretful, for it"appeared to me that [ was destined to suffer like this for fiver."

" Why so, Mrs. Parker? Did your !octor refrain from encouraging you vith hopes of a cure?" "Not at all. He gave me plenty of insurances that my agonies would submit to his treatment, and that is all die comfort he gave me. But after caking his medicines week after week, and month after month, without any relief, I became quite hopeless and disgusted. Then I started taking a lot of advertised remedies. If possible they 4 | were more worthless than the doctor's physic. .1 They did not even contain those properties which were necessary to clear away the bitter taste which was in my mouth. At length I happened to read about Clements Tonic, being the experience of a person who had suffered like myself. I decided to try it, and the results were astonishing. The tormenting pains gradually went away, and my appetite came back with ravenous force. Again, I was able to sleep, *nd picked up strength remarkably uick. I could eat any solid food put in on fc of me without feeling the least 1- >omfort or pain. Clements Tonic i a wonderfully beneficial effect on • nerve's, which were settled and tono perfection. There was not an ail- . -ui left unhealed when I had taken p. "-al bottle?' of Clemtnts Tonic, which ows that it is a remedy both safe and re, Neuralgia has never since reined, neither have I been troubled i;L nervousness or indigestion from ' e time Clements Tonic cured me some irs ago. I give you full permission - nublish these facts in any way yon swire."

STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Claha Peakoib Parmr, of 109 F , cr *" "ft. Dnnedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, =<i'p;nnly and sincerely declare thai I have care. !v read (he annexed document, consisting of . folios and consecutively numbered from one two, and that it contains and Is a true i fa'thlnl account of my Illness and cure .' Ir-ments Tonic, and also contains my full per. inn to puMi: hj in any way my statements—which : -ve voluntarily'without receiving any payment; ,t| ,„aliP tins solemn declaration conscientiously ;-vii)« 'he suno lo be true, and by virtue ofth* .-■'■•ori'is of r\n Act of the General Assembly U ■ 7<-ai,.iid, intituled "The JiutSces of Peace Aetj