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BOY FALLS 80ft TO aft® r mSmm mm *3 PT if jr — 9w PELVIC ARCHES BROKEN 15 WEEKS IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 5 YEARS A NERVOUS WRECK BIDOMAK brings back speedily to vigorous happy boyhood THE remarkable medical history of Billy, 10 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bott, of Leichhardt, has amazed every one of the neighbours who have known him since he fell 90ft. from a railway bridge five years ago. Interviewed at home, Mr. and Mrs. Bott gladly and freely gave permission for Billy's story to be told to the world for the sake of other parents, whose children might be benefited by the treatment which finally resulted in Billy’s return to vigorous happy boyhood. Mr. - Bott tells the story this way:—■ * **The school which Billy attended was some distance from our home. To reach it, he had to cross the railway line at Lilyfield by means of an overhead bridge spanning a deep cutting. Adventurous youngsters often crawled under the fence and played on the edge of the cut. At right: Look at the bright smiting face of Billy Bott as he is today, shown here with his mother and father just outside their pleasant home in 240 Catherine St., Leichhardt. No one could picture a finer specimen of Australian boyhood. Below: Illustration shows the deep cutting of the bridge from which Billy fell. The terrible distance is indicated by the fact that it is more than two and a half times the height of the tall signal in the centre of the illustration. ' 90 FEET DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! Billy did more—he climbed onto the brick parapet of the bridge and, leaning over, lost his balance and fell sheer down to the railway track 90 feet below. Providentially, he fell in a patch of soft mud. we believe that this was the only thing which saved his life. This we learned afterwards, but to continue. As my wife was returning from a visit to town by tram on the day Billy fell, an ambulance passed, bell clanging, and obviously in urgent haste. Little my wife knew that Billy was the patient v,(his life ebbing away) who was being so swiftly rushed to expert aid. She was worried on her return home to find Billy had not returned from school, and her worry became increased as time crept on. She was nearly frantic with anxiety by the time 1 arrived home at 6.30. There was only--one thing to do. 1 got in touch with the police and found after many inquiries that a boy answering to Billy’s description had been admitted to the Children's Hospital, but was not expected to live the night. Fifteen Week* in Hospital It was fifteen weeks before Billy was discharged from the hospital and we brought him home, with thankfulness for the sparing of his life. Terrible Night Terror* But we found that the shock to his nervous •ystem had been terrible. He was a sheer bundle of nerves —he could not sleep at night or if he did, he would fall into a fitful slumber only to •wake screaming from terrible nightmares. He was like this for nearly five years. We did not know what to do. Nothing seemed to give any relief, and thp strain on the boy as well as On ourselves was rapidly becoming unbearable. We had tried almost everything when we were recommended to try Bidomak. BIDOMAK The Tonic of the Century > New Zealand Distributors: FLUENZOL PTY. LTD., Thorndon Quay, Wellington m® m ft# m - i Miraculous Results From Bidomak We did so, not because we thought it would really do any good, but in hope that perhaps it might. But, I tell you, it was a miracle. Almost at once Billy calmed down —he began to sleep quietly and peacefully, and his night terrors left him. In words it is difficult to make you understand just how much Bidomak has done for us. One would need to have experienced all I’ve told you to realise how much Billy went through. But he’s alright now: Just look at him. We did, and to see that happy, carefree, fit youngster made us proud to think that Bidomak had wrought so wonderfully." The story of Billy Bott, as we have told it above, may be verified in detail by anyone who is interested. It was offered to us by his parents without solicitation and in gratitude for what Bidomak had done. No payment was made for permission to publish the facts. Mr. and Mrs. Bott will be content if their son’s ease points to the value of Bidomak for every case where children, or adults either for that matter, are run down and nervy and need the finest tonic of all to make them fit and well. Benefit Guaranteed OR YOU PAY NOTHING So many nerve sufferers have obtained immediate relief from BIDOMAK that if you do not benefit from the first bottle we will refund your money within 14 days of purchase on its return, nearly empty, to Fluenzol Pty. Ltd. Thus we guarantee you positive relief or you pay nothing. Get a Bottle of BIDOMAK TO-DAY! It will not only do you good, but it tastes so good that you’ll enjoy taking it. All chemists and stores sell it. 3/6 For a Biq Bottle

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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 12

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Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 12

Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 12

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