PAWNING A PAIR OF TROUSERS FOR MEDICINE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1194, 16 January 1885, Page 3

PAWNING A PAIR OF TROUSERS FOR MEDICINE.

James Francis Thomas lives in PontnewynyaJ r ‘ near Pontypool, .Mommouthahire, Ho is now twenty-three years of age, living with his mother, a widow. ' Some .eleven years -ago, then a mere boy, he went to work in the coal pit as a miner, in order to assist. his mother in rearing her family of little children. Soon, however, the little fellow broke down in health ; but the necessities of the family seemed to require it, and he continued to toil in the mines, suffering all the time from the effects of indigestion, an agonising symptom being asthma, in such a troublesome form that the boy was unable-tq lio in bod. Working through the day, and resting as best ho could iu - a arm-.cliair during the night, naturally undermined his consiution. . Year by year his health grew worse-and worse, until at last rheumatism came ' wi)h all its dreadful agony. . One joint after another became swollen and inflamed, so that he was obliged to stop work. In this sad plight the now yohag man was confined to the house for two long years, suffering all that mortal jcould endure. One physician after another was called upon to treat his complaint, but with no benefit for the poor fellow continued to grow worse aud worse. Hoping to find some means of relief, a consultation of doctors - was held, when it was decided that an organic disease of the heart existed in an incurable form, and that medical aid could not afford relief. He was given up to die. These years of expensive medical treatment had exhausted the little savings of the mother, 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 seemed to be .and the mother’s love went out for her dear boy. Bat how to get tne medicine was the question. Their money was entirely gone. The boy had a new piir of trousers tout lie bad been to ill to wear, and the mother reasoned within herself, *• if the boy is to die bo will not need them, so I may as well pledge them for medicine with an effort to save bis life.” Strange as it may appear, the bottles of medicine procured at the chemist’s shop in Pontypool with the money obtained from the pawnbroker t ffeeted a cure in this 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 could have beeu obtained without a visit to the pawnbroker. It is now nearly two years since this took place, and young James Francis Thomas has beeu working iu the coal-pit underground ever since, earning extra pay lor over-work, which ho is able to perform. Of course, he never had organic disease of the heart, as was supposed. The palpitation, rheumatism, and asthma were symptoms of the leal disease, which was dyspepsia, or indigestion, for which the remedy was specially adapted. Those who wish to communicate with this young man can Write to him at the above address, aud lie will vouch for the curative properties of SeigeTa Syrhp,'the'article that effected this almost miraculous cure. 'The following letter is from a chemist, who thought he following fact should bo made known:— “James Francis Thomas, <>f Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, ago twenty-three, collier, was ill fur nine years, unable to do any work for three ■ years, never lay down m bed for nine years, bad to sleep in a stooping posture, was treated by nearly all tho doctors far hides around who-generally state 1 i.J» complaint 'to bo rheumatism aud heart disease of a chronic nature, and beyond all power to care. When hope had nearly died out, be waa.persuaded to try SeigeTs Syrup ; aud, to the delight of his relatives and astonishment of his neighbours, after taking half a bottle he could lie down in bed. After taking one battle he went to work. Has now taken two. bottles, and on with tho third, and is now quite well aud strong. His mother is in raptures, and can talk of nothing else but this marvelous cure, and wishes mo to make it known.” 15lh August, 1883, Dear Sir,—l write to tell you that Mr Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury. Wilts, informs me that he suffered from a seve.e form of indigestion for upwards of four years, and took no end of doctor’s medicine without tho slightest benefit, and declares Mother Saif el’s Syrup which he got from mo has saved his life. Yours truly, (signed) N. Webb Mr White. Chemist, Caine Seigel’s Operating Pills are the best family physic that has ever been discovered. They cleanse the bowels from all irritating substances, aud leave them in a healthy condition. They cure costiveness.