The Case of Captain Dunbar

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 23, 22 August 1891, Page 4

The Case of Captain Dunbar

Captain Frederick Dun bar, !ate of the Jin periit army, has now readied his 87th _ye.nv and'tias.lived, a :life of great vicissitudes. In 1839. Captain Dunbar was in"valided home after a long residence, in -the tropics, the Medical Board declaring that i is,, life would be forfeited with an« ■otter month's residence m that malavial •climate; so far gone was Li s strength that the medical men advised the sale of "his. captain's commission for the benefit of his sons — which, as Captain Dunbar puts it., he very foolishly agreed to, thus losing tbe chance of promotion which took .place so during the Crimean War. Captain Dunbar has lived in Australia for many years, and has seen some ■ofthe-mosl stirring times known in these 'colonies. He Has witnessed the birth and growth of the marvellous city of Melbourne, and would have been one r.f Australia's wealthiest residents, but for the unfortunate misca riage of remittances from: Europe at the time of the first Gcvernaient land sale in Melbourne the money being sent out for the express purpose of purchasing Ihh<l ; which is at the present moment probably worth two thousand pounds per foot ! ! Some years ¥ack Captain Dunbar contracted a hernia^ caused by oyer exerl ion in manual employment j a week afterwards hydocele pet in* He underwent several operations all of winch *»nc!«l in no permanent l>pnefit, and. the complaint finnlly ended in chronic diabetes with its usual symptoms : exeessiye secretion of water, aching limb*, headaches, loss of appetite, weakness. &c. He read of the wonderful effects of using Clements Tonic and commenced its use, and with, most satisfactory results ; thd secretion of water decreasing almost simultaneously with tue use of this medicine, the appetite returned, and so gratified was the captain that he wrote to the proprietors of the Clements Tonic as follows : " Eosewood, Ipswich. (Q,), Sept 7th, 1890. Dear Sir, — Having taken several bottles of Clements Tonic, I am happy to inform ji.iu that it has re.suiied in v great benefit to my. health. 1 can now get a good night's ■ rest and great relief from the ctaabeles which formerly troubled me so much that r had to rise from bed every 'ten minutes of the night through, the 'amount of water varying from eight to ten pints per night.. It is now reduced -id one pint, jay appetite is good, and I have no douot that, with God's blessing, b few '< more bottles of Clements Tonic ■will free me from this great plngue and my'tlianks will be due to you. This letter being the pure truth, you are at li« berty to publish it if you think fit. — Believe me. jour faithfully, Frederick Dosbar Captain Dun ar will answer auy enquiries if a stamped envelope is sent with letter of enquiry, but the most ;that ; enquirers can expect is thnt Captain JDuubVr will say that the above account ! Ag.:truej> to expect more would be unrea» ; sb'nayK:! . ■ . ■.