An Old Detective's Story.

Manawatu Herald, 31 July 1897, Page 3

An Old Detective's Story.

Mr Eiohard Wood was not at home when, says an interviewer, I rang the bell at hia resident, Norfolk Hoase, Cornwallis-street, Hastings, but whilst I was inquiring he was pointed oat crossing the road. His hale and hearty appearance, erectness of stature, and cheeriness of manner, seemed almost to belie the fact that ex-Detective Sergeant Wood was, as he subsequently told me, turned 65, and that many years of his life had been spent in active service, exposed to all weathers, and engaged in arduous work such as I oannot fail to tell on the physical frame I asked a few questions about bis experience. ' " Yes, " he, said, " I was often exposed to risk, sciatica and rheumatism being my chief troubles. I have suffered from them off and on for about fifteen years and a little while ago I was very bad with them. I think no man has ever had rheumatism and sciatica worse than I have. When I was in the police force I have lain on the floor all night in the police station, and they have had to bring me home in a cab." . " A short time ago I heard you had an exceptionally bad attack ? " "Yes, and my wife thought that I should not get over it. My case seemed hopeless. You can hardly name a medicine that I have not taken. But these Pills that cured me as soon as I got to know them— Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People I mean — are nothing like other medicine. I was induced to uae them through reading of the wonderful cure of a woman at Dungeness, and having done so I consider they are the medicine for any peraon ailing. I feel quite a new man. The Pills have put new nerve into me. I used to have a good nerve at one time when in the police f oroe, and wanted it for some of the jobs that I had to do. The continuation of this sciatica and rheumatism— l also used to suffer from pains in the head— tended to weaken my nerve. But now I have the nerve to go out and hit a lion. The soiatioa and rheumatio pains have entirely gone from the hips and shoulders and other parts." Farther interrogated, the ex-deteotive said he regarded the Pills as "the best medicine that is made." He was now equal to walking almost any distancecould walk to Eastbourne, 16 or 17 miles. Perhaps Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People never had a more enthusiastic endorsement. Mr Wood was only too anxious to tell in his interesting and intelligent manner of the fine remedy he had proved Dr Williams' Pink Pills to .be, as they are in all the many disorders wbioh arise from an impoverished state of the blood and nerves, such an anemia, pale and sallow cqmplexion, general muscular weakness, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, pains in the back, nervous headaches, early decay, all forms of female weakness, hysteria, paralysis, looomotor ataxy, sciatioa, palpitations, low vitality, and wasting from any oause. Dr Williams' Pink Pills are obtainable from all leading chemists, or from the Dr Williams' Medicine Company, Wellington, N.Z., who will forward (post paid) on receipt of stamps or post order, one box for Bs, or half-dozen for 16e 9d. Important I— Be sure and see that the Pills are put up in wooden boxes, whioh are about 2$ inches in length and 1 inch thick. ■