Forty Years Mining in Australia.

Manawatu Herald, 30 September 1897, Page 3

Forty Years Mining in Australia.

I halted at the gate of a pretty bash residence, which answered to the description supplied me, and asked of the lady whom I found enthusiastically gardening, "Does Mr T. J. Thomas live here ?" Receiving a very pleasant reply, which assured me that I had made no mistake, I was conducted to the presence of Mrs Thomas, who, in the absence of her husband, who is a miner, gave me the following interesting details for publication : — . " My husband and I have lived in Heath' oote (Victoria) and the immediate vicinity I>r 41 years, 86 ot wbioh have been spent on this spot." " Your home is most charmingly situated and it would appear that the locality suits your health admirably." " Appearances are misleading sometimes, and though I am bale and hearty now and am over 74 years of age, I have seen a great deal of trouble and suffering. Why, until a short time ago I had not known for forty years what permanent relief from pain was." "You have had more than your share of life's troubles then, Mrs Thomas."

" Yes. It was as near as I can reroembar in '57 that I had my first attack of rheumatism, and these have followed me up on and off for 40 years; About nine years ago my troubles were added to by enlargement of the liver, and this in itself more than sufficient to kill most people of of my age, was aggravtted by inflammation of the kidneys. As you may imagine I was in a very critical coddition for a long time, and when jnst about to pall together again another severe attack of rheumatism brought me down. This brings me to about five jears back, when I caught influenza for the first time. But to shorten my story, I had further attacks of rheumatism and influenza again the following year, and though the influenza missed me for the next two years rheumatism did not."

" Life under these conditions mast have been almost intolerable ?"

"It was. Bat I had more to face yet, for about a year and nine months I was laid op with a third attack of influenza. I never seemed to be able to throw thi* off as I had' the others, and it made me feel terribly low-spirited. My oldest enemy, rheumatism, kept going at me, and it seemed that between them they we c going to get the best of me."

"Of coarse you took advice at this stage, Mr« Thomas?"

" Yes. I had fonr or five dootors, but their advice and physio wa3 not the least bit of good, and I jnst felt I could not last much longer. The pain I Buffered beats description. I could not lie down, and the only position in which partial relief was to be found was sitling, bearing to one 6ide. I could not bear anything to touch my back. I don't like to think of the torture through which I have passed ; it was terrible. I lost all power in my legs. At this stage, when there appeared to be no hope for me, my attention was attracted to some of the published cures, which had been effected by Dr Williams' Pick Pills for Pale People of cases which have been pronounced by doctors and hospitals as hopeless, and I determined to make a trial of them. This was in the early part of April, and I was feeling just about as bad as I bad ever feK By this time the third box was taken a marked improvement was noticeable, and this happy alteration continued until I was at the twelfth box quite enabled to discontinue the treatment."

" This wonderful change has, I suppose,

occasioned.* Aail'pt comrflent among your frieneU and acd.uairJta'nde.s ?" " They were astonished at my recovery and quite a number are taking the pills, and others have expressed their determination to do so should they ever feel in need of treatment." " I believe you sometimes go into town ? . . •'Qiite true, and this means a walk of three miles, with a rise or two to face, a very fair undertaking for one on the wrong side of 74." \ " And you are confident that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale people have been the means of restoring you to health ?" "I am perfectly confident of this, and have no hesitation in saying so, and I shall recommend yout wonderfal remedy, whenever 1 have an opportunity.? In addition to being an undoubted cure for tbe ailments mentuflMl in the fareKoing, Dr. Williams' Pink Pill for Pale People are invaluable in cases of Neuralgift Paralyßis, Locomotor Ataxy, St Vitns's Danoe, Nervous Headache, Scrofula, Chronic Erysipelas, etc. They are not a purgative, but they restore pale and yellow complexions to the glow of, health, and are a specific for troubles peculiar to the female, whi'e in men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from worry, overwork, or excess of any nature. Dr. Wi'liams' Pink Pills are obtainable from all leading chemists, or from the Dr. Wi'liams' Medicine Company, Wellington, N.Z.. who will forward (post paid), on receipt of stamps or post office order, one box for 3s, or half-a-dozen for 15s 9d.