The Slave’s Revenge.

Manawatu Herald, 12 July 1904, Page 3

The Slave’s Revenge.

" The stomach,” says Sonvestre, “ is a slave which is obliged to accept everything imposed upon it; but finally avenges its wrongs with the slyness and cruelty of a slave.” The eminent French author has happily expressed an important physical fact. When one comes to reflect upon it, there is something unique and pitiable about the position of the stomach in the human body. Upon no other organ except the lungs can you impose anything from the outside world And it is your interest as well as your desire to draw into your lungs pure fresh air only. And air in some form is the only thing the lungs ever receive. On the other hand, the stomach is a general receptacle, entirely at the mercy of its owner what shall be put into it, when, where, and how much. A man can throw into it anything that can be swallowedevery variety of food, any sort of drink, any amount of both, up tp the bag’s elastic capacity; and, if he wants to, he can put a layer of Garbles on top, and finish off with prussic acid. The point is, as M. Sonvestre says, that this most important of all our organs is our slave. It cannot resist, it cannot call the police, it has no recourse to the law ; it just takes what comes, and abides its time. But how to take care of the health, how to prevent the outbreak of ailments. Is a problem much more complex than it seems to be. Therefore, when the enslaved and outraged stomach turns and lashes its owner, with the cat-o - nine tails called dyspepsia, it must not be assumed, offhand, that the owner intended to drive his servant to de*PMr* W. H. Nugent, of 6, Rokeby Street, Victoria Parade, Melbourne, described in writing on December 29th, IQO3, how his stomach punished him and what he did to cure his ill*. He said: " Ten years ago I wa? in as bad a condition ol health as it is possible for a human being lo sink into. I had indigestion, liver complaint, and advanced kidney disease. In fact, my poor body was nothing but a bundle of ills and aches, and I could hardly drag myself about. For a long time I was attended by a doctor; but his treatment seemed to increase my illness. He changed my medicine so frequently that at last I concluded he was experimenting upon me. Abandoning his treatment, I began to read the medical advertisements in (he newspapers in hope of discovering someJSm P that would benefit me. An interesting account of a cure effected by Mother Scigel's Syrup particularly attracted mv attention, and I determined to try that remedy first. I confess I had not much hope of benefitting by it; for one of the ill effects of my ailments was to make me very despondent. “However, I was very pleasantly surprised by the effect wrought upon me by Mother Seigel’s Syrup. When I had taken only a few doses the indigestion was considerably relieved. The constipation, which for a long time had troubled me so badly that I had been compelled to use frequent injections, gradually relaxed, and the

working of rny system soon became natural and regular, The kidney and liver troubles declined and my strength began to return; Every dose of the Syrup that I took seemed to infuse life into my veins and impart vigour to my limbs. With returning health I became quite light-hearted and cheerful. Three bottles were sufficient to cure me of all complaints. Mother Seigel’s Syrup is now my unfailing resource whenever I tear an attack of any sort of illness; for I have found that a few doses banish pain and check bad symptoms too quickly to allow them to develop into anything serious. I would not like to he without a bottle of Mother Seigel’s Syrup in the house.” It is better never to be sick, but when we do fall ill it is a grand fact that a cure is at hand in the form of Mother Seigel’s Syrup, which soothes the stomach and transforms it once more into a willing and faithful servant —not a rebellious slave.