Taken ill in the Street.

Manawatu Herald, 9 October 1900, Page 3

Taken ill in the Street.

inngii in lit tuw v»n ww»" * On the 36th of January, 1898, a yoong lady, passing through Barton Street, in Darlinghurat, was suddenly taking ill. Fortunately, she was Been by the people of ft house near by. who conducted her within doora, administered a stimulant, and oared for her until she was able to go home. This, you may see, was hardly an incident worth putting in print. That dependi 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 lay, the young lady had a second seizure, and a doctsr was called in. No, it wan not the nerves, or a rush of blood to the head ; the symptoms pointed to a tiioroughly disordered state of the digestion ; ulcerated stomach, probably. So spoke the medical man, after a careful diagnosis. Such being the doctor's * opinion, he prescribed on the lines sugge3tf dby the facts. The sequel proved him right, albeit his treatment had but ittle beneficial effect. For this he is not to to blamed, as there are few diseased conditions more difficult to correct that the one he me' with in this instance. Many physicians decline to touch suob cases— sending the sufferers to hospitals. In a letter dated August 20th, 1890, the young lady describes the events alluded to the final result. •• It was early in 1897," she says, " that my health, previously good, bgan to fail. In spite of all we could do, I got worse, and in the middle of that year my state was dreadful. Not only was my appetite wholly destroyed but I abhorred the very sight of food. From the mos.t savoury 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 what could be done? Hardly a day passed without my suffering agony with a twisting, gnawing feeling in 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 urgent and repeated advice, and began the use of Mother Seigel's Syrup. She said it bad wrought a wonderful cure on her ; and why should it not on me ? So I said yes, and we Bent for it. Before I had taken four bott'es 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, Darlinghurst, Sydney, N.S.W.