Take This Lesson LET IT MAKE A DEEP IMPRESSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 87

Take This Lesson LET IT MAKE A DEEP IMPRESSION.

The CastofMr. A. MERRY.

(BT OCR REPORTER).

It was tbe realisation of the immense lource of advantage to his fellow-citizens which such: experiences must result- in that prompted Mr. Alfred Merry, of Wilkie itoad, Kensington, Dunedin, to give these particulars to our reporter : — .*' Ever since the days that I went to 3chool,"said Mr. Merry, "Ihave known, what it is to suffer from dyspeptic troubles; hut a little over three years ago I had a very bad time with indigestion. It seemed as if my lusorders hod been swelling in intensity hiring all the previous years, afid had then broken out with their utmost violence. For j. long time I noticed that my vitality was on the wane, as I did not have any energy for my work, and when that was 1 dragged througlirl had no inclination for any sort of snjoyment at night. I did not want to axert myself in any way, and from the time E got up in the morning I was praying for bedtime to come round again. I was always drowsy, depressed in spirits, and without the least particle* of animation*."

" Were yoa able to sleep well when you retired at nights ? " asked the scribe. "That was the funny part of it — 0r,, 1 should say, the unfortunate part of it— for I could not get to sleep anyhow, not till the nights were far spent, so that would account for my weary feelings in the mornings. You see, my work ia all done indoors, and I suppose the sedentary life I lead has a tendency towards destroying one's digestion, for you can tell by the appearance of those vrho work inside offices and warehouses that their internal organs are not so healthy as those whoB« employment is in the fresh air. For some time I had not been a large eater, but when my health failed altogether three years ago I lost my appetite completely, so that what I took was only forced down, and it did not do m« any good either. Tha covers* c<ras really tha case, aa any food gave me a feeling hi the stomach as if wind had twisted and twisted till it had formed into a knot, and the pain was really terrific. In my shoulders— or, I should say, under the blades of them — I experienced a great amount of agony, and the pains that I had in my back were enough to make any man's life a misery to him, without having any other afflictions to put up with. My ohest became so tender owing to the heavy pains that affected me that it was positively painful to touch it with my finger, and it was quite surprising how short-winded I got owing to those horribly oppressive sensations. Having sustained such a great loss t of strength through the years of suffering I ' endured, my nerves had nothing to support them, and I gofc into that irritable and nervous condition that even the jolt of a sac would annoy me." " You musfe have had a considerable amount of medical treatment during so tnanyyears of adversity ! " " Well, of course ; for no man can go on continually in such a wretched condition and not make an attempt of some sort to get well. I was under the treatment of never*! doctors, bat I was no better off tvhen I had finished with them than I was . before,, and that made me more melancholy chan ever. I felt- that I did not valne money r anything else, and many a time I wished I was dead. When I walked the aches cross my loins were very troublesome, bat the aches- were not only there, as I could feel similar sensations in all my limbs, which was probably the result of the great weakness, which had' overtaken me. My illness * had already assumed" alarming dimensions — I might say ' alarming,' if for •a other reason than that I had gained no benefit from anj medicines y«b taken— and I iris veryscepticalaboutthepoi«ibiUtyof:any phytio improving, my wx*tchedcondliion,aa L weafa to- another- doctor onavday and asked* him/ straight on^ i£ h&oould do me any. good. Se> replied by aekingone a lot of : queationau to- Sow! felfcund.a»oii; and- raw- nreleribed more physio. c I returned, to him

several days after just as great a physksj wreck as before, for at that time my nervousness was something intense. Tkjg least excitement used to cause my heart Mi throb ia a frightful manner, and the nervous state of mind I was in had the effect of making me lose confidence in myself im do things that I had previously thought^ nothing of. The most unhappy ideas thaf' could fill one's mind used to occupy mj!,' attention and increase my mental misery} and although I was born in Dunedin anj| know any amount of people here I had no desire to mix with, anybody." "It was certainly a very unenviable predicament to be in," remarked the reporter. " It Was the worst experience I ever ha«L and I thank Qod that I was by some meanif induced to take on Clements Tonic, fol nothing on earth appeared able to do me any good, with the one exception of thai capital medicine, two or three bottles of which had so improved my condition that ] thought a further use of it might result ia my health being regained." "So you kept on witk it?" * " I should rather think so, and the mom Clements Tonic I drank the plainer ii became to me that it was the best medioinjir that any human being could take. £* increase in my appetite- had already showii itself, and my heart was gladdened to find that t&e wind tronbles after eating werV quite overcome', so the paint from thajl cause were ended there and then. Ta« removal of my indigestion afflictions b,afl been a gigantic task up till now, bat Wis Clements Tonic the matter became as simpU as AB C. Clements Tonic had the effect of destroying those feelings of restlessness which had kept me from sleeping the greatej part of my nights, and I could not' possibly over-estimate the immense benefits I derived through getting so much sound rest c It meant that my spirits, were bright when ] awoke, and those tired feelings had alsf left my limbs. There wan no bitter taste \m my mouth ia the mornings, and the paipl about my shoulders and loins were entireN dispersed. By persevering with Clemenf* Tonic I found that one improvement led te another — not like some physics I had taken, which seemed to do a little good tg. day, and tomorrow I war equally ill — m* chest pains being mired, and the drows*! dull, and distressing sensations, like bilious headaches, were likewise got under control; My breathing became easier because t&'t oppression in my ohest had come into contact with the sweeping operations oi Clements Tonic, and all the time-theeV improvements were taking place there was « gradual addition being made to my vital force, which any mortal wonld hardlj believe could be effected. A tremendous, increase in strength and entire amelioration from my long suffering*, were the blessings 1 realised through using, Clements Tonio, •.no* people would do well To treat such ailmenti as mine with- the same remedy." " But how are they all to know this ? " " Through the papers, if you will, and yon can publish this account of my cure in any form yon like." STATUTORY DECLARATION. I, Alfred Mirrt, ot Wilkie Road, Kensington, Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, do aolemnlj And aincarely deolar* that I bay* cartfullj read th« annexed document, oontittlngot three foliof. and consecutively numbered from one to three, kne that it oonteliu and U a true and faithful acooun? of my illnels »nd cur* by OleinenU Tonic, and alf« oontaine my full perminlon to publish la any way my statements— which I give voluntarily, without ll oeivinj any payment ; and I make this solemn d» olaration coiuoicnttouily believing the same to be trto«, and by virtue of tha provision* of an Aot of tfct General Assembly of- fIW Tfralanrt. intituled' " The Juatioes of Peace Act, 1188." Declaretfcafc Bunedhv ttnr sixteenth dtor of March «M ttlOUMatf mnrhundred «nd three, before me? «. OmSHOLM, J,g.