PAWNING A PAIR OF TROUSERS FOR MEDICINE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1190, 19 December 1884, Page 3

PAWNING A PAIR OF TROUSERS FOR MEDICINE.

James EraScis iu Ponlnewjhiyild,, near Fontypool, Monmouthshire. H« is now twenty three years of age, living with his mother, a widow. * Soldo eleven years _tt.pi, then a mere-buy, he went to work in the coal pit us a miner, in order in assist his in ithor 1 in- rearing her family of little children Soon, however, ihe little fellow broke down.in health-; but the necessities of the family seemed to require it, and he continued to toil in the mines, suffer* ingall the time from the .effects, of indigestion, -an agonising symptom being Wlhiu i, in such a troublesome form that the buy was unable to lie in bed. Wii king through the day, and resting as best ho cold i in a arm-chair during the night, naturally undermined his consiution. Year by year his health grew worse and worse, until at last rheumatism, came with all its dreadful agony. One joint after, another became swollen and inhumed, so that he was obliged to st ip work. In this sad plight the now young-man was confined to the house for tw.o lopgjiears, suffering a'l that mort-l could endure. One physician after another yvas called upon to treat-bis complaint, bit jvith no benefit £or thq poor fellow continued to grow worse and worse. Hoping to find some means of-relief, a consnlta-ion of doctors was held, when it, was decided that ail organic disease of the heart existed in an incurable form, and that medical aid could "hot afford relief. He was given up to die. • These years of expensive medical treatment had exhausted thr little savings of the mothY, and they had no money to buy even the necessaries of life. But a fond mother never gives up in despair. There was on spark of hope left. Someone had told her of a remedy that cured so many oases—even when as' hopeless as this one seemeff, to be and the mother’s love went out for her dear boy. Bat how to get the medicine was the question. Their money was entirely gone. The buy had a new p ir. of trousers fiat he had been to ill to wear, anil, the mother reasoned within herself, “if the boy is to die he will not nee t them, so I may-as well pledge them for medicine with an effort to save his life.” Strange as if may appear, the bottles of medicine procured at the chemist’s -hop in Pontypool with the money obtained from the pawnbroker i fleeted a cure in fns hopeless case, which, had been pronounced as incurable. But it is only just to say that if the chemist had known of the wants of the family the medicine ooul I have been obtained without a visit to the pawnbroker. It is now nearly two yea's sines this took place, aid young James Francis Thomas has been working in cue coal-pit underground ever since, earning extra pay for over-work, which he is able to perform. Of course, he never had organic disease ofth; heart, as was supposed. The palpitation, rheumatism, and asthma were, symptoms of the teal disease, which was dyspepsia, or indigestion, for which the reme ly was specially adapted. Those who wish.to communicate with this young man can write to him at the above address, and he will vouch for the curative properties of SeigeTs Syrup, the aticlj that effected this almost miraculous cure. 'The following letter is from a chemist, who thought he .following fact should be made known:— “James Francis Thomas, of Bontnewynydd, near Poutypiol, age twenty-three, collier, was ill for nine years, u able to do any work f .r three years, never lay down m bed for nine years, had to sleep in a stooping p isCure, was treated by nearly all the doctors for miles around who generally stated his complaint to be rheumatism and heart disease of a chronic na are, and beyond all power to cure. When hope had nearly died out, lie was persuaded to t.ry SeigeTs Syrup ; and, to the dslight of his relatives and astonishment of his neighbours after taking half a bottle he could he down in bed. After taking one buttle he went to work. Has now taken two bottles, and on with the third, and is now quite well and strong. His mother is in raotures, and can talk ot nothing else but this marvelous cure, and wishes me to make it known.” 15th August, 1883, Dear Sir, —I write to tell you that Mr Henry Hillier, of Yates mry. Wilts, informs me that he suffered from a seve e form of ndigestiou for upwards of four years, and took no end of doctor’s medicine without the slightest benefit, and declares Mother SeiteTs Syrup which he got from me has saved his life. Yours truly, (signed) N. Webb Mr White. Chemist, Caine