Three Phases of Life.

Manawatu Herald, 4 March 1902, Page 2

Three Phases of Life.

At birth we r?spire, at twenty-live aapire* at eighty expire. This is the beginning, the sum, and the end of us, uncording to the philosophic mind of Hugo, He states the phenomena of life tersely, and with the touch and meaning of a master. That is all right for those who ar|6.in fi'fraiie of mind to philosophise. The panorama of life is one thing; its detail and analysis quite another. The greater question is: How are you living ? How am I existing ? That concerns us more. , There is a vast difference between living and existing. It is the difference between health, strength, happiness, aspiration and power in whatever humble sphere we work, and the endurance, the anguish, the pain and misery of bodily affliction. • Nature fashioned m all to be healthy. She did more; she secreted roots and herjbs in* her fields and forests to assist some of us to maintain this health, or regain it when lost. ... . There is a gentleman living at 873, Bourka Street, Sydney, whose interesting story illustrates this in a practical, common’ sense way. “ Six years ago,” ha writes, “my health broke down badly. My appetite got to be fickle and uncertain; then fai'ed entirely. What I forced myself to swallow did me bat small good. In . fact it often gave me such discomfort and distress that I actually dreaded to sit down to table. "v, - “After a while my stomach and other digestive organs became so upset and disordered that I was practically forced to live—or rather exist— -on a diet of slops, gruel, weak broths, &0., and even these thiugs occasioned me considerable pain and inconvenience. Medical treatment did me no good whatever. “ From time te time I tried all sorts of medicines that were recommended to me, or that I saw advertised, but with no better remits. I became so debilitated that my relatives thought I was going .into a decline. In truth I was fearfully thin and wasted. At this stage of my trouble a friend said I ougi.t to try Baigel’a Hyrup. He made the strongest kind of a point of . it, and pressed the idea upon me. I yielded, and it was the best invea mant I ever made. "I began taking the medicine without faith, as I was sceptical as to the virtues of drugs and physics in general, but before I had taken haf a dozen doses I found I was on the right track at last. “In short. I persevered with the Syrup, taking it strictly according to-the directions, and it speedily alleviated and ultimately cared my complaint. I used in jail four bottles, and while still on the fourth I felt myself a new man. I could eaf wall,'' sleep well, and work we’l; and- Once more laugh and enjoy myself to the' full, .Mora - than this what does any man waat ?---what more can the world give him 2 " As to thoroughness and permanence of the cure rh -re can be no doubt, as what I have related took place over five years ago, and since then 1 have remained in good health with the exception of trifling ailments unworthy of mention. - “ Other members of our family—notably my sister Emma Lillian, wha .ba* aent-ybtt her own account of her case—have derived signal benefit from the . use of the Syrnp, and can tell their stories for themselves. Wi* a ways keep a bottle in the house, and whenever any of us feel out of sorts, hipped, or seedy, we take a dose or two and.. it never fails to give the heeded relief. “ In conclusion, I can honestly and conscientiously recommend Syrup to any persons who may be suffering from a weak stomach, impaired digestion, chronic dyspepsia or kindred complaints as a remedy that will really accomplish-all that is claimed for it."—(Signed) William James: Jj Edward Fisher, 373, Bpurke Street, Dor* linghurat, Sydney, June 26th, 1901. " Seigel’s Syrup is made of eighteen natu- ' ral ingredients, each of which is a product of the soil. Its curative properties are derived from roots and herbs in scientific combination, and its healing action has been acknowledged in all civilised parti of the world during the past thirty-three years. Kept handy for occasional nee, it keeps the body strong and the functions active. This is the way to resist disease**, to avoid the daily miseries which take the -' snap and go out of life. There is a difference between living and existing—as Mr Fisher re ates.