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Dunstan Times, Issue 1224, 14 August 1885, Page 3

PAWNING A PAIR OP TROUSERS FOR MEDICINE. James Francis Thomas lives in Ponlnewynydd, near Pontypool, Mommouthshire. He 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, suffer* ing all the time from the effects of indigestion, an agonising symptom being asthma, in such a troublesome .form that the boy was unable to lie in bed. Working through the day, and resting as best he could in a arm-chair during the night, naturally undermined his conscution. 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 young man was confined to the house for two long years, suffering all that mortal could endure. One physician after another was called upon to treat his complaint, b-t 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, aud that medical aid could not afford relief. Ho 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 spaik of hope left. Someone had told her of a remedy that cured so many cases—even when as hopeless as this one seemed to be—and the mother’s love wen’, out for her dear boy. But how to get tne medicine was the question. Their money was entirely gone. The boy had a new p.-ir of trousers that he had been to ill to wean and the mother reasoned within herself, “ if the boy is to die ho will not need them, so I may as well pledge them for medicine with an effort to save his 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 effected a cure in this hopeless case, which had been pronounced as iucurable. But it is only just to say that if the chemist had known of the wants of the family the medicine could have been obtained without a visit to the pawnbroker. It is now nearly two years since this took place, and young James Francis Thomas has been working in the coal-pit underground ever since, earning extra pay for over-work, which he 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 real 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 ho will vouch for the curative properties of Seigel’s Syrup, the article that effected this almost miraculous cure. The following letter is from a chemist, who thought the following fact should be made known : “ James Francis Thomas, of Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, age twenty-three, collier, was ill for nine years, unable to do any work for three years, never lay down in bed for nine years, had to sleep in a stooping posture, wastreated by nearly all the doctors for miles around who genera ly stated his complaint to be rheumatism and heart disease of a chronic nature, and beyond all power to cure. When hope had nearly died out, he was persuaded to try Seigel’s Syrup ; and, to the delight of his relatives and astonishment of his neighbours, after taking half a bottle he could he down in bed. After taking one bottle 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 raptures, and can talk ot nothing else but this marvelous cure, and wishes me to make it known.” 15tb August, ISS3.

Dear Sir, —I write to tell you that Mr Henry Hillier, of Yatesbury, Wilts, informs me that he suffered from a sevo o form of indigestion for upwards oi four years, and took no end of doctor's medidua without the slightest benefit, and declares Mother Seirel’s Syrup which he got from me has saved his life. Yours truly, (signed) N. Webb Mr White. Chemist, Caine Seigel’s Operating Pills arc the best family physic that has ever been discovered They cleanse the bowels from all irritating substances, and leave them in a bea thy I condition. They cure costivenoss.

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