Something is after You.

Manawatu Herald, 29 August 1899, Page 3

Something is after You.

+ Far away, in the Jungle of Central India a village lies asleep. Only a »olitavy human figure can be seen, following the winding jungle path in the moonlight. It is early night, and the native who comes has been delayed on his way home. But what is that dark shadow that cresses the path behind him? Quite oblivious, the man marches on. He looks neither to right nor left, nor bphind him, where crouches i hat dark shadow. A few yards more and he will be out of the jung c. " A few minutes more, and he thinks h« will be sleeping in the bosom

of bis family. But Bee, the Shadow moves ! Wi'h two noiseless bounds like a giant cat the tigress is upon him. One despairing scream and all is quipt. Bitten through the hend, the victim is sna ched up and carried by the grim man-rate? to her lftir in the hills. M anwhile the vil age slumbers peacefully on. Was it the man's fau t ? Yes, I think it was Had h? not lingered, he would not have been caught. The tigress wou d not have attacked him in broad daylight. Bn» he was no worse. ? t ink, than those in this country who are to-day doing the' very samrt thins?. Thousands and thousands of English men and women have a shadow in their path. It is after them. The time will come, if they do not take bead, when they will feel, like Mra Lydia Golding, " as if something had overtaken " them, Here is a letter from wi.ich she tells her experience :— " All my Hfe I had been a strong healthy woman, and up to the au ; umn of 1891 I never ailed anything. At this time I began to feel weak, weary, and tired as if something had overtaken me. I had a foul taste in my mouih, my tongue being furred, and a souv fluid wou d rise into my mouth. I had no appetite to speak of, and the little food 1 took gave me no strength. After eating I had a heavy weight and pain across ray chest, and a gnawing feeling in my stomach. I be'ched up a deal of frothy fluid, and in the night I awcke with a suffocating feeling C»!d clammy sweats broke over me, and what with loss of appetite, and rot being able to sleep at night, I soon got so weak that / found it hard work to gd about. On December 23, 1892. (one Sunday morning) I was suddenly geked with paralysis which affected the whole of my right side. I had no use of my hand or leg on that side and a numbness took me on both Itft ami right sides. My husband got me to bed, and fetched a doctor from Northflee^, who gave me medicines. After this I ost my strength rapidly and what I suffered I could not tell. " I could not rest night or day and I was in and out of bed every now and again. I got little sleep, only dozing off for a short tim» and then starting np I was afraid to be left alone, and of; en in the night I have been so nervous and frightened I couM scarcely bear it. I took medicines of a'l kinds, but was little better for anything, until one day in August, 1893, my husband read in the paper, " Weekly People," of Mother Seigel's Cura'ive Syrup, and got me a bottle from Perry and Son, Chemists, High Stree, Gravesend. After taking it a short time, I began to gain strength, and got stronger and stronger until I was free from the effects of the seizure. I now keep in good heath. You can publish this statement if yon wish."— Yours truly, (Signed) Mrs Lvdia Golpino, 12 Carter's Boad Perry Street, Gravesend, May 14th, 1896. What was this shadow that had crossed Mrs Golding's path ? What was it that " overtook " her and laid her helpless and suffering upon a bed of sickness ? Surely you can recognise the monster that sprang upon her as the dreaded disorder Dyspepsia which attacks you when you are most defenceless and weakest. Para'ysis ; yes, Mrs Go'ding had it, and could feel it, but what she couid not f el was what it was that had so acted upon her nerves and muscles as to cause them to become so helpless. Nor could she, I suppose, understands hoio Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup cured her so quick'y, though we know now that it was be ause the dyspepsia was got rid of. But, as the native was never heard of more so there are some who cannot get out of the clutches of Dyspepsia, even with such hep as Mother SeigePs Curative Syrup, if the help comes too late. Henco the bst way of a'l, say I, is to keep out of the junpfe after dark ; and, if you must go toalk quickly.