TOO BIG A LIFT.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 379, 13 August 1903, Page 3

TOO BIG A LIFT.

A MUSCULAR STRAIN.

WEEKS OF SUFFERING-RELIEF!AT LAST.

Vta Case of Mr. T. THOMPSON.

I was really afraid I would never regain my health. I am equally certain now that if I had not given up the doctor'* treatment I would have died. To go on in thw state el hopelessness wm sbeer madness. Tks doctor's services with, and I told him I would not take any mors ef his medicine*, as it did not do me the least good My principal reason for adopting this course was because I had been advised to by the grocer, with whom I dp business. He said that a friend of His had been cured of a disease by Clements Tonic, and as the symptoms were like mine he advised me to toy it. In fact, as though to make rare of the matter, he gave m« a botitlo of Clements Tonic, the first two or thrso doses of which made me feel like anew man." e> J "Row; leufc were yeu> absent'from work owing to your illaess?" " For seven months I could not do a stroke of work. All that time I was crippled with weakness, bub 1 had not bean taking Clements Tonic very long before my workmates ssked me,whatX j had taken to effect such a grand change in my appearance. When I bad finished my first bottle of Clements Tonie the terrible pains in my back were greatly reduced in severity. The most wonderful thing of all was that I got a good night's rest the first night after taking Clements Tbnie, and on waking in the morning I felt greatly refreshed. My aching head was greatly .benefited by this aleep, and before many days were over my headaches were cured. I now bad an almost continuous longing for food. a r Every time I sat down to the table I did full, justice to the eatables placed before me, and I was not at all fastidious about the food either. The sense of fulness after eating was no longer present ,wand my stomach was entirely free from J.he agony which used to cause me so much trouble. Clements Tonio also drove away the tormenting pains from between my shoulders, also restoring my bowel? to regularity, and making my mouth sweet and clean. My eyesight was soon as good as ever, and 1 could sit down in peace juad comfort. I put on weight every day, and as I persevered with Clements Tonic I was soon entirely free from pain in every respect. I was as lively as a cricket and as strong as ever, so" I went back L o work, greatly to the astonishment of hose who had thought I would never recover. Clements Tonic saved me' pounds in doctors' bills, for I have never i required their services since." '' Perhaps that's the only sickness yon bad P" . i "You're wrong, because I suffered from lumbago twelve months after mf *irst illness. This was brought on through getting wet and cold. I experienced great agony for some time, but I went straight for Clements Tonio and again it cured my complaint. My health could not be better than it has been ever since that time. A friend was suffering from asthma and he said he had tried every medicine without bene*. fit. I recommended Clements Tonic, which he took, and after severs! weeks' treatment he was quite well and back to work. X saw his mother last week, and she said his health was grand. These experiences show the reliability of dements Tonic, a fact which aU sufferers should know, and for this reason you may publish my statement in any way it may please you."

{By a Ipcel R4porUrll

There is a limit to all human possibilities, and when we hear of a ffl*n being so strong that he does not know his own.strength we are frequently, reminded of instances where powerful individuals have strained themselves through a lack of knowledge concerning the extent of their muscular achievements. Serious consequences often arise through excessive and indioereet weightlifting, and we are indebted to Mr. Thomas Thompson, of No. SO Grange* street, Dunedin, for additional evidence bearing on this matter. " In the year 1896," said Mr. Thompson, "whilst living at Inverc&rgill, I met with a ssveee strain through lifting t heavy bos." " Were .there any painful eensequeried the reporter. "My word, yes. When I put the weight down and tried to straighten myself up I felt the most awful pains ia my back and hips. The agony was so great that I could not sleep, but simply lay in a state of torture the shole night through. A doctor waa called in, the advice given being that I was to rest for a few days, take great care of myself, and I would soon be all right. I was laid up for three weeks, being hardly able to move. During that time I had plasters applied, besides using lotions and taking medicine. The pjbyaie was given me for the purpose of promoting an appetite and also to *oothe me to sleep. I can conscientiously state that it signally failed to bring shout the desired results. A very small quantity of food seemed like a load in my atonuch, wherein I experienced dreadful griping pains after eating. The pains under my shoulders were something terrible, besides being greatly afflicted with unceasing splitting headiches. From the plasters and lotions I •ibtained a little relief, and at the end ■A three weeks X managed to crawl out of bed. It was then that I realised the havoc my accident had wrought upon my constitution. I was so weak that I could not stand up without being supported. To attempt to walk was a mere farce, for I was utterly unable to negotiate two steps. I was almost as thin as a match by this time, and my face -fas the colour of death. Through being in bed so long, and suffering so much, my liver was in a bad state. My mouth was anything but sweet, and my tongue was as rough as a rasp. Asi a result of ray inactivity I became very drowsy, and lid not like to move at all. My limbs iched to such an extent that at last I could not stretch a leg or an arm out without feeling a most distressing pain. When I sometimes looked at a book my -yes felt too swollen to read, and the type seemed to mix together in a state of confusion, making one word undistinguishable from another. I felt right out of sorts and was completely done. As though I had not suffered already, my nervous system now collapsed. I have felt the muscles of my legs and »rms twitching convulsively through nothing but nervousness. The least noise gave me a start, and often I have given a distinct jump when a knock came to the door. At night my mind was full of nervous terrors, and my future existence was overclouded with the miserable thoughts which tormented my brain."

" Besides the remedies you have mentioned, did you try anything else ?" "Let me see. Oh, yes. 1 was forgetting about the hot fomentations applied to my. back when the frightful pains were more troublesome than asnal. Up to this time I experienced more relief from this treatment than anything else, but the ease obtained did not last long. Then, again, I had severe pains in my loins and a heavy feeling in my chest. As the doctor's medicines were doing me no good, I became exceedingly anxious and down-hearted, tt is no joke to have a wife and family dependent upon you when you are unable to wnrfc. J£y condition was ao bad that