Life’s Happiest Period,

Manawatu Herald, 24 February 1903, Page 3

Life’s Happiest Period,

Wheaan ancient philosopher was asked which he considered was the happiest time in a iif e> he promptly selected the k«riod between the ages of forty and Vorty-five- On being pressed for the which induced him to make thi* selection, the philosopher added : " At irorty a man, if be be intelligent, has lost his illusions, and lo ika upon the world as it is, not as he woo d like it to be. He is Still young enough, to partake of the pleasures of youth, yet has B,\itfioient experience never to permit hiß heart to tufa his head; is moderns in all things, and wisely shy of hazardous enterprises.” On being farther a'-ked which he considered Vno happiest time in a woman’s the philosopher paused a long while, hnd when at fast he replied ha prefaced hia answer by asserting that this was, thf more difficult queation of the two. Finally the said; "When she is too old to be ■sailed a girl, and not old enough to be balled a woman without the word ‘ yonng ’ prefixed to it. lam unable to be more definite, for tne differenc e among women are greater than the differences among men. The healthy young woman sees only the brightest side of life and to her vision the fUtdro is filled with golden possibilities of which the mental anticipation is delightful.” In this pronouncement it will be noted that the wise old Greek uses the word "healthy "in a qualifying sense. Omit that word and the sentence at once loses more than half its truth. Here is a case which will prove our statement.- " F; o j- n the age of nineteen until I oomp'ckd my twenty-third year, I did not k;^ what it was to be well for a s','agle day," writes Mrs B. of (55, Ultimo Road, Ultimo, Sydney ( 'jtf g.W., under date 19th June, 1902 t «• But for Mother Seigei’s Cnra’Wo Syrup It is doubtful if I should be h-rt to-day to describe my experiences. Words are inadequate to convey a conception of my sufferings during that miserable period. I was then a tailor’s machinist, employed ip that capacity .by . Messrs Qodferson <|,Smith, of the Royal Arcade, Sydney. Ordinary food was poison to mo, and I ’Was obliged to exist on sodawater, milk, p’ain biscuits and • dry -toast. Even that fare wou d sometimes distress mo to an intolerable degree. My skin turned sallow, my eyes sink and were surrounded by dark,' hollow ciro'es. I slept only by fits and starts, my slumbers being haunted and harassed by horrible dreams and nightmares, Thera was a dull continuous pain between my shoulders and in my right side, I grew thinner and thinner until ! was reduced to mere skin and bone, and became so weak weak that I could hazily walk th my place ot business. Often ihe noise of my sewing-machine, and the close air 0! the workroom, would bring on a splitting headache that maddened meJ Then there ware fits of retching and vomiting, which troubled me with great frequency. When there was nothing in the stomach to come np, I would retch and ttrain until I became exhausted and faint, when my workmates would improvise a oouoh for me with their cloak* and jackets and I would lie for hours unable to move. I was treated by three doctors; but I believe the medicines they perscribed irritated my stomach and. did me more harm thaw good. Alter four years, of misery I was persuaded to try what Mother Seigei’s Curative Syrup cou’d do for me, and within a few days began to mend a such a rate that everyone who knew me was amazed at the improvement In my condition. The vomiting ceased, the hue of health returned to my cheeks, my eyes brightened, and at the end of two months I was in every respect thoroughly cured,"