Taken ill in the Street.

Manawatu Herald, 25 September 1900, Page 3

Taken ill in the Street.

On the 26th of January, 1898, a young lady, passing through Burton Street, in Darlinghurst, was suddenly taking ill. Fortunately, she was aeen by the people of a house near by, who conducted her within doors, administered a stimulant, and cared for her until she was able to go home. Thie, you may Bee, was hardly an incident worth putting m print. That depends on what is signified. To a besieged and starving garrison the sound of a distant bugle is a matter to make the heart jump. On arriving at her house, we are sorry to say, the young lady had a second seizure, and a dootsr was called in. No. it was not the nerves, or a rush of blood to the head ; the symptoms pointed -.o a thoroughly disordered state of tbe '•'digestion ; ulcerated stomaoh, probably. So spoke the medical man, after a careful diagnosis. Such being the doctor's opinion, he prescribed on the lines suggested by the facts. The sequel proved him right, albeit his treatment had bufc little beneficial effect. For this he ia not to ba blamed, as there are few diseased conditions move difficu.t to correct thafc the one he me • with in this instance. Many piiysicians - deoline to touoh suoh cases— sending tho sufferers to hospitals. In a letter dated August 20th, 1899, the young lady describes the events alluded to the final result. "It was early in 1897," she says, « that my health, previously good, b> gan to fail. In spite of all we could do, I got worse, and iv ihe middle of that year my slate was dreadful. Not only was my appetite wholly destroyed but I abhorred the very sight of food. From the most 6avoury and attractive meals that could be put on the table I turned away in disgust. " That this was unnatural and a' arming of course, I realised ; but wbat could be done? Hardly a day passed without my suffering agony with a twisting, gnawing feeling io the stomach. •' The pleasure and comfort went out of my life as completely as the sparkle vanishes from a lake on a c'oudy day. "At length I acted on my mother's urgi nt and repeated advice, and began the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup. She said it had wrought a wonderful cure on her ; and why should it not on me ? So I said yes, and we sent for it. Before I had taken four botfes the trouble passed aw«y. and I have been a strong, healthy girl ever since— and that is now eighteen months." —Maud' McGuinnes", 158, Burton Street, Dar.inghurst, Sydney, N.S.W.