Trade Trials.

Manawatu Herald, 8 July 1899, Page 3

Trade Trials.

A FISHERMAN'S LIFE

We all know how to appreciate fresh fish nicely prepared, but we know little enough about the real life of the man who brings it to us— the fisherman. His calling is one of dangers, hardships, and trials (says a contemporary). Being of opinion that an interesting article could be written on the subject, one of our reporters recenty interviewed Mr G. M. Walker, the well-known "fishmonger, of High Street, Hawera. " Yea, we have plenty of dangers and difficu ties to face," said Mr Walker when the reporter called in. " Oar customers' wants must be supplied, even in the wildest weather, bo that at times we are forced to face rain, wind and storm in pursuit of our calling. Before I was a fish-

monger, however, I suffered considerable hardsh ps &S a go'd-nliner, and 1 also served in the 50th rrgiment, Queen's Own, and went through the Maori war, serving in the Waikato and. Taranaki War under General Chute. Later, when oil the Pa'mer diggings in Queens'and I was down with fever and ague, and then with rheumatic fever, and try as I would I could not shake the after effects off I went to the Hot Springs in Auckland, but they only relieved me slightly. Sciatica set in afterwards with its hot, shooting, pains, and my limbs became so set and stiff that I cou d not bend the joints. The slightest movement gave me exquisite torture, and I was reduced to a helpless, wornout wreck. I tried many remedies but nothing benefited me. Sometime ago I was so bad with sciatica that I was taken to the Hawera Hospital in a cab, and I lay there three weeeks, receiving the mosi ski ful attention all the time. Even the electric battery proved useless. At the end r f three weeks I was taken from the hospital again in a cab. My knee at this time was drawn right up to my ear, and no effort cou'd get it down from that position."

"You must have presented an extraordinary appearance," said the rsporter. " Undoubtedy," replied Mr Wa'ker; "raost extraordinary and most painful. Then I had some of the best physicians it was possible for me to get, and notwithstanding their efforts I did not appear to progress. At last a lady, whose husband had suffered simi'arly to myself, and who had derived great benefit from Dr Wiliams* pink pills for pale people, persuaded me to try them. That was nearly a year ago. They bad the most wonderful effect ! upon me lmigi^able. Even before I had used two boxes I g^t my leg ha'f way down from my ear, and could get about wiih a s iok. Nor did my improve ment rest there, When I had finished the third box I dispensed with the stick a' together, and my relations and friends were electrified at the marvellous change in condition, so I then used the fourth box, and was soon able to do light work. Now I have recovered altogether, and this winter there has been nothing the matter with me. My case is one of the mo~t miraculous in New Zealand. A new life has been opened before me, and out of my sincere gratitude I have great p'easure in allowing the publication of my testimonial." This is honest, earnest testimony, and is just the sort that that Dr Wiiliams' is always printing. Acting in the same way as they did upon Mr Walker, that is upon the causes, not the mere signs and symptoms of disease, Dr Williams' pink pills have cured many oases of bronchitis, pneumonia, p'eurisy fever, rheumatism, neura'gia, lumbago, scroful.a indigestion, dysentery, liver and kidney comp'aints, ladies' ailments, loss of vital strength, debility rickets, para'ysis St. Vitus 1 dance and locomotor ataxia. They always bear the full name, Dr Williams' pink pills for pale people, printed in red on the white outside wrapper, and are thu3 specially manufactured for the Australian climate. Sold by chemists and storekeepers, and by the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, N.Z., price three shillings per box, six boxes six'een and sixpence. For Winter ailments Dr Williams' pink pills will be found a speoially efficacious/